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LRS Messages of the Day:
TONIGHT – Wed 7 Oct 2026 – LRS Net 144.350MHz SSB. Wed 14 Oct 2026 – LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale at St Fillans Church. Sat 24 Oct 2026 – MoC Goudie lecture Baird, Early Television and Museum Legacy, will be presented by Iain Logie Baird, grandson of John Logie Baird. See Upcoming Meetings. Sun 25 Oct 2026 – Galashiels Rally – 11:15am – Volunteer Hall, Galashiels. Sat 31 Oct 2026 – NOTE – GMRT-2026 is now FULLY BOOKED.
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 7:30pm 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 next MoC Goudie Lecture will take place at 11.30 am on Saturday 24 October, followed by a buffet lunch for in-person attendees. Entitled Vision 1926: Baird, Early Television and Museum Legacy, presented by Iain Baird, grandson of John Logie Baird. Please see Events – Museum Of Communication for further information.To attend in person, please email enquiries@mocft.co.uk or REPLY ALL to this e-mail.
Zoom access details will be sent to you about 10 days before the Lecture.
Attendance in person costs £5. Those viewing the lectures online are encouraged to make a voluntary donation of £5 in support of MoC activities via our web page at Shop – Museum Of Communication . We are a charitable organisation that relies on
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sat 31 Oct 2026 – GMRT-2026 at MOC Burntisland & Dinner at Kingswood Hotel
The 2026 Scottish Microwave Round Table (GMRT-2026) will be held as usual at the Museum of Communication in Burntisland, followed by dinner at the nearby Kingswood Hotel. The panel of speakers is now complete. GMRT-2026 is now FULLY-BOOKED – all 50 places sold. WAITING LIST – Contact Colin GM4HWO. https://gmroundtable.org.uk/
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Sun 25 Oct 2026 – Galashiels Rally
11:15 am – Volunteer Hall, Galashiels.
See: Galashiels and District Amateur Radio Society (GDARS) GM4YEQ
CONTEST CALENDAR
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The LRS operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.
(This photo by Andy MMØFMF / now GM4LLD, is in RSGB RadCom Sept 2025, p.80).
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 145.575MHz for local net. Several LRS members often there.
RADIO NEWS, RECENT MEETINGS, SILENT KEYS and FOR SALE / WANTED
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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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2. RECENT MEETINGS
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23 Sept 2026 – MoC Goudie Lecture – 100 Years of Television – some technical milestones – by Prof Tom Stevenson
The was an excellent turnout of members of the Museum of… Read more
3. SILENT KEYS
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4. ITEMS FOR SALE
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Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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22 Oct 2023 LRS Members at Galashiels Rally
A number of LRS members attended the Gala Rally. This is Pete GM4BYF’s table. Tnx Colin HWO for photo. Click for more. =======================================
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11 Oct 2023 – The First Restricted Service Broadcast Licence – Peter Laverock GM8GHQ.
Peter Laverock GM8GHQ talked about the UK Government’s Restricted Service Broadcast Licences. In 1983/4 he was instrumental in setting up the first station with this licence arrangement from the then “Home Office” and DTI – a two headed monster! Peter is a retired BBC Broadcast Radio Journalist who worked for the BBC World Service and…
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2-8 Oct 2023 – Terry Robinson GM3WUX “73-Cubed” Fundraiser for Cancer Research.
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.…
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20 Sept 2023 – Visit to MoC, and BBC talk by James Gentles GM4WZP
20 Sept 2023 – LRS Annual Visit to the Museum of Communication and talk by James Gentles GM4WZP on his BBC experiences. “Personal recollections of working for BBC Scotland in the early 1980s, the halcyon days of analogue TV” – James GM4WZP. We then toured the MoC 2023 exhibition “The first 100 years of broadcasting…
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17 Sept 2023 – Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL Kiltwalk Fundraiser for Prostate Scotland
Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL took part in the Edinburgh Kiltwalk on Sunday, 17 Sept 2023 (with handheld). “Its the first time that I’ve ever done this sort of fundraiser and I only heard about it late the previous week. I signed up for a 5 mile walk – a “Wee Wander” – and it’s not very far compared…
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13 Sept 2023 – President’s Address – Contesting – Colin Wright GM4HWO
13 Sept 2023 – President’s Address Colin Wright GM4HWO started the new club year with a great talk “VHF & UHF Contesting – past and present”, with a turnout of 22. The talk described the history of VHF / UHF contesting in the LRS and included a film of GM3PSP/P on the summit of West Kip…
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3 Sept 2023 – RSGB 2m Trophy
3 Sept 2023 – RSGB 2m Trophy Brian Howie GM4DIJ operated GM3HAM/P at Caldons Hill, IO74MU, 5m south of Stranraer. Condx were the best he’d seen for a long time. Some stations had over 1000 QSOs. GM3HAM/P: QSOs: 141 Best DX: DF0MU, JO32pc, 866km. Result: 5th in Single Operator Open Section – certificate. Click for full…
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14 Aug 2023 – Cockenzie Mini-Rally
James GM4WZP at the LRS table where he provided LRS information and copies of the program for the new club year. Pete GM4BYF greets Norrie GM1CNH. Click for more photos by Colin GM4HWO.. ===========================================
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23 Aug 2023 – Pub Night 4 (last)
John GM8OTI, James GM4WZP, Peter GM4DTH, Colin GM4HWO. Alan GM3PSP, Mike GM8KCS, John GM4JRT, Andy MM7MOX, Pete GM4BYF. ===========================================
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8 Aug 2023 – Pub Night 3
James GM3WZP, Mike GM8KCS, Pete GM4BYF, John GM4JRT, Colin GM4HWO, Vic GM3OWU / Alan GM3PSP, Colin GM3EAU. ===========================================
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12 July 2023 – Pub Night 1
LRS Pub Nights got off to a good start for 2023 on 12th July at Wee Bennet’s Bar at Morningside Station. These are held on meeting Wednesdays (2nd & 4th of month) during the summer break. Cheers! Click for full report. =============================================
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12 Aug 2023 – John GM4JRT – Guest Operator at Stirling Club Special Event Station
LRS member John Taylor GM4JRT was a guest operator of the Stirling club’s special-event station to celebrate the hosting of the UCI Cycling World Championships Time-Trial, at 10pm – midnight (!) on 12th August. Click for full report with more photos. Click for report on visit to Stirling in 2010. =============================================