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Linux in the Ham Shack

Linux in the Ham Shack Podcast in MP3 Format

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Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

LHS Episode #198: Jingle Bells 11.09.2017

It's time for Episode 198. Thank you for turning in. In this episode, we discuss earthquakes and hurricanes, WSJT-X and FT8, contesting and sweeps, Synergy and Wayland, caveats for open-source coders, the latest Linux kernel, CloudShack, Mexican food and a Scotch of a different color. There is also much, much more. All the best.

LHS Episode #197: Dark Star 28.08.2017

In Episode 197 of Linux in the Ham Shack, the hosts discuss the influx of Chinese ham radio equipment and its effect on the hobby, Elmering, the solar eclipse (of course), project maintainers in open source, systemd, CloudLog, a GitHub dive (again) and much more. We also have an interview with Brian, N4AE, on youth in the hobby. We also address our upcoming hiatus from October 2, 2017 to January 8...

LHS Episode #196: What’s Old Is New Again 14.08.2017

Welcome, everyone, to another very late episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. This time around, our topics include the ARRL, the ARRL, the ARRL, patent trolls, tax evasion, Solus, PyQSO, operational best practices, the N1MM logger, peat, peat and peat. We hope you enjoy this and all of our episodes and we look forward to your feedback.

LHS Episode #195: I Broke My Funny Bone 31.07.2017

Welcome to the 195nd episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, Bill comes to us from West Virginia instead of Montana. We discuss the Boy Scout Jamboree, K2BSA, the CQWW contest, solar eclipses, the new and wondrous FT-8, Debian, ffmpeg, Deepin Linux, trunked radio recording, AI on a USB stick and a whole lot more. Thank you for tuning in.

LHS Episode #194: Dumpster Diving 17.07.2017

In this episode of Linux in the Ham Shack, topics include 630-meter operation, Boy Scouts in West Virginia, slow scan television via the ISS, supercomputing, Linux on your laptop, interesting ham radio projects for Linux, running Windows applications on Linux and much more. Thanks for tuning in, we appreciate it!

LHS Episode #193: All About AREDN 03.07.2017

This is the 193rd episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, your hosts discuss ARRL Field Day, JT65 and new modes like it, the wonder of 6m and the E Layer, the NSA, patent trolls, useful command line utilities and more. We also have a great interview with Joe Ayers, AE6XE, about AREDN, the Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network. This one runs a bit long, but we thought it was worth it.

LHS Episode #192: Getting High 19.06.2017

This is the 192nd installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. We thank you for tuning in. In this episode, your hosts cover Jamboree on the Air, Linux infotainment systems, Morse code in Jamaica, Bitcoin-mining malware, a security based Linux OS, several handy Linux command-line utilities and much more.

LHS Episode #191: Hamvention Wrap-Up 05.06.2017

Hello, everyone! In this episode, our hosts recount their last hours at Hamvention 2017, give props where they are do, and talk about what's coming up for the show. They also talk about some recent Linux and amateur radio topics of interest plus some ham radio software that you can use. Thank you to everyone who donated or stopped by the booth at Hamvention, or both. It was a great pleasure to mee...

LHS Episode #190: Hamvention 2017 Day Two 21.05.2017

In this episode of Linux in the Ham Shack, we recount our experiences from day two of Hamvention 2017 live from its new home at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia, Ohio. We also reveal some wonderful news. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to see us live at the show.

LHS Episode #189: Hamvention 2017 Day One 20.05.2017

In this episode of Linux in the Ham Shack, we recount our experiences from day one of Hamvention 2017 live from its new home at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia, Ohio. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to see us live at the show.

LHS Episode #188: A Sniffle of Coughers 08.05.2017

Thank you for tuning in to episode #188 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss changes to FRS, GMRS and Citizen's Band regulations, morse code in Taiwan, an FCC frequency auction, new Linux, Android in a box, an ncurses interface for packet, Zesty Zapus, ham radio in OpenSUSE, chicken marsala and much more. Thank you for listening. Please donate to our Hamvention 2017 fund i...

LHS Episode #187: New Tile on Your Noise Floor 17.04.2017

This is Episode #187 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In tonight's episode, we have a special round table discussion. We've brought in listeners and a total outsider to talk about--well, stuff. Topics include 630-meter operation, ham radio in Cuba, photo editing applications, svxlink, qtel, thebridge and a whole lot more. We also discuss marching for science. But mostly, we just had a great time and hop...

LHS Episode #186: A Bad Case of CIFS 27.03.2017

This is Episode #186 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, topics include driving while using your amateur radio in Canada, UHF regulations in The Netherlands, amateur radio testing, Samba, tickr, Arch Linux, GeckoLinux and a whole lot more. Thank you so much for listening. We appreciate each and every one of you.

