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LRS Messages of the Day
TONIGHT – Wed 30 Oct – 7:30pm – LRS Pub Night at Wee Bennets Bar.
Sun 27 Oct 2024 – Good LRS attendance at busy Galashiels Rally.
– Tnx to Ian GM0URD for photos – see below.
Mon 28 Oct – many new items found at Carluke. See below / RHS for list.
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 30 Oct 2024 – 7:30pm – Autumn Pub Night at Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station.
Wed 6 Nov 2024 – 8pm – 144.350MHz SSB – Net 165.
Sat 9 Nov – Scottish Microwave Round Table GMRT at MoC Burntisland & Dinner at Kingswood Hotel.
Wed 13 Nov 2024 – WSPR – a tool to study propagation & aerial development – Peter GM4DTH.
Wed 20 Nov 2024 – 8pm – 144.350MHz SSB – Net 166.
Wed 27 Nov 2024 – IET (at BHH) – Tracking the Future – Satellites & Celestic-UK – Dr Carol Marsh
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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16 Oct 2024 – LRS Autumn Surplus Sale
The LRS Autumn Surplus Sale at St Fillan’s Church on 16th October… Read more
OTHER EVENTS
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RALLY CALENDAR 2024
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.
ONLY 5 PLACES LEFT – DON’T BE DISAPPOINTED – BOOK YOURS NOW!
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LRS CONTEST CALENDAR 2024
OTHER NEWS
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Sun 27 Oct 2024 – Good LRS attendance at busy Gala Rally
The Volunteer Hall, Galashiels. Colin GM4HWO reports a very good turnout of LRS members at the 2024 Galashiels Rally: Colin […]
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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23 Oct 2024 Comet Photo by John GM8OTI
On this evening’s chat on 144MHz I mentioned the much-hyped comet; here’s my photo, cropped to remove caravans and lighting, […]
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2 Nov 2024 – Museum of Communication AGM & Harry Matthews Memorial Lecture
Please note that it is necessary to register in advance to attend this meeting, whether in person or via Zoom. […]
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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25 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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1 Oct 2024 – Icom IC-M25-Euro HandHeld VHF Marine Band Transceiver – Black – Dave 6 GM6KGZ
For Sale by Dave 6 – GM6KGZ – 1st October Icom IC M25 Euro – HandHeld VHF Marine Band Transceiver […]
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30 Sept 2024 – Items for Sale (lots) by Norrie GM1CNH
September 2024 Item – Description – Price Alinco HF Mobile Whip Antenna 2.7 m mobile whip; antenna mounting bracket and […]
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28 Oct 2024 – Carluke Shack Clearance Sale by Bob GM4CMI
(Updated 28 Oct) The sales in Carluke are now stopped. Many items were sold at the Galashiels Rally on 27th […]
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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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10 Feb 2016 – Repeaters – Crawford Ross GM8HBY & Allister Watson GM7RYR
Crawford GM8HBY & Allister GM7RYR The meeting of the Lothians Radio Society on 10th February 2016 included two talks about repeater facilities […]
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27 Jan 2016 – Activating Orkney Lighthouses – Geoff Crowley MM5AHO
Our good friend Geoff Crowley MM5AHO returned on 27th January 2016 to talk about his exploits sailing and activating lighthouses […]
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13 Jan 2016 – Video Night at ECVS – The Use of Bombing in WWII
Thirteen brave souls defied the wet, sleety Wx to get to the first LRS meeting of 2016, the annual Video […]
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9 Dec 2015 – LRS Christmas Curry
The LRS Christmas Curry was held on 9th December 2015 at the Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant at Bruntsfield with an attendance […]
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25 Nov 2015 – Practical Cats on 60 metres? – Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL
At the meeting of the LRS on 25th November 2015 Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL talked on “Practical Cats on 60 […]
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11 Nov 2015 – APRS – Automatic Packet Reporting System – Marcus Hazel-McGown MM0ZIF
Marcus Hazel-McGown MM0ZIF was the speaker at the LRS meeting on 11th November 2015. He talked about APRS, the Automatic […]
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17 Oct 2015 – GB0BSS – JOTA – Jamboree on the Air – Bonaly Scout Camp
John GM8OTI and Malcolm GM3TAL. LRS club members John Cooke GM8OTI and Malcolm GM3TAL operated the radio station GB0BSS for […]
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28 Oct 2015 – Changing Mobile Phone Networks – Gavin Taylor GM0GAV
Well-known Scottish DXer Gavin Taylor GM0GAV was the speaker at the LRS meeting 28th October 2015 at the Braid Hills […]
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7 Nov 2015 – GMRT – Scottish Microwave Round Table, Museum of Communication, Burntisland
The fifth GMRT – Scottish Microwave Round Table was held on Saturday 7th November at the Museum of Communication in […]
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14 Oct 2015 – Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale – St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone Drive
The LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale on 14th October at St Fillan’s Church was well attended. Drawing the raffle. […]
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23 Sept 2015 – Designing for Colour TV 1968-1973 – Andrew Burnett – at the MoC Burntisland
The meeting of the LRS on 23rd September was our annual visit to the Museum of Communication in Burntisland for […]
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4-5 Sept 2015 – GM3HAM/P – 2m Trophy Contest
GM4IGS, GM1CNH, GM4DTH, GM4DIJ, MM0FMF, GM4BYF The LRS GM3HAM contest group operated in the RSGB 2m Trophy contest from […]