Linux in the Ham Shack

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Segment 1 (Amateur Radio)

32,552 Licenses Granted in 201****6

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2H (ARRL)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/2I (ARRL)

The ARES Annual Report Released

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2J (ARRL)

AprilFools for AM!

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2K (ARRL)

Additional Info:  https://lhs.fyi/2L (AM Rally)

ARISS Opens Proposals for Space Station Crew Contacts

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2S (ARRL)

Additional Info: [email protected]

Segment 2 (Open Source)

CRAN now has 10,000 R packages

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2N (R-Project)

Branding in Opensource

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2O  (OpenSource.com)

Privacy-focusedOSTails3.0 Is Dropping32-bitSupport

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2P (BetaNews)

Chrome Browser and Synergy Interaction Bug

Segment 3 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

From Solus to Elementary to …?

https://lhs.fyi/solus (Solus)

https://lhs.fyi/elementary (ElementaryOS)

Morse Code Learning Tools

Source:

https://lhs.fyi/38 (cw)

https://lhs.fyi/38 (x)cwcp

https://lhs.fyi/qrq (qrq)

https://lhs.fyi/ebook2cw (ebook2cw)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/37 (HAK5)

TrustedQSL wxwidgets 2.8 Issue

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2Q (KC2DU Blog)

Music

“Burger” by Under the Film from the album Meeting, courtesy of Jamendo.

Duration: 2:43

Location: France

Released: 02-08-2017

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2R (Jamendo)

Segment 4 (Announcements and Feedback)

OARS Hamfest

Source: https://lhs.fyi/w0oar (W0OAR)

Hamvention 2016 Perks

Hamvention 2017 News and Funding Campaign

Segment 5 (Cheryl’s Recipe Corner)

King Cake

Description

While we live in the midwest, and have never been to “The Big Easy” to experience Mardi Gras, we do enjoy Cajun cuisine.  For those “in the know”… you know that King Cake IS the big thing during Mardi Gras.  And everyone hopes to find the little baby that is baked inside the cake… the person who has the baby in their slice is supposed to have a year of good luck! Fat Tuesday is February 28th (so here is a goal for Russ to get the podcast edited and posted BEFORE then!)… so make plans to have this on your table to celebrate!  In episode #162 I included the recipe for Bacon-Corn Maque Choux which is another Louisiana dish that is quite tasty! For those that have never had King Cake, it is very much like a coffee cake (some recipes for King Cake include a cream cheese filling, instead of a cinnamon-sugar filling).  If you’d like to put a baby in your cake, buy a small plastic baby (about 1" long) from your local craft supply store and cut a small slit into the bottom of the cake after baking and shove the baby inside… so no one knows where the baby is when you start cutting into the cake. Russ hadn’t experienced King Cake until he moved to Missouri… I think he enjoys a slice of it (even though he’s not big on sweets).

Ingredients

2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast

1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°)

3/4 cup sugar, divided

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup warm 2% milk (110° to 115°)

2 egg yolks

1-1/4 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

3-1/4 to 3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 egg, beaten

Glaze Ingedients

1-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar

2 teaspoons lemon juice

2 to 3 tablespoons water

Green, purple and yellow sugars

Directions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 1/2 cup sugar, butter, milk, egg yolks, salt, lemon peel, nutmeg and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky). Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 16-in. x 10-in. rectangle. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over dough to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet; pinch ends together to form a ring. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Brush with egg. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. For glaze, combine the confectioners’ sugar, lemon juice and enough water to achieve desired consistency. Spread over cake. Sprinkle with colored sugars. Yield: 1 cake (12 slices).

