515: Ham Sandwich
18 June 2023
Is Ham Radio a natural hobby for Linux users? An old friend joins us to explain where the two overlap.
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Episode Links
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Ask Noah Show Episode 200: Ham Radio Linux Superstation — We celebrate episode 200 by sharing our plans to serve the community better! Ham Radio has come a long way from tubes and dials. Alex Archer KC0REL joins us to discuss building the ideal ham shack on Linux!
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HAM - Official Documentary (2022) - YouTube — HAM is a short documentary that follows a group of Montanan amateur radio enthusiasts that show the loyal community of amateur radio, explore what it means to be a ham, and how they are trying to keep the hobby alive.
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FT8—What Is It and How Can I Get Started? — FT8 is one of the many digital modes often referred to as sound card modes (SCM) because they utilize a computer’s sound card to bring in audio from your radio to be processed by software to decode the information embedded in the signal.
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awesome-hamradio — Awesome hamradio repositories.
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Ham Radio Operators Tune In to Giant Waves in the Earth’s Ionosphere | Science Mission Directorate — This new technique vividly demonstrates the effect of these waves on radio communications.
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hamnix — A collection of Amateur Radio software packaged for Nix
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Remote Ham Radio — On the air from anywhere. Big stacks. Kilowatts of power. DX has never been closer.
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Zeroretries substack — If you’re not yet licensed as an Amateur Radio Operator, and would like to join the fun by literally having a license to experiment with radio technology, here are some pointers:
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The Clash - The Magnificent Seven (Official Audio) - YouTube
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bluetuith — A TUI bluetooth manager for Linux.
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Framework Cooler Master Mainboard Case — Cooler Master and Framework team up to produce a transparent case for the Framework Laptop 13 Mainboard.
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TrustedQSL — This is the TrustedQSL project, which provides tools for digitally signing Amateur Radio QSO records.
Sponsors
Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!
A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account.
Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.