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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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Wed 10 Jan 2018 – Video NIght – The Role of Radio in Aviation – Peter Dick GM4DTH
The annual Video Night, presented as always by Peter Dick GM4DTH who is the current President of the Edinburgh […]
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6 Dec 2017 – Christmas Curry at the Himalaya Tandoori
The annual LRS Christmas Curry was held on Wednesday 6th December at the Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant at Bruntsfield, with 14 […]
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22 Nov 2017 – Optimization of Antenna Height over Terrain – Brian Howie GM4DIJ
LRS member Brian Howie GM4DIJ gave an introduction to antenna modelling at the LRS meeting on 11 March 2015. This […]
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8 Nov 2017 – ‘Pirates – Offshore Radio 1964-1974 – ding-ding’ – James Gentles GM4WZP
James Gentles GM4WZP gave a great talk on ‘Pirates – Offshore Radio from 1964 to 1974, ding-ding!’ at the meeting on 8th November […]
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25 Oct 2017 – Having fun on a shoestring – Tom Wylie GM4FDM
Well-known Scottish DXer Tom Wylie GM4FDM from Paisley returned to the Lothians on 25th October 2017 to talk on Having fun […]
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Wed 18 Oct 2017 – LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale – St Fillans Church
The LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale was held on 18 Oct at St Fillan’s Church with a good turnout […]
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Sat 4 Nov 2017 – GMRT – Microwave Round Table at Museum of Communication
The GMRT speakers: Mark Hughes GM4ISM, Geoff Pike GI0GDP, Martin Hall GM8IEM (Session Chair), Andy Sinclair MM0FMF, David Anderson GM6BIG. The […]
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27 Sept 2017 – From Holyrood to Hollywood, a Technical Career in Motion Pictures with Kodak – Alan Masson GM3PSP
Alan Masson GM3PSP gave an autobiographical talk about his career in the Motion Picture Division at Kodak in the […]
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20 September 2017 – Silent Key – George Burt GM3OXX
George GM3OXX in his shack near Turriff in 2010. Photo by Alan GM3PSP. We have heard with great sadness […]
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13 Sept 2017 – LRS Presidential Address ‘Frequency Standards’ by Brian Flynn GM8BJF
Brian Flynn GM8BJF gave his Presidential Address on the subject of ‘Frequency (and Time) Standards’ at the first meeting […]
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2-3 Sept 2017 – RSGB 2m Trophy Contest at Gatehouse of Fleet
The GM3HAM/P contest group of the LRS took part in the RSGB 2m Trophy Contest from our usual site in […]
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11 Aug 2017 – Pete GM4BYF at Cockenzie Mini Rally
LRS Member Pete GM4BYF had a well-stocked table of ju.. surplus equipment for sale. (Hold the front page)! General view […]