Segment 6 (Social Media Roundup)

Facebook

Brian Dickson

Adrian Changalombo

Spammy Wheaton

Michael Henze

Pedro Chicherchio

Rodrigo de Araujo

Charles Frischknecht

Cale Nelson

Jesse Stanley

Christopher Jackson

Twitter

@R820T2

@n3vem

@k777p

@wannabreak80

@CQ_Contest

@ubuntu101za

@gmshoward

@w5ym_arcua

@rifatsikder_333

@kk4tss

@KD8MST

@QuirkyQRP

@roy_charles

@HamzaGunner

@N1DN

@N3EML

@hohn_oleta

@Cthulhu_201

@daniel_sal

@jeffuszcz

@Leykersoft

@n1ykh

@kenmfalme

@Shrikant_1003

@weTesseract

Google+

Martin Weinecke

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[audio:https://bsmarchive.info/lhs/mp3/lhs183.mp3]Segment 1 (Amateur Radio)

ARRL Asks FCC to Allocate New 5 MHz Band

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2A (Southgate)

Codec 2 700C Developed

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2B (Rowetel)

The Batbeam Proposal

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2C (W5FCX Blog)

Segment 2 (Open Source)

Quantum Computing Is Real, and D-Wave Just Open-Sourced It

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2D (Wired)

Happy Hacking Linux

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2E (Azer.bike)

PRUDAQ

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2F (Groupgets)

Segment 3 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

Morse Decoding Compared

https://lhs.fyi/fldigi (fldigi)

https://lhs.fyi/5b4az (xdemorse)

https://lhs.fyi/rscw (rscw)

https://lhs.fyi/2T (morse2txt)

Dockerizing the Ham Radio Pure Blend

Music

“Dragon Slayer” by Avi Rosenfeld from the album Very Heepy Very Purple VI, courtesy of Jamendo.

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2G (Jamendo)

Location: Israel

Release: January 21, 2017

Duration: 5:00

Segment 4 (Announcements and Feedback)

Hamvention Updates

Tweet from @CubicleNate

@lhspodcast #OpenSUSE would be the install I would recommend and have recommended to prospective #Linux users. Software Center is tip top.

Segment 5 (Cheryl’s Recipe Corner)

Chicken Lazone

Ingredients

2 teaspoons kosher (coarse) salt

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 teaspoons chili powder

1 lb uncooked chicken breast tenders (not breaded)

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 cup whipping cream

Directions

In small bowl, stir together 2 teaspoons kosher salt, 2 teaspoons garlic powder and 2 teaspoons chili powder. Sprinkle over 1 lb uncooked chicken breast tenders (not breaded) to completely coat.  In 10-inch skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the unsalted butter over medium-low or medium heat. Add coated chicken tenders; cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until browned and no longer pink in center. Transfer chicken to plate; set aside.  In same skillet, heat 1 cup whipping cream, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of skillet. Increase heat to simmer or until cream comes to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until cream is reduced by half. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons unsalted butter. Season to taste with salt. Return chicken to skillet.  Serve over pasta or mashed potatoes.

Segment 6 (Social Media Roundup)

Facebook

James Soderlund

Raj Bnr

Motty The-Ham Man

Rex Vokey

Bryan Russell

Chuck Patterson

Twitter

@RexVokey

@RadWire

@CryptZero

@W1MSW

@AntenTop

@Daz_M0TTY

@AaronVan1964

Google+

Onlive Infotech

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[audio:https://bsmarchive.info/lhs/mp3/lhs182.mp3]Segment 1 (Amateur Radio)

BSA Merit Radio Badge Now Includes Direction Finding

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2o (ARRL)

Students and Hams Explore the Earth’s Stratosphere

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2q (Science Daily)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/2r (YouTube)

Hamvention Releases Inside Exibitor Booth Layout

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2v (Hamvention)

Segment 2 (Open Source)

Clear Linux Is the New Gaming Platform?

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2p (Nerdy Lab)

New Version of Parrot Security White Hat OS Released

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2n (Nerdy Lab)

A New World of Web Browsing: Brave and Vivaldi

Additional Info:

https://lhs.fyi/2k (Brave)

https://lhs.fyi/2l (Vivaldi)

Segment 3 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

More Propagation Prediction

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2m (Radio Mobile)

Hamlib 3.1 Released

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/2y (Sourceforge)

Manjaro

LHS Readiness: 3.4

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2s (Manjaro)

ZorinOS

LHS Readiness: 0

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2t (ZorinOS)

Bodhi Linux

LHS Readiness: 3.6

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2u (Bodhi)

Music

“Bird of Mine” by The Social Animals from the EP Formative Years, courtesy of The Social Animals.

