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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!
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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28 Sept 2024 – LRS Members at Newark Show
Danny GM6CMQ has kindly provided this photo of Norrie GM1CNH and Peter GM4DTH enjoying a “vegetarian breakfast” while attending the […]
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
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9 Oct 2024 – Welcome to Norwegian visitor Otter Kvindesland LA9IHA
We were delighted to welcome Norwegian amateur Otter Kvindesland LA9IHA (R) from Sandnes as a guest at the Moonbounce talk […]
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10 Oct 2024 – Aurora photo from Blackford Hill by Peter GM4DTH and Auroral recordings of Chris GM3WOJ (SSB) & Terry GM3WUX (CW) by Brian GM4DIJ/P
Peter GM4DTH reports: Before I was going to turn in for the night I looked out of the window to […]
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15 Sept 2024 – Aurora during 50MHz Contest – GM4DIJ/P – audio
Unusually, an Aurora occurred during a contest. Brian GM4DIJ/P nr Stranraer worked Malcolm GM3TAL (Dunfermline) and Bruce GM4BDJ (Langholm) on […]
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5 Oct 2024 – Brian GM4DIJ wins 2nd Place in RSGB 144MHz Trophy Single Operator Open Section GM3HAM/P
Congratulations to Brian GM4DIJ as GM3HAM/P on winning 2nd place in the single-operator open section of the RSGB 144MHz Trophy […]
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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1 Oct 2024 – Icom IC-M25-Euro HandHeld VHF Marine Band Transceiver – Black – Dave 6 GM6KGZ
For Sale by Dave 6 – GM6KGZ – 1st October Icom IC M25 Euro – HandHeld VHF Marine Band Transceiver […]
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30 Sept 2024 – Items for Sale (lots) by Norrie GM1CNH
September 2024 Item – Description – Price Alinco HF Mobile Whip Antenna 2.7 m mobile whip; antenna mounting bracket and […]
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Carluke Shack Clearance Sale by Bob GM4CMI
The sales in Carluke are now stopped. The remaining items will remain listed here and potential buyers should contact Bob […]
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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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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 […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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14 Feb 2024 – “Understanding Baluns” – Brian Flynn GM8BJF
Dr. Brian Flynn GM8BJF Brian described the concept of balanced-to-unbalanced transformers (“baluns”) and showed a number of examples. Click for […]
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24 Jan 2024 – “SOTA & QRP Labs QCX Mini HF Tcvr” – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
Andy talked about the QCX Mini tcvr from QRP Labs, its design & construction & use for SOTA operation (Summits On […]
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10 Jan 2024 – LRS Video Night -“The Boat that Rocked”.
Wed 10 Jan 2024 – LRS Video Night ‘The Boat That Rocked’ was set in the 1960s offshore broadcasting era. […]
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13 Dec 2023 – Xmas Curry
Good turnout of 15 for the 2023 LRS Xmas Curry at the Gurkha Cafe in Cockburn St. […]
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6 Dec 2023 LRS Members at IET Lecture
Thanks to Colin Murray’s inspiration, several members of the LRS enjoyed attending an Institution of Engineering & Technology event at […]
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22 Nov 2023 – Borders Amateurs & Bletchley Park Bruce McCartney GM4BDJ & John Struthers GM8CVN
There was an excellent turnout of 21 for this very interesting talk by Bruce McCartney GM4BDJ via Zoom from Langholm, […]
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11 Nov 2023 – GMRT-2023 Scottish Microwave Round Table
A very successful GMRT was held at the Museum of Communication in Burntisland with an attendance of 46, followed by […]
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8 Nov 2023 – Sophie the Strutter – Gerard Lohan
Gerard Lohan Following an LRS talk 2 years ago (click) by Bob Thompson of the APSS (Aircraft Preservation Society Scotland), Gerard […]
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Winter / Spring LRS Pub Nights
The committee has decided that, in addition to the Summer Pub-Nights, we shall also hold them during the winter and […]
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18 Oct 2023 – LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale
The LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale 2023 was held as usual at St Fillans Church in Buckstone. The items for […]
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22 Oct 2023 LRS Members at Galashiels Rally
A number of LRS members attended the Gala Rally. This is Pete GM4BYF’s table. Tnx Colin HWO for photo. Click […]
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11 Oct 2023 – The First Restricted Service Broadcast Licence – Peter Laverock GM8GHQ.
Peter Laverock GM8GHQ talked about the UK Government’s Restricted Service Broadcast Licences. In 1983/4 he was instrumental in setting up […]