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LRS Messages of the Day
8 Jan 2025 – LRS Video Night – see Upcoming Meetings below for titles.
27 Nov 2024 – Tracking the Future – Satellites & Celestia-UK – Dr Carol Marsh
- All slides now posted – go to Recent Meetings (below).
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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8 Jan 2025: LRS Video Night at Edinburgh Cine & Video Society – Peter Dick GM4DTH.
- 1. A Day In The Life Of Radio Caroline – 46m 31s
- 2. The Hunt For Tony Blair – 46m 19s
22 Jan 2025: “The Moxon Beam – Theory & Demo!” – Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL.
29 Jan 2025: 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
OTHER EVENTS
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RALLY CALENDAR 2025
Colin GM4HWO advises book Brincliffe Hotel ASAP.
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LRS CONTEST CALENDAR 2025
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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Send items to Alan GM3PSP:
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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
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3. ITEMS FOR SALE
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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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28 Oct 2024 – Carluke Shack Clearance Sale by Bob GM4CMI
(Updated 28 Oct) The sales in Carluke are now stopped. Many items were sold at the Galashiels Rally on 27th […]
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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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28 Feb 2024 – “47 Years and Counting – Story of Voyagers 1 & 2” – John Cooke GM8OTI & James Gentles GM4WZP
John Cooke GM8OTI & James Gentles GM4WZP talked about the two NASA deep space probes, Voyagers 1 & 2, which are still […]
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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 […]