Show Notes #510: K2BSA Deep DIve

  • Topics
  • Bill Stearns, NE4RD/K2BSA
  • Boy Scouts National Jamboree 2023
  • Operating Schedule
    • D-Star - REF033A
    • Echolink - *JOTA-365*
    • SOTA - Garden Ground Mountain – W8V/NR-058

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

  • QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo is now the QSO Today Academy

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Show Notes #509: The Weekender CV

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  • The Best Whiskey Under $30

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 2)

  • Cheryl's Recipe Corner!
  • Easy Shrimp Ceviche
  • Description
    • I served this at a family dinner, and it was a huge hit.  It's light and refreshing.
  • Ingredients
    • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
    • 1 pound pre-cooked shrimp - peeled and deveined, 16 to 20 count size
    • 1 cup (157 g) diced tomatoes seeds removed, ¼" dice
    • 1 cup (145 g) diced cucumber ¼" dice
    • 1/2 cup (70 g) minced red onion
    • 2 tablespoons (6 g) chopped cilantro
    • 1 tablespoon (10 g) minced jalapeno, seeds removed
    • 1 teaspoon (1 g) lime zest
    • 1/4 cup (120 ml) lime juice
    • 1/4 cup (60 ml) lemon juice
    • 1 cup (145 g) frozen diced avocado 1/2" dice - optional
  • Directions
    • Chop the cooked shrimp into 1/2-inch pieces—place in a large non-reactive bowl.  To the bowl of shrimp, add tomatoes, cucumber, onion, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, lime juice, lemon juice, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes, stirring halfway through. Taste and season with more salt as desired.  If you choose to use avocado, serve it on the side (as an optional mix in for each person). To Serve - Pair shrimp ceviche with chips or on tostadas.
  • Cheryl's Mixed Drink Corner
  • Mexican Mule
  • Description
    • A quick and easy mule with Tequila, instead of Vodka
  • Ingredients
    • 2 ounces tequila
    • 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
    • 4 ounces ginger beer
    • For the garnish: lime slice
  • Directions
    • In a copper mug or glass, pour in the tequila, lime juice, and ginger beer. Add ice and garnish with a lime slice. Serve immediately.
  • Russ's Drink Corner
  • Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt Japanese Whiskey
  • Description
    • Miyagikyo Single Malt is a range of single malt expressions from the Miyagikyo Distillery. Nikka's founder Masataka Taketsuru chose a valley in the Miyagi prefecture as the site for his second distillery, and started its operation in 1969. He aimed to make a complete contrast between the two distilleries, Miyagikyo and Yoichi, with different natural environments and production methods. Miyagikyo malts are described as elegant and fruity. Made from light peated and non-peated malted barley, whiskies distilled in pot stills heated by indirect steam express a signature fruitiness and delicate mouthfeel. This no-age-statement version was released in 2016 as a permanent product that showcases the elegant style of Miyagikyo malts, when all age-statements were discontinued. This bottling has estery aromas generated by carefully selected yeast strains along with distinctive Sherry cask influence.
  • Details
    • Mashbill: 100% Malted barley
    • Proof: 90 (45% ABV)
    • Region: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
    • Color: Light, spun gold
    • Nose: Vanilla, cinnamon, honey, pear, clove, baked biscuits, plantain
    • Taste: Orange, toasted bread, chocolate, honey, vanilla, oak, toasted grains, pear, green grapes, light pepper
    • Finish: Green grape, vanilla, hints of dark berries and citrus, light pepper
    • Price: $85 (750ml)
    • Rating: 96

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Show Notes #508: Close Enough

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Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

  • Legislation to Remove Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio Introduced in Congress

Segment 3 (Open Source)

  • Intel’s New Open Source Mono Font is Pretty Decent
  • KDE Plasma 6 Has Reached The Point Of Being "Fairly Livable"

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

  • Not1MM for ARRL Field Day 2023
  • KLog-2.3.1 - Many bugfixes, Ukrainian and new settings

Segment 5 (Announcements & Feedback)

  • YouTube Comment from Zachary Helmberger
    • Qtel version 1.2.2 is the latest I have. It has problems on both Debian and Xubuntu. It won't connect through several routers unless I use a proxy (from echolink) and incoming sound often does not work on ECHOTEST**NEWSLINE and TX works after TX ing twice, buggy for me.

