Annual lists of Committee members, LRS meetings and events, and LRS members.

Apology - the order of some of the years is currently not chronological and will be corrected asap.

 

LOTHIANS RADIO SOCIETY – 2010-11

COMMITTEE:

President                   Dr. John Cooke GM8OTI

Hon. Sec                    Andy Sinclair MM0FMF                             

Hon Treas                  Peter Dick GM4DTH

Committee                 Colin Wright GM4HWO

                                Jack Smith GM1CQC

                                Dr. Alan Masson GM3PSP

Hon. Auditor              Vic Stewart GM3OWU                    

 

MEMBERSHIP: Membership List 2010-11 – see below.

     Annual Subscription: Senior: £15.00; Junior: £7.50

 

            MEETINGS:      Held at 7:30 for 8:00 pm at the Braid Room, Braid Hills Hotel

 

Date

Subject

Speaker

8th September 2010 (13)

President’s Address:    Home Brew /P

Dr John Cooke GM8OTI

22nd September 2010 (N/R)

Visit to Museum of Communication, Burntisland

MOC

6th  October 2010  (17)

GB3EDN 23cm Beacon - History & Update 

Dr. Brian Flynn GM8BJF 

20th October 2010 (23)

Surplus Equipment   Auction 

Peter Bates GM4BYF 

10th  November 2010 (20)

GPO Vans in the   Queerest of Places

John Macdonald GM4XZN

24th  November 2010 (8)

Emergency Video Evening       (After cancellation)

Peter Dick GM4DTH

8th December 2010 (20)

Curry Night - Himalaya   Restaurant

Colin Wright    GM4HWO

12th January 2011

Video Evening

Peter Dick GM4DTH

26th January 2011 (17)

Maritime Mobile Lighthouses 2010

Geoff Crowley MM5AHO

9th February 2011 (12)

RSGB Bletchley Park

Angus Annan MM1CCR 

23rd February 2011 (16)

Circuit & System Technologies

Dr. Roger Hill MBE 

9th March 2011 (12)

Getting Started on 70cm   and 23cm

Ray James GM4CXM

23rd March 2011 (15)

DXpedition to Antarctica

Dave Burke VP8AQA 

13th April 2011 (18)

Surplus Equipment   Auction 

Peter Bates   GM4BYF 

27th  April 2011 (25)

R1155 / T1154 restoration   and demonstration

Ian Ropper GM4UHC 

11th  May 2011 (10)

RAYNET

Charlie Duncan GM6MUZ 

25th    May 2011 (6 Teams)

DF Hunt

Peter Dick GM4DTH

8th June 2011 (9)

Annual General Meeting

Committee

22nd   June 2011

Barbecue

Committee

EVENTS:

13 Aug 2010: LRS Table at Cockenzie & Port Seton ARC Junk Night

17 Oct 2010: LRS Table at Galashiels Rally.

6-8 May 2011: UHF / Microwave Trophy Contest, Gatehouse of Fleet

1-3 July 2011: VHF NFD, Gatehouse of Fleet

13, 27 July, 10, 24 Aug 2011: informal Pub Nights at “wee” Bennet’s Bar, Morningside.

Summary 2010-11, Ver.2, by Alan J. Masson GM3PSP 13-01-2012

Sources: current year’s material.

 

 

 

 

Lothians Radio Society

Membership List – 2010-11

Name

CallSign

Peter Bates

GM4BYF

Melvyn Bond

GM4HYR

Mike Brunsdon

GM8KCS & MM0KCS

Dr. John Cooke

GM8OTI

Peter J. Dick

GM4DTH & GM8HHC

Dr Brian W. Flynn

GM8BJF & MM3BJF

Chris Grierson

GM4YLN

Brian Howie

GM4DIJ

Paul Ingram

GM4UPN

Tommy Main

GM4DCL

Dr. Alan J. Masson

GM3PSP & K6PSP

Stewart McGregor

GM4ZOA

Tommy Menzies

GM1GEQ & MM1GEQ

George P. Millar

GM3UM (Life)

