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LRS Messages of the Day
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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22 Jan 2025: “The Moxon Beam – Theory & Demo!” – Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL.
29 Jan 2025: Wee Bennet’s Evening, Morningside Station.
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:
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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24 Dec 2024 – SAQ on 17.2kHz VLF again received by Brian GM4DIJ
VLF stalwart, Brian GM4DIJ again received Swedish station SAQ at S4-S5 on 17.2kHz at 08:00 UTC on Christmas Eve, 24th […]
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WSPR Records Search for Missing MH370 Aircraft
Using saved WSPR data, a search is planned for missing flight MH370 aircraft, believed to be somewhere in the Indian […]
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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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22 Nov 2024 – Tecsun PL990x Multiband Portable Radio plus Active Antenna – PRICE REDUCED TO £90 TO CLEAR – Dave 6 GM6KGZ
Tecsun PL990x – Multiband Portable Radio, boxed and in mint condition ML&s price £269. NOW ONLY £90 TO CLEAR for […]
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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 – PRICE REDUCED TO £50 TO CLEAR – Dave 6 GM6KGZ
For Sale by Dave 6 – GM6KGZ – 1st October Icom IC M25 Euro – HandHeld VHF Marine Band Transceiver […]
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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 […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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30th Oct 2019 – Rehabilitating Telecomms in Afghanistan – Nick Peckett G4KUX / YA4F
At the meeting of the LRS on 30th Oct 2019. Nick Peckett G4KUX/YA4F talked about Rehabilitating Telecommunications in Afghanistan. Nick lived […]
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17th October 2019 – FREE 20ft Aluminium Lattice Tower with Hinged Base
FREE to collect from Kelso: 20ft aluminium lattice tower in 2 x 10ft sections, plus hinged wall-mount base. In use, […]
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16 October 2019 – LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale
The LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale was held on 16th October 2019 at St Fillans Church, Buckstone, with welcome visitors […]
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2 Nov 2019 – GMRT-19 Scottish Microwave Round Table at the Museum of Communication
GMRT-19, the Scottish Microwave Round Table, was held on Sat 2nd November 2019 at the Museum of Communication in Burntisland […]
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25 September 2019 – RADAR Technology in Historic Bridge Conservation – meeting at MoC
The annual joint meeting of the LRS and the Museum of Communication at the museum in Burntisland was held on […]
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8 Sept 2019 – GM3HAM/P in RSGB 2m Trophy Contest
A small group of LRS members operated GM3HAM/P in the RSGB 2m Trophy contest from Lauder Common on Sunday 8th […]
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11 July – 28 Aug 2019 – LRS Pub Nights at Wee Bennet’s Bar
Rather than letting the summer evenings go to waste before the start of the new LRS club year in September, […]
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11 Sept 2019 – LRS Presidential Address – 60 Years of Amateur Radio – Alan Masson GM3PSP
Alan proudly shows his Rochester DX Association shirt! Alan Masson GM3PSP gave his Presidential Address “60 Years of Amateur Radio”at […]
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GM3HAM/P wins Cockenzie Quaich again in VHF NFD 2019
Congratulations to the LRS GM3HAM/P Contest Group for again winning the Cockenzie Quaich as the leading GM station in the […]
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5-7 July 2019 – RSGB VHF NFD at Gatehouse of Fleet
All the GM3HAM/P participants in RSGB VHF NFD 2019 at our usual site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & […]
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12 June 2019 – LRS AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Lothians Radio Society was held at the Braid Hills Hotel on Wednesday 12th June […]
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26 June 2019 – LRS Barbecue
The group at BBQ-2019 at “Bates Motel” The LRS BBQ was again held at the QTH of Pete Bates GM4BYF […]