515: Ham Sandwich
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Is Ham Radio a natural hobby for Linux users? An old friend joins us to explain where the two overlap.

Special Guest: Noah Chelliah.

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Links:

• 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!
• 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.
• 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.
• Amateur Radio Software For Linux | KC7NYR)
• Closed Source Ham Radio Software on GNU/Linux)
• awesome-hamradio) — Awesome hamradio repositories.
• 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.
• Amateur Radio: An Integral Tool for Atmospheric, Ionospheric, and Space Physics Research and Operations)
• hamnix) — A collection of Amateur Radio software packaged for Nix
• Remote Ham Radio) — On the air from anywhere. Big stacks. Kilowatts of power. DX has never been closer.
• ARRL - American Radio Relay League)
• Studying for a Technician License)
• Linux’s Slice of HAM | Linux Action Show 356)
• 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:
• Chromeo: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert - YouTube)
• Sam and Dave - Hold on I’m coming - YouTube)
• The Clash - The Magnificent Seven (Official Audio) - YouTube)
• Pink Floyd - We Don’t Need No Education - YouTube)
• bluetuith) — A TUI bluetooth manager for Linux.
• NixOS Search - bluetuith)
• Framework Cooler Master Mainboard Case) — Cooler Master and Framework team up to produce a transparent case for the Framework Laptop 13 Mainboard.
• TrustedQSL) — This is the TrustedQSL project, which provides tools for digitally signing Amateur Radio QSO records.