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22nd August 2018 Pub Night 4 at "Wee" Bennet's Bar - 8pm
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The fourth and last LRS Pub Night for 2018 on Wednesday club nights in the summer (when we don't hold regular meetings) will be at 8pm on 22nd August at 'Wee' Bennet's Bar, 1 Maxwell Street / Morningside Road. See you there! 20140709
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RADIO NEWS, SILENT KEYS & SALE / WANTED ITEMS
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Archived as News or Silent Keys in LRS Archive
1. RADIO NEWS ITEMS
2018-08-17 - Large Coronal Hole to Earth may cause Aurora Aug 20-21
2018-08-13 - Successful Transmissions on 17.1kHz from SAQ Grimeton on Alexanderson Day
2018-08-12 New RAE syllabus to be published soon by RSGB
2018-11-03 GMRT Scottish Microwave Round Table & Dinner - Date: Sat 3 Nov 2018 at MoC Burntisland
2. SILENT KEYS (Click item for full SK).
2018-07-18 John R. Buchanan ex-GM8BYF - Funeral was on 30th July at Mortonhall
3. ITEMS FOR SALE (Click item for details)
2018-06-05 UPDATED List from Norrie GM1CNH
4. ITEMS WANTED
5. NEW ON LRS WEBSITE
2018-05-10 LRS Archive - "Edinburgh Radio Clubs" is now being compiled.
Wed 8th August 2018 - LRS Pub Night 3 at "Wee" Bennets Bar
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PN3 on 8th August L-R: Colin GM4EAU (drinking French water?), Peter GM4DTH, Vic GM3OWU, Alan GM3PSP, Mike GM8KCS, Melvyn GM4HYR (QRP).
The second LRS Pub Night for summer 2018 was on Wednesday 25th June at 'Wee' Bennets Bar with L-R Alan GM3PSP, Pete GM4BYF, Mike GM8KCS, Peter GM4DTH present. Also (not in photo): Vic GM3OWU.
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At Pub Night 1 on 11th July we did have competition from people watching the football semi-final on TV, but there was a good discussion of the recent VHF NFD.
Cheers from Peter GM4DTH, Pete GM4BYF & Mike GM8KCS
Also present: James GM4WZP & Alan GM3PSP
Wed 4th July 2018 - LRS Summer Barbecue
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Host Pete GM4BYF at the BBQ grill.
The LRS 2018 Summer Barbecue took place on Wednesday 4th July at the QTH of Pete Bates GM4BYF and XYL Kay GM6KAY at Fairmilehead with about 20. As usual a magnificent spread was wolfed up and washed down by ample BYOB!
The Wx was fine, as it had been for several weeks, and we enjoyed the BBQ in Pete & Kay's beautiful garden.
6-8th July 2018 RSGB VHF NFD at Gatehouse of Fleet
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The LRS GM3HAM Contest Group operated RSGB VHF-NFD from our usual contest site near Gatehouse of Fleet on the weekend of 6-8 July. The Wx was outstanding and excellent scores were achieved.
The results were announced on 16th August, with GM3HAM/P winning the Restricted Section (Martlesham Trophy) and Leading GM (Cockenzie Quaich). We also won both the 50MHz and 70MHz band awards.
Submitted scores (Restricted Section):
6m: 95 QSOs 40,576 pts 9A5ST @ 1946 km.
4m: 105 QSOs 39,025 pts EA8DBM @ 3127 km
2m: 244 QSOs 77,654 pts F6KCP/P @ 839 km
23cm: 30 QSOs 9,623 pts PA0S @ 657 km
Click for RSGB List.
And of course we spent the Friday evening enjoying dinner and diet lemonade in the Masonic Arms.
Wed 23rd May 2018 - Direction Finding Contest - GM3HAM/P
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Competitors at the start of the 2018 D/F Hunt
The LRS Direction Finding Contest (D/F Hunt) was held 23rd May. Fox station GM3HAM/P on 1.875MHz AM was operated by Peter Dick GM4DTH.
A new competitor was James Gentles GM4WZP.
The fox station was located in woods near Cramond and was found first by Melvyn Bond GM4HYR at 21:06 and then by Mike Brunsdon Sr GM8KCS and Mike Jr MM3MDB at 21:11. Afterwards we all repaired to the Cramond Inn. Click for Full Report and photographs.
Wed 13th June 2018 Annual General Meeting
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The AGM of the Lothians Radio Society was held in the Braid Hills Hotel on Wednesday 13 June 2018.
Brian Flynn GM8BJF elected President, Mike Burgess MM0MLB Hon Sec, Peter Dick GM4DTH Treasurer.
Elected committee members: Pete Bates GM4BYF, Andy Sinclair MM0FMF and James Gentles GM4WZP.
SUBSCRIPTIONS: Treasurer Peter Dick GM4DTH reported that the club's finances were healthy and recommended that the subscription should remain at £20 for adults and £10 for scholars. This was agreed.
FUTURE MEETINGS: President Brian Flynn GM8BJF asked members to volunteer to give talks to continue our very successful program.
Wed 9th May 2018 - Amateur Deep Space Reception - RSGB 2017 Convention Lecture by Paul Marsh M0EYT (Video)
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LRS President Brian Flynn GM8BJF presented the video of the RSGB 2017 Convention lecture "Amateur Deep Space Reception" by Paul Marsh M0EYT at the meeting on 9th May 2018. Summary:
When in January Scott Tilley VE7TIL/VA7LF discovered a signal coming from the "dead" IMAGE satellite, Paul Marsh M0EYT gave the first independent confirmation.
In this video Paul Marsh, M0EYT gives an introduction to deep space mega-DX, the equipment needed and the techniques used to identify extremely weak signals coming from human-made space probes in various parts of our solar system. X-Band (8.4GHz) is the primary band of discussion but Paul also talks briefly about S and Ka reception equipment and antennas.
You can receive signals from spacecraft in excess of 1 billion km with a modest size dish in your garden. If you have an interest in EME or microwave weak signal reception, Amateur DSR can help you push the limits of what is possible with home-built equipment.
Click for full report with link to RSGB video.
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