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Wed 23 May 2012 - D/F Hunt |
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Written by Alan GM3PSP
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Friday, 11 May 2012 08:44 |
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Melvyn GM4HYR getting a good bearing on the fox station at a previous LRS D/F hunt.
The next meeting of the Lothians Radio Society will be the annual Direction-Finding Competition (D/F Hunt) on Wednesday 23rd May 2012 starting at 7:30pm outside the Braid Hills Hotel.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 17 May 2012 17:59 |
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Wed 9th May 2012 - ZK2V DXpedition by Chris Tran ZL1CT / GM3WOJ |
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Written by Alan GM3PSP
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012 14:57 |
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The ZK2V QTH (Photo courtesy GM3WOJ / ZL1CT)
At the meeting of the Lothians Radio Society on Wednesday 9th May 2012, well-known Scottish DXer Chris Tran ZL1CT / GM3WOJ described his single-operator DXpedition to the island of Niue (OC-040) in the South Pacific from 21st October to 20th December 2011. Using the callsign ZK2V Chris made 35,686 QSOs from this rare DX entity. Report in preparation. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 11 May 2012 08:26 |
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Wed 25th April 2012 - DXCC, LOTW & 7Q7GM Malawi DXpedition by Rob GM3YTS |
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Written by Alan GM3PSP
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Monday, 16 April 2012 15:57 |
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Rob Ferguson GM3YTS (photo courtesy QRZ.com)
At the meeting of the Lothians Radio Society on 25th April 2012 Rob Ferguson GM3YTS, dedicated DXer and well-known as the Chairman of the GMDX Group, talked about the ARRL DX Century Club award (DXCC) and ARRL Logbook of the World (LOTW), the on-line system for QSLing contacts. As a bonus, Rob also described his DXpedition to Malawi as 7Q7GM. Full report. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 26 April 2012 10:20 |
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Wed 14th March 2012 - WWII Utility Radios by Colin GM4HWO & Peter GM4DTH |
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Written by Alan GM3PSP
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:51 |
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Colin GM4HWO & Peter GM4DTH after their presentation.
At a most enjoyable meeting of the LRS on 14th March Colin Wright GM4HWO described the "Utility Radios" that were manufactured by a number of companies as affordable broadcast receivers for the home during World War II. Then Peter Dick GM4DTH showed film footage of broadcasting during the war and played a selection of recordings of BBC radio programmes of that era. Report with photographs in Meeting Reports, including some nice stills from the film material. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 March 2012 09:08 |
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UHF-Microwave Contest - 5th-6th May 2012 |
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Written by Alan GM3PSP
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Friday, 04 May 2012 11:55 |
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The GM3HAM/P UHF-Microwave Contesters 2012 planning stretegy in the Gatehouse conference centre
Last weekend, 5th - 6th May 2012, members of the GM3HAM/P Contest Group of the Lothians Radio Society again took part in the RSGB UHF-Microwave Contest. Our location was on a hilltop above Gatehouse of Fleet in Kirkcudbrightshire where we have operated many times in the past. Conditions were good and so was the weather, although cold! Full report with many photographs soon. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 07 May 2012 08:04 |
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Wed 11th April 2012 - Radioactivating East Africa in the 1960s / 70s by Andre GM3VLB |
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Written by Alan GM3PSP
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Thursday, 29 March 2012 10:13 |
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Andre's first QSL card as 5Z5KL in Kenya
At the meeting of the Lothians Radio Society on 11th April 2012 Andre Saunders GM3VLB talked about "Radioactivating East Africa in the 1960s/70s". Andre was accompanied by his wife, Veronica, who acted as projectionist. Report here.
Andre says: "The alternative title to my talk might be "From Scottish Crystals to Tanzanian Gemstones" - the 'Scottish Crystals' were the lumps of galena which allowed an 11-year old lad on the shores of Loch Lomond to detect the then Scottish Home Service 18 miles away, and eventually to become an active radio ham in Kenya, which had then just recently gained independence from its colonial masters. With my first licence - 5Z4KL - I became instantly 'rare DX', but when not looking for a "new one", there were unlimited opportunities to operate /P and /M. To understand the reference to 'Tanzanian Gemstones', you'll just have to come to the talk! Veronica and I look forward to meeting up with old friends again on the 11th...Vy 73 de André, GM3VLB." |
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Last Updated on Monday, 16 April 2012 18:04 |
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Wed 28th March 2012 - Homebrew Microwave Construction by John Cooke GM8OTI |
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Written by Alan GM3PSP
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Thursday, 15 March 2012 10:12 |
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John GM8OTI and his homebrew 23cm & 13cm transverters and yagis
At the meeting of the LRS on 28th March 2012 LRS Past-President Dr. John Cooke GM8OTI talked about "Homebrew Microwave Construction". John is an avid SOTA operator and has designed and constructed all his lightweight portable equipment, progressively moving up in frequency band, now on 13cm. When first licensed in 1978 John wanted to get into microwaves. After returning to the hobby a few years ago he's finally got there. John wants to convince others that building microwave equipment is nowhere near as difficult as some people like to make it sound! Report in Meeting Reports. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 29 March 2012 18:43 |
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