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Pete Bates GM4BYF gave a very interesting talk, with audio examples, of the technique of communication by signal scatter from the underside of an aircraft flying between the two stations. He also showed a number of items of test equipment to enable this technique - frequency standard, frequency meter and spectrum analyser, which are now available at remarkably affordable prices.
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There was a turn-out of 15 for the LRS 2020 Video Night, presented by Peter Dick GM4DTH on 8th January 2020 at the Edinburgh Cine & Video Society in Fettes Row. Peter chose two films about the Cold War.
Read more: 8th January 2020 - LRS Video Night 2020 - "The Cold War"
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At the meeting on 27th Nov, John Innes MM0JXI talked about the μBITX Radio - a low-cost HF transceiver kit.
"John is a member of Cockenzie & Port Seton Amateur Radio Club & the highly successful GM2T contest team. Licensed since the 1980s, he is webmaster at cpsarc.com and newsletter editor."
Read more: 27th November 2019 - uBITX Radio Kit - John Innes MM0JXI
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We had pre-curry drinks at Weatherspoon's Booking Office pub on Waverley Bridge.
Read more: 11th December 2019 - LRS Christmas Curry at Gurkha Cafe, Victoria St.
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At the meeting of the LRS on 13 Nov 2019 Jack Hood GM4COX, who has been a leading light of the West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society since its inception in 1970, talked about "SOTA & 13cm Escapades".
Following the successful launch in the summer of 2017 of the introduction of 13cm SOTA to the Scottish amateur fraternity by Andy MM0FMF of LRS & Jack GM4COX, Jack described developments over the last 2 years.
Read more: 13th November 2019 - SOTA and 13cm Escapades - Jack Hood GM4COX
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Nick Peckett G4KUX / YA4F
On 30th October 2019 We were delighted to welcome Nick Peckett G4KUX / YA4F from Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham to describe his experiences working in Afghanistan during and after the Taliban government, rehabilitating the telecommunications infrastructure of the country.
Nick opened by mentioning that he had started his career working for Ferranti at Crewe Toll in Edinburgh.
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The LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale was held on Wednesday 16th October 2019 at St Fillan's Church in Buckstone. There was a good turnout including visitors from Cockenzie, Selkirk and Glasgow. There was lots of stuff for sale, probably too much for one sale on this occasion! There was also a raffle for some nice "bottles".
Read more: 16th October 2019 - LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale
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Dr Colin Stove of Adrok Ltd (L) and Professor Roland Paxton MBE (R)
This was the annual joint meeting with members of the Museum of Communication, at the museum in Burntisland. Introduced by Prof. Tom Stevenson of the MoC, the speakers talked about the use of modern RADAR technology in the conservation of the historic Union Chain Bridge (1820) over the River Tweed near Berwick on Tweed.
There is a nice background article on Prof Paxton and an introduction to this project in the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) journal Resource, Spring 2019, pp. 12-13 (click)
See also final itvNEWS report in Nov 2023- click
Read more: 25th September 2019 - Preservation of historic Union Chain Bridge near Berwick on Tweed
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