Linux in the Ham Shack

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Segment 1 (Lead Topic)

Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

HF Voyager runs into power constraints

Source:  https://www.jrfarc.org/hf-voyager-updates

DXPeditions on Easy Mode

Source:  https://www.arrl.org/news/ft8-dxpedition-mode-field-test-attracts-upward-of-500-participants

Additional Info:  https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/FT8_DXpedition_Mode.pdf

Segment 3 (Open Source)

When does the Beaver get home?

Ubuntu Mate - https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/ubuntu-mate-bionic-beta1/

Ubuntu Budgie - https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2018/03/08/18-04-release-notes

The time for Discourse

Source:  https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2018/03/08/welcome-to-discourse

Additional Info:  https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/

Picking the right license for your Open Source Project

Source:  https://choosealicense.com/

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

LHS Live Distro!

WSJT-X 1.9.0-rc2

Souce:  https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes_1.9.0.txt

Segment 5 (Social Media Roundup)

Patreons

Jon Spriggs

Steve Saner

Donald Gover

Robert Pitts

Paul Griffith

Jonas Rullo

John Zaruba, Jr.

Samuel Vimes

Steve Metcalf

Subscriptions

Michael Jopling

Steve Nickles

Todd Bowers

Thor Wiegman

Steven Harp

Charlie Brown

Kevin Murray

Wayne Carpenter

Doug Rehder

Bill Piotter

Darren King

Dillon Angle

Steven Saner*

Alan Wilson

Donald Gover*

John Clark

Michael Aiello

Robert Halliday

Brian Smith

Johnny Kinsey

Ronald Eike

Robert Yerke

Michael Connolly

Jeremy Hall

Jonas Rullo*

Facebook

Corey Kubiak

Paul Cote

Mete Taner Can

Twitter

@lucascunha1982

@ataribill

@jaw6565

@johncool555

@hamradiocanada

@chimino7777

@Badger_Fi

@marchessault1

YouTube

Jim Newman

caffrey9

Anthony Barrese

Vuyko Windows

Vit Raciunas

Mailing List

Steve, N1TUX

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Segment 1 (Main Topic)

Slow Scan Television (SSTV)

Additional Info:

https://lhs.fyi/5G (Wikipedia)

https://lhs.fyi/qsstv (QSSTV Software)

https://lhs.fyi/5F (QSSTV Manual)

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

OARS Hamfest

Mount Vernon, Missouri

March 24, 2018

8:00am to 2:00pm

K5TUX will be doing a presentation on something

Green Country Hamfest

Claremore, Oklahoma

April 13, 2018 (4pm to 9pm)

April 14, 2018 (8am to 3pm)

LHS will (likely) be there in booth CE6

Comment on Episode #211 from Taryon, KD9ILI

When studying for general I used Gordon West General Class License Study Manual and used https://lhs.fyi/5H (HamStudy.org) to test my knowledge. Taryon, KD9ILI.

Voice Mail from Ken, KB9RLW

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Segment 1 (Cheryl’s Recipe Corner)

Segment 2 (Russ’s Drink Corner)

Ardbeg 10

ABV: 46% (92 Proof)

Region: Islay

Color: Light golden yellow

Nose: Smoke, peat, sweet fruit, baker’s chocolate, menthol, black pepper, pine tar

Taste: Peat, citrus, black pepper, cinnamon, toffee, currant, plantain, coffee, anise, pine tar, spearmint, lavender

Cost: $55 (750ml)

Rating: 96

Segment 3 (LHS Weekend Challenge)

Get on your local VHF/UHF net and do some local ragchewing.

Try a new Linux distribution that you’re not familiar with.

Music

“I Will Sing a Lullabye” by Paul & Storm from the album Do You Like Star Wars?

Duration: 4:34

Release: 2010

Location: Washington, DC

Source: https://paulandstorm.com

Segment 4 (Things to do in Amateur Radio This Weekend)

Recommended Contests (Feb 24-25)

CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB: 2200Z, Feb 23 to 2200Z, Feb 25

Source: https://www.cq160.com/rules.htm

North American QSO Party, RTTY: 1800Z, Feb 24 to 0559Z, Feb 25

Source: https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf

Recommended Contests (Mar 3-4)

ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB: 0000Z, Mar 3 to 2400Z, Mar 4

Source: https://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx

Special Event Stations of Interest

Back to Back weekends of K2BSA/5. This weekend Chandler, OK - Baden Powel Encampment. Next weekend Irving, TX - Merit Badge College.

