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LRS Messages of the Day
Wed 16 Oct 2024 – 8pm – LRS Autumn Surplus Sale at St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone Drive. Do not arrive before 7:30pm, to allow hall to be set up. Please bring stuff to sell!
Sat 2 Nov – MoC AGM & Harry Matthews Memorial Lecture – see RHS. “Sustainable Spaceport – Paradox or Reality?” – Dr Matjaz Vidmar, Edinburgh University.
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 16 Oct 2024 – 8pm – LRS Autumn Surplus Sale at St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone Drive, EH10 6PD. Do not arrive before 7:30pm to allow hall to be set up.
Wed 23 Oct – 8pm – 144.350MHz 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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9 Oct 2023 “Getting started on 23cm EME – the First 200 Contacts” by Dr Paul Dobie GM0PJD
Paul Dobie GM0PJD from Biggar writes: “With a 480,000 mile round trip,… Read more
OTHER EVENTS
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RALLY CALENDAR 2024
11-13 Oct 2024 – RSGB Convention, Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes (Click).
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.
ONLY A FEW OF PLACES LEFT – DON’T BE DISAPPOINTED – BOOK YOURS NOW!
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LRS CONTEST CALENDAR 2024
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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3. ITEMS FOR SALE
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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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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 […]
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9 Sept 2015 – Presidential Address – “USB – What it is and how it works” – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
The first meeting of the new club year of the Lothians Radio Society on Wednesday 9th September 2015 was the […]
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21 Aug 2015 – LRS Table at Cockenzie Junk Night
Mike MM0MLB & Pete GM4BYF The LRS had its usual promotional table at the Cockenzie & Port Seton Junk Night […]
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GM3HAM/P Wins Cockenzie Quaich in VHF NFD 2015
The Lothians Radio Society GM3HAM/P, operating from our usual site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway, was […]
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18 Aug 2015 – 24GHz GM-GW QSO by Brian Flynn GM8BJF
Congratulations to LRS member Brian Flynn GM8BJF who has just achieved his first QSO on 24GHz from Scotland to Wales. […]
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Iain Maconochie GM3GIG – Silent Key – 19 July 2015
Iain Maconochie GM3GIG died on 19th July 2015 at the age of 94. He was an active member of the […]