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The Edinburgh 23cm beacon GB3EDN is back on the air after a move to a new location at the QTH of GM4HWO on the south side of Edinburgh. It has moved about 1.5 km south from its previous site in the University of Edinburgh, Kings Buildings Campus.

 

The frequency is 1296.990MHz. It sends its callsign GB3EDN and QRA locator (IO85jv) in both FSK and JT4 once per minute.


The new site is about 200m higher than the previous site and it is hoped that coverage is somewhat improved. It has a clear view from NW through to the east giving good coverage up the East coast and across the North Sea to Scandinavia. It is also hoped that there will be better propagation to the south from the new site.

Looking north from beacon. Arthur's Seat visible in distance.

 


The antenna is an omnidirectional "big wheel - clover leaf" type housed in a radome fabricated from a Marley plastic 110 mm drain pipe coupler and two stop ends.

Spots on Beaconspot will be appreciated!

Brian Flynn, GM8BJF

12 March 2024 - Hot News - John GM8OTI reports reception of GB3EDN in the depths of Morningside!

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RSGB Old-Timers Honour Roll

(See RadCom Feb 2024, pp.42-44.

Current & Former LRS & GM3HAM: Members of the RSGB

Years    Name, Callsign

71          Lothians Radio Society 

              Ian Pryde GM3LGU

67          Vic Stewart GM3OWU

64          Bruce Taylor HB9ANY

63          Alan Masson GM3PSP

              Graeme Kelly GM8MST

61          David Guest GM3TFY

59          Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL

              Brian Flynn GM8BJF

52          Pete Bates GM4BYF

              Brian Howie GM4DIJ

51          Peter Dick GM4DTH

              Mike Chapman GM4IGS

50          George Szymanski GM4COK

                   E&OE - pse advise. 

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GM4DIJ/P - 144MHz CW Marconi Memorial Contest
 
 
I  had a go at the 6 hour section of this one on Sunday from  IO74MU near Stoneykirk. The weather was pretty decent but had a heavy shower accompanied with static rain for a little while.

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I did two contests  /P this week from the usual spot in IO74 near Stranraer.
 
(Library photo).
 
Conditions were poor, but I had low noise at the start. I pulled the N-type socket off the gamma match when fitting the feeder. I had to bodge a fix with much footering in the dark, but got on for the start.
 
23cm UKAC. Tuesday 17th Oct
 
Tx/Rx IC9700+ SG Labs Amp  20 W
 
Antenna 30 ele H/B yagi at 5m agl, 89m asl
 
22 QSOs 12484 Points
 
Best DX  G3XDY;JO02OB at 513 km
 
Flat condx, with heavy QSB . It was a bit windy. Probably contributing
to the fading.

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2-8 Oct 2023 - Terry Robinson GM3WUX "73-Cubed" Fund-Raiser for Cancer Research. 

(Photo from fund-raising page).

Our good friend Terry Robinson GM3WUX (Glasgow), who has operated with GM3HAM/P on 50MHz / 70MHz a number of times at VHF NFD, did a fund-raiser in memory of his friend Jeremy Browne G3XZG who died of cancer last year.
 
Terry, who is completely blind, attempted to walk unaided 73 laps of a loop in Glasgow's Queens Park in the week of his 73rd birthday, 2-8 October 2023, covering about 100 miles. He aims to raise "73-cubed" - £389,017 - for cancer research.
 

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In prep - psp

 

 
Malcolm's Report
 
       

 

The 2023 Kiltwalk was fun. The weather was excellent – overcast, cool, dry and no wind. I arrived at the start in Gypsy Brae recreation park quite early, having made it by bus from Fife. The 200 airport bus was an easy way to reach north Edinburgh from the Queensferry Road, but I still had to yomp for 20 minutes to reach the start from Pennywell.

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John Taylor GM4JRT (photo taken on a different occasion).

I arrived at the Stirling Clubhouse (GM6NX) at 2150 on Saturday to a warm welcome, firstly from the two Stirling members already operating and secondly from the immense heat coming from the 2 Acom 1000 amplifiers running FT8! I was there as a volunteer operator for their special event callsign, GB1CWC, to mark the first ever UCI Cycling World Championship, being held in Scotland.

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Peter  GM4DTH received SAQ in Sweden on 17.2kHz on Alexanderson Day 2023 using a special antenna and receiver in his garden. 

"Yesterday I received the SAQ transmission from Sweden on 17.2 kHz at 13:00BST. There was a high level of summer static which somewhat degraded the strong signal. I used, as before, an active aerial elevated to 20 feet. It was fed DC from a bias tee. The 17.2 Khz signal was mixed with 4 MHz in a converter and the fed to the IC-705. I have some photos and a recording. I have Photoshopped the screen image to remove the 4 MHz component for clarity"

 

 

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6-7 May: RSGB 432 MHz Contest & 432MHz - 245GHz Contest Weekend - Brian GM4DIJ went to IO74MU10 nr Stranraer on Sunday. He reports: I was  on  at about 11 am - later than hoped. Site was enveloped  in thick fog which pretty well killed 13cm. I had 9 QSOs on 23cm, 1 on 13cm and 1 on 3cm - just after the end! None on 9cm.

SEE GM4DIJ/P 23cm QSOs MAP ===>

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14 Mar 2023: Brian GM4DIJ/P in 70cm UKAC nr Stranraer

I was out /P again at Stoneykirk on Tuesday. Temp -5C at teardown. Conditions were poor. I could just hear GB3UHF. I was hearing more than I worked, but did get 29. I need more power! Best DX was G4AFF in JO02 in Norfolk. Nobody in IO85. I find after the ops in the South have got one QSO in IO74, they lose interest in beaming this way.
 
 
  1. 5 Mar 2023 - Brian GM4DIJ/P in 23cm Contest at Caldons Hill nr Stranraer
  2. 13 Feb 2023 - SAQ Grimeton on 17.2kHz received by Brian GM4DIJ & Peter GM4DTH on World Radio Day
  3. 15 Nov 2022 - Peter GM4DTH received his first Amateur Radio MF beacon SA6RR (Sweden) on 478.94kHz
  4. 4 Sept 2022 - Brian GM4DIJ/P in RSGB 2m Trophy at Sandhead, D&G.
  5. 2018 - GM4DIJ - Burns Hill Race nr Selkirk
  6. 16 July 2022 - Brian GM4DIJ/P in RSGB 4m Trophy 2022
  7. 11 June 2022 - Peter GM4DTH works Italy on 2m Es.
  8. 20-22 May 2022 - Brian Flynn GM8BJF at Dayton Hamvention & USAF Museum
  9. 8 May2022 - Brian Howie GM4DIJ/P on 10GHz Trophy Contest from West Freugh Range near Stranraer.
  10. 26 Apr 2022 - LRS Member Colin Murray GM4EAU wins RSGB Constructors Contest (Software Category) for his WATT software - WSPR Analysis & Transfer Tool.