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Segment 1 (Lead Topic)

Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

Build an ADS-B Antenna from Garbage

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5D (Hack-a-Day)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/5E (Radio for Everyone Blog)

ARRL Announces Teachers Institutes on Wireless Technology

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5y (ARRL)

HamRadioSocietyLooks toAddMillennials

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5z (Southgate ARC)

Segment 3 (Open Source)

Open****Source RF Filters

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5A (Reddit)

Additional Info:  https://github.com/kolaCZek (GitHub)

In Light of the ARRL, FreeBSDUpdatesTheir Code of****Conduct

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5B (FreeBSD) l

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

Installing FLdigi 4.0.16 on Raspberry Pi and more?

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5C (IndyHam)

Segment 5 (Social Media Roundup)

Facebook

Joe Kochanek

Erik Grant

Jedo Frye

Roger Pereira

Robert Blair

Google+

TheMountainRN

Scott Northcutt

Art Hollingsworth (KE0CQF)

John Hiatt

Twitter

@KC0F_ham

@1RogerP

@DxZulu

@MartinA13693552

@wm6h

YouTube

John Zaruba Jr.

Eric Holmes

Gary Gifford, Jr.

Daniel Allison

Arklazak

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Segment 1 (The Whole Megillah)

Cheryl’s Recipe Corner

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Description

I love Pineapple Upside down cake - that was THE dessert that my dad always prepared for holiday dinners, picnics, etc.  Russ, regretfully, is NOT a big fan of pineapple… so I don’t get the chance to prepare it.  BUT… I hope that you’ll prepare it, or one of the variations!

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, melted

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

1 can (20 ounces) sliced pineapple

1/2 cup chopped pecans

3 large eggs, separated

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

9 maraschino cherries

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. In an ungreased 9-in. square baking pan, combine butter and brown sugar. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/3 cup juice. Arrange 9 pineapple slices in a single layer over sugar (refrigerate any remaining slices for another use). Sprinkle pecans over pineapple; set aside. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Blend in vanilla and reserved pineapple juice. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to batter, beating well. In a small bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. Spoon into pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before inverting onto serving plate. Place a cherry in the center of each pineapple slice.

Notes

Peach Upside-Down Cake: Omit the pineapple, pecans and cherries. Drain 1 can (15 ounces) sliced peaches, reserving 1/3 cup juice. Arrange peaches over brown sugar. Substitute reserved peach juice for the pineapple juice.

Cranberry Orange Upside-Down Cake: Omit the pineapple, pecans and cherries. Sprinkle 1 cup halved fresh or frozen cranberries and 1 chopped peeled orange over brown sugar. Substitute 1/3 cup orange juice for the pineapple juice.

Russ’s Drink Corner

Auchentoshan 12

ABV: 40% (80 Proof)

Region: Lowland

Color: Dark honey with a touch of mahogany

Nose: Cereal, malted barley, lime citrus

Taste: Cream, dry grass, dried grain, faint nuttiness, ginger

Cost: $50 (70cl)

Rating: 87

LHS Weekend Challenge

Put the computer away for a few minutes, find out if there’s a local emergency or ragchew net on VHF or UHF near you and check in to participate.

Music

“Procrastinating in the Sun” by The Spin Wires from the album The Spin Wires (EP), courtesy of Jamendo.

Duration: 3:40

Location: Buffalo, NY

Release: March 2017

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/5s (Jamendo)

LHS Shop Talk

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

Things to do in Amateur Radio This Weekend

Recommended Contests

ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW: 0000Z, Feb 17 to 2400Z, Feb 18

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5t (ARRL)

CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB: 2200Z, Feb 23 to 2200Z, Feb 25

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5u (CQ160)

North American QSO Party, RTTY: 1800Z, Feb 24 to 0559Z, Feb 25

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5v (NCJ Web)

Special Event Stations of Interest

02/17/2018 | Ice Station W0JH: Frozen Lake Portable Feb 17-Feb 19, 1600Z-2345Z, W0JH, in Stillwater, MN, is  operating portable from a frozen lake in Washington County, MN (Grid  Square EN34).

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/5w (RadioHam)

Kyle Anderson, KF5WRV, will be activating K2BSA/5  at the Baden Powell Encampment in Chandler, OK on February 24, 2018.  We will be operating from the Baden Pow   encampment at Royal Rangers campground in Chandler, Oklahoma. We’ll be   operating HF from camp and trying to make contacts.

OzarkCon in Branson, Missouri

Stone Castle Hotel, April 6 - 7, 2018

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5x (OzarkCon)

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