Lothians Radio Society

LRS MEETINGS - 2023-2024

Details: Written by Alan GM3PSP

Most items archived in Meeting Reports

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20 Sept 2023 - LRS Annual Visit to the Museum of Communication and talk on his BBC experiences by James Gentles GM4WZP.

"Personal recollections of working for BBC Scotland in the early 1980s, the halcyon days of analogue TV" - James GM4WZP.

We then toured the MoC 2023 exhibition "The first 100 years of broadcasting in Scotland".

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13 Sept 2023 - President's Address

Colin Wright GM4HWO started the new club year with a great talk "VHF & UHF Contesting - past and present", with a turnout of 22. The talk described the history of VHF / UHF contesting in the LRS and included a film of GM3PSP/P on the summit of West Kip in the Pentland Hills in 1966.

Eddystone EC10 Rx and valve home-brew 2m Tx built and used by GM3PSP/P on West Kip in 1966.

Click for lecture slides (only).

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LRS PROGRAM for 2023-24 - Click

27 Sept - LRS Net 133, 144.350MHz SSB.

4 Oct 2023 - LRS Net 134

11 Oct 2023 - "The First Restricted Service Licence - Personal Experiences" - Peter Laverock GM8GHQ

18 Oct 2023 - Surplus Equipment Sale, St Fillan's Church

25 Oct 2023 - LRS Net 135.

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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 with several LRS members often there.

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11 Nov: GMRT - Scottish Microwave Round-Table at MoC - Museum of Communication in Burntisland. (GM4BYF & GM4DIJ). Program:

Paul Dobie GM0PVD:

"Getting started on 23cm EME - the first 200 contacts"

Neil Smith G4DBN:

"Reconstructing Cold War Spy Bugs"

Mark Hughes GM4ISM:

"Test equipment for Amateur Radio"

Gavin Taylor GM0GAV:

“Microwave in Mobile Networks”

Registrations now open for GMRT & evening dinner at Kingswood Hotel.

See website for full details (click).

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RADIO NEWS, SILENT KEYS, SALE / WANTED ITEMS

Details: Written by Alan GM3PSP

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1. RADIO NEWS ITEMS

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17 Sept 2023 - Malcolm GM3TAL Fundraiser for Prostate Scotland

Malcolm took part in the Edinburgh Kiltwalk on Sunday, 17 Sept 2023 (with handheld).

"Its the first time that I've ever done this sort of fundraiser and I only heard about it late the previous week. I signed up for a 5 mile walk - a "Wee Wander" - and it's not very far compared with what I used to do in my youth. But it was the longest distance I have attempted for a couple of years.

If you would like to help me to raise funds for the charity "Prostate Scotland", then please use the Just Giving link" - Click.

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5 Sept 2023 - SILENT KEY

Mike Burgess MM0MLB

Former LRS Secretary Mike has passed away in Dunfermline after a lengthy illness. He was also an enthusiastic volunteer at the Museum of Communication. His career included working in the Post Office Tower in London, which he described in a LRS talk on 12th Nov 2014. (click). His funeral will be on Tuesday 26th September at 10:45am at Dunfermline Crematorium, Masterton Road, Dunfermline. Click for map.

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2-8 Oct 2023 - Terry Robinson GM3WUX "73-Cubed" Fund-Raiser for Cancer Research.

(Photo from fund-raising page).

Our good friend Terry Robinson GM3WUX (Glasgow), who has operated with GM3HAM/P on 50MHz / 70MHz a number of times at VHF NFD, is doing a fund-raiser in memory of his friend Jeremy Browne G3XZG who died of cancer last year.

Terry, who is completely blind, will attempt to walk unaided 73 laps of a loop in Glasgow's Queens Park in the week of his 73rd birthday, 2-8 October 2023, covering about 100 miles. He aims to raise "73-cubed" - £389,017 - for cancer research.

This is described on p.12 of the current RadCom (Sept 2023).

He has a dedicated fund-raising page, where you can donate, at: (Click)

https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jeremy-browne-73-cubed

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2. SILENT KEYS - click for list.

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4. ITEMS FOR SALE (Click for details)

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13 July 2023 - Items for Sale by Dave GM6KGZ

Dave has many nice items for sale.

Click and scroll down to see them.

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25 July 2023 - Silent Key Sale - GM4HRL-SK

- Click for long list. (Bo'Ness)

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3 Sept 2023 - RSGB 2mTrophy

Details: Written by Alan GM3PSP

3 Sept 2023 - RSGB 2m Trophy

Brian GM4DIJ operated GM3HAM/P at Caldons Hill, IO74MU, 5m south of Stranraer. Condx were the best he'd seen for a long time. Some stations had over 1000 QSOs.

GM3HAM/P: QSOs: 141

Best DX: DF0MU, JO32pc, 866km.

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23 Aug 2023 - Pub Night 4 (last)

Details: Written by Alan GM3PSP

John GM8OTI, James GM4WZP,

Peter GM4DTH, Colin GM4HWO.

Alan GM3PSP, Mike GM8KCS, John GM4JRT, Andy MM7MOX, Pete GM4BYF.

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14 Aug 2023 - Cockenzie Mini-Rally

Details: Written by Alan GM3PSP

James GM4WZP at the LRS table where he provided visitors with LRS information and copies of the program for the new club year.

Pete GM4BYF greets Norrie GM1CNH.

Click for more photos by Colin GM4HWO..

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12 Aug 2023 - John GM4JRT - Guest Operator at Stirling Club Special Event Station

Details: Written by Alan GM3PSP

LRS member John Taylor GM4JRT was a guest operator of the Stirling club's special-event station to celebrate the hosting of the UCI Cycling World Championships Time-Trial, at 10pm - midnight (!) on 12th August.

Click for full report with more photos.

Click for report on visit to Stirling in 2010.

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