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LRS Messages of the Day
Wed 30 Apr 2025 – LRS Pub Night – 7:30pm – Wee Bennet’s Bar, Maxwell St.
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 30th April 2025 – LRS Pub Night.
Bennets Bar As this is one of those magical months with 5 Wednesdays we shall be holding one of our LRS Pub Nights at Wee Bennet’s Bar in Maxwell St at Morningside Station, starting at 7:30pm to ensure we get a table. See you there – cheers!
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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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23 Apr 2025 – LRS Special Meeting: The Future of our Amateur Radio Hobby by Chris Tran GM3WOJ.
23 Apr 2025 – LRS Special Meeting: The Future of our Amateur… Read more
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sun 18 May 2025 – Glasgow Braehead Rally
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Sat 1 Nov 2025 – Scottish Microwave Round Table (GMRT 2025)
GMRT-2025, – Saturday 1 Nov, Museum of Communication, Burntisland; dinner at the Kingswood Hotel. More information in June/July GM4HWO.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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The LRS usually operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.
3-4 May 2025 – May VHF/UHF Contest – Nobody interested in operating from Gatehouse of Fleet. Norman MM0BMG may operate 432MHz on the Sunday from Lauder Common.
5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – LRS will enter, 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
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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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23 Apr 2025 – LRS Members Survey
23 Apr 2025 – LRS Survey – conducted by Chris Tran GM3WOJ after his talk, assisted by Brian Flynn GM8BJF. […]
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27 Apr 2025 – CW Fun Day 2025
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12-13 Apr 2025: Norbreck (Blackpool) Rally.
Photos tnx Colin GM4HWO: LRS group shot at end of rally. Norman Stewart GM1CNH, Peter Dick GM4DTH, Rob Humphrey MM0RHU, […]
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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17 Apr 2025 – Two iPads 128GB 7th Generation – £100 ea – Dave 6
Two iPads 128 GB. 7th Generation With Mains Chargers & USB to Lightning Cables. Plus: Ovoe Padded Carrying Cases and Clear […]
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8 Apr 2025 – Raddy RF 919 Multiband Multimode Receiver – £100 – Dave 6
Raddy RF919 Multiband Multimode Receiver AM / FM / WFM / SSB / CW // SW / VHF / UHF / […]
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8 Apr 2025 – Uniden Bearcat BCD 160 DN Scanning Receiver: £120 – Dave 6
Uniden Bearcat BCD 160 DN Digital Scanning Receiver Modes DMR / NXDN / dPMR Digital Communications Boxed and in mint […]
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1 Apr 2025 – Portable Spectrum Analyzer £750 & Portable ‘Scope – £200 – Dave 6
Portable Spectrum Analyzer – Rechargeable In Fitted Flight Case Boxed and in mint condition – £750 FOR SALE – Portable […]
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3 Apr 2025 – J-Beam 7513 2m Collinear 3dB gain, 2.7m long – £50 – Colin GM4HWO.
Commercial quality Jaybeam 7513 2M VHF 3dB gain 2.7 metres long colinear for sale. New these aerials cost over £200 […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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14 Dec 2016 – Christmas Curry at the Himalaya Tandoori
Mike MM0MLB, Kay GM6KAY & OM Pete GM4BYF, Marwyn XYL-GM8OTI, Andy MM0FMF The LRS 2016 Christmas Curry was held on Wednesday 14th […]
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23 Nov 2016 – Valves, Tubes & Bottles – Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL
At the meeting of the LRS on 23rd November 2016 Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL talked about ‘Valves, Tubes and Bottles’. and invited members […]
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15 Oct 2016 – JOTA – Jamboree On The Air at Bonaly Scout Camp
Malcolm GM3TAL operating GB0BSS The Lothians Radio Society again operated in JOTA – Jamboree On The Air – from the […]
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9 Nov 2016 RAYNET FEEDNET Emergency Communications System – Charlie Duncan GM6MUZ, Stan Frey GM8ZQY
At the meeting of the LRS on 9th November 2016, Charlie Duncan of Lothians RAYNET and Stan Frey talked about the FEEDNET digital […]
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26 Oct 2016 – Aerial Photography – James Gentles GM4WZP
James Gentles GM4WZP made a very welcome return to the LRS on 26th October to present Aerial Photography. In James’s last talk, […]
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19 Oct 2016 – LRS Surplus Equipment Sale
LRS Secretary, Mike MM0MLB welcoming everyone. The LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale and raffle was held on Wednesday 19th October […]
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12 Nov 2016 – GMRT-2016 – Scottish Microwave Round Table at MoC
GMRT speakers: Stuart G8CYW, John G4BAO, Pete GM4BYF, morning chair John GM8OTI, Sam G4DDK GMRT-2016, the Scottish Microwave Round Table, […]
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12 Nov 2016 GMRT – Scottish Microwave Round Table at MoC
Alan GM0USI speaking at GMRT-2015 Registrations are now open for GMRT-2016, the Scottish Microwave Round Table on Saturday 12th November […]
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6 Sep 2016 – Bill Hunter GM3HUN – Silent Key
Bill Hunter GM3HUN, a former member of the Lothians Radio Society, died peacefully at the age of 90 in a care […]
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28 Sept 2016 – Admiralty Anti-Submarine Research Station, Hawkcraig Pt. – Diana Maxwell
At the annual LRS visit to the Museum of Communication, Burntisland on 28th September local historian and author Diana Maxwell gave […]
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3-4 Sept 2016 – GM3HAM/P – RSGB 2m Trophy – Gatehouse of Fleet
Photos by Peter Dick GM4DTH The GM3HAM/P contest group of the Lothians Radio Society operated in the RSGB […]
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Website changes
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