
Show overview
Linux in the Ham Shack has been publishing since 2008, and across the 18 years since has built a catalogue of 617 episodes. That works out to roughly 560 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 37 min and 1h 6m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 53% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 11 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2020, with 66 episodes published. Published by Black Sparrow Media.
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Latest Episodes
View all 617 episodesLHS Episode #616: Xenia Bound
LHS Episode #615: The Weekender CXXXIX
LHS Episode #614: Deep Dive Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
LHS Episode #613: Puter Talk
LHS Episode #612: The Weekender CXXXVIII
LHS Episode #611: iNTERCEPT Deep Dive

Ep 610LHS Episode #610: YOLO
Hello and welcome to the 610th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode we discuss the Ham Deck, YOLOlinux, WSJT-X Improved, and more! We'll see you in Xenia, OH at Hamvention in May! 73 de LHS Team

Ep 609LHS Episode #609: The Weekender CXXXVII
It's time 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. 73 de The LHS Crew

Ep 608LHS Episode #608: OpenHamClock Deep Dive
Hello and welcome to Episode 608 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts check out a ham-radio focused dashboard called OpenHamClock. Topics include download and installation, initial configuration, features, impressions, and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week. 73 de The LHS Crew

Ep 607LHS Episode #607: Fastest Digital Mode Ever
Hello and welcome to the 607th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode we discuss the latest digital mode FT2, MFJ Documentary, podman, OpenHamClock, and more! We'll see you in Xenia, OH at Hamvention in May! 73 de LHS Team

Ep 606LHS Episode #606: A New Beginning
Hello and welcome to the 606th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode we discuss K5TUX Russ becoming a silent key, the future of the podcast, and a few topics of interest (Age Gating Linux, Open Hamclock Backend, and more). We look forward to getting back on a weekly cadence and we'll see you in Xenia, OH at Hamvention in May! 73 de LHS Team

Ep 605LHS Episode #605: Year-End Roundtable 2025
Hello and welcome to the 605th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this year-end episode, the hosts invite listeners and friends to join them as they talk about the year in review and cover multiple topics: AI, new gear, Linux distributions, security, 2026 predictions and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great holiday season. We'll see you again in 2026!

Ep 604LHS Episode #604: Visual Studio Code Deep Dive
Hello and welcome to Episode 604 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this deep dive episode, the hosts talk about the Visual Studio Code development environment, including its open source counterparts VSCodium and Code OSS. Topics include, installation, preliminary setup, use cases, plugins and plugin marketplaces, keyboard shortcuts, tips and tricks, code highlighting, debugging, linting and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.

Ep 603LHS Episode #603: The Weekender CXXXVI
It's time 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.

Ep 602LHS Episode #602: Invasion of the Freedom Snatchers
Hello and welcome to the 602nd installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss intercepting "secure" satellite traffic, an Australian band plan audit, the future of Arduino, a hack on Xubuntu, new features in DXLook and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.

Ep 601LHS Episode #601: Automated Certificates Deep Dive
Hello and welcome to Episode 601 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss the RFC2136 for remote, authenticated DNS updates and how it can be used to automate an SSL certificate infrastructure with Let's Encrypt. We hope you enjoy this episode and have a great week coming up!

Ep 600LHS Episode #600: The End?
Hello and welcome to the 600th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss the podcast--past, present and future--and then talk about the world of artificial intelligence, including vibe coding, image and video generation, generative music, thoughts and cavets thereof, and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.73 de The LHS Crew

Ep 599LHS Episode #599: The Weekender CXXXV
It's time 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.

Ep 598LHS Episode #598: Fake Ham Radio
Hello and welcome to the 598th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss a revived zombie satellite, tracking the next NASA moon mission as a ham, flatpak updates, KDE's birthday, ham radio in flight simulators and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.

Ep 597LHS Episode #597: arcOS-Linux Deep Dive
Hello and welcome to Episode 597 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts check out a ham-radio focused Linux distribution called arcOS. Topics include download and installation, philosophy and use cases, initial configuration and impressions, software package availability. design choices and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.