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Show Notes #507: Not1MM Deep Dive

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Segment 1 (Deep Dive)

  • Not1MM by Mike, K6GTE
    • 41 repos in his public git (some are forks)
    • Field Day Logger
    • Winter Field Day Logger
    • potato & augratin for POTA
    • utilities for morse, file parsing, device connection and more
    • Not1MM

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

  • Facebook Chat with Brian re: Rig Control in WSJT-X

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Show Notes #506: The Weekender CIV

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Spin the Random Topic Wheel (Segment 1)

  • The Best Pizza

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 2)

  • Cheryl's Recipe Corner!
  • Mongolian Beef and Noodles
  • Description
    • I am a huge fan of Mongolian beef, and this is a quick way to serve it at home and avoid carry out from your local Asian restaurant
  • Ingredients
    • 12 oz flank steak
    • 1/3 cup soy sauce
    • 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon grated fresh gingerroot
    • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
    • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
    • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    • 1 cup carrots, cut into matchsticks
    • 3 green onions, cut into 1-inch long slices on the diagonal
    • 1/2 cup beef flavored broth
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
    • 1 tablespoon water
    • 10 oz uncooked wide rice noodles, cooked as directed on package
    • 3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions
  • Directions
    • Place flank steak in freezer 30 minutes. Cut against the grain into 1/8-inch slices; place in medium bowl. In small bowl, beat soy sauce, brown sugar, gingerroot, sesame oil, garlic and pepper flakes until sugar is dissolved. Add 1/4 cup of the soy sauce mixture to beef; toss to coat. Reserve remaining soy sauce mixture. Cover and refrigerate beef 45 minutes. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add half of the marinated beef, spreading it out into single layer; cook 1 minute on each side until browned. Transfer beef to plate. Add another 1 tablespoon oil to skillet; repeat cooking remaining half of beef. Transfer to plate. Reduce heat to medium. Add carrots; cook and stir about 2 minutes or until they begin to soften. Add 3 green onions cut into 1-inch slices; cook another minute. Add broth to reserved soy sauce mixture. Beat in cornstarch and water with whisk; add to hot skillet. Cook until sauce is boiling and thickened. Add beef and cooked rice noodles; toss to coat with sauce, and heat through. Transfer to serving plate; garnish with 3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions.
  • Cheryl's Mixed Drink Corner
  • Asian Summer
  • Description
    • How about a fresh cocktail with an Asian twist?
  • Ingredients
    • 1 1/2 oz Orange flavored Vodka
    • 1/2 oz Amaretto
    • 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
    • 3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
    • 1 tsp Sesame Oil
    • Pinch of Ground Ginger
    • 1 tsp Sugar
    • Star Anise
  • Directions
    • Using your finger, rub the outside edge of a martini cocktail glass with sesame oil then roll in sugar to coat rim. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add Orange Flavored Vodka, Amaretto, simple syrup, lime juice and ginger. Shake vigorously and strain into chilled martini cocktail glass. Grate a pinch of star anise over the top and then drop pod in glass for garnish.
  • Russ's Drink Corner
  • Calumet Farm 16 KSBW "Single Rack Black - Citation"
  • Description
    • Calumet Farm 16 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey is the newest offering from our stables of the Single Rack Black premium bourbon line. Its bold tastes and flavors are matched perfectly well with a balanced finish. As a tribute to one of the greatest thoroughbreds in racing history, this bourbon represents the dedication and patience it takes to create a champion. This expression of the Calumet Farm Bourbon family is our most aged and highest proof to date. It is Non-Chill Filtered for added depth of character and color.
  • Details
    • Mashbill: 74% corn, 18% rye, 8% malted barley
    • Proof: 106 (53 %ABV)
    • Region: Bowling Green, Kentucky
    • Color: Deep mahogany with dark red shadows and golden highlights
    • Nose: Woody char, smoke, almonds, fresh-cut hay, citrus, orange, cherry, light floral notes
    • Taste: Oak tannins, rye, baking spices, cherry, dark fruit, bread, toffee, corn meal
    • Finish: Notes of toasted grains, sugar coated nuts, oak
    • Price: $150 (750ml)
    • Rating: 94
  • Bill's Whatever Corner
  • RY3 Whiskey - Cask Strength Rum Cask Finish
    • The blend of three whiskies (American and Canadian rye), three mash bills and three age statements add up to RY3, a sumptuous and heavenly honeycombed mouthful of peach nectar and maple bran. White pepper punctuates an otherwise seamless coat of orange peel, vanilla musk, and cigar leaf. At 100 proof, it shines.
    • Proof: 117.2 (58.6% ABV)
    • Private Reserve Barrel Select - PR#004 Bottle 115

Segment 3 (Announcements & Feedback)

  • Linux in the Ham Shack @ LinuxFest Northwest 2023
    • NE4RD will be presenting a session at LFNW on our favorite topic in October 2023.  LFNW runs from October 20-22 2023 in Bellingham, WA at the Bellingham Technical College.

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