Welcome to Episode #062 of Linux in the Ham Shack. Today Richard has decided he’s going to talk a bit (OK, a lot) about Winlink, AX.25 and packet radio under Linux. In the meantime, I get to discuss some useful Linux utilities like modprobe, wget and the SysV init script system. So get comfortable in […]
Hello, new and faithful listeners. Welcome to the sixty-first-eth installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. If anyone has been paying attention lately, a lot of podcasters are packing up their gear and moving on to other things. Many more have moved into much more irregular release cycles. We on the other hand are coming […]
Okay, so we managed to take a two month hiatus and we didn’t even know it was going to happen. Happen it did, though. Because of that, Episode #062 and #063 will have some dated information but most of it has been edited out and the stuff contained within that will be timeless has been […]
Installing Xastir in Mint Ben, VK5JFK, left a comment on my review of Linux Mint at the Linux in the Ham Shack web site, asking if I had installed Xastir under Mint. I had not, but since Richard talked about Xastir in Episode 23, and Linux Mint is the “official” distribution for Linux in the…
Everyone knows that I am fascinated with computers, and radios. So what better way to enjoy the hobby than to work modes involving both computers and Amateur Radio at the same time? That’s right; I’m talking about computer generated modes using a soundcard-to-rig interface. Have you ever heard of PSK-31? Slow Scan TV? Digital Slow…
One final notice before Hamvention is here. We’d sure like to visit with all of our listeners out in Dayton if you can make it. Hopefully we’ll be able to turn a bunch more ham radio enthusiasts onto the benefits of Linux while we’re there.
In this episode, your fearless hosts tackle some of the […]
Hello, faithful listeners and newcomers alike. A couple of big events are coming up. The first is the Dayton Hamvention, this weekend from May 20th through the 22nd. The other is the Southeast Linux Fest, from June 10th through the 12th. Linux in the Ham Shack will have a presence at both events and we […]
This was submitted by a user at Linux in the Ham Shack. I have not tested this myself but it appears to be correct. How to build fldigi on Ubuntu 9.10 X64 regards k6*** 1: get source tar balls # cd /usr/local/src # sudo bash # [sudo] password for hamradio: # root@hamworkstation:/usr/local/src# Browse to http://www.w1hkj.com/Downloads.html…
I have to ask myself sometimes “What is wrong with people.” A few days ago a fellow showed up on Twitter asking the question ” does the average HAM make a difference anymore?” Well since then some others on Twitter have ask the same question. I say yes we do. We made a difference in…
I was listening to a conversation on the local 2 meter repeater the other day. I heard an old timer telling another HAM that he needed a beam antenna and an amplifier if he really wanted to chase DX. The flow of the conversation lead me to believe that the old timer was letting the…