Welcome to the Lothians Radio Society
LRS MEETINGS 2023-2024
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
LRS meetings are normally held on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month (except July & August, when Pub Nights are held at Wee Bennet's Bar at Morningside Station) at 8:00pm at the Braid Hills Hotel, 134 Braid Rd, EH10 6JD.
Most items are archived in Meeting Reports
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LRS PROGRAM for 2023-24 - Click
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LRS Direction Finding Contest D/F Hunt - 1875kHz AM
Start at the Tardis on Braid Hills Rd
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Wed 29 May 2024 - 20:00h
LRS Pub Night @ Wee Bennet's
Maxwell St, Morningside Stn
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Wed 12 June 2024 - LRS AGM 2024
The AGM is a very important event for the society as the current committee will report on activities for the year and it's a chance for members to ask questions and make suggestions etc. All committee positions will be open to election at the AGM.
The AGM is open to anyone to attend but only fully paid-up members or life members as of 12th May 2024 may vote.
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RALLY CALENDAR 2024
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Sun 19 May - Braehead Rally, Glasgow. (Clash w/ 2m Contest)
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Fri 9 Aug - Cockenzie & Port Seton Rally
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Scottish Microwave Round Table
at MOC Burntisland + Dinner. Click
The Programme Manager is Pete Bates GM4BYF, who is looking for 4 high-quality microwave talks.
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LRS CONTEST CALENDAR 2024
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(Current LRS plans in red)
17-19 May > 144MHz May Contest - GM3HAM/P at Gatehouse of Fleet - Norrie GM1CNH. NOTE: COO POOH expected - bring your wellies!
+ 19 May > 144MHz Backpackers' Contest.
25-26 May > 50MHz Trophy Contest
5-7 July > VHF NFD - Massive Support.
GM3HAM/P at Gatehouse of Fleet - Colin GM4HWO & Pete GM4BYF.
20 Jul > 70MHz Trophy Contest
7-8 Sep > 144MHz Trophy Contest
5-6 Oct > Oct 432MHz to 245GHz Contest
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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.
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RADIO NEWS, SILENT KEYS and FOR SALE / WANTED
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
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Items usually archived as News or Silent Keys in LRS Archive after 1 month.
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14 May 2024 - US Suffers HF Radio Blackouts After Being Hit by the Biggest Solar Storm of the Current Solar Cycle.
Click for article. Tnx Daily Mail.
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10 May 2024 - Aurora in Edinburgh
Many thanks to John GM8OTI, an astronomer to trade, for this photo of the nationwide-aurora seen after a major solar flare. Your webmaster has also received one from a granddaughter in Surrey and several from Colin GM4HWO..
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Ofcom - General Notice of Decision to Vary Amateur Radio Licences.
Colin GM4EAU has provided this link to the new licence conditions (Click).
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2. SILENT KEYS - click for list.
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22 Apr 2024 - George Szymanski GM4COK / DU1GM-SK.
Click for QSL / info and scan down.
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Yaesu VX-2RE Dual-Band Handheld £85
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Yaesu FL-110 External Power Amp £125 ono
External FT-8x7 family speech
processor £30.
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AVO-8 Mk5 Multimeter in superb condition with probes & case, £60.
Beckman Industrial RMS-225 Autoranging Digital Multimeter £18
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HP Elite i7- 2600 CPU @ 3.4 GHz 4 cores / 8 logical processors DVD Drive, Desktop PC Computer & Monitor, keyboard & mouse. Windows 10 Pro 8gb RAM, Microsoft Office & AVG Antivirus installed. £100.
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8 May 2024 - "RAYNET - Recent Events & Technology Deployment" - Charlie Duncan GM6MUZ
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by Charlie Duncan GM6MUZ.
This talk was an update on technology implementations and recent events that Lothians RAYNET have been involved with. It also touched on the RAYNET role with community- and Local Authority resilience groups.
(RAYNET = Radio Amateur Emergency Network). Click for report.
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24 Apr 2024 - "Contest Coaching" by Pete GM4BYF
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"Contest coaching - Tips & Tricks for Contest Operation"
by Pete Bates GM4BYF
Long-time contester Pete Bates GM4BYF talked about ways to improve your performance in Amateur Radio contests with useful information for both beginners and experienced contesters. Click Report.
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20-21 Apr 2024 - LRS at Norbreck Rally, Blackpool
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The merry LRS group at the Sunam Indian Restaurant.
Pete GM4BYF & XYL Kay GM6KAY at their table.
Tnx Colin GM4HWO for pics - CLICK.
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10 Apr 2024 - LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
There was an excellent turnout of 30 including many visitors, for the spring surplus equipment sale. Many interesting items, including 6 crates from a Silent Key, sold in a meeting that lasted 2 hours.
3 Apr 2024 - Wee Bennets Spring Pub Night
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
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27 March 2024 - "GB3EDN 1296MHz Beacon - History & Current Developments" by Brian Flynn GM8BJF
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Dr Brian Flynn GM8BJF described the long history of the 1296MHz (23cm) beacon GB3EDN in Edinburgh and its various upgrades over the years, including its recent move from Kings Buildings to the QTH of Colin GM4HWO. Click for report.
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