Black Sparrow Media: Recent Episodes
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It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. 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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Hello and welcome to Episode 544 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss short topics including Hamvention 2024, the exploit affecting the ARRL and LoTW, Winamp, Rufus, a discussion on privacy in social media and much more. Thanks or listening and have a great week.
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Hello and welcome to the 543rd episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss open-source retro gaming. Topics include operating systems for retro games, emulators, hardware options, building game cabinets, retro game hardware, handheld retro game consoles and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. 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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Hello and welcome to the 541st episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss Ubuntu 24.04, the New England QSO Party, the GNU Radio Conference, alternatives to popular AI paradigms, systemd, FreeDV and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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Hello and welcome to the 540th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss the future release of the Linux in the Ham Shack version of Ubuntu 24.04. With the imminent release of the latest Ubuntu LTS, LHS is updating its re-spin in two versions: Gnome and XFCE. We discuss what's included and what's to come and the hopes to have it released for Hamvention in a month. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. 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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Hello and welcome to the 538th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts discuss higher security for CORES users, amateur radio during the upcoming solar eclipse, more legislation on HOA restrictions, Gnome 46 and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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Hello and welcome to Episode 537 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts take an in-depth look at the QLog application. QLog is a standalone application written in C++ and using the Qt framework. Topics include download, installation, configuration, operation, special features, integrations and much more. Thanks for listening to this deep dive episode and have a great week.
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It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. 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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Hello and welcome to the 535th installment of LInux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts cover changes to the Parks on the Air (POTA) program, HDMI's AMD denial, the passing of ham radio icon, Bob Heil (K9EID), KDE's new mega release, SDRtrunk and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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Hello and welcome to the 535th installment of LInux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts cover changes to the Parks on the Air (POTA) program, HDMI's AMD denial, the passing of ham radio icon, Bob Heil (K9EID), KDE's new mega release, SDRtrunk and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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Hello and welcome to the 534th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts take a deep dive into a topic that has come up several times on the show: CQRlog. Topics including downloading the software, installation, initial configuration, general usage and ultimately some advanced topics. We hope you enjoy this episode. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. 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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Hello and welcome to Episode #514 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss several stories including hacking trains with radio, new satellite launches, …
Hello and welcome to the 513th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts review the radio-centric Linux distribution known as DragonOS. Based on Ubuntu, it …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
Hello and welcome to Episode #511 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss the National Boy Scout Jamboree, SOTA activations in Colorado, volunteerism …
Hello and welcome to the 510th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts interview one of their own -- Bill, NE4RD -- about the K2BSA …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
Welcome to the 508th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss several topics including: the ARDC on groups.io, changes to HOA rules …
Hello and welcome to the 507th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode we have special guest Mike, K6GTE, to discuss his project called Not1MM. Linux has …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
Hello and welcome to the 505th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss efforts to mitigate QRM, licensing for eLoran frequencies, Project …
Hello and welcome to the 504th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss the ins and outs of portable operations including *OTA stations. All topics are covered from hardware and software to space and weight considerations, power consumption, land use rights, expenses, operating procedures and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. 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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Welcome to the 502nd episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts take on a variety of topics including: ham radio during tornado season, operators discovering hidden Russian activity, sculpture as antennae, GNOME 44, GNOME Circle and much more. Thank you for listening and have a great week.
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Hello and welcome to the 501st episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, we talk with Mooneer Salem, K6AQ, primary developer on the FreeDV team. After a signficant grant from the ARDC, LHS was curious what's new, what's been developed lately, the direction of the project and what the grant money will be used for. This episode covers everything about FreeDV: installation, operation, hardware options, features, upgrades, development and more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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Hello and welcome to the 500th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts cut loose and let it all hang out. Topics range from science to games to technology and hedonism. It's just a free-for-all, fun episode with a little of this, a little of that and--oh yeah--the drawing for our 500th Episode giveaway. Thank you all for 500 episodes and we're looking forward to 500 more.
