LHS Episode #353: The Weekender LI

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LHS Episode #353: The Weekender LI

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

  • ARRL Field Day

  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/arrlfd

  • State QSO Party Challenge(s)

  • None

  • Contests Next Weekend

  • Marconi Memorial HF Contest

  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/eI

  • DL-DX RTTY Contest

  • Source:  https://lhs.fyi/eJ

  • State QSO Party Challenge(s)

  • None

  • Special Events

  • The Brickyard 400

  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/mU

  • Mount Rushmore Independence Day Celebration

  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/mV

  • Colonial Williamsburg Special Event

  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/mW

  • Announcements

  • Recording for Episode #354 will likely be taking place on Thursday, 6/25, at 12:30pm CDT. The episode will be aired pre-recorded on Monday, 6/29, during the usual live recording time slot. Make a note if you want to catch the actual live show.

  • LHS Ham Radio Challenge

  • Gear up for Field Day! Rules changes allow for home-to-home station contacts and also to aggregate your contacts with your own call sign with a club’s contacts for additional scoring. Should be an interesting year for the biggest contest of ’em all.

This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)

  • Cheryl’s Recipe Corner!

  • Easy Baked Churros

  • Description

  • I’m a huge fan of anything that involves cinnamon and sugar.  And these are a state fair (they’re coming up soon!) staple for me!  Russ is not a fan, though… so he’ll not offer any input on these, but they are quick and easy

  • Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted

  • 1/2 cup sugar

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 1 (12-ounce) can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

  • Directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine sugar and ground cinnamon; set aside. With your hands, roll each biscuit into a 9-inch rope.  Dip in melted butter, and coat with sugar mixture.Twist several times, and place on baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden.

  • Russ’s Drink Corner

  • Yellow Spot 12YO Irish Whiskey

  • Description

  • Rather than being simply a finished whiskey, Yellow Spot is special in that it contains whiskey that has been matured for a full 12 year period in three oak cask types: American bourbon barrels, Spanish sherry butts, and uniquely, Spanish Malaga casks. The Malaga cask brings an exotic sweet note to the whiskey making it a truly delightful taste experience. Only extremely limited quantities of Yellow Spot have been bottled making it a whiskey to seek out and savour as a true rarity.

  • Details

  • Mashbill: 100% Barley (Malted & Unmalted)

  • Proof: 46% (92 Proof)

  • Region: County Cork, Ireland

  • Color: Golden honey, light caramel

  • Nose: Mown hay, black pepper, butterscotch, caramel, nutmeg, clove, sweet honey, peach

  • Taste: Honey, fresh coffee, creamy milk chocolate, red apples, toasted oak, bananas, citrus zest, toffee

  • Finish: The finish is long and sweet with notes of bread dough, meringue, dried apricot, red grapes, honey, barley

  • Price: $90-$110 (750ml)

  • Rating: 91