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LRS Messages of the Day
Wed 19 Mar 2025 – LRS – Net 174 – 20:00h 144.350MHz SSB
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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Wed 26 March – “80 years of Airborne Radar – From the Cavity Magnetron to Multi-Function RF Systems”
Dr Iain Scott FREng, VP Capability & Chief Technology Office at Leonardo Electronics Division.
The talk will explore key milestones in the developments of airborne radar, from the development of the Cavity Magnetron at Birmingham University during WW2, through to the advent of Multi-Function RF Systems. It will be illustrated with a selection of Edinburgh-developed radars spanning the Ferranti, GEC, Marconi and Leonardo eras.
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Wed 19th March 2025 – Net #174 at 20:00h on 144.350MHz SSB.
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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
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12 March 2025 – Amateur Radio in Colombia – Norman HK3/MM0BMG.
Report soon. Norman talked about his experiences operating in Colombia with reciprocal… Read more
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sat 5 Apr 2025 – 26th GMDX Convention & Dinner
- King Robert Hotel, Bannockburn, on Sat 5 Apr 2025. – Click for Program
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Sun 13 April 2025 – NORBRECK Rally, Blackpool
Click the image for the NARSA link
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Sun 18 May 2025 – Glasgow Braehead Rally
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Sat 1 Nov 2025 – Scottish Microwave Round Table (GMRT 2025)
GMRT-2025, – Saturday 1 Nov, Museum of Communication, Burntisland; dinner at the Kingswood Hotel. More information in June/July GM4HWO.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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The LRS usually operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.
3-4 May 2025 – May VHF/UHF Contest – Nobody interested in operating from Gatehouse of Fleet. Norman MM0BMG may operate 432MHz on the Sunday from Lauder Common.
5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – LRS will enter, organized by Pete GM4BYF & Colin GM4HWO.
6-7 Sept 2025 – 2m Trophy – undecided at present.
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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11 March 2025 – Ferranti Edinburgh Radio Club (FERC) Re-Established
Ferranti Edinburgh Radio Club (FERC) – Call sign GS4FER. After many years absence, the Ferranti Edinburgh Radio Club (FERC) was re-established […]
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13 Feb 2025 – WSPR Beacon HK3LRB Installed in Bogota, Colombia by Norman MM0BMG
A WSPR beacon was donated to and installed at the premises of La Liga de Radioaficionados de Bogota (LRB) […]
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 Feb 2025 – Triangular Mast 15m FREE to Pick up
Sat 22 Feb 2025 – 15m Tower : dismantled 2 sections x 7m triangular 0.5m. FREE to pick-up from Tom […]
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29 Jan 2025 – Uniden Bearcat BCT 15X Desktop Scanner – Dave 6
Uniden Bearcat BCT 15X Desktop Scanner For Sale by Dave GM6KGZ See attached files for details. Boxed and in mint […]
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8 Nov 2024 – Equipment for Sale by Norman MM0BMG
MM0BMG Equipment Sale – Updated: 8 November 2024 Item Description Price Alinco HF Mobile Whip Antenna 2.7 m mobile whip; […]
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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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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 […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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14th Nov 2018 – R.V. Jones’ Most Secret War – Prof. Joe McGeough
At the meeting of the LRS on Wed 14th Nov 2018 Prof Joe McGeough of Edinburgh University talked about […]
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3rd Nov 2018 – GMRT – Scottish Microwave Round Table at MoC Burntisland
LRS Members James Gentles GM4WZP and Andy Sinclair MM0FMF did an audience brainstorming session on the design of a portable […]
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24th Oct 2018 – Q&A: Let’s Talk Technical – David Stockton GM4ZNX
SWR bridge circuit discussion At the meeting on 24th October David Stockton GM4ZNX (our resident radio genius) attempted to answer […]
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17th Oct 2018 – Surplus Eqpt Sale – St Fillan’s Church
The LRS Autumn 2018 Surplus Equipment Sale was held on 17th October at St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone. There was […]
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26 Sept 2018 – ‘The X-Factor’ – Karl Weibye – joint meeting at Museum of Communication, Burntisland
At the joint meeting of the LRS and the Museum of communication on 26th September 2018 in Burntisland Karl Weibye […]
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1-2 Sept 2018 – 2m Trophy at Gatehouse of Fleet
Peter GM4DTH, Danny GM6CMQ, Mike GM4IGS, Norrie GM1CNH, Brian GM4DIJ, Andy MM0FMF The GM3HAM contest group of the Lothians […]
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12th Sept 2018 – Presidential Address – Personal Beacons – Brian Flynn GM8BJF
Dr. Brian Flynn GM8BJF, re-elected as President of the Lothians Radio Society at the AGM on 13th June, gave his […]
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6-8th July 2018 RSGB VHF NFD at Gatehouse of Fleet
The LRS GM3HAM Contest Group operated RSGB VHF-NFD from our usual contest site near Gatehouse of Fleet on the […]
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July – August 2018 – LRS Pub Nights at “Wee” Bennets Bar
The fourth and last LRS Pub Night for summer 2018 was held on 22nd August at ‘Wee’ Bennet’s Bar. We […]
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Wed 4th July 2018 – LRS Summer Barbecue
Host Pete GM4BYF at the BBQ grill. The LRS 2018 Summer Barbecue took place on Wednesday 4th July at the […]
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Wed 13th June 2018 Annual General Meeting
The AGM of the Lothians Radio Society was held in the Braid Hills Hotel on Wednesday 13 June 2018. Brian […]
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Wed 23rd May 2018 – Direction Finding Contest – GM3HAM/P
Competitors at the start of the 2018 D/F Hunt The LRS Direction Finding Contest (D/F Hunt) was held 23rd May. […]