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Peter Dick GM4DTH has kindly supplied this photograph of a new statue of RADAR pioneer Sir Robert Watson-Watt, which he took at the studio of sculptor Alan Heriot. The statue was unveiled in Watson-Watt's home town of Brechin on 2nd September 2014. Watson-Watt is depicted holding an aircraft in one hand and a Chain Home radar tower in the other.
A dramatised documentary "Castles in the Sky" on the life of Watson-Watt starring Eddie Izzard was screened on BBC-2 on 4th September 2014.
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Bob McFarlane (c) with Andre Saunders GM3VLB (l) & Colin Wright GM4HWO.
Bob (R) with Yugoslav partisans.
There was a great turnout of 37 for the talk "S.O.E. Radio Operations in WWII" by S.O.E. veteran Bob McFarlane at the Museum of Communication in Burntisland on 24th September 2014. Members of several other clubs and the Museum were present. Bob was assisted by LRS member Andre Saunders and his XYL Veronica.
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After the talk there was the opportunity to visit the MoC's 2014 exhibition "From Flags to Flanders Fields".
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It is with great sadness that we have learned that LRS Life Member Dick Richardson GM3AKM became a Silent Key on 18th August 2014. Dick was LRS Secretary / Treasurer in 1963-64.
Edinburgh Evening News obituary:
Dick's funeral took place on Monday 25th August 2014 at St. David's Episcopal Church, Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh, followed by a cremation at Warriston Crematorium and wake at Silverknowes Golf Club. Six members of the Lothians Radio Society attended.
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The first meeting for the new 2014-15 LRS club year was the Presidential Address by Andy Sinclair MM0FMF: "Computers are now everywhere in Amateur Radio" on Wed 10th Sept at the Braid Hills Hotel.
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The LRS again had a promotional table at the Cockenzie & Port Seton Radio Club Mini-Rally and Junk Night on Friday 8th August 2014.
Here President Andy Sinclair MM0FMF uses all his persuasive skills to tempt a visitor to join the LRS while Jack GM1CQC and Paul GM4UPN look on.
Andre GM3VLB visited the table of LRS member Pete GM4BYF.
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