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13 Nov 2019 - SOTA & 13cm Escapades, Jack Hood GM4COX
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Jack Hood GM4COX. Photo courtesy QRZ.com
At the meeting of the LRS on 13 Nov 2019 Jack Hood GM4COX, who has been a leading light of the West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society since its inception in 1970, talked about "SOTA & 13cm Escapades".
Following the successful launch in the summer of 2017 of the introduction of 13cm SOTA to the Scottish amateur fraternity by Andy MM0FMF of LRS & Jack, he described developments over the last 2 years.
Jack Hood GM4COX & Andy Sinclair MM0FMF.
Jack and Andy were awarded the Jack Wylie Trophy for their pioneering activities in 13cm SOTA.
Andy (R) has held the trophy for the last 6 months and now handed it to Jack at this LRS meeting.
FULL REPORT SOON.
11th December 2019 - LRS Christmas Curry at the Gurkha
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Following last year's very successful curry at the Gurkha Cafe with its distinctive Nepalese menu at 25-27 Cockburn Street (click for info), we shall return there for the 2019 event on Wednesday 11 December.
The table is booked from 7:30pm and we shall order at 8:00pm sharp. Drinks will be pay-as-you-go and the food bill will be divided equally.
We shall gather for pre-drinks from 7:00pm at Weatherspoons Booking Office on Waverley Bridge, outside the Waverley Station.
Bookings are now open. Please RSVP asap to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and by Tuesday 3rd Dec at the latest to enable the restaurant reservation to be confirmed.
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NEXT MEETING - Wed 27th November 2019.
"The uBITX SDR Radio Kit"
- a low-cost multi-band HF radio kit.
by John Innes MM0JXI
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2 Nov 2019 - GMRT-19 Scottish Microwave Round Table at the Museum of Communication
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
GMRT-19, the Scottish Microwave Round Table, was held on Sat 2nd November 2019 at the Museum of Communication in Burntisland with 57 registrations. 
Mark Hughes GM4ISM: "Microwave EME".
Sam Jewell G4DDK: “Icom IC9700: How does it measure up as a VHF DX transceiver?”
Heather Lomond M0HMO Martin Hall GM8IEM
Heather Lomond M0HMO: “SDRs & Software for (Portable) Microwave Operation".
Martin Hall GM8IEM: “Constructing a 13cm (home) station around the Kuhne MKU23 G4 transverter"
During the breaks, there were bring-and-buy tables, and participants could have their equipment measured by Brian Flynn GM8BJF & David Stockton GM4ZNX The Constructors Contest was won by Neil Smith G4DBN for a number of 122GHz antenna feeds, turned on his lathe. The dinner, at the Kingswood Hotel, was followed by an auction conducted by Roger Blackwell GM4PMK.
Full report with photographs on GMRT website soon.
RADIO NEWS, SILENT KEYS & SALE / WANTED ITEMS
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
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Archived as News or Silent Keys in LRS Archive
1. RADIO NEWS ITEMS (Click on for full info).
2019-12-11 Xmas Curry at Gurkha, Cockburn St. Secy is now taking RSVPs (click).
2019-11-13 - Next LRS meeting - SOTA & 13cms Escapades - Jack Hood GM4COX.
2. SILENT KEYS (Click item for full SK).
3. ITEMS FOR SALE (Click item for details)
2019-11-14 Acer Aspire 3 Laptop mint - £110 - Dave GM6KGZ
2019-11-05 Scottie Globemaster SDR Tcvr 1.8-70MHz - shown by Ed Murphy GM3SBC at GMRT.
2019-10-26 Silent Key Sale - UPDATED - GM1CNH
2019-07-02 Complete Station, many Items- GM8PAH
4. ITEMS WANTED
2019-10-07 CODAR 250 Power Supply Unit (for Codar Tx & Rx) - Angus MM1CCR via Alan GM3PSP
5. NEW ON LRS WEBSITE
2019-10-07 Herman Munster the Radio Ham
2019-10-07 Tony Hancock - The Radio Ham
2019-10-07 Famous Radio Hams - lists:
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30th Oct 2019 - Rehabilitating Telecomms in Afghanistan - Nick Peckett G4KUX / YA4F
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
At the meeting of the LRS on 30th Oct 2019. Nick Peckett G4KUX/YA4F talked about Rehabilitating Telecommunications in Afghanistan.
Nick lived and worked in Afghanistan from 1998 for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban Government) and later governments, until retirement in 2008 but continued as a consultant until 2017. He described his major involvement in the development, and rehabilitation after 9/11, of many types of commercial systems including satellite-based mesh, cellular, microwave trunk routes and undersea fibre portals.
He also operated Amateur Radio mostly on 50MHz as YA4F and talked about his experiences there.
Nick's talk was illustrated by many photographs taken all over Afghanistan showing the challenging geography and the microwave towers he designed and erected.
Nick now lives in County Durham and is active on the VHF to microwave bands with a well-equipped station.
Nick Peckett G4KUX / YA4F in Bamyan, Afghanistan
Click for Report with Selection of Slides.
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16 October 2019 - LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
The LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale was held on 16th October 2019 at St Fillans Church, Buckstone, with welcome visitors from Cockenzie, Glasgow and Selkirk. There was lots for sale, perhaps too much!
Also a raffle, with interesting "bottles" for prizes.
Andy MM0FMF (Hon Sec) & Alan GM3PSP (President).
Pete GM4BYF was kept very busy selling Silent Key items from LRS member Andre Saunders GM3VLB-SK, whose XYL, Veronica was present.
25 September 2019 - RADAR Technology in Historic Bridge Conservation - meeting at MoC
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
The annual joint meeting of the LRS and the Museum of Communication at the museum in Burntisland was held on 25th September 2019.
The use of RADAR technology in the conservation of the historic Union Chain Bridge, built in 1820 near Berwick on Tweed, was described by Prof. Emeritus Roland Paxton MBE of the Heriot-Watt University (R) and Dr. Colin Stove, Chairman and Scientific Director of Adrok Ltd (L). This was a great blending of history and cutting-edge engineering technology.
Examples of an original link and pin from the bridge.
11 Sept 2019 - LRS Presidential Address - 60 Years of Amateur Radio - Alan Masson GM3PSP
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Alan proudly shows his Rochester DX Association shirt!
Alan Masson GM3PSP gave his Presidential Address "60 Years of Amateur Radio"at the first meeting of the new club year on 11th September 2019. Starting as an SWL at school in the late-1950s and building a crystal set, he became licensed in 1962 as GM3PSP, building most of his (valve) equipment. He was active in the LRS, including Field Days and portable expeditions, becoming Secretary in 1967-68. He left Edinburgh in 1969 to work for Kodak in Harrow, Hemel Hempstead, Rochester NY, & Hollywood CA. In 2005 he retired back to Rochester NY for a few years before finally returning to Edinburgh in 2009. He was active on the air and in the local clubs in all those locations and obtained his US Extra Class licence K6PSP in Los Angeles in 2003.
Needless to say, working for Kodak, he took a lot of photographs (and still does - see this website!) and showed a selection of them.
Click for Full Report with many photos.
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