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LRS Messages of the Day
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all LRS members & friends.
LRS MEETINGS
LRS meetings are normally held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month (except July and August) at 8:00pm at the Braid Hills Hotel, 134 Braid Road, EH10 6JD.
In July and August Pub Nights are held at 8:00pm at Wee Bennet’s Bar at Morningside Station, on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. There are also occasional Wee Bennet’s evenings arranged during the main club season.
Most items are archived in Meeting Reports or Society Activities.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
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The full Calendar of LRS Meetings for 2024-25 has been prepared by James GM4WZP (mni tnx) and uploaded to this site (click top).
RECENT MEETINGS
OTHER EVENTS
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RALLY CALENDAR 2025
Colin GM4HWO advises book Brincliffe Hotel ASAP.
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LRS CONTEST CALENDAR 2025
OTHER NEWS
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RSGB GB2RS NEWS
Every Sunday morning in the Edinburgh area at 09:30h from LRS member Peter Dick GM4DTH. 70.425MHz FM, 145.525MHz FM & 433.525MHz FM. Then call-in to Peter at 10:00h on 144.575MHz for local net. Several LRS members often there.
RADIO NEWS, SILENT KEYS and FOR SALE / WANTED
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Send items to Alan GM3PSP:
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Items usually archived as News or Silent Keys in LRS Archive after 1 month.
1. RADIO NEWS ITEMS
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Thurs 12 Dec 2024 – “Morse Code: Ready to Transmit – A look Inside the World Morse Code Championships”.
BBC World Service 09:30-10:00h & 20:00-20:30h. A look inside the World Morse Code championships. The World Morse Code championships are […]
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1 Dec 2024 – SAQ Grimeton 17.2kHz VLF Centenary Transmission Received by Brian GM4DIJ
(Can’t remember if this is the SAQ antenna, or Brian’s! On Sunday 1st December 2024 Brian GM4DIJ reported: “I received […]
2. SILENT KEYS
There are no current silent key notifications. Click on the heading to see the silent key archive.
3. ITEMS FOR SALE
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20 Nov 2024 – Ammo Box for sale by Colin GM4HWO
I am selling a spare Ammo Storage box, approx. size 65 x 24 x 24cm. Useful to transport contest equipment, […]
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22 Nov 2024 – Tecsun PL990x Multiband Portable Radio plus Active Antenna – Dave 6 GM6KGZ
Tecsun PL990x – Multiband Portable Radio, boxed and in mint condition ML&s price £269. Only £140 for Radio and Active […]
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24 Oct 2024 – Office Computer Monitors for Sale – John GM4JRT
I have some Dell monitors available from an office clearance and wonder if anyone is interested? They are used and […]
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31 Oct 2024 – Avantree Portable Digital Radio with 30W Speakers – Dave-6
2. Avantree PowerByte Portable Digital FM Radio with 30W Speakers. Boxed and in mint condition – £40 Tel: 0131 […]
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1 Oct 2024 – Icom IC-M25-Euro HandHeld VHF Marine Band Transceiver – Black – Dave 6 GM6KGZ
For Sale by Dave 6 – GM6KGZ – 1st October Icom IC M25 Euro – HandHeld VHF Marine Band Transceiver […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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7 Oct 2024 – “Aircraft Scatter, the Hitch-Hiker’s Guide” – Ian White GM3SEK
RSGB Tonight at 8 Series: See: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kmYYusWWenU
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21 Nov 2024 – Getting Started on 23cm – GM3TAL-GM8BJF-GM8OTI Sked Report by John Cooke GM8OTI
Three LRS members were on the air on 23cm (1296MHz) this evening, 21st November. Malcolm GM3TAL had given a talk […]
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13 Nov 2024 – “WSPR – A Tool to Study Propagation and Aerial Development” – Peter Dick GM4DTH
“WSPR was created as a propagation studies tool by the use of multiple beacons in conjunction with globally-located receivers. It […]
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Sat 9th Nov 2024 – GMRT-2024 – Scottish Microwave Round Table
GMRT-2024, an event of the UK Microwave Group, was largely organised by LRS members, especially the lecture program (Pete Bates […]
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30 Oct 2024 – Autumn Pub Night at Wee Bennet’s Bar
Good turnout at Wee Bennet’s for one of James’s famous “5th Wednesday of the Month” pub nights. John GM8OTI, John […]
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Sun 27 Oct 2024 – Good LRS attendance at busy Gala Rally
The Volunteer Hall, Galashiels. Colin GM4HWO reports a very good turnout of LRS members at the 2024 Galashiels Rally: Colin […]
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19 Oct 2024 – SOLAR MAX HAS ARRIVED
19 Oct 2024 – SOLAR MAX HAS ARRIVED: It’s official. NASA and NOAA announced this week that Solar Maximum has […]
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17 Oct 24 – GM4DTH Peter’s Second 70th Birthday Bash!
For those unable to attend GM4DTH Peter’s 70th birthday bash on 10th September, a second event was held on 17th […]
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16 Oct 2024 – LRS Autumn Surplus Sale
The LRS Autumn Surplus Sale at St Fillan’s Church on 16th October was an epic event with 30 participants including […]
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9 Oct 2024 – Welcome to Otter Kvindesland LA9IHA
We were delighted to welcome Norwegian amateur Otter Kvindesland LA9IHA (R) from Sandnes as a guest at the Moonbounce talk […]
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10 Oct 2024 – Aurora photo from Blackford Hill by Peter GM4DTH and Auroral recordings of Chris GM3WOJ (SSB) & Terry GM3WUX (CW) by Brian GM4DIJ/P
Peter GM4DTH reports: Before I was going to turn in for the night I looked out of the window to […]
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28 Sept 2024 – LRS Members at Newark Show
Danny GM6CMQ has kindly provided this photo of Norrie GM1CNH and Peter GM4DTH enjoying a “vegetarian breakfast” while attending the […]