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It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. 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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Hello and welcome to Episode #498 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss upcoming opportunities for students to contact the ISS, the Bouvet Island DXpedition, open source at NASA, the Brave browser, the growth of Open Source and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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Hello and welcome to the 497th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this deep dive episode, the hosts bring on guest and fellow ham radio presenter Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, the man with the worst call sign in history, to discuss operating amateur radio using satellites. Topics include ham radio hardware, software, mobile and home setup, operating procedure and best practices and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. 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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Hello and welcome to the 495th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss ChatGPT, ARDC grants and programs, impropriety at the ARRL, the dark side of Open Source, Pop!_OS, additional specialized Linux distributions, Linux gaming and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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Hello and welcome to Episode #494 of Linux in the Ham Shack. This is the first episode for 2023. To ease into the new year, the hosts have chosen a topic based purely in fun: playing games on Linux. Several options are explored and we take a quick look at the new LHS Minecraft server as well. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. 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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Hello and welcome to Episode #492 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts discuss Youth on the Air Camp for 2023, ham radio in local media, Open Source Hub, Hack Club, Asahi Linux, CatRadio and much more. Thank you for listening and have a wonderful week.
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Welcome to the 491st installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this deep dive episode, the hosts expand on their topic from the previous episode, focusing on new radio …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
Hello and welcome to Episode #489 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts cover the future of morse code in amateur radio, more grants from …
Hello and welcome to the 488th edition of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts interview Ed, N2XDD, and Steve, KC1AWV, of the M17 project. We last …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
Hello and welcome to Episode 486 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts discuss sweepstakes contesting, Youths on the Air, ham radio as a game …
Hello and welcome to Episode 485 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss the art and science of sending and receiving QSL cards, either physically …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
Hello and welcome to the 483rd episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss the upcoming JOTA and JOTI event, an additional period …
Hello and welcome to Episode 482 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts take an in-depth look at some common network utilities on the Linux command …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
Hello and welcome to Episode #480 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts discuss the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, smuggling handy talkies into New …
Hello and welcome to the 479th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. After the discussion in the last episode where the hosts settled on Pop!_OS as the "best" Linux …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
Hello and welcome to the 477th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts cover the latest solar cycle, the upcoming next instance of the …
Hello and welcome to the 476th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this deep dive episode, the hosts interview Torsten Clay, N4OGW, the author of so2sdr, a software …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
Hello and welcome to Episode 474 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts discuss the utility of electrostatic discharge protection, the continued relevance of Field …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
Hello and welcome to Episode 472 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics epsiode, the hosts discuss several amateur radio and open source related topics including improvements to …
Welcome to the 471st installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, we take a look into the amateur radio operator related PBX system called Hamshack Hotline. HH …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
Hello and welcome to the 469th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss attendance and other topics about the recent Hamvention 2022, …
Welcome to Episode #468 of Linux in the Ham Shack. The hosts are back from Dayton Hamvention 2022 and have stories to share about their experiences. We touch on everything …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen …
Hello and welcome to the 466th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, we discuss the ARDC's grant program for amateur radio clubs, the Hamvention mega …
Hello and welcome to the 465th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss the latest long-term-support release of Ubuntu, 22.04, otherwise known as Jammy …
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 …
Hello and welcome to the 463rd installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts discuss employment opportunities with the ARRL, an Erie ham radio operator …
Hello and welcome to Episode #462 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts take on two topics. The first is the art and science of the …
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 …
Hello and welcome to the 460th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode the hosts discuss the RaDAR Challenge, the ARRL.org website redesign, secure deleting of …
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 …
Hello and welcome to the 458th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode the hosts discuss the rise of the current solar cycle, AMSAT on Discord, …
Hello and welcome to the 457th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts invite co-host Conor Murphy of the Linux Lads podcast to talk about …
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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Hello and welcome to the 455th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short-topics episode, the hosts discuss the inevitable topic of the invasion of Ukraine and how amateur radio is related. Also discussed are the upcoming YOTA camp for 2022, the Steam Deck, the Github Advisory Database, a new release of FreeDV and much more. Thank you for listening and have a great week. Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine. Stay safe out there and stay strong.
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