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LRS Messages of the Day:
Wed 2 Sept 2026 – 20:00h 144.350MHz SSB – LRS Net 207 – All welcome.Wed 9 Sept 2026 – 20:00h BHH – LRS President’s Address: “Secondary Batteries for Hams”.
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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Wed 9 Sept 2026 – Presidential Address – “Secondary Batteries for Hams” – Andy Sinclair GM4LLD. Andy will be talking about battery technology and battery choices for amateur radio use with the main slant on portable operating.
Wed 23 Sept 2026 – LRS Visit to MOC Burntisland 2026 Exhibition – When Screens were Small, but the Magic seemed Huge – 100 Years of Television. There will also be a lecture by Prof. Tom Stevenson – 100 Years of Television – some Technical Milestones, including the early days of TV in Orkney.
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sat 31 Oct 2026 – GMRT-2026 at MOC Burntisland & Dinner at Kingswood Hotel
The 2026 Scottish Microwave Round Table (GMRT-2026) will be held as usual at the Museum of Communication in Burntisland, followed by dinner at the nearby Kingswood Hotel. The panel of speakers is now complete. The registration system is open for booking. We have sold 47 Event tickets – 3 tickets left – max room capacity = 50. Suggest you book asap to avoid disappointment. https://gmroundtable.org.uk/
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9 May – 30 Sept – Weds & Sats – MOC Exhibition 2026
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27 Sept 2026 MOC Goudie Lecture – 100 Years of Television.
The next MOC Goudie Lecture will take place at 7.30 pm on WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER and is entitled 100 Years of Television. It will be presented by Museum Chair Prof. Tom Stevenson. Please see Events – Museum Of Communication for further information.
Sunday 25 Oct 2026 – Galashiels Rally
CONTEST CALENDAR
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The LRS operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.
5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – see report in About LRS – Contest / Portable.
(This photo by Andy MMØFMF / now GM4LLD, is in RSGB RadCom Sept 2025, p.80).
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 145.575MHz for local net. Several LRS members often there.
RADIO NEWS, RECENT MEETINGS, SILENT KEYS and FOR SALE / WANTED
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Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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12 Nov 2025 – A Radio Safari to Eswatini 3DAØ (formerly Swaziland) by Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL / 3DAØMH
Speaker Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL / 3DAØMH. …
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11 Nov 2025 – Aurora over Edinburgh
Brian GM8BJF has provided this shot of the Aurora over Edinburgh taken on Tuesday 11th November from Riselaw Crescent by his daughter Wendy’s partner Nick.
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12 April 2026 – Norbreck (Blackpool) Rally
Curry in the Sunam restaurant on Saturday night. Colin GM4HWO showing off his big naans as usual. The Sunam curry-house. All the LRS visitors at Pete GM4BYF’s table at the rally. Pete GM4BYF & Kay GM6KAY were visited at their table by RSGB President Bob Beebe GU4YOX (not to mention Colin GM4HWO). Bob spent almost…
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1 Nov 2025 – Scottish Microwave Round Table GMRT-2025 at Museum of Communication
There was an excellent turnout for GMRT-2025 with all 50 places sold out. Click for GMRT Program. Photos by Tom Stevenson (MoC) and John GM8OTI. NOTE: This is a summary for LRS members. For Full Report, see the GMRT website in due course. Martin Hall GM8IEM (UK Microwave Group Scottish…
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29 Oct 2025 – LRS Autumn Pub Night at Wee Bennet’s Bar
John GM4JRT, Peter GMØPXV & Peter GM4DTH. (Photos- John GM8OTI). Mike GM8KCS & John GM8OTI.
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26 Oct 2025 – LRS at Galashiels Rally
Several LRS members attended the Gala Rally. L-R: Kay GM6KAY, Pete GM4BYF, Danny GM6CMQ & Brian GM8BJF. (Photo Andy GM4LLD (formerly MM0FMF)..
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15 Oct 2025 – Autumn Surplus Sale
The Autumn Surplus Sale was held as usual at St Fillan’s Church in Buckstone with a good turnout of LRS members and guests. Plenty of interesting items to bid for. … and plenty of junk too (even if we don’t call it a Junk Sale any more)! A lot of items were brought…
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28 Oct 2025 – Bletchley Park by Derek Douglas at Newington Library
This was a well-illustrated basic talk about Bletchley Park and the notable people who worked there during WW2. Derek Douglas is a member of the Colinton Local History Society. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bletchley-park-an-illustrated-talk-with-derek-douglas-tickets-1785984741439
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3 Oct 2025 – 75th Anniversary of the Transistor
The 3rd of October 2025 was the 75th anniversary of the patenting of the invention of the transistor by three scientists at Bell Labs in New Jersey. Click for article.
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2 Oct 2025 – GM1CNH Norman’s HK Colombia DXpedition
Some photos from Norman’s DXpedition to Colombia. (Norman GM1CNH & Peter GM4DTH). HK3LRB club setting up in park for portable operating. 10m band operating. A junk sale was included. It is a hard life doing Dxpeditions! “The BBC” Well looked-after at the HK3LRB club. View from terrace. …
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1st Oct 2025 – Using Ansys HFSS Software for Amateur Radio Projects by Brian Howie GM4DIJ.
Brian discussed the workings of Ansys HFSS = High Frequency RF Simulation Software. Brian described a number of application of this software, using the Student version, which is free. GB3EDN is the 1296MHz beacon in Edinburgh, built and maintained by LRS member…
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Peter Brown G(M)3YOK Visit to Edinburgh
Former LRS member Peter Brown G(M)3YOK, now living in Cheshire, recently visited Edinburgh and met up with Brian Flynn GM8BJF.