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LHS Episode #344: Slashdotted
Hello and welcome to Episode 344 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss the Contest University, learning Morse Code, virtual online club meetings, 6-meter season, open-source N95 masks, WSJT-X, BSD, Solaris...what the??? Anyway, hope you enjoy the episode, stay home, stay safe and play amateur radio and open source.
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System Fusion and WiRES-X Deep Dive
Welcome to Episode 343, the latest release of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts take an in-depth look at the workings of Yaesu's System Fusion communication technology and the associated Internet linking platform known as WiRES-X. If you're interested in digital radio and VHF/UHF chat with folks around the world (looking at you, Technician Class operators) then this topic is for you. Pi-Star and other cross-mode digital usage is also touched on. We hope you find this informative and interesting. Stay safe and hang in there.
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LHS Episode #342: The Weekender XLVII
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our bi-weekly departure into the world of amateur radio contests, open source conventions, special events, listener challenges, hedonism and just plain fun. Thanks for listening and, if you happen to get a chance, feel free to call us or e-mail and send us some feedback. Tell us how we're doing. We'd love to hear from you.
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LHS Episode #341: That’s a Spicy Meatball
Welcome to the 341st installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss topics including IARU workshops, ventilators built by hams, a folding Yagi for satellite work, indoor gardens, Fedora on Lenovo, Ubuntu 20.04, Manjaro and much more. Thank you for listening and we hope you have a great week. Stay safe, stay indoors and play radio!
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LHS Episode #340: Hamlib Deep Dive Redux
Welcome to the 340th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts revisit Hamlib, the rig-, rotor-, amplifier- and tuner-control library that is at the heart of many applications' intregration with your ham radio gear. Our guest tonight is Michael Black, W9MDB, the maintainer and lead developer of the Hamlib project. We explore every aspect of the software from where to get it to how to use it and even some esoteric use cases with remote serial devices and more. Thank you for listening and we hope you have a wonderful week.
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LHS Episode #339: The Weekender XLVI
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our bi-weekly departure into the world of amateur radio contests, open source conventions, special events, listener challenges, hedonism and just plain fun. Thanks for listening and, if you happen to get a chance, feel free to call us or e-mail and send us some feedback. Tell us how we're doing. We'd love to hear from you.
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LHS Episode #338: Digital Dragon
Hello and welcome to Episode 338 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts discuss Linux distros for SDR, TensorFlow, Linux files on Windows, Qt, CW, open-source ventilators and much, much more. Hope you're staying safe and healthy during the global crisis. Thank you for listening!
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