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LRS Messages of the Day
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.
Wed 30th Oct – 7:30pm – LRS Pub Night at Wee Bennets Bar.
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
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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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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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12 Aug 2024 – Dave-6 – GM6KGZ – Kenwood TH-F7E Dual-Band H/Held with SSB-Rx
Kenwood TH-F7E with accessories – £120 – for sale by Dave 6. Click for details. Dual Band Handheld with SSB-Rx […]
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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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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
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
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
Twenty LRS members and visitors enjoyed our annual Christmas Curry at the Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant at Bruntsfield on Wed 11th […]
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21 Nov 2013 FUNcube-1 AO73 Satellite Launched
The AMSAT FUNcube-1 / AO-73 educational satellite was launched on Thursday 21st November 2013. (Photo courtesy AMSAT-UK) It has already […]
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27 Nov 2013 – Home Spun Antennas by Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL
At the meeting of the LRS on Wednesday 27th November 2013 LRS member Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL talked on “Home Spun […]
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18-20 Nov 2013 Special Event Station GM100RSGB
The antenna dismantling crew on Sunday. L-R: Alan GM3PSP, Danny GM6CMQ, Peter GM4DTH, Brian GM8BJF, Vic GM3OWU, Mike GM8KCS, Bill […]
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2nd Nov 2013 – GMRT – Scottish Microwave Round Table
LRS member David GM4ZNX attracted a lot of interest with his Noise Factor measurements. The third Scottish Microwave Round […]
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4th Aug 2013 3cm Portable Operations by Pete GM4BYF/P & Brian GM8BJF/P
Pete GM4BYF/P (in natty hat)! Brian GM8BJF/P (who should have been wearing a hat)! Two keen Lothians microwavers Pete GM4BYF […]
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Sayonara Vic and Haste Ye Back
L-R: Mike GM8KCS, Peter GM4DTH, Vic JA5VQ, Bill GM8SQM & Malcolm GM3TAL. October 30th was the last LRS meeting for […]
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Wed 13th Nov – Lighthouse Weekend 2013 – Geoff Crowley MM5AHO
At the LRS meeting on Wednesday 13th November we welcomed back Geoff Crowley MM5AHO for his talk – “International Lighthouse […]
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19-20 Oct 2013 – JOTA & Galashiels Rally
It was a busy weekend for LRS, in Jamboree on the Air on Saturday and the Galashiels Rally on Sunday. […]