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Linux in the Ham Shack episodes

August 04, 2009 LHS Episode #020
Linux in the HAM Shack #020 has arrived. This one ran a little bit long so it's been cut into two parts. The second part will wind up being the first half of Episode #022. For this show, we brought in a friend of the show to help us with a discussion of Linux Mint [...]
1 hr 6 min
July 24, 2009 LHS Episode #019: OSCON 2009 Update 1
Episode 19
Hey, everyone. I’m spending the week in San Jose, California at the O’Reilly OSCON conference. Since OSCON is an Open Source convention and has a lot of information about Linux …
21 min
July 24, 2009 LHS Episode #019: OSCON 2009 Update 1
Hey, everyone. I'm spending the week in San Jose, California at the O'Reilly OSCON conference. Since OSCON is an Open Source convention and has a lot of information about Linux and Open Source, I thought I would bring our listeners a couple of updates from the con. We'll call these supplemental episodes of Linux in [...]
21 min
July 23, 2009LHS Episode #018
Contributors:
George, N0JRJ, really likes the podcasts and would like to participate in the live show.Â (Just show up! -Ed.)Â He also agrees with Richard that it can take a long time to amass the equipment for a radio station, and that we need to foster new Elmers.
Walter, KV6M, made a donation to the podcast.Â Thank-you!
Rodzilla, no call yet, is looking forward to getting his license and a Yaesu FT-8800.Â He would like remote control software for the FT-8800, and wants to know if the programming software runs under Wine in Linux.
K6*** provided instructions for compiling fldigi under Ubuntu Linux 9.10 X64.
The Princeton Ham Radio Club mentioned the LHS podcast on their website.Â That’s Princeton, KY.
Announcements:
The LHS podcast is now available on social.Zune.net.
Links and Notes:
Richard talks about his experience with the Linux Cranks (Stay clear of the monorail!)Â (ogg format, explicit)
Hacker Public Radio has asked Richard and Russ to do a couple segments.
Richard rants about receiving spam via Twitter.
We discuss “Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu” .
Firefox addons useful for ham radio operators.
AE7Q has tools to add callsign and grid square lookups to your Firefox search engine tool bar (Scroll down to the pink boxes on the lower right corner of the page. -Ed.)
Mozilla has a QRZ.com addon.
There is also a plugin to search the ARRL Callsign database.
N0HR has Propfire, a Firefox plugin for propagation information.
N0HR also offers PropStats, which provides propagation statistics for your website. https://www.n0hr.com/propstats.htm
haminfobar from John, G0DPC.
hamlinks toolbar from N0HR.
Take a look at VA3STL’s weblog (October 5, 2008 entry).
Not actually ham radio related, but a couple of cool 3D plugins:Â FoxTab lets you browse your Firefox tabs in a 3D fashion, and Cooliris allows you to browse your image files in a similar way.
Synergy allows you to share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers, with just software and your existing network.Â Â Â There are several configuration tools, such as QuickSynergy for Linux or OS-X, another Mac OS X Synergy GUI, and SynergyKM.
Xirc is a good IRC client program.Â There are versions for Linux, OS X, and Windows.
Conclusion:
Contact Richard via:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: twitter.com/kb5jbv
Web: lhsinfo.org
Forums at blacksparrowmedia.com
Contact Russ via:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter.com/jrwoodman
Music:
“San Jose” by Suns of March from their album “Bulletproof Heart”.
“Another Me” by P. J. Pacifico from their album “Well I’ll Be”.
1 hr 5 min
July 23, 2009 LHS Episode #018
While Richard is back home in Texas, I came out to San Jose, California for a week of "geeking out." I'm attending the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, learning all I can about Ubuntu, Open Source licensing and patents, cloud computing, system tuning and monitoring and a whole lot more. I hope to put out a [...]
1 hr 5 min
July 14, 2009LHS Episode #017
Contributors:
Don WS4E sent us a pointed email. He uses SuperOS and was even able to get his programming software for his talkies. Likes SatScape for satellites in Linux.
