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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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2. SILENT KEYS
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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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4-5 July 2015 – VHF NFD – GM3HAM/P at Gatehouse
The Lothians Radio Society Contest Group operated GM3HAM/P in VHF NFD 2015 from our usual site near Gatehouse of Fleet. […]
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2 July 2015 – Bienvenu en Edimbourg, Cedric F5PSR
Cedric F5PSR from the south of France contacted the secretary prior to coming to Edinburgh for an English language […]
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Summer Pub Nights – 2nd & 4th Wednesdays in July & August
During July and August the LRS held informal Pub Nights on the usual meeting nights (2nd & 4th Wednesdays) at […]
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15 June 2015 – Congratulations to Stuart Wright MM3TZP/LLB.
Colin GM4HWO & Stuart MM3TZP, LLB. Congratulations to Stuart Wright MM3TZP who has graduated Bachelor of Laws with 2.1 […]
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7 June 2015 – Livingston Rally
Microwavers Brian GM8BJF (LRS) & Alan GM0USI (Glasgow) There was a good turnout for the Central Scotland Mini Radio Convention […]
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24 June 2015 – LRS Summer Barbecue
Pete GM4BYF, Brian GM8BJF, Robin GM4YPL & Chris GM4YLN The annual summer barbecue of the Lothians Radio Society was held […]
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10 June 2015 – LRS Annual General Meeting
After the AGM, members adjourned to the new hotel deck to enjoy refreshments in the nice sunny evening. The Annual […]
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50th Anniversary of Death of Sir Edward Appleton
Photo courtesy of Edinburgh University The University of Edinburgh has commemorated the 50th anniversary this year of the death of […]
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11 April 2015 – LRS Members Win RSGB Awards
Chris Grierson GM4YLN & John Gould G3WKL. At the GMDX Convention at Bannockburn on 11th April 2015, RSGB President […]
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27 May 2015 – D/F Hunt with fox Peter Dick GM4DTH
L-R: GM8KCS, GM4HYR, GM3TAL, GM4DTH, GM8OTI, GM3PSP, GM4WZG. The annual LRS Direction-Finding Contest (D/F Hunt) was held on 27th May […]
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12 May 2015 – Brian Flynn GM8BJF Article in RadCom.plus Opening Issue
Congratulations to LRS member Brian Flynn whose article “A Versatile PLL PC Board Design – for Applications from HF to […]
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8 May 2015 – 10GHz GM8FFX/B Beacon Built & Installed by Brian Flynn GM8BJF
The GM8FFX/B hardware. LRS member Brian Flynn GM8BJF has built and installed a second personal beacon on 10GHz in less […]