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April 02, 2021 LHS Episode #404: The Weekender LXIX

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This Weekend in Amateur Radio (Segment 1)

Contests

Florida State Parks on the Air

Source: https://lhs.fyi/de

SP DX Contest

Source: https://lhs.fyi/sp

State QSO Party Challenge & WAQP

Lousiana

Mississippi

Contests Next Weekend

JIDX Contest

Source: https://lhs.fyi/ss

FT8 DX Contest

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State QSO Party Challenge and WAQP

Nebraska

New Mexico

North Dakota

Georgia

Special Events

The Annual Nancy Kott Memorial KN0WCW Event

Source: https://lhs.fyi/sB

World Amateur Radio Day

Quebec Parks on the Air (QcPOTA)

Source: https://lhs.fyi/sk

Announcements

Mailing list will soon be recovered. Sorry for the outage.

LHS Ham Radio Challenge

Check out websdr.org and play around with other peoples’ SDRs.

This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)

Distros to Try

Deepin 20.02

Source: https://lhs.fyi/sz

Events

Red Hat Open Source Summit

Source: https://lhs.fyi/s7

TEQnation Conference

Source: https://lhs.fyi/sA

International Conference on Open Source Systems

Source: https://lhs.fyi/sy

LHS Open Source Challenge

Check out open hardware platforms like Arduino or OpenRTX.

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)

Cheryl’s Recipe Corner!

Carrot Cake

Description

I have always been a huge fan of carrot cake, and pulled Russ into my infatuation long ago. This cake is full of all things wonderful about carrot cake… a moist cake full of pineapple, coconut and walnuts. Oh, and some carrots.

Ingredients (Cake)

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1-3/4 cups white sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups shredded carrots

1 cup flaked coconut

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained

Ingredients (Frosting)

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

1/4 cup butter, softened

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Make a well in the center and add sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Mix with wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in carrots, coconut, walnuts and pineapple. Pour into 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. Don’t panic, the center will sink a little. Allow to cool. To make the frosting: Cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the confectioners sugar and beat until creamy.

Cheryl’s Mixed Drink Corner

Carrot Cake Martini

Ingredients

2 cups ice cubes, or as needed

6 ounces Irish cream liqueur (such as Baileys®)

4 1/2 ounces butterscotch schnapps

3 ounces cinnamon schnapps

Directions

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; pour in Irish cream liqueur, butterscotch schnapps, and cinnamon schnapps. Cover the shaker and shake until frothy. Strain into a martini glass.

Russ’s Drink Corner

Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon

Description

An innovative approach to twice-barreled bourbon creates the rich and colorful flavor of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked. Uniquely matured in separate, charred oak barrels – the second barrel deeply toasted before a light charring – extracts additional soft, sweet oak character.

Details

Mashbill: 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% malted barley

Proof: 45.2% (90.4 Proof)

Region: Versailles, Kentucky

Color: Deep Amber

Nose: Dark fruit, black cherry, caramel, spiced honey, chocolate, marzipan and toasted oak

Taste: Vanilla, rich dark caramel, hazelnut, apple, cherry and baking

Finish: Long, full-bodied with creamy vanilla notes, cherry, honey, apples, sugar corn flakes and toasted oak

Price: $50 (750 ml)

Rating: 97

Bill’s Whatever Corner

Thief Creek Straight Bourbon Whiskey