LHS Episode #240: The Weekender XIV

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LHS Episode #240: The Weekender XIV

Hello and welcome to the 240th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, we outline some of the great amateur radio contests and special events, open source events and distributions, and wine, food and song you can partake of in the next fortnight. Oh no, I said fortnight. Get out there and participate in things and have a great couple of weeks.

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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)

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)