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LHS Episode #588: Remote SDR Operation Deep Dive
Hello and welcome to the 588th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss using SDR receivers from a remote location or hosting them on web enabled sites. Several options are discussed including downloading, configuration, hosting, operation, technical specifications and more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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LHS Episode #587: The Weekender CXXXI
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This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 2)
Cheryl’s Recipe Corner
Pecan Goat Cheese Salad with blackberry vinaigrette
Description
A few months ago we stopped in Tupelo, Mississippi for dinner (as we headed home from our Disney World Vacation) and, due to my diagnosis last year with Celiac disease, I have to avoid gluten. The restaurant we choose had a wonderful gluten-free menu, and this was one of the choices, and it was AMAZING (especially as we dined during a fantastic thunderstorm - we love storms!) It’s a summer friendly recipe, too!
Ingredients (Salad Base)
Protein of your choice (rotisserie chicken, grilled shrimp or grilled steak bites)
Dressing (recipe below)
Candied Pecans, crumbled
Goat Cheese Crumbles
Strawberries (sliced)
Real Bacon Bits
Ingredients (Dressing)
6oz Blackberries
1/3 cup Balsamic Vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2-3 teaspoons sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Place all dressing ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend well. Taste, and adjust ingredients as needed to your taste. Set aside while you are assembling your salad. In a bowl layer your salad base, protein, dressing. Then adorn your salad with the candied pecans, goat cheese crumbles, strawberries and bacon bits (if desired)
Cheryl’s Mixed Drink Corner
Rum Runner
Description
A tasty summer cocktail that will take you on a tropical taste vacation!
Ingredients
1 ounce light rum
1 ounce dark or aged rum
1 ounce banana liqueur
1/2 ounce blackberry liqueur, or blackberry brandy
1 ounce pineapple juice
1 splash grenadine
Variety of fresh fruit, for garnish
Directions
Gather the ingredients. Add all of the ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a hurricane glass over fresh ice. Garnish with fruit and enjoy. Recipe Variation: Make this rum runner into a frozen drink by pouring the ingredients into a blender with about 3/4 cup of ice. Blend until smooth. A Rum Runner Recipe Heavy on the OJ: If you enjoy orange juice cocktails, this is a great rum runner recipe. It requires fewer ingredients, so it’s super easy to make. The rum, blackberry brandy, and banana liqueur complement the fresh orange nicely, and their combined sweetness offsets the tart citrus. Try it in the blender as well; it makes a fantastic frozen cocktail. To make this drink, combine 1 1/2 ounces of rum with 1/2 ounce each of blackberry brandy and crème de banana, and 3 ounces of orange juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Add a dash of falernum (or grenadine), shake, and strain into a chilled hurricane glass. A Classically Styled Rum Runner Recipe: Dale DeGroff’s “The Craft of the Cocktail” is a book filled with amazing recipes like this rum runner. It’s entirely different than all others, and that’s what makes it great. This drink has a lighter profile because it skips the heaviness of orange juice and opts for refreshing pineapple instead. It also features two rums and introduces the rich texture of an egg white. All of these elements give DeGroff’s rum runner a classic style that’s lost in most modern renditions of the cocktail. To make this drink, muddle a piece of lime in the bottom of a cocktail shaker until lightly bruised. Add 1 ounce each of light and medium rums, pineapple juice, and simple syrup, as well as 1/2 ounce of lime juice and an egg white. Shake vigorously (more than usual to properly mix the egg) and strain into a tall glass with ice. Garnish with tropical fruitt. RAW EGG WARNING: Consuming raw and lightly cooked eggs poses a risk for foodborne illness.
Russ’s Drink Corner
WhistlePig PiggyBack Bourbon Whiskey
Description
PiggyBack 100 Proof Bourbon gives our bold approach to whiskey a sweeter spin. Born from our signature grain’s other half, it starts with a high Corn mash bill (keeping a dash of Rye of course). Six long years of age in Char #3 barrels adds layers of flavor before bottling at 100 Proof, so you can keep it 100 whether you choose Bourbon or Rye. Sip it neat or shake it in a classic. With its sweeter profile, PiggyBack 100 Proof Bourbon shines in citrus and sour drinks – like our Barrel Aged Maple Bourbon Sour.
Details
Mashbill: Unknown (high corn, a dash of rye)
Region: Queechee, Vermont
Proof: 100 (50% ABV)
Color: Toasted honey
Nose: Caramel, cinnamon, yeasty bread, sugary white grapes
Taste: Cinnamon, apples, maple, lightly toasted orange, vanilla, mint, green tea
Finish: Candied sweet apples, baking spices, hints of caramel
Price: $40 (750ml)
Rating: 90
Bill’s Whatever Corner
Whiskey Theif Distilling Co - May Day Rye
Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey 2025
146 Proof (73% ABV)
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YouTube Comment from @kevinhanley6462
It’s fun to use.
