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  • LRS Messages of the Day

    Wed 5 Feb 2025 – 20:00h – LRS Net 171

    Wed 12 Feb 2025 – 20:00h – The end of the line … for a bit? (Telephones) – Ed Bain GM4AIS. 

LRS MEETINGS

  • 29 Jan 2025: 7:30pm Wee Bennet’s Evening, Morningside Station.

    The full Calendar of LRS Meetings for 2024-25 has been prepared by James GM4WZP (mni tnx) and uploaded to this site (click top).

  • 22 Jan 2025 – The Moxon Beam – Theory & Demo – Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL.

    22 Jan 2025 – The Moxon Beam – Theory & Demo – Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL.

    Malcolm described the theory and practice of the Moxon beam for 4m,… Read more

  • 8 Jan 2025 – LRS Video Night at Edinburgh Cine & Video Society

    8 Jan 2025 – LRS Video Night at Edinburgh Cine & Video Society

      LRS Video Night at Edinburgh Cine & Video Society, 23A Fettes… Read more

  • Sat 5 Apr 2025 – 26th GMDX Convention & Dinner

    The 26th GMDX Convention & Dinner is at the King Robert Hotel, Bannockburn, on Sat 5 Apr 2025. – Click for Program

  • Sun 13 April 2025 – NORBRECK rally, Blackpool

    Click the image for the NARSA link

  • Sat 1 Nov 2025 – Scottish Microwave Round Table (GMRT 2025)

    The date has been set for the 2025 Scottish Microwave Round Table – GMRT-2025, on Saturday 1 November at the Museum of Communication, Burntisland with dinner at the Kingswood hotel. More information in June / July – Colin GM4HWO.

  • The LRS normally operates as GM3HAM/P from a site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.

    3-4 May 2025 – May VHF/UHF Contest – unlikely due to rule changes.

    5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – organized by Pete GM4BYF & Colin GM4HWO.

    6-7 Sept 2025 – 2m Trophy – undecided at present.

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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  […]

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  • 28 May 2014 – 3DA0SS – DX from Swaziland by GM3TAL

    28 May 2014 – 3DA0SS – DX from Swaziland by GM3TAL

    3DA0SS – DX from Swaziland was the title of the talk by LRS member Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL / 3DA0MH on 28th May […]

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  • 2-4 May 2014 – Microwave Trophy

    2-4 May 2014 – Microwave Trophy

    The Lothians Radio Society again participated in the RSGB Microwave Trophy Contest on 3-4 May 2014 from our usual site […]

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  • 14 May 2014 – D/F Hunt

    14 May 2014 – D/F Hunt

    The annual LRS Direction-Finding Contest (D/F Hunt) was held on 14th May starting outside the Braid Hills Hotel on Braid […]

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  • 23 April 2014 – Low-Cost Microwaves & WSPR

    23 April 2014 – Low-Cost Microwaves & WSPR

    LRS members and guests had a very interesting evening on 23rd March when there were not one but two talks, […]

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  • 9 Apr 2014 – LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale

    9 Apr 2014 – LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale

      Pete GM4BYF examines some of the hot items available at the surplus sale. The LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale […]

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  • 26 March 2014 – A Dip into the RSGB Archives – Alan Masson GM3PSP

    26 March 2014 – A Dip into the RSGB Archives – Alan Masson GM3PSP

    At the meeting of the LRS held on 26th March 2014 LRS Secretary Alan Masson GM3PSP presented “A Dip into […]

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  • 12 March 2014 – Astronomical Radio Sources – John Cooke GM8OTI

    12 March 2014 – Astronomical Radio Sources – John Cooke GM8OTI

    Image courtesy NRAO/AUI At the meeting of the LRS on 12th March 2014 LRS Past-President John Cooke GM8OTI gave a […]

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  • 26 Feb 2014 – SOE Radio Operations in WWII – Bob McFarlane

    26 Feb 2014 – SOE Radio Operations in WWII – Bob McFarlane

    At the meeting of the LRS on 26th February 2014 we had the rare opportunity to hear an actual operator […]

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  • 12 Feb 2014 – Whither Windows XP? – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF

    12 Feb 2014 – Whither Windows XP? – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF

    (Logo courtesy Microsoft Corp.) In light of the imminent loss of support by Microsoft for the Windows XP operating system […]

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  • 22 Jan 2014 – Life at Sea as a Radio Officer in the 1960s & 70s – Eric Lamb

    22 Jan 2014 – Life at Sea as a Radio Officer in the 1960s & 70s – Eric Lamb

      At the LRS meeting on 22nd January 2014 Eric Lamb described his experiences as a ship’s Radio Officer in […]

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  • Wed 8th Jan 2014 – Video Night

    Wed 8th Jan 2014 – Video Night

    There was an excellent turnout of 25 including several visitors for the first meeting in 2014 on Wed 8th January […]

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  • 11 Dec 2013 LRS Christmas Curry

    11 Dec 2013 LRS Christmas Curry

    Twenty LRS members and visitors enjoyed our annual Christmas Curry at the Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant at Bruntsfield on Wed 11th […]

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