It was a busy weekend for LRS, in Jamboree on the Air on Saturday and the Galashiels Rally on Sunday.

John GM8OTI with one of the many Scouts who were persuaded to speak into the microphone to send greetings to other JOTA stations from GB0BSS. Looking on is David GM3YMX, a former LRS member who was helping with the Scouts' weekend at Bonaly Camp. Malcolm GM3TAL and Alan GM3PSP were also operators. 32 QSOs were made, 17 with other JOTA stations. Full report.

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Pete GM4BYF, Alan GM3PSP and Andy MM0FMF on the LRS table at the Galashiels Rally on 20th October. Full report

(Photo by Veronica, XYL-GM3VLB).

At the meeting of the LRS on 30th October astronomer and former LRS member, Ian Sheffield GM3VEI gave us a very well described tour of the Solar System, describing the various planets, the sun, meteors, comets and the moon. After the talk there was a chance to get close to the moon (or at least a bit of it): as a special treat, Ian brought his actual Apollo 11 moondust sample for all to see, and there was time for questions on other aspects of astronomy - moon landing hoaxes, Aliens etc! Click for Full Report.

At the annual visit of the Lothians Radio Society to the Museum of Communication in Burntisland on 25th September, Angus Annan MM1CCR, a past-President of the Radio Society of Great Britain talked on "A Century of Communications".

Angus wrote: "Amateur Radio Then and Now - At the dawn of radio, everybody was an amateur and as the science developed Radio Amateurs filled a particular niche and eventually were a national resource that was of some significance in the Second World War. His talk showed the development of Amateur Radio since the earliest days with particular reference to many of the leading Amateurs of the time, and its relevance today in the age of the Internet".

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Some of the goodies sold at the sale

- see what you missed!

In spite of the weather, there was a good turnout of members of the LRS and other local clubs and lots of good "stuff" at the LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale on 16th October at St Fillan's Church. Click for Photo Report


 Andy Sinclair MM0FMF delivering his second Presidential Address

The new year of LRS meetings started with a bang with the Presidential Address by Andy Sinclair MM0FMF on 11th September. The title was "SOTA - Summits on the Air, an award scheme for Radio Amateurs". Andy described with very obvious enthusiasm how this scheme has rapidly developed in the relatively short time since 2002 and now has multiple classes of entry and awards in countries all over the world. The first issue was "how do you define a hill?" on an equatable basis for competitors in Scotland, the Himalayas and Holland!   Click for Full Report.