YouTube Comment from @jasoncherry3404
Im very seriously considering purchasing a new Commodore 64 from the UK to use a programming / gaming platform for retro style games. Do I have to put the system on the internet or can I keep it static for just at home use and just download updates to a jump drive then load them that way? I’d like to keep the system as clean as I can so the I expose it to the internet the better. However if I do put the system on the internet for ease of downloading programs are there sites specific to the commodore that have safe content and games for downloading? What anti virus do you recommend and is there anything that comes with the Commodore OS already? The video was very informative thank you.
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LHS Episode #585: SDR++ Brown Deep Dive
Hello and welcome to Episode #585 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts review the SDR++ fork known as the "Brown" edition. Topics include installation, basic configuration, features and more. Focus is also on special features of the fork including audio filtering, KiwiSDR and WebSDR support and more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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LHS Episode #584: The Weekender CXXX
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- Operating QRP and QRP Radios
This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 2)
Cheryl’s Recipe Corner
Tasso
Description
Our recipe this week comes from the cookbook, Zydeco et pas salè (https://a.co/d/0yGdwOD)), with all the fabulous Cajun recipes, that our friend and longtime listener, Hutch (K9KJN) published. He recently told me that I could use any of his recipes in the Recipe corner, so I opened up the cookbook today, closed my eyes and just pointed… and this is the recipe I selected! I’m really happy I did… I love the Tasso he prepares.
Ingredients (Tasso Meat)
1 5-pound pork tenderloin, sliced into ¼-inch-thick rounds
5 cups Worcestershire sauce
5 cups Tasso Seasoning (recipe below)
Ingredients (Tasso Seasoning)
1 cup coarse-ground black pepper
1 cup kosher salt
1 cup cayenne powder
1 cup brown sugar
1-1/2 cups granulated garlic
1 tablespoon allspice
Directions
Marinate the sliced pork tenderloin in Worcestershire sauce overnight. Remove the meat and drain. Combine all tasso seasoning ingredients and place the tasso seasoning onto a large, flat platter and dredge the pork in the seasoning, coating both sides. Layer the pork in a large colander, covering each layer with extra seasoning. Place the colander in a large pan to catch any liquids, cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate for at least 3 days. Preheat a smoker. Remove the meat and place in the preheated smoker. Cook until the tasso reaches an internal temperature of 155 degrees. Makes about 3 pounds of Tasso Note: This makes a jerky like meat. Very spicy, but delicious!
Cheryl’s Mixed Drink Corner
Face Off
Description
Bill brought me a lovely bottle of Huckleberry Vodka, from Bozeman Spirits (Bozeman, MT) to Hamvention. I was encouraged, during the last Weekender, that I needed to find a recipe to share with everyone that featured the vodka. Here is what I found (and what I found goes well with the vodka). While I have not found this specific brand on shelves in Missouri, 360 Vodka (based out of Weston, MO) has a Huckleberry Vodka that would be quite tasty this way if you find that on your store shelves.
Ingredients
2 oz Huckleberry Flavored Vodka
1 oz Blue Curacao
3 oz lemonade
Ice
Directions
Add ice, Huckleberry Flavored Vodka, and blue curaçao to a shaker. Shake and strain into a glass with fresh ice. Top with lemonade.
Russ’s Drink Corner
Bumbu XO Rum
Description
Bumbu XO is truly a thing of beauty. An aged rum that is smooth, rich and complex. Created from scratch by our master distiller, our XO aged rum is matured in ex-bourbon barrels and selectively finished in white oak sherry casks to achieve a beautifully balanced, endlessly sippable rum. This special release is distilled and aged in Panama, where we created a truly unique – and unquestionably superior – rum. Aromas of toffee, toasted oak, and vanilla give way to orange zest, peppery spice and even a hint of coffee on the palate. A wonderfully engaging rum that encourages repeat visits, Bumbu XO is perfect for traditional rum cocktails – and perhaps even better on its own, neat or with a single ice cube.
Details
Mashbill: 100% cane sugar
Region: Barbados
Proof: 80 (40% ABV)
Color: Medium amber
Nose: Toffee, toasted oak, vanilla, cocoa
Taste: Orange zest, pepper, coffee, dark chocolate
Finish: Medium length with notes of cocoa powder, molasses, sweet oak and pepper
Price: $38 (750ml)
Rating: 93
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LHS Episode #583: Department of Redundancy Department
Hello and welcome to the 583rd installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss European countries transitioning to Linux, the upcoming hurricane season, open source CRM solution Huly, Morse Maven, DragonLog and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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LHS Episode #582: The Haunted Band Deep Dive
Hello and welcome to the 582nd installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts talk with Justin Overfelt, AB3E, about topics related to the Open Research Institute (ORI), FCC and the "haunted" 219MHz amateur radio band. It's a fascinating look into a world of licensing, history, mishandling, stagnation, weirdness and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
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