Dick Richardson

GM3AKM (Life)

Bill Shanks

GM8SQM

Andy Sinclair

MM0FMF

Jack Smith

GM1CQC

Norman Stewart

GM1CNH & MM0BMG

Vic Stewart

GM3OWU

David Stockton

GM4ZNX

Robin Thompson

GM4YPL

Colin Wright

GM4HWO

Stuart Wright

MM3TZP

 

 

 

Programme - Lothians Radio Society - 2010-2011

 Meetings are normally held at the Braid Hills Hotel on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, except where indicated in RED.

Date

Subject

Speaker

8th September 2010

President’s Address:  Home Brew /P

Dr John Cooke GM8OTI

22nd September 2010

Visit to Museum of Communication, Burntisland

MOC

6th  October 2010

GB3EDN 23cm Beacon - History & Update 

Dr. Brian Flynn GM8BJF 

20th October 2010

Surplus Equipment Auction 

St Fillan's Church Hall, Buckstone Drive.

Peter Bates GM4BYF 

10th  November 2010

GPO Vans in the Queerest of Places

– A Historical Evening

John Macdonald GM4XZN

24th  November 2010

Video Evening

Peter Dick GM4DTH

8th December 2010

Christmas Curry Night

Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant

Colin Wright  GM4HWO

12th January 2011

Video Evening

Peter Dick GM4DTH

26th January 2011

2010 Maritime Mobile Lighthouses Weekend

 Geoff Crawley MM5AHO

9th February 2011

RSGB National Amateur Radio Centre, Bletchley Park

Angus Annan MM1CCR          (Past-President of RSGB) 

23rd February 2011

Circuit & System Technologies

Dr. Roger Hill MBE. 

9th March 2011

Beginner's Guide to DXing & Contesting on 23cm & 70cm 

Ray James GM4CXM

23rd March 2011

VP8AQA, Faraday Base, Antarctica

Dave Burke GM6SZJ 

13th April 2011

                    Surplus Equipment Auction      St Fillan's Church Hall, Buckstone Drive

Peter Bates GM4BYF 

27th  April 2011

R1155 /T1154 Restoration & Demonstration

Ian Ropper GM0UHC 

11th  May 2011

 The Lothians RAYNET Group

Charlie Duncan GM6MUZ 

25th  May 2011

DF Hunt

Peter Dick GM4DTH

8th June 2011

Annual General Meeting

Committee

6th July 2011

Barbecue

Committee

13th July 2011 Informal Pub Night at "wee" Bennetts Bar Committee

27th July 2011

Informal Pub Night at "wee" Bennetts Bar Committee
10th August 2011 Informal Pub Night at "wee" Bennetts Bar Committee
24th August 2011 Informal Pub Night at "wee" Bennetts Bar

Committee

 

START OF NEW CLUB YEAR 2011-2012

Complete new chart will be posted soon.

 
14 September 2011

President's Address: 

Surface Mount Construction Techniques

Pete Bates GM4BYF

 

Other events:

Christmas Curry – 7.30pm Wednesday, 8TH December 2010, Himalaya Restaurant, 171 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh EH10 4DG.  www.himalaya-restaurant.co.uk/

Meetings take place in the Braid Room, Braid Hills Hotel, 134 Braid Road, Edinburgh, EH10 6JD at 7.30 for 8pm, unless otherwise indicated above.  www.braidhillshotel.co.uk/

For further information, contact Andy Sinclair, Club Secretary This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or Colin Wright, Commitee Member, on 07547 499 747.

LOTHIANS RADIO SOCIETY – 2009-10

 

COMMITTEE:

President                   Colin Wright GM4HWO                              

Hon. Sec                    Andy Sinclair MM0FMF                             

Hon Treas                  Peter Dick GM4DTH

Committee                 John Cooke GM8OTI

                                Jack Smith GM1CQC

Hon. Auditor              Vic Stewart GM3OWU                    

 

MEMBERSHIP: Membership List 2009-10 – see below.

