Annual Summary 2017-18

Election of Office Bearers:

President: Brian Flynn GM8BJF

Secretary: Mike Burgess MM0MLB

Treasurer: Peter Dick GM4DTH

Committee: Pete Bates GM4BYF

Andy Sinclair MM0FMF

James Gentles GM4WZP

Alan Masson GM3PSP (Website)

Independent Person (formerly Auditor): Vic Stewart GM3OWU.

Subscriptions: to remain at £20 for adults and £10 for full-time scholars.

2017-18	LOTHIANS RADIO SOCIETY	PROGRAM
DATE	SUBJECT	SPEAKER / ORGANIZER
13 Sept 2017	Presidential Address ‘Frequency Standards’	Brian Flynn GM8BJF
27 Sept 2017	‘From Holyrood to Hollywood – a Technical Career in Motion Pictures with Kodak’ Museum of Communication, Burntisland	Alan Masson GM3PSP
18 Oct 2017	Surplus Equipment Sale	Pete Bates GM4DTH
Sun 22 Oct 2017	Galashiels Radio & Computer Rally	Galashiels & DARC
25 Oct 2017	How to have fun on a shoestring	Tom Wylie GM4FDM
Sat 4 Nov 2017	Scottish Microwave Round Table GMRT, at MoC Burntisland	Brian Flynn GM8BJF
8 Nov 2017	Pirates – Offshore Radio 1964 to 1974 – ding-ding!	James Gentles GM4WZP
22 Nov 2017	“Optimisation of Antenna Height Over Real Terrain in the Low VHF Bands”	Brian Howie GM4DIJ
6 Dec 2017	LRS Christmas Curry	Mike Burgess MM0MLB
10 Jan 2018	Video Evening at ECVS	Peter Dick GM4DTH
24 Jan 2018	3D Printing	Neil Gillies ex-GM6BZF
14 Feb 2018	Battery Types & Behaviours	Stan Frey GM8ZQY
28 Feb 2018	Digital Voice Modes	Allister Watson GM7RYR
14 March 2018	Microwave Antenna Testing	John McCormick (Leonardo)
28 March 2018	Wilderness Radio in the Western USA	Paul Gacek W6PNG
11 Apr 2018	Surplus Equipment Sale	Pete Bates GM4BYF
25 Apr 2018	Using Chinese ADF4351 and ADF5355 PLL Boards as Microwave Signal Sources	Brian Flynn GM8BJF
Sunday 29 Apr 2018	NARSA (Blackpool) Rally	–
9 May 2018	Amateur Deep Space Reception RSGB 2017 Convention lecture	Paul Marsh M0EYT (RSGB Video)
Sunday 20 May 2018 10:00 – 17:00	SARCOM Radio Electronics Rally Braehead Glasgow	Andrew Hood GM7GDE
23 May 2018	D/F Hunt	Peter Dick GM4DTH
13 June 2018	LRS Annual General Meeting	Mike Burgess MM0MLB
4 July 2018	LRS Summer Barbecue	Pete Bates GM4BYF Kay Bates GM6KAY
7-8 July 2018	RSGB VHF NFD – GM3HAM/P Gatehouse of Fleet	Pete Bates GM4BYF
11 July 2018	Informal Pub Night 1	Mike Burgess MM0MLB
25 July 2018	Informal Pub Night 2	Mike Burgess MM0MLB
8 August 2018	Informal Pub Night 3	Mike Burgess MM0MLB
Fri 10 August 2018	Cockenzie Mini Rally Night	Colin Wright GM4HWO
22 August 2018	Informal Pub Night 4 “Wee” Bennet’s Bar 1 Maxwell St, Morningside Stn	Mike Burgess MM0MLB
1-2 Sept 2018	RSGB 144MHz Trophy Contest	Norrie Stewart GM1CNH