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HPR4685: Listening to SSB stations in the early 1980s

Hosted by Lennart Benschop on 2026-07-17

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Lennart tells about the shortwave radio he had in the early 1980s and what he could hear on it, for example he marine band, amateur radio, CB and of course broadcast stations. The radio did not have a BFO to demodulate SSB stations, but using a second radio close by and using its local oscillator he could still make those signals intelligible. P...

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HPR4684: Sim Racing on the cheap!

Hosted by operat0r on 2026-07-16

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Thrustmaster TMX Force Feedback Pro Black Xbox One / Xbox Series X/S / PC https://www.ebay.com/itm/157554569422 Dayton Audio DAEX25 Audio Exciter Pair - Sound Exciter Pair Audio Transducer - 5 Watts RMS, 8 Ohms Impedance - 2 Pack - Turn Any Surface into a Speaker System https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001EYEM8C https://www.simhubdash....

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HPR4683: Recording the hallway track

Hosted by Ken Fallon on 2026-07-15

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Recording Kit General Lanyard - HPR - Your Name HPR Business Cards - Your email address HPR Stickers Pen A6 Notebook Android Mobile phone OpenCamera Zoom H2 Zoom H2 Handy Recorder Set format to best and date format to ISO8601 Replacement Batteries Micro USB Cable 2.5 mm headphones 3.5 mm Male to Male cable...

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HPR4682: Behind the Keyboard: A Cybersecurity Operator’s Real-World Workflow

Hosted by operat0r on 2026-07-14

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. SUMMARY The presenter outlines a practical cybersecurity workflow, covering ergonomic setups, browser isolation, virtual machine troubleshooting, AI-assisted scripting, and network tunneling methods utilized during active security assessments. ONE-SENTENCE TAKEAWAY Isolate browser environments, utilize automation scripts, and veri...

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HPR4681: My Disabilities

Hosted by Antoine on 2026-07-13

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. As a child, I was so fond of reading what I saw as beautiful. Even when above [lacking] the understanding. The perception of beauty came mainly from the cover and the fonts used ( same today ) or from the place the book occupied on my father’s shelf. One of them was Tuareg. More than once I took this classic from the home library, only to glan...

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HPR4680: Robert A. Heinlein: The Future History, Part 2

Hosted by Ahuka on 2026-07-10

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. In his early days as a writer, Heinlein wrote his stories in the context of a shared universe that he called the Future History. These were mostly short stories at first, with the occasional novella. But they include some great stories. The Future History, Part 2 There were a few key themes running through Heinlein’s body of work. One we have...

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HPR4679: HPR Beer Garden 15 - Double IPA

Hosted by Kevie on 2026-07-09

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Kevie, Paul and Dave are back once again with the HPR Beer Garden, this time focusing on the relatively new style of beer called Double IPA. Kevie samples Man Overboard by Cromarty Brewing , Paul tastes Rumble by Beavertown and Dave opts for Ultra Phase by North Brewing Connect with the guys on Untappd: Dave Paul ...

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HPR4678: High Resolution Elapsed Time in Shell Scripts

Hosted by Whiskeyjack on 2026-07-08

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. 01 Introduction In this episode I will describe how to calculate elapsed time in bash or other shell scripts. While this may sound like a very simple and basic thing to do, there is a slightly more complex aspect to it if you wish to calculate elapsed time to a higher resolution than one second. 02 There are many reasons for c...

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HPR4677: UNIX Curio #10 - Checksums and Hashes

Hosted by Vance on 2026-07-07

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This series is dedicated to exploring little-known—and occasionally useful—trinkets lurking in the dusty corners of UNIX-like operating systems. In UNIX Curio #8 ( HPR episode 4657 ), I talked about using standard utilities to compare files. Left unmentioned, however, was a method commonly used today—the hash function. As I've stated in previo...

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HPR4676: HPR Community News for June 2026

Hosted by HPR Volunteers on 2026-07-06

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. New hosts Welcome to our new hosts: Lennart Benschop Last Month's Shows Id Day Date Title Host 4651 Mon 2026-06-01 HPR Community News for May 2026 HPR Volunteers 4652 Tue 2026-06-02 simon says Brian-in-Ohio 4653 Wed 2026-06-03 Starting the Habit of Reading Thaj Sara 4654 Thu 2026-06-04 What's in my component Box? MrX 4655 Fri 2...

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