Welcome to the Lothians Radio Society
LRS MEETINGS 2023-2024
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Most items archived in Meeting Reports
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LRS PROGRAM for 2023-24 - Click
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6 Dec 2023 - LRS Net 139.
+ 8pm - Wee Bennet's Bar
Morningside Station.
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13 Dec 2023 - LRS Xmas Curry Gurkha Cafe, Cockburn St.
Final reservations now: e-mail to Colin or Alan - by 6th DECEMBER.
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22 Nov 2023 - Borders Amateurs' Secret Contribution to Bletchley Park - Bruce McCartney GM4BDJ & John Struthers GM8CVN.
There was an excellent turnout of 21 for this very interesting talk by Bruce McCartney GM4BDJ via Zoom from Langholm, with John Struthers GM8CVN present at the LRS meeting at the BHH.
This talk is based upon the book "The unrecorded story of Border Radio Pioneers and WW2" (click)
See also the website of the Borders Radio Pioneers (click)
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CONTEST CALENDAR 2024
Norrie GM1CNH has compiled this list of contests in 2024 for you to consider your participation:
2 -3 Mar > 144/432 MHz Contest
4- 5 May > May 432 MHz to 245 GHz Contest (aka UHF field day)
18 - 19 May > 144 MHz May Contest (post code multipliers)
15 - 16 MHz > 50 MHz Trophy Contest
6 -7 July > VHF NFD
20 Jul > 70 MHz Trophy Contest
Aug > HF Portable
7 - 8 Sep > 144 MHz Trophy Contest
5 - 6 Oct > 432 MHz to 245 GHz Contest
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RSGB GB2RS NEWS
Every Sunday morning in the Edinburgh area at 09:30h from LRS member Peter Dick GM4DTH. 70.425MHz FM, 145.525MHz FM & 433.525MHz FM. Then call-in to Peter at 10:00h on 144.575MHz for local net with several LRS members often there.
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RADIO NEWS, SILENT KEYS, SALE / WANTED ITEMS
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Items usually archived as News or Silent Keys in LRS Archive after 1 month.
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Laser transceiver is gold-capped tube in centre, probably infrared.
Photo of Psyche spacecraft courtesy NASA).
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24 Dec 2023 - SAQ Grimeton on 17.2kHz on Christmas Eve Morning.
The SAQ 17.2kHz alternator.
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Wed 6 Dec 2023 2:00-4:00pm - IET Lecture at Napier University, Craiglockhart:
Tracking the Future: Radar & Space (Electronically-Scanned Phase-Array Radar)
by Dr Carol Marsh of Celestia UK.
(Free, advance booking optional):
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Afterwards, LRS members may adjourn to Wee Bennet's Bar.
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2. SILENT KEYS - click for list.
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4. ITEMS FOR SALE (Click for list)
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11 Nov 2023 - GMRT - Scottish Microwave Round Table 2023
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8 Nov 2