     Annual Subscription: Senior: £15.00; Junior: £7.50

 

MEETINGS:      Held at 7:30 pm at the Braid Room, Braid Hills Hotel (change).

 

Sep 19 2009 (14) President’s Address: Offshore Pirate Radio,

                   by Colin Wright GM4HWO 

Sep 23 2009 () Visit to “Great Scots Who Changed the World” exhibition,

       Museum of Communication, Burntisland

Oct 7 2009 (19) Amateur Radio in Rochester NY, by Dr Alan Masson GM3PSP

Oct 21 2009 (27) Surplus Equipment Auction, arr. by Peter Bates GM4BYF

Nov 11 2009 (13) A One-Man Outing - “What’s in the Box”

        by Norman Stewart GM1CNH 

Nov 25 2009 (13) Components in Defence Electronics, by Dr. Roger Hill MBE.

Dec 9 2009 (13) Curry Night, Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant, Bruntsfield

Jan13 2010 (13) Video Night, arr. by Peter Dick GM4DTH

Jan 27 2010 (7)  Central Scotland FM Group – Past, Present & Future,

     by Crawford Ross GM8HBY

Feb 10 2010 (14) Microelectronics Technology – The Key to Your Lifestyle,

by Prof. Tom Stevenson, University of Edinburgh                                                             / Museum of Communication.

Feb 24 2010 (14 Aviation Transponders: IFF to ATCRBS to Mode-S to ADS-B,

    by Dave Stockton GM4ZNX

Mar 10 2010 (12)  Borders Search & Rescue Unit, by Stuart Fuller-Shapcott.

Mar 24 2010 (12) PSK31 and Other Sound Card Digital Radio Modes,

                               by Dr. Alan Masson GM3PSP

Apr 14 2010 (30) Surplus Equipment Auction, arr. by Peter Bates GM4BYF

Apr 28 2010 (9) Volunteer Work in Malawi, by Peter Bates GM4BYF

May 12 2010 (14) Video Night: GPO Film “North Sea” arr. by Peter Dick GM4DTH

May 26 2010 () DF Hunt, arr. by Peter Dick GM4DTH

Jun 9 2010 (15) AGM

Jun 23 2010 () Barbecue at QTH of Peter GM4BYF and Kay GM0KAY

 

WEBSITE: www.lothiansradiosociety.com  - redesigned by John Cooke GM8OTI

                                                                     web manager Alan Masson GM3PSP

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

 

Apr 10-11 2010 Visit to NARC Rally, Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool

May 1-2 2010    RSGB UHF / Microwave Contest, Gatehouse of Fleet.

July 3-4 2010     RSGB VHF Field Day, Gatehouse of Fleet

                             

Summary 2009-10, Ver.5, by Alan J. Masson GM3PSP 16-08-2010

Sources: current year’s material.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lothians Radio Society

Membership List - 2009-10

Name

CallSign

Peter Bates

GM4BYF

Melvyn Bond

GM4HYR

Mike Brunsdon

GM8KCS & MM0KCS

Dr. John Cooke

GM8OTI

Peter J. Dick

GM4DTH & GM8HHC

Dr Brian W. Flynn

GM8BJF & MM3BJF

Chris Grierson

GM4YLN

Brian Howie

GM4DIJ

Vic Imamura

MM0JVQ/JA5VQ

Tommy Main

GM4DCL

Dr. Alan J. Masson

GM3PSP & K6PSP

Stewart McGregor

GM4ZOA

Tommy Menzies

GM1GEQ & MM1GEQ

George P. Millar

GM3UM (Life)

Dick Richardson

GM3AKM (Life)

Robert Rutherford

GM0FAL

Bill Shanks

GM8SQM

Andy Sinclair

MM0FMF

Jack Smith

GM1CQC

Norman Stewart

GM1CNH & MM0BMG

Vic Stewart

GM3OWU

Dave Stockton

GM4ZNX

Brian Wilson

MM3WZB 

Colin Wright

GM4HWO

LOTHIANS RADIO SOCIETY – 2008-09

 

