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LRS Messages of the Day
Wed 11 Sept – President’s Address – draft report now available – see Recent Meetings below, or Recent Posts – RHS.
Wed 18 Sept – 8pm – 144.350MHz SSB – LRS Net 162.
Wed 25 Sept 2024 – RSVP Colin GM4HWO for MoC Visit & Bar Meal at Sands Hotel:
– secretary@lothiansradiosociety.com
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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Wed 18 Sept – 8pm – 144.350MHz SSB – Net 162
Wed 25 Sept 2024 – 7:30pm – Annual Visit to Museum of Communication ‘It’s about Time’
– 5:00pm – Bar meal at Sands Hotel.
- RSVP to secretary@lothiansradiosociety.com
Wed 2 Oct 2024 – 8pm – 144.350MHz SSB – Net 163
Wed 9 Oct 2024 – 8pm “23cm EME, the first 200 QSOs” Peter Dobie GM0PJD.
Wed 16 Oct 2024 – 8pm – Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale at St Fillans Church, Buckstone.
Wed 23 Oct – 8pm – 144.350 MHz SSB – Net 164
Wed 30 Oct 2024 – 7:30pm – Autumn Pub Night at Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station.
The draft Calendar of LRS Meetings for 2024-25 has been prepared by James GM4WZP (mni tnx) and uploaded to this site (click top).
RECENT MEETINGS
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11 Sept 2024 – President’s Address – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
After serving two years as LRS Hon Secretary, Andy Sinclair MM0FMF gave… Read more
OTHER EVENTS
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RALLY CALENDAR 2024
MoC Exhibition 2024 – It’s About Time. Museum of Communication, Burntisland. 11am – 4pm, Weds & Sats till 28 Sept 2024.
LRS visit on Wed 25 Sept at 7:30pm.
5:00pm – Bar meal at Sands Hotel.
Sun 27 Oct 2024 – Galashiels Rally – click.
Sat 9 Nov 2024 – GMRT 2024
Scottish Microwave Round Table at MoC and Dinner at Kingswood Hotel, Burntisland. Click
GMRT Lecture program now available – click.
Please make your bookings for GMRT & Dinner.
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LRS CONTEST CALENDAR 2024
5-6 Oct > Oct 432MHz to 245GHz Contest
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
Click on image or “read more” to open full article.
Send items to Alan GM3PSP:
webmaster@lothiansradiosociety.com
Items usually archived as News or Silent Keys in LRS Archive after 1 month.
1. RADIO NEWS ITEMS
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10th Sept 2024: Peter Dick GM4DTH: 70th Birthday Curry at Kahani’s.
Happy 70th birthday to Peter Dick GM4DTH. Peter has been LRS Hon. Treasurer & RSGB GB2RS Newsreader for many years, […]
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SOLAR CYCLE 25 CONTINUES TO SURGE
Spaceweather.com reports: In August 2024, the average monthly sunspot number exceeded 200 for the first time in 23 years, almost […]
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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10 Sept 2024 – For Sale – 2 Faulty Transceivers from the Carluke clearance sale (via eBay).
For sale via GM4HWO (“Basil”). Click on eBay links for details. Faulty Trio TS-900 HF Transceiver – £38 +p&p […]
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8 Sept 2024 – Dave-6 – GM6KGZ – 4 Items
Tiny SA Ultra Spectrum Analyzer – £75. Avantree Oasis Plus Bluetooth Transmitter/Receiver – £25 Key-Press Attenuator – £25 Anderson Pole […]
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12 Aug 2024 – Dave-6 – GM6KGZ – Kenwood TH-F7E Dual-Band H/Held with SSB-Rx
Kenwood TH-F7E with accessories – £120 – for sale by Dave 6. Click for details. Dual Band Handheld with SSB-Rx […]
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25 July 2024 – Dave 6 – GM6KGZ – Many Items, boxed, new condition:
1. Uniden Bearcat BCT15X Mobile / Base Radio Scanner. Boxed and in mint condition. ML&s Price £280. Only […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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24 May 2023 – D/F Hunt
Fox location Torduff Hill nr Bonaly Four teams took part in the 2023 D/F Hunt, starting at “The Tardis” on […]
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10 May 2023 – SOTA Old & New by the Two Andys – MM0FMF & MM7MOX
10 May 2023 – “SOTA Old & New” by the Two Andys – MM0FMF & MM7MOX Andy MM7MOX & Andy […]
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26 Apr 2023 – Geoff Crowley MM5AHO – Radio from far-flung places.
26 Apr 2023 – Geoff Crowley MM5AHO, who has given many LRS talks in the past on his /MM activities (CLICK), returned to […]
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22 Apr 2023 – LRS at Norbreck Rally, Blackpool
22 Apr 2023 – LRS at Norbreck Rally, Blackpool. Click for photos – tnx Colin. Curry night before the rally. “Mr […]
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12 Apr 2023 – LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale
12 April 2023 – Spring Surplus Eqpt Sale & Raffle St Fillan’s Church. Click for report with photos. Great turn-out of 40. The […]
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22 March 2023 – Brian Flynn GM8BJF – “Nano-VNAs 2 – OPeration & Practice.-
22 March 2023: Brian Flynn GM8BJF – “NanoVNAs – Part 2: Operation and Practice” There was an attendance of 22 […]
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22 March 2023 – Brian Flynn GM8BJF – “Nano-VNAs 2 – OPeration & Practice.-
22 March 2023: Brian Flynn GM8BJF – “NanoVNAs – Part 2: Operation and Practice” There was an attendance of 22 […]
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8 March 2023 – Brian Flynn GM8BJF – Nano-VNAs (1) In Theory
8 Mar 2023 – Brian Flynn GM8BJF – Nano-VNAs (1) – in Theory. In Part 1 – “In Theory” Brian […]
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22 Feb 2023 – André Saunders GM3VLB Awards 2022
22 Feb 2023 – André Saunders GM3VLB SOTA Scottish Islands Awards 2022. The award has run for its first year and […]
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22 Feb 2023 – Peter Dick GM4DTH – “Receiving MF D/F Beacons”
22 Feb 2023 – Receiving MF D/F Beacons – Peter Dick GM4DTH Peter Dick GM4DTH At the LRS meeting […]
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8 Feb 2023 – Dr Roger Hill – “Plasmas – their Generation & Application”
Dr Roger Hill. Plasmas – their generation & application – Mercury arc, Neon lamp, Radio wave propagation, Laser design and manufacture. […]
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25 Jan 2023 – Peter Scott – “Pre-War Television”
25 Jan – Pre-War TV – Peter Scott Peter gave a most interesting talk about the pre-war days of television […]