LHS Episode #185: Second. Worst. Episode. Ever. 13.03.2017

In the latest episode of Linux in the Ham Shack, which is in fact better than the title would suggest, we tackle a bunch of different and interesting topics. There's information on driving while hamming, openness at the FCC, Belarussian nanosats, open-source documentation, Firefox returning to Debian, Chinese Linux distributions, things Linux doesn't have that it should, CW clocks and more. Thank...

LHS Episode #184: Don’t Eat the Baby 27.02.2017

Welcome to the 184th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, your hosts discuss the upward trend in amateur radio licensing, ARES, ARISS, April Fool's Day, R, marketing, Linux distros, bugs in Synergy and TrustedQSL, cw trainers, and much, much more. Thank you for tuning in!. Also, please remember our Hamvention 2017 campaign. We hope to see you all there.

LHS Episode #183: All the Acronyms 06.02.2017

Hello, listeners! In this episode the Linux in the Ham Shack crew talks about topics including new 60-meter allocations, updates to codec2, the Batbeam antenna, quantum computing, an amateur radio-related cape for Raspberry Pi, morse code decoders, Hamvention and much more. Thank you for downloading this episode and giving it a listen. Don't forget to send us feedback. We're on all the social medi...

LHS Episode #182: You May Experience Browsiness 16.01.2017

In this breathtaking episode of Linux in the Ham Shack, your quasi-intelligent and always goofy hosts discuss new Boy Scout merit badges with a ham radio twist, sending balloons into space, Hamvention, Web browser you may not have heard of, a bunch o' Linux distros, upcoming cons, pineapples, great new music, Scotch and more. Thank you for tuning in and Happy New Year for 2017.

LHS Episode #181: Drinking to the Future 31.12.2016

In the final episode for 2016, Linux in the Ham Shack discusses 60-meter operation, a new version of fldigi, OpenShot, bash on WIndows, Cheryl installing Ubuntu, a new release of Andy's Ham Radio Linux, predictions for 2017, whiskey and a whole lot more. Thanks for tuning in. We hope you have a happy and prosperous 2017.

LHS Episode #180: Blacklisted 20.12.2016

In this episode, Linux in the Ham Shack takes you a journey into sight and sound. Well, mostly sound. Topics include operating below 500kHz, new stuff in WSJT-X, an open letter from a young ham to the curmudgeons in the room, Ham Radio Deluxe being nefarious again, Ubuntu 16.10 with Budgie, a useful Debian utility, contributing to Open Source as a newbie (or oldbie) and much more. We also send our...

LHS Episode #179: Spinning the Cube 05.12.2016

In this episode, Linux in the Ham Shack discusses diverse topics including 915MHz operation, a new cube satellite, "smart" ham radio, a new Ubuntu distro with Budgie as the default desktop, games, ssh honeypots, a PHP-based logger and much more. Thanks for listening and all the best. Happy holiday season to all.

LHS Episode #178: A Thor and A Beer 07.11.2016

In the latest episode of Linux in the Ham Shack, Bill plays dead for Halloween. In his absence, Russ and Cheryl discuss long-distance 2-meter communication, vanity call sign rules, Windows 10 embedding Linux, Wal-mart, Arch Linux, Norse gods, fake Mexican food and a whole lot more. Thank you for tuning in. We appreciate you!

LHS Episode #177: Cherbyl the Witch 10.10.2016

It's time for Episode #177 of the Linux in the Ham Shack podcast. In this episode, your tired and slightly confused hosts tackle craziness in Australia, digital voice on the DV4Home, things powered by Linux you might not expect to be, Microsoft and GitHub, $5 SBCs, a new Linux kernel release, TQSL and much more. Thank you for stopping by to check out our problem. We hope you enjoy. If you do--or e...

LHS Episode #176: Lowering Property Values 26.09.2016

We're back with another episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, we discuss House Resolution 1301 (again), which has finally made it's way through that half of Congress. We also tackle a military-amateur crossover event, lunar satellites, text editors, office suites, Richard Stallman's brain, fancy Linux distributions and a completely made up scoring system for distro ham readiness. Tha...

LHS Episode #175: True Lies on VHS 12.09.2016

Hurricanes, YOLO, Spanish letters, BSD, rocket science, call books, loggers, Maylasia, cult movies and more--all in this episode of Linux in the Ham Shack!

LHS Episode #174: Swedish Hamballs 29.08.2016

Tin foil hats, the United States Air Force, the FCC, a 5 GHz kerfuffle, databases, ReactOS, Quisk, SDRs, podcast trolls and more--all in this episode of Linux in the Ham Shack.

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