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19 Oct 2016 - LRS Surplus Equipment Sale
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
LRS Secretary, Mike MM0MLB welcoming everyone.
The LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale and raffle was held on Wednesday 19th October 2016 at St Fillan's Church, Buckstone Drive, Edinburgh 10. There was a good turnout of LRS members and from other clubs, including GM1SXV all the way from Glasgow.
Some of the many items for sale.
The highlight of the evening was undoubtedly Colin's rendition of 'Loch Lomond' on his electronic accordion.
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15 Oct 2016 - JOTA - Jamboree On The Air at Bonaly Scout Camp
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Malcolm GM3TAL operating GB0BSS
The Lothians Radio Society again operated in JOTA - Jamboree On The Air - from the Bonaly Scout Camp Site on Saturday 15th October 2016. Using the special-event callsign GB0BSS, the operators were John Cooke GM8OTI and Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL. This year they were in the Training Room, which was a bit warmer than the open barn used in previous years! The room was shared with JOTI - Jamboree On The Internet. 11 QSOs were made during the afternoon, and it was busy, with 8 groups of scouts visiting.
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28 Sept 2016 - Admiralty Anti-Submarine Research Station, Hawkcraig Pt. - Diana Maxwell
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Click for Full Report with many of Diana's slides, with her permission.Attendees at the talk also had the opportunity to browse the current MoC exhibition "Wartime Advances, Peacetime Applications". (Click title for link).
6 Sep 2016 - Bill Hunter GM3HUN - Silent Key
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Bill Hunter GM3HUN, a former member of the Lothians Radio Society, died peacefully at the age of 90 in a care home on 6th September 2016. Bill had been a Sub-Lieutenant in the RNVR and an Officer in the Sea Cadets. He was a lifelong avid CW DXer and member of the FOC - First Class Operators Club.
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14 Sept 2016 - What's in the Box? - Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
14th Sept: the first meeting of the new LRS club year was the Presidential Address by Andy Sinclair MM0FMF: "What's in the Box?" Home router / gateway). 
Website changes
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- Written by John GM8OTI
Regular readers will have noticed some changes to the appearance of our website.
The changes are due to us moving to a current (and supported!) version of the software used to present the website. This is necessary so that we get security updates to the software.
The new version should work well with different devices - e.g. tablets and phones; the layout adapts to the number of pixels available on the screen.
You can adjust how it looks on your desktop screen simply by changing the width of the window you are using to display our site.
We hope you will keep coming back to the Lothians Radio Society - and if you haven't been yet, come to one of our meetings soon.
3-4 Sept 2016 - GM3HAM/P - RSGB 2m Trophy - Gatehouse of Fleet
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Photos by Peter Dick GM4DTH
The GM3HAM/P contest group of the Lothians Radio Society operated in the RSGB 2m Trophy Contest on 3-4 September 2016 from our usual site on a hilltop near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway. Click for Peter's beautiful aerial video of the site taken using his UAV - unmanned aerial vehicle.
Equipment: Yaesu 736R to 800W linear amplifier; 17-element M² narrow-beam yagi.
Claimed score: 194 QSOs; 72,893 Points
Best Dx: F6APE; LOC IN97pi; 872km.
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Pete GM4BYF, Mike GM4IGS, Brian GM4DIJ, Peter GM4DTH, Danny GM6CMQ, Andy MM0FMF, Norrie GM1CNH.
13 July - 24 Aug - LRS Summer Pub Nights
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Pub Night 1 (13th July): Peter GM4DTH, Mike GM8KCS, Tommy GM4DCL, Briain GM8PKL, Pete GM4BYF, Alan GM3PSP, Mike MM0MLB. Missing: Vic GM3OWU, Colin GM4HWO.