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14 May 2016 - Congratulations to Jane Flynn on USA Graduation
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Congratulations to Jane Flynn, daughter of LRS member Dr Brian Flynn GM8BJF, who graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale on 14th May 2016 with a Masters degree in Photography. In this family group are also L-R: twin brother Michael MM6MWF, mum Dr Jane Walmsley MM3MOM and sister Wendy.
25 May 2016 - D/F Hunt - Peter Dick GM4DTH
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Photos - GM3PSP. Full report / more photos.
11 May 2016 - Holiday HF - Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
At the meeting of the LRS on 11 May 2016 LRS President Andy Sinclair MM0FMF talked on "Holiday HF - or how to have your cake and eat it". His informative presentation covered the practical aspects of preparing for and operating a successful DXpedition - researching and knowing the foreign regulations, obtaining a CEPT TR61/01 foreign licence when necessary, luggage regulations for checked-in and carry-on bags, especially regarding batteries. He stressed the need to prove the whole system works - well in advance of the trip!
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7-8 May 2016 Microwave Trophy
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
The GM3HAM/P contest group of the Lothians Radio Society operated in the RSGB Microwave Trophy contest on 7-8 May 2016 from our usual site on a hill above Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway. The operators were L-R: Mike GM4IGS, Pete GM4BYF and Alan GM3PSP. The wx was unpleasantly windy but dry on the Saturday and sunny and warm on the Sunday.
27 April 2016 - SDR - Software Defined Radio - Kenneth Barlee
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Kenneth Barlee, assisted by Dale Atkinson, gave a most interesting talk with demonstrations of SDR - Software Defined Radio - at the meeting of the LRS on 27th April 2016.
Kenny is a 2nd-year Ph.D student at Strathclyde University and is already a co-author of a text-book on SDR.
Talk content:
1. Introduce SDR in general.
2. Talk about the RTL-SDR - go into details about its discovery + architecture.
3. Explain about the signals the RTL-SDR can receive (25MHz to 1.75GHz).
4. Talk about the purpose of the book (www.desktopSDR.com).
5. Give a couple of demos from the book.
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19 March 2016 - Expedition to Telegraph Hill - Brian GM8BJF & Briain GM8PKL
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
LRS members Brian Flynn GM8BJF and Briain Wilson GM8PKL made an expedition to Telegraph Hill near St Abbs in Scottish Borders on March 19th to check reception there of the GM8FFX/B 10GHz beacon at 126km near Aberdeen which Brian built and installed last year. They found the signal strength was excellent on this clear sea-path.
They also found a very old but largely-complete wooden radar- or radio tower on the site. Later investigations unearthed interesting theories about its history.
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6 April 2016 - LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale at St Fillan's
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
The LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale was held on 6th April 2016 at St Fillan's Church, Buckstone. There was an excellent turn-out of 33 for what proved to be an entertaining evening with lots of quality items for sale at very reasonable prices. (We never use the word 'cheap')! There was also the usual raffle for interesting "bottles".
Full report with many more photographs.
23 March 2016 - Communication Quiz - Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
At the meeting of the LRS on 23rd March, Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL ran the first quiz we have had for a long time, on the broad theme of communication. He achieved his aim to have an evening of fun with an opportunity to quench our thirst, as well as to show how much we knew, (or how good we were at guessing!). We formed teams of about four and enjoyed the questions which included trying to identify various digital modes and the locations of radio events. Sadly, though, there were no laser display boards, and Samantha was not available to keep the score! The prizes were interesting "bottles", presented at the end of this enjoyable evening.
Team 1, consisting of Andy MM0FMF, Pete GM4BYF and Mike MM0MLB were the winners, closely followed by Team 2 - Brian GM8BJF, Bernie GM4WZG, Tommy GM0GEC and Alan GM3PSP.