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2x (The Social Animals)

Location: Duluth, Minnesota

Released: August, 2016

Duration: 3:58

Segment 4 (Announcements and Feedback)

RARSfest on April 15, 2017

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/rarsfest (RARS)

SCaLE 15x on March 2-5, 2017

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/scale15x (SCaLE)

Segment 5 (Cheryl’s Recipe Corner)

Aloha Chicken and Rice

Ingredients

2 cups cooked white rice

1 can (15oz) pineapple tidbits, undrained

1 can (14.5 oz) chicken broth

½ cup chopped green (or red) bell pepper

½ cup Shake & Bake Chicken coating mix (original)

1 pound boneless/skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix rice, pineapple with juice, broth and green peppers in 9x13” baking dish. Measure ½ cup chicken seasoning mix into zipper-top plastic bag; coat chicken strips as directed on package. Place chicken on rice mixture. Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Homemade Shake and Bake

Ingredients

4 cups dry bread crumbs

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon salt

1 tablespoon paprika

1 tablespoon celery salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

1/4 teaspoon minced onion

1 pinch dried basil leaves

1 pinch dried parsley

1 pinch dried oregano

Directions

In a large resealable plastic bag combine the crumbs, oil, salt, paprika, celery salt, pepper, garlic salt, minced garlic, minced onion, basil, parsley and oregano. Seal bag and shake all ingredients together.

Segment 6 (Social Media Roundup)

Donations

Marcus Burst

Facebook

Earl Burneau

Paulo Martins

Jason Griffin

Google+

Sean Smith

Steven Stiffler

unixhowto Forum

Twitter

@vu3rdd

@panderson941

@GatCanS

@PialiBhanot

@RexVokey

Mailing List

Terry Bendell

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Segment 1 (Amateur Radio)

60 Meters now open for use by Germany and Ireland

Source Germany:  https://lhs.fyi/2c (Southgate)

Source Ireland:  https://lhs.fyi/2d (Southgate)

fldigi 3.23.19 is released 12/17

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2e (reddit)

 Predictions for 2017?

Segment 2 (Open Source)

Cheryl Installs Two Ubuntu Variants on a New PC

Openshot 2.2 Released - How to install on Ubuntu

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2f (OMGUbuntu)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/2g (Handbrake)

Installing bash on Windows

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2h (Windows Central)

Predictions for 2017

Segment 3 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

So if I wanted to go Linux for the shack, what would I need?

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/2i (Reddit)

New Version of Andy’s Ham Radio Linux Available Now

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

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/2w (PengoPod)

Predictions for 2017

Music

“King of the Fairies” by Abok-I from the album The Irish Album, courtesy of Jamendo.

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2b (Jamendo)

Location: Sweden

Released: December, 2016

Duration: 3:39

Segment 4 (Announcements and Feedback)

Segment 5 (Cheryl’s Recipe Corner)

Quiche

Description

This is one of those items I typically fix to use up leftovers in the fridge.  Last week, for example, we had green onion, sauteed mushrooms, RoTel tomatoes, shaved parmesan and pepper-jack cheese leftover from items fixed earlier in the week… so I made a Quiche with a “southwest” kick to it, using those items plus some deli roast beef, and adding some cumin, garlic and chili powder to the eggs.  I must admit that I rarely follow a recipe exactly… I just use it as a base for “tweaking”.  Russ rarely seems to mind, though! So, keeping that in mind regarding the “tweaking” aspect, use whatever meats, cheeses, vegetables, etc. that you like.  Just make sure that whatever you do use is fully cooked (like sauteeing onions and mushrooms, making sure meats are fully cooked, etc.) This recipe can be doubled and one of the Quiches frozen for use at a future date; it also microwaves wonderfully if you have leftovers!

Ingredients

1/4 pound thick sliced bacon

1 (4 ounce) container sour cream

Salt and pepper to taste

1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 small onion, finely diced

1/4 pound fresh mushrooms, finely diced

1 cup finely diced smoked ham

4 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

4 ounces Cheddar cheese, shredded

2 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated

4 eggs

3/4 cup half-and-half cream

1/2 tablespoon dried parsley

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 375F (190C). Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Saute onions until soft and translucent. Stir in mushrooms, and cook for 2 minutes, or until soft. Stir in ham and cooked bacon. Remove from heat. In a large bowl, combine sour cream, salt and pepper. Divide and spread into pie crust. Layer with bacon mixture. Mix together Monterey Jack, Cheddar and Parmesan, and sprinkle over pie. Whisk together eggs, half-and-half and parsley. Season with salt and pepper, and pour over pie. Place pie on baking sheet and bake on middle shelf in preheated oven for 40 minutes. The top will be puffed and golden brown. Remove from oven and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes.

