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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
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 7:30pm 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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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).
RECENT MEETINGS
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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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
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Sun 13 April 2025 – NORBRECK rally, Blackpool
Click the image for the NARSA link
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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.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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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.
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
There are no RADIO NEWS ITEMS. Click on the heading to see the radio news archive.
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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8 Nov 2024 – Equipment for Sale by Norrie GM1CNH
GM1CNH Equipment Sale – Updated: 8 November 2024 Item Description Price Alinco HF Mobile Whip Antenna 2.7 m mobile whip; […]
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22 Nov 2024 – Tecsun PL990x Multiband Portable Radio plus Active Antenna – PRICE REDUCED TO £90 TO CLEAR – Dave 6 GM6KGZ
Tecsun PL990x – Multiband Portable Radio, boxed and in mint condition ML&s price £269. NOW ONLY £90 TO CLEAR for […]
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31 Oct 2024 – Avantree Portable Digital Radio with 30W Speakers – Dave-6
2. Avantree PowerByte Portable Digital FM Radio with 30W Speakers. Boxed and in mint condition – £40 Tel: 0131 […]
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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 […]
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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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60th Anniversary of LRS RSGB Affiliation – 11th August 2013
The Secretary has found the original RSGB Affiliation Certificate of the Lothians Radio Society in the club archives. It is […]
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Cockenzie Mini-Rally / Junk Night – 9th August 2013
Jack GM1CQC, John GM8OTI, Brian GM8BJF, Paul GM4UPN, David GM4ZNX. There was a good turnout of LRS members at the the […]
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6-7 July 2013 VHF NFD at Gatehouse of Fleet
Alan GM3PSP, Brian GM4DIJ, Danny GM6CMQ, Brian GM8BJF, Colin GM4HWO, Mike GM4IGS, Terry GM3WUX, Pete GM4BYF, Robin GM4YPL, Chris MMOZCT, […]
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Summer Pub Nights – 2nd & 4th Weds, July & Aug 2013
During the summer break in July and August we held informal Pub Nights on the normal meeting nights of the […]
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26th June 2013 – Summer Barbecue
Enjoying the BBQ in the garden before the midges drove us inside! The Annual Summer Barbecue of the Lothians Radio […]
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GM8OTI/P 10GHz Hilltopping – 26 May 2013
John GM8OTI/P with his Hilltops portable 10GHz station on Cairnharrow Hill, Dumfries & Galloway. The first UK Microwave Group 10GHz contest […]
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AGM – 12th June 2013 – Election Results
At the Annual General Meeting of the Lothians Radio Society at the Braid Hills Hotel on 12th June 2013 the following committee […]
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MOC Lecture “Invention and Inspiration in the Digital Age’ – Thurs 23rd May
EVENING LECTURE at THE MUSEUM of COMMUNICATION 131 High Street, Burntisland KY3 9AA on Thursday, 23rd May at 7.30 […]
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22 May 2013 – restoring the R1155 / T1154 Part 2 by Ian Ropper GM0UHC
Ian Ropper GM0UHC returned to the Lothians on 22nd May 2013 to present Part 2 of his talk “Restoring the R1155 / […]
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4-5 May 2013 RSGB Microwave Trophy
L-R: Robin GM4YPL, Chris MM0ZCT, Andy MM0FMF, Pete GM4BYF, Alan GM3PSP, Brian GM8BJF, John GM8OTI. Seven members of the […]
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D/F Hunt – Wed 8th May 2013
The brave souls who made it to the Fox station half-way up Caerketton Hill. The annual LRS Direction Finding Contest was […]
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24th April 2013 – Code Breakers – Video Evening
At the meeting of the Lothians Radio Society on 24th April 2013 an American-made video of the work of Code Breakers was shown. It […]