Show Notes #297: The Weekender XXXII

Posted on by Russ Woodman
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This Weekend in Amateur Radio (Segment 1)

  • Contests
  • Contests Next Weekend
  • Special Events
  • Burnt Coat Lighthouse (ILLW)
  • Philo Farnsworth - Father of Modern TV
  • Burning Man
  • Announcements
  • I believe I have assembled all of the pieces for my PiRLP project and will soon be shooting video to publish on YouTube of the build.
  • New Discord functionality. Listen to your favorite music with Groovy. Also ham radio stuff with HamTheMan and QRMbot. Visit the #botland channel and have fun.
  • LHS Ham Radio Challenge
  • Spend a little time learning Morse Code. Listen on the air. Grab an open-source tutor. Add to your skillset.

This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)

  • Distros to Try
  • Events
  • LHS Open Source Challenge
  • Attempt to make contact with the youths participating in YOTA or with a lighthouse during ILLW.

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)

  • Cheryl's Bill's Recipe Corner!
  • Summer Bacon Mac
  • Ingredients
    • 1.5 lb of Pasta (you choose the type)
    • Bacon (lots of it, Kirkland bacon pieces)
    • Butter (2 sticks)
    • Flour (for roux)
    • 4-6 cups of shredded cheese blend
    • Panko Bread Crumbs
    • 2-3 cups of Half and Half
  • Directions
    • Make the pasta al dente. Set it aside. Make a rue. Add cream, add most of the cheese (should be thick and soupy), add bacon, add pasta. Pour into buttered glass dish (you can use whatever, butter with 1/2 stick left over). Top with more bacon, cheese and panko. Bake 350 for 30-40 minutes until melty and delicious. Serve and everyone will hate you.
  • Russ's Drink Corner
  • Henry McKenna 10 Single Barrel Bourbon
  • Description
    • Henry McKenna came to America in 1837 from Ireland and settled in Kentucky to make bourbon using his family recipe. Now made by Heaven Hill Distillery, this Henry McKenna bottling is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon. Aged 10 years, this release is also a single barrel release with each bottle bearing both the bottling date and the barrel number. The bottling also meets the Bottled in Bond criteria, meaning it's the product of a single distillation season from one distiller at a single distillery, aged in a federally bonded warehouse at exactly 100 proof.
  • Details
    • Mashbill: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Barley
    • ABV: 50% (100 Proof)
    • Region: Kentucky, USA
    • Color: Medium to dark amber
    • Nose: Slightly astringent alcohol mixed with classic bourbon notes of caramel, vanilla and spiced oak.
    • Taste: Vanilla, seasoned oak, rye spice, slightly overcooked brown sugar, peanut, caramel
    • Finish: Medium length finish with hints of vanilla and caramel, tannins and oak and a hint of leather
    • Price: $30 (750ml)
    • Rating: 90
  • Bill's Whatever Corner
  • Elijah Craig Small Batch
  • Details
    • ABV: 47% (94 Proof)
    • Region:  Kentucky
    • Color:  Burnished copper
    • Nose:  Delightfully complex with notes of vanilla bean, sweet fruit, and fresh mint
    • Taste:  Smooth and warm; pleasantly woody with accents of spice, smoke, and nutmeg
    • Finish:  Long, sweet, and slightly toasty
    • Price:  $35 (750ml)
    • Rating:  Slightly Yummy

Music (Segment 4, Optional)

  • "On the Run to Fly Away" from the album #1 by Axel Antunes, courtesy of Jamendo.
  • "Better Eyes" from the album #1 by Axel Antunes, courtesy of Jamendo.