This Weekend in Amateur Radio (Segment 1)
- Contests
- North American QSO Party
- Bands: CW: 1800Z, Aug 4 to 0559Z, Aug 5
- Source: https://lhs.fyi/5v
- ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest
- 1800Z, Aug 4 to 1800Z, Aug 5
- Source: https://lhs.fyi/7s
- Contests Next Weekend
- WAE DX Contest
- CW: 0000Z, Aug 11 to 2359Z, Aug 12
- Source: https://lhs.fyi/wae
- Special Events
- Worked All Capitals
- Aug 9-Aug 19, 1600Z-0000Z
- K9S, K9K, W9I, and W9V
- Additional Info:
- www.k9ham.org
- www.w9cwa.net
- www.svrc.org
- LHS Ham Radio Challenge
- Listen to or make a contact via satellite.
This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)
- Distros to Try
- IPFire
- Source: https://lhs.fyi/ipfire (IPFire)
- Open Source Events
- OGGCAMP
- August 18-19 - Sheffield, UK
- Souce: https://lhs.fyi/oggcamp
- FOSSCON
- August 25 - Philadelphia, PA
- Source: https://lhs.fyi/7r
- Open Source Summit North America
- August 29-31 - Vancouver, B.C.
- Source: https://lhs.fyi/7a
- LHS Open Source Challenge
- Set up a torrent seeder and seed valuable open source projects.
This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)
- Cheryl's Recipe Corner
- One-Pot Teriyaki Chicken and Rice
- Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1-inch pieces, patted dry
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 6 green onions, thinly sliced on the bias, greens and whites separated
- 1 medium red bell pepper, cut in 1-inch pieces
- 2 ¼ cups chicken broth
- ¾ cup teriyaki stir-fry sauce and marinade (LaChoy makes one)
- 1 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice
- 1 cup fresh snow peas
- Directions
- In 5-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken and salt; cook 6 to 8 minutes on first side, without moving, until chicken is browned on bottom and releases easily from pan. Stir chicken; stir in green onion whites and bell pepper. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until softened. Stir broth, teriyaki sauce and rice into chicken mixture in Dutch oven. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover, and cook 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender and chicken is no longer pink in center. Remove from heat. Stir in snow peas; cover, and let stand 2 to 4 minutes to soften snow peas. Stir; top with green onion greens.
- Russ's Drink Corner
- Benriach 10
- ABV: 43% (86 Proof)
- Region: Speyside
- Color: Light Honey
- Nose: Lemon, grapefruit, butter toffee, nutmeg, almond, gingerbead, cinnamon (with water: sea air,
- Taste: Citrus, green apple, fried banana, pear, brown sugar, strong barley, caramel, pepper spice, vanilla (with water: fig, lemon grass)
- Price: $45 (750ml)
- Rating: 95
- Bill's Whatever Corner
- Hand Cannon IPA
- Iron Horse Brewery in Ellensburg, WA
- 6.8% ABV
- 60 IBU
- Stuff on the can:
- A Mega Blast of Hops or Something
- Best Paired With Excessive Enthusiam & Neon
- This hop filled ipa is an explosion of tropical and citrus flavor and aroma. It's like holding a roman candle, but better, because you can drink it and it won't start your backyard on fire.
- Movie Recommend: Silkwood (1983)
- A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant. Stars: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher.
Music (Segment 4)
- "Raise Your Voice" by Quentin Hannappe, from the album Quentin Hannappe EP, courtesy of Jamendo.
- Duration: 3:01
- Location: France
- Released: May 2018
- Source: https://lhs.fyi/7t (Jamendo)