Bob K4BB says that you can use MONO for running HRD on Linux. behind on the podcast. And Likes Unetbootin Really likes the quality of the show. Feels the websites need help. Bob had four or five pieces of feedback this time. Thinks the music is a waste.
BTW Colin and Martin at ICQ Podcast are our friends 🙂
Captain Spauldings Blog, He uses Ubuntu and likes the podcast. (Hooray for Captain Spaulding the African explorer)
Donation Mark K. Thanks Mark
Richard says â€œJoin the fun and be a guest co-hostâ€
The Techie Geek gave us a mention. Thanks for the tip on the Sansa Clip Russ
We have appeared again in a comment over at Solder Smoke. Keep spreading the word.
Thanks to the guys at TiTradio podcast for the mention
Hello to Azimuth, Wayne KB7CFD, Don’t fear the badger.
Kent VE4KEH sent us a message about forwarding X11 over SSH using xming
Announcements:
We now have voice mail. Leave us a message and we will get it on the show +1-888-455-0305
Links and Notes:
xming for windows
putty for windows
Russ talks about Java for a while:
Its cross platform
A little clunkie
Side track to Adobe Air
Cool stuff available
BTW there is a version of Adobe Air for Linux
Now that we have our Java, We need a doughnut 😛
Drats extravaganza:
Terminal for D-Star low speed data on Talkies and Mobile Rigs
Dan KK7DS
Drats.com
It is cross Platform
Written in Python and GTK
Not only the terminal but a repeater too
Windows installer
on Linux you also need a few libraries
Easy to use if you have ever used terminal software
If you haven’t used terminal software before, Still easy to set up to run
Auto QST’s, Preformatted forms, Weather info, APRS, even internet email.
Heard List, APRS data
Session activity log
Ratflector access for testing
The Drats Repeater Proxy:
Very simple
Setup you own repeater at your house
Can be setup for over the air or network operation
Don’t have to setup the ports for your local network while testing
Auto id of repeater
Monitor screen shows connected computers and radios
Sometimes Simplicity is best
Web page has How-to’s, Wiki, Info and mailing list for information about Drats
Ratflector on ports 9000 and 9001 for testing over at the Drats website
Russ says it works on MAC
Check out the website at
Richard Hopes that Drats becomes the standard for D-Star low speed digital
Music:
Gamma Leonis â€“ Bacon, Linux and Tomato (Part I & II)
Jonathan Coulton - Always the Moon
Dropout Year - This Notebook
1 hr 13 min
July 14, 2009 LHS Episode #017
Thanks to our wonderful listeners, we have some great feedback to go through in Episode #017 of Linux in the HAM Shack. After we attempt to address everyone's comments and questions while trying to seem moderately intelligent doing it, I give a short informative segment on Java, Adobe Air and other virtual runtime environments. Then [...]
1 hr 13 min
June 16, 2009LHS Episode #016
Contributors:
KI6FEN â€“ Likes keeping older equipment alive with Linux
Rob VE3FRJ â€“ Rob had a little trouble finding his apps after an install
Jeff KB5WCK â€“ Left a comment thanking us for mentioning his website and Russ mantioned 73’s.org. Then Richard turned it into a real commercial for everybody’s websites
Gene K8EE â€“ Thinks Linux is in practical, He listens to the podcast but can’t figure out why we use Linux and everybody knows we are just Microsoft haters. Russ and Richard respond in kind with extreme prejudice and packet for flavor.
Announcements:
Paul M0TZO and Pete M3PHP want everybody to check out https://hamtest.net we want to take it Viral. Put hamtest.net on your blogs, websites, talk about them in the forums you visit. Talk about them in IRC and you other podcasters talk about them on your shows. Spread the word.
Links and Notes:
This time we talk about stuff that just works after a Linux install since one of the emails intimates that everything works in Windows and nothing works in Linux.
Web Browsers: Firefox, Iceweasel, Epiphany, Opera, etc. (NO IE)
Mail Clients: Evolution, Thunderbird, Icedove, Claws, etc.
Word Processing: OpenOffice.org, gedit, abiword, etc.
