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Segment 1 (Lead Topic)

Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

ARRL Again Calls for Action on Symbol Rate Limits

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5l (Southgate)

D-Star ONE Phoenix, First D-Star Communication Spacecraft, Launched

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5m (ARRL)

Segment 3 (Open Source)

Ansible

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5n (Opensource.com)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/ansible (Ansible)

Open Source Turns 20

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5r (The Register)

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

CGRAN

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5o (CGRAN)

LimeSDR Mini/RPi Zero Mashup

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5p (linux gizmos)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/5q (CroudSupply)

Segment 5 (Social Media Roundup)

Patreons

Jon Spriggs

Steve Saner

Donald Gover

Robert Pitts

Paul Griffith

Jonas Rullo

Facebook

Mark Mueller

Jonathan Williams

David Poulson

William Huff

Thomas Kerr

Dave Stewar

Gary Brewer

Dani Hensley

Kieran Ashman

Google+

Jimmy Melia

Twitter

@tom_oboyle

@Tadmcdearmont

@Badgerops

@Piper_at_Dawn

@D_Clarke

@WI9LL_Will

@wa4zko2

@jrsharp

@OlsenCNC

@amateurlogic

@PodcastEngineer

YouTube

Roger Pereira

Mogens Petersen

anzarith1

Ian Kahn

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Segment 1 (Main Topic)

hamlib

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2y (Sourceforge)

Additional Info:

https://lhs.fyi/cqrlog (CQRLog)

https://lhs.fyi/fldigi (fldigi)

https://lhs.fyi/wsjtx (wsjt-x)

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

Comment on LHS Shop Talk - Episode 2 from Jeff

Comment on Building Your Ubuntu Ham Shack Computer - Part 2

Comment on Building Your Ubuntu Ham Shack Computer - Part 4

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Segment 1 (Things to Enjoy This Weekend)

Cheryl’s Recipe Corner

Cheesy Tortellini and Pepperoni Pizza Casserole

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 package (8 oz) sliced mushrooms

1 medium red bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)

1 package (20 oz) refrigerated cheese tortellini

1 jar (25.5 oz) tomato basil pasta sauce

1 package (5 oz) pepperoni minis

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz)

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and bell pepper; cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are tender. Remove from heat; stir in tortellini, pasta sauce and pepperoni; mix well. Spoon mixture into baking dish. Spray one side of sheet of foil with cooking spray; cover baking dish, sprayed side down. Bake 20 minutes. Remove foil; sprinkle casserole with cheese, and replace foil. Bake 27 to 32 minutes or until bubbly around edges and hot in center.

Russ’s Drink Corner

Caol Ila 12

ABV: 43% (86 Proof)

Region: Islay

Color: Natural light honey

Nose: Sea salt, peat, bitter lemon, tobacco, ripe apple, grass, seasoned ham

Taste: Oily wood, peat, seafaring pitch, sour apple, white pepper, sea grass

Cost: $55 (750ml)

Rating: 86

LHS Amateur Radio Weekend Challenge

Make 10 FT-8 contacts that are DX from your operating QTH.

LHS Shop Talk

On the YouTube channel. Check it out if you get a chance. There is actual ham radio and open source content there!

Recommended Contests

Winter Field Day

CQ Rules:  https://www.cq160.com/rules.htm

WFD Rules:  https://www.winterfieldday.com/rules/

Mexico RTTY International Contest

Rules:  https://www.rtty.fmre.mx/FMRE_RTTY_International_contest/Rules.html

Special Event Stations of Interest

KN0BSA

Dudley Allen, KD0NMD, will be activating KN0BSA at the Mid-America Council Goldenrod Winter Camporee at Camp Cedars near Fremont, NE from January 26th through the 28th.  Members of the Mid-America Council Radio Scouting Group will provide a Ham radio demonstration station and participate in the annual Winter Field Day. They will use common scout frequencies across all bands that are open.

Space Shuttle Columbia Event

Feb 3-Feb 4, 1500Z-2200Z, K5C, Nacogdoches, TX. Nacogdoches  Amateur Radio Club.  21.350 14.270 7.220. QSL. Nacogdoches Amateur Radio  Club, 167 CR 2093, Nacogdoches, TX 75965. All contacts will be  confirmed via LOTW. Special QSL card available for SASE. w5nac.com

Other Announcements

If you have a contest, special event station, hamfest, or something you’d like us to mention in this section, send us feedback.

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Segment 1 (Lead Topic)

Thank You to Our First Patreons

Jon Spriggs

Steve Saner

Donald Gover

Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

The ARRL Plays Musical Chairs

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5h (ARRL)

One Mode to Rule Them All

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5i (g7vjr.org & clublog)

Segment 3 (Open Source)

A Healthy Dose of Critical Thinking

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5j (lkml)

New Wine Release Makes Windows Apps Efficient on Linux

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5f (FOSSBytes)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/5g (WineHQ)

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

Why Doesn’t WSJT-X in JT9/65 Mode Auto Sequence?

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/wsjtx (WSJT-X)

Interesting Feature of twclock

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/wa0eir (WA0EIR)

CLLOG

Source: https://lhs.fyi/cllog (Z02.de)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/fship (Flagship)

dxSpot

Source: https://lhs.fyi/dxSpot (DB Bear)

Segment 5 (Social Media Roundup)

Facebook

Ralph Schutz

Dirk Unvzeragt

Paul Siegfried

Google+

Dror Kobi

Twitter

@gorkon

@W1PAC

@Marius48844319

@N9MTK

@Scott_N4JN

@bidol15

@stepp_ir

@Mikel_Farley

@Kevin_Paus

@defcon201nj

@dcdentremont

@caffrey92

@stealth2377

@VE3SKH

@M0JNE

YouTube

Keith Birdwell

Rich Harover

Jason Miles

Steve Saner

Stephen Lange

Kevin Keister

Donald Gover

Jeff Sauer

Mailing List

OE6IMG

Scott Northcutt

DD979VET

Mikel Farley

John Faivre

Leslie Roblin

Merchandise Sales

Nate Newell

Kelly Grant

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Segment 1 (Main Topic)

Choosing the Right Distribution for Your Ham Shack

Application Availability

Hardware Support

Ease of Installation

GUI

Security & Updates

Popular Distributions to Consider

Debian - 4.5

Solus - 2.5

TrueOS - 3.5

Ubuntu 16.04 - 3.5

ElementaryOS (Loki/Luna) - 3.8

ElementaryOS (Dev) - 4.0

Gentoo - 2.1

Ubuntu 16.10 - 4.3

Antergos - 2.6

Fedora 25 - 4.6

Manjaro - 3.4

ZorinOS - 0.0

Bodhi - 3.6

Rebellin - 4.5

Deepin - 4.8

GeckoLinux - 4.0

Segment 2 (Listener Feedback & Announcements)

Announcement from Jon “The Nice Guy” Spriggs, G7VRI

OggCamp is a 2 day unconference celebrating all things permissively licensed (F/LOSS, CC, Open Hardware etc), digital rights and collaboratively built. On its 9th year, in Sheffield, UK on the 18th and 19th August. Pay-what-you-want-including-free tickets from OggCamp.org.

Comment from Daniel, N9MUF

Comment from Johnny, N4JEK

Comment from Pete

Comment from John

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