Listen to Episode #264

This Weekend in Amateur Radio (Segment 1)

Contests

OK DX RTTY Contest

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/bo (OKRTTY)

Padang DX Contest

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/bp (Padang DX)

Croatian CW Contest

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/bq (9ACW)

Contests Next Weekend

RAEM Contest

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/br (RAEM)

Special Events

NASA on the Air

Source: https://lhs.fyi/nota (NASA WordPress)

Santa Claus on the Air from Romania

Source: https://lhs.fyi/bs (Southgate)

Holy-land Christianity On The Air (HOCOTA)

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/bt (Southgate)

Additional Info:  https://lhs.fyi/bz (HOCOTA)

LHS Ham Radio Challenge

Do some mobile or portable operation. Help someone log a difficult grid square or county!

This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)

Distros to Try

antiX

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/bu

Events

Hyperledger Global Forum

Source: https://lhs.fyi/bx (HyperLedger)

Events Next Week

SciPy 2018

Source: https://lhs.fyi/by (SciPy)

LHS Open Source Challenge

Put a project in your shiny new GitHub account (remember the last challenge?) and write some code.

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)

Cheryl’s Recipe Corner!

Cheesecake Apple Fluff Salad

Ingredients

16 ounces Cream Cheese — softened*

1 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

16 ounces whipped topping

3-5 apples, diced

1 cup chopped nuts — walnuts or pecans

1-2 cups mini marshmallows

Directions

Place cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until smooth, then mix in sugar. Mix or stir in whipped topping until the mixture is smooth and lump-free. Add the apples, nuts, and marshmallows. Stir to coat. Serve immediately, or store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 24 hours. NOTE: Philadelphia Cream Cheese makes a ready to use pre-made refrigerated cheesecake mix; this is a perfect use for that product, and would save you a chunk of time!  You can also add grapes to the salad OR drizzle it with caramel!  If you want to make it festive before serving, make a wreath on top with green M&M’s and embellish it with red ones.

Russ’s Drink Corner

TINCUP American Whiskey

Description

TINCUP is a blend of two great American whiskeys, each aged in #3 charred oak barrels. “High rye” bourbon, distilled and aged in Indiana, is blended with a small amount of Colorado single malt whiskey. These whiskeys are then cut with Rocky Mountain water. TINCUP is named for the Colorado mining pioneers and the tin cups from which they drank their whiskey.

Details

Mashbill: 64% corn, 32% rye, 4% malted barley

ABV: 42% (84 Proof)

Region: Colorado, USA

Color: Pale, slightly cloudy amber

Nose: Sweet, caramel, light fruit, toffee, caramel

Taste: Sweet, grain, apple, candied apple, cinnamon, toffee, nut bread, rye spice

Finish: Light dry tannins, raisin, apple, cinnamon, caramel

Price: $25 (750ml)

Rating: 86

Bill’s Whatever Corner

Rainier Beer

Details

ABV: 4.6%

Calories: 134 (11g carbs)

Rainier Beer brings together nature’s bounty from the great Northwest. We use golden barley to produce a beer rich in taste and texture. Fermented slowly with a pedigree yeast culture under tightly controlled conditions, Rainier comes forth with a satisfying malty flavor over a slightly fruity background, spiced with Chinook, Mt. Hood, and Willamette hop notes.