Media Players: Rhythmbox, Banshee, Amarok, Totem, mplayer, xine, etc.
CD Burners: Brasero, Gnomebaker, K3B, etc.
After trying to sort out chickens and eggs and carts we agreed that talking about stuff that works and from now on we will go back to fixin’ problems.
We wrapped up by answering some questions for the live audience in the chat room. Check the show schedule at https://lhsinfo.org for the next live recording
Music:
Gamma Leonis â€“ Bacon, Linux and Tomato (Part I & II)
John Ellison - Melt Away
Shauna Burns - I’m Dirty
1 hr 9 min
June 16, 2009 LHS Episode #016
Because Episode #015 was a bit late, this one is going to seem a bit early but actually it's right on time. All it takes is a little perserverance and perspiration on my part and I can actually get these podcasts edited and released when they're supposed to be. Imagine that. As usual, we start [...]
1 hr 9 min
June 09, 2009LHS Episode #015
Contributors:
Pat on Twitter said “Yes VK’s can have 2x4 call signs” and Russ explains
Joe NE3R likes Xastir for APRS. Joe is a Windows free Microsoft consultant
Some Windows bashing ensued
Bill KA9WKA Just found the program and is really enjoying it. Got Xastir running on his EEE PC. and tells us about www.pendrivelinux.com
Reminder that we record the show live. Go to www.lhsinfo.org for more information on dates and time
Hal W4OE is having problems with his Signal Link USB and KAM packet controllers
W9ZEB Just found the podcast and said Thanks for doing it. He even left a nice write up on his blog about us at
Joe NE3R Left us some nice words on his blog too at cryptojoe.blogspot.com Russ jumped in and squeezed all the goodness out of the post
Kent VE4KEH Made the very first donation ever to Linux in the HAM Shack and wants a show on Pulse Audio
Announcements:
Monsterb at Linux Cranks said he likes the show the other night on IRC. Go visit Linux Cranks. WARNING! They’re show is not family friendly and it is OGG only. you can find them at www.linuxcranks.info
I found some other useful programs. the first one is The MintCast.Â MintCast is a beginner level Linux podcast. You can find them over at www.mintcast.org
The second is Productive Linux. This one is more about getting stuff done on the desktop.
Links and Notes:
This install was done on an AMD 1.0 Ghz. Processor with 512 Megs of memory
A Jackalope is a critter native to west Texas.
Normal upgrade ordeal. clicking the upgrade button never works for me.
Downloaded the Ubuntu Live CD and it worked fine except Nautilus did not work for me.
Kubuntu live cd loaded and ran just fine with no issues
Time to install
Installer worked just like it was supposed to.
Ran fine after install
After install from machine off to desktop ready took 63 seconds to boot.
Plenty of good tools Firefox, Gimp, Compiz, Open Office, etc.
Default media player is Rhythmbox
No animal on the desktop (Thank God)
Wireless networking worked with no issues
Did not try the EXT4 file system
First Richard gave us a description of SSH
With towel in hand Russ began to speak about SSH
you can use SSH for remote to your machines over the internet or your network
SSH uses Port 22
You need your port 22 open on your firewall if logging in from out side the local net work
you need to install the SSH client and SSH server as needed
Russ is so smart
Type SSH -y username and remote machines address and you are off to the races
you will be ask for a password. then you are in.
Now you have a terminal connection to the remote machine matching the user you sign as
Forwarding X-Windows is possible but beyond the scope of this episode
Russ says that running Firefox over SSH may end in tears
Try YFKlog via SSH
SCP uses SSH to copy files from a local to remote machine
Russ suggest PUTTY for SSH in Windows, Richard suggest CygWin for SSH in Windows
In the wrap up Russ suggest Checking the MAN pages and playing with SSH and you will find it to be a great tool
We will talk about Debian in a few weeks
We are looking to have another round table episode. Let us know if you are interested in being involved
Russ finds life between the peaks very lovely
Music:
Gamma Leonis - Bacon, Linux and Tomato (Part I & II)
John Brown’s Body - Give Yourself Over
Bryan Litchfield - Early Morning
1 hr 12 min