COMMITTEE

President                   Colin Wright GM4HWO     

Hon. Sec                    Andy Sinclair MM0FMF                             

Hon Treas                  Peter Dick GM4DTH

Committee                 Pete Bates GM4BYF

                                    Mike Brunsdon GM8KCS

                                    Dr. Brian Flynn GM8BJF

                                    Tommy Menzies GM1GEQ

                                    Jack Smith GM1CQC

Hon. Auditor              George Millar GM3UM (Hon Auditor for 61 years).                   

 

MEMBERSHIP: Membership List 2008-09 – see below.

     Annual Subscription: Senior: £12.00; Junior: £6.00

 

MEETINGS:  Held at 7:30 pm at the Holyrood Room, Royal Ettrick Hotel

 

Sep 10 2008 (13) President’s Address: R1155 / T!!54 – a Classic Pair,

               by Colin Wright GM4HWO 

Sep 24 2008 (19) Visit to “Chips with Everything” Exhibition,

    Museum of Communication, Burntisland

Oct 8 2008 (22) Surplus Equipment Auction, arr. by Pete Bates GM4BYF

Oct 22 2008 (14) InchkeithIsland, by Norman Stewart GM1CNH 

Nov 12 2008 (13) DX & Dxpeditions, by Tom Wylie GM4FDM

Nov 26 2008 (15) Robots, by Dr. Roger Hill MBE.

Dec 10 2008 () Curry Night, Himalaya Tandoori

Jan14 2009 (19) Video Night – VHF Now & Then, arr. by Peter Dick GM4DTH

Jan 28 2009 (15) Antenna Tuning Units, by Dr. Ian White GM3SEK 

Feb 11 2008 (11) 4-Metre Operation, by Brian Howie GM4DIJ

Feb 25 2009 (12) Power Meters, by Dave Stockton GM4ZNX

Mar 11 2009 (13) All about eBay, by Pete Bates GM4BYF

Mar 25 2009 (12) Routers in a Network, by Bob Glasgow GM4UYZ

Apr 8 2009 (24) Surplus Equipment Auction, arr. By Pete Bates GM4BYF

Apr 22 2009 ()

May 11 2009 () 

May 27 2009 () DF Hunt, arranged by Peter Dick GM4DTH

Jun 10 2009 (13) AGM

Jun 24 2009 () BBQ – Social Evening

……………………………………………………………………………………………

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

EVENTS

 

 

OTHER: Honorary Membership granted to Dick Richardson GM3AKM, Dec 2008

                             

Summary 2008-09, Ver.3, by Alan J. Masson GM3PSP 16-08-2010

Sources: current materials.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lothians Radio Society      

Membership List  2008-09

Name

CallSign

Peter   Bates

GM4BYF

Danny   Begg

GM3YXJ

David   Begg

GM6GFL

Lawrence Calder

GM1BKF   & MM3TUP

John   Cooke

GM8OTI

Peter   J. Dick

GM4DTH   & GM8HHC

Dr   Brian W. Flynn

GM8BJF   & MM3BJF

Brian   Howie

GM4DIJ

Vic   Imamura

MM0JVQ   & JA5VQ

Peter   Kirsop

GM4WCE

Tommy   Main

GM4DCL

Stewart   McGregor

GM4ZOA

Tommy   Menzies

GM1GEQ   & MM1GEQ

George   P. Millar

GM3UM   (Life)

Peter   Mirtle

GM1YFO

Dick   Richardson

GM3AKM   (Life)

Gideon   Riddell

GM7IKB

Andy   Sinclair

MM0FMF

Jack   Smith

GM1CQC

Norman   Stewart

GM1CNH   & MM0BMG

Vic   Stewart

GM3OWU

Dave   Stockton

GM4ZNX

Robin   Thompson

GM4YPL

Brian   J. Wilson

MM3WZB 

Colin   Wright

GM4HWO