Segment 6 (Social Media Roundup)

Facebook

Nizar Ben Rejeb

Edward Gilligan

Stan Ostrom

Darren Clarke

Malcolm Parsons

Google+

Sean Smith

Twitter

@SMentOSDotCom

@MBHeyworth

@jj_mutal

@vu3rdd

@jpanderson941

Mailing List

Terry Bendell

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Segment 1 (Amateur Radio)

Rare Polar Openings Reported on 630 Meters

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/1W (QRZ)

New Modes in WSJT-X 1.7BetaGeneral Release

Source: https://lhs.fyi/1Y (K1JT)

ALetter from aConcerned 25**-Year-Old Ham,**K9HAX

Source: https://lhs.fyi/1Z (Reddit)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/20 (N0SSC)

Ham Radio DeluxeImplementstheBlacklist

Source: https://lhs.fyi/25 (QRZ Forums)

Additional Info:

https://lhs.fyi/26 (Reddit)

https://lhs.fyi/27 (CEO’s Response reddit)

Segment 2 (Open Source)

The Usefulness of netselect-apt

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/29 (Unixmen.com)

F****eels Like the First Time

Source: https://lhs.fyi/21

Measuring Success in Open Source Projects

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/22 (Medium)

Farmbot

Source: https://lhs.fyi/23

Additional Info: https://osseeds.org/

Segment 3 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

Ubuntu Budgie 16.10

SPLAT**!**

Source: https://lhs.fyi/1O (QSL)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/24 (VE2DBE)

 PREDICT

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/1P (QSL)

Music

“Wintersong” by Projekt Phonix from the album Visions 2, courtesy of Jamendo.

Source: https://lhs.fyi/28 (Jamendo)

Duration: 4:21

Released: March 2015

Location: Germany

Segment 4 (Announcements and Feedback)

Google+ Post from Rick Stoner

Source: https://lhs.fyi/2a (Google+)

KF7IJZ (The Workbench) Reports LHS iTunes Feed Broken

This should be fixed now. If it’s not, please send us feedback and let us know!

Matthew Williams, Lord Drachenblut, KD9BWJ, SK

There will be a Celebration of Life memorial for Matthew Williams/Lord Drachenblut on Saturday, January 7 the at the Morgan County Fairgrounds in Martinsville Indiana from noon until 5 pm. The address is 1749 Hospital Dr. Martinsville Indiana 46151

Voice Mail from Richard, KD0RG

Segment 5 (Cheryl’s Recipe Corner)

White Christmas Pie

Description

While it has been SEVERAL years since I have fixed this pie, Russ (and my dad) loved it when I was fixing it all the time.  It’s a light pie that is perfect for a holiday dinner.

Ingredients

2 baked (8”) pie shells (graham cracker crust works, too)

1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk

1/3 cup lemon juice

1/3 cup coconut

1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans are my personal favorite)

1 can (15 oz) crushed pineapple, well drained

1/2 teaspoon pineapple flavoring

1 container (12 oz) whipped topping (like Cool Whip)

Directions

Combine milk, lemon juice, coconut, nuts, pineapple and pineapple flavoring. Stir in whipped topping and pour mixture into pie shells. Chill for 4 hours. 12-16 servings. Note: One 10" pie crust may be substituted for the two 8" pie crusts. For Christmas, it’s especially festive when you dollop some cherry pie filling on each piece.

Segment 6 (Social Media Roundup)

Facebook

Jared Crain

Tim Reed

Eugen Pesic

Bineesh Binee

Rich Neese

Edward Gilligan

Google+

Sean Smith

Twitter

@jakecbaum

@SturgeonKent

@ToolGuy57

@K9ABR

@jamdog509

@CitadelBARC

@6809coder

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