LHS Episode #278: The Weekender XXVI

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LHS Episode #278: The Weekender XXVI

It's time once again for The Weekender. This is our bi-weekly departure into the world of amateur radio contests, open source conventions, special events, listener challenges, hedonism and just plain fun. Thanks for listening and, if you happen to get a chance, feel free to call us or e-mail and send us some feedback. Tell us how we're doing. We'd love to hear from you.

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This Weekend in Amateur Radio (Segment 1)

  • Contests

  • CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB: 0000Z, Mar 30 to 2359Z, Mar 31

  • Additional Info:https://lhs.fyi/5Q

  • Feld Hell Sprint: 0000Z-2359Z, Mar 30

  • Additional Info:  https://lhs.fyi/dd

  • Contests Next Weekend

  • Florida State Parks on the Air

  • Rules:  https://lhs.fyi/de

  • SP DX Contest

  • Additional Info:  https://lhs.fyi/df

  • Special Events

  • 40th Anniversary of W6RO Aboard the Queen Mary

  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/da (ARALB.org)

  • Petal-Southern Miss Pow-Wow

  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/d6 (Hattiesburg ARC)

  • Announcements

  • Deep Dive Episode Suggestions

  • Hamvention 2019 Campaign

  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/hvc2019

  • YouTube Channel

  • 1,000 Twitter Followers Contest

  • LHS Ham Radio Challenge

  • Try using JTAlarm or AlarmeJT with your WSJT-X installation next time you’re out trying to work DXCC on FT-8.

This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)

  • Cheryl’s Recipe Corner!

  • Peanut Chicken Stir Fry

  • Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup water

  • 1/4 cup peanut butter

  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce

  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar

  • 2 to 3 garlic cloves, minced

  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed

  • 3 cups fresh broccoli florets

  • 1 cup shredded carrots

  • 1 cup bean sprouts

  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

  • 1 tablespoon water

  • Hot cooked rice or noodles

  • Optional: Tofu, sriracha

  • Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup water, peanut butter, soy sauce and brown sugar until smooth; set aside. In a skillet or wok, stir-fry garlic in sesame and vegetable oils for 30 seconds. Add the chicken; stir-fry for 5 minutes or until no longer pink. Add the broccoli, carrots and bean sprouts; stir-fry for 5 minutes. Stir in the peanut butter mixture; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until sauce is smooth and broccoli is crisp-tender. Combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth; gradually add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice or noodles, and garnish with peanuts if desired.

  • Russ’s Drink Corner

  • Smooth Ambler Old Scout American Whiskey

  • Description

  • Old Scout American Whiskey is a union of two whiskies distilled from classic bourbon mash bills. One is aged in new oak barrels and the other matures in rejuvenated, re-charred bourbon casks. While this unique aging excuses the marriage from being called bourbon, it shares all of the character and drinkability you would expect from a whiskey on the brink of being one. Like the other Old Scout whiskeys, it is blended in limited, hand selected batches and without chill filtration.

  • Details

  • Mashbill: 36% Rye (Others undisclosed)

  • ABV: 49.5% (99 Proof)

  • Region: West Virginia (grains from Tennessee and elsewhere)

  • Color: Light amber

  • Nose: Green apple, butter cake, hint of dark roast coffee, graham crackers, hint of rye spice

  • Taste: Baking spices, Swedish gingerbread (pepparkakor), oak, sweet corn, a hint of mint, rye dryness on the tongue

  • Finish: Long fade of pepparkakor and a touch of oak bitterness fading into vanilla, mint and dry spice

  • Price: $35 (750ml)

  • Rating: 85