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This Weekend in Amateur Radio (Segment 1)

ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Source: https://lhs.fyi/b7

Contests Next Weekend

Stew Perry Topband Challenge

Source: https://lhs.fyi/stew

ARRL EME Contest

Source: https://lhs.fyi/gH

Special Events

Transatlantic Tests of 1921 - 1BCG Replica Transmitter

Source: https://lhs.fyi/w3

Celebrate Christmas and Holiday Cheer Christmas Train

Source: https://lhs.fyi/w1

American Revolution - Battles of Trenton, Princeton

Source: https://lhs.fyi/w2

Announcements

Year-end recording will happen on Dec 16, 2021. We will be inviting listeners to be on the show so if you have a microphone and headset, please plan on joining us as we wrap up 2021.

LHS Ham Radio Challenge

Mentor a new ham or find a question on a ham radio-related message board and answer it if you have the knowledge to do so.

This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)

Distros to Try

NixOS 21.11 Porcupine

Source: https://lhs.fyi/vW (nixos)

Events

Automotive Linux Summit

Source: https://lhs.fyi/w5

Open Compliance Summit

Source: https://lhs.fyi/w4

LHS Open Source Challenge

Consider the gift of open source for someone on your friends and family list for the holiday season.

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)

Cheryl’s Recipe Corner!

White Christmas Pie

Description

20 years ago Russ and I attended a cooking demonstration where a locally owned restaurant demonstrated one of their top selling pies around the Christmas season.  One bite and we were hooked.  Sadly, I completely forgot about this recipe until a few days ago… so I decided to pull it out and dust it off!

Ingredients

2 baked (8”) pie shells (graham cracker crust also works well)

1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk

1/3 cup lemon juice

1/3 cup coconut

1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans are my personal favorite)

1 can (15 oz) crushed pineapple, well drained

1/2 teaspoon pineapple extract

1 container (12 oz) whipped topping (like Cool Whip)

Directions

Combine milk, lemon juice, coconut, nuts, pineapple and pineapple flavoring. Stir in whipped topping and pour mixture into pie shells. Chill for 4 hours. 12-16 servings. Note: One 10” pie crust may be substituted for the two 8”. For Christmas, it’s especially festive when you dollop some cherry pie filling on each piece.

Cheryl’s Mixed Drink Corner

Hot Buttered Rum

Description

I’ve always been a Hot Buttered Rum fan, thanks to my dad.  While Russ and were vacationing in New England over the last 2 weeks, I decided to try the Hot Buttered Rum at Maine Craft Distilling in Portland, ME on a very cold day!  It was perfect!  I’m not sure if Russ liked it, though (he’s not a huge fan of hot drinks)… but I was very happy!

Ingredients (4 Drinks)

6 tablespoons salted butter, softened

3 tablespoons brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon allspice

Ingredients (1 Drink)

1-1/2 tablespoons spiced butter

2 ounces rum

6 ounces boiling water*

Directions (Cocktail)

Make the spiced butter: Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice to your softened butter. Use a spatula to mix the butter together with the sugar and spices until everything is incorporated well. Use immediately or refrigerate until making the drinks. To make the drinks: Add 1-1/2 tablespoons of the spiced butter to each glass. Add rum and boiling water and stir until combined. If you like a sweeter drink, top with whipped cream. Note: *Some recipes use apple cider for a sweeter spin. We prefer drinks that are lightly sweet and boiling water is most traditional.

Russ’s Drink Corner

Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey (A Blend)

Description

The Breckenridge Distillery is the “World’s Highest Distillery”. Founded in 2008, the Breckenridge Distillery is most widely known for its blended bourbon whiskey, a high-rye mash American-style whiskey. Since coming online in 2008 and releasing its first vodka and bourbon three years later, Breckenridge Distillery has quickly become an award-winning producer of fine spirits, being designated one of the top three bourbons in the U.S. How it all came to be, however, stems from a mix of just the right ingredients, a hint of luck and a deep love for quality whiskey. Our award-winning, high-rye Bourbon Whiskey is aged for a minimum of three years, in charred, new American oak barrels, and blended to reveal the unique qualities of the Bourbon Whiskey. Deep, honey-amber hue with pronounced aromas of butterscotch, candied orange and apple; dry cacao and brown sugar envelop the tongue as the spirit lingers with notes of vanilla and white pepper.

Details

Mashbill: 56% corn, 38% rye, 6% barley

Proof: 86 (43% ABV)

Region: Breckenridge, Colorado

Color: Medium caramel

Nose: Raw corn, vanilla, corn, apple juice, butterscotch, oak, mustiness

Taste: Oak, oats, vanilla, various herbs, dried fruit, hazelnut, mineral water, acetone

Finish: Short finish with notes of acetone, flour, raw grain and copper

Price: $45 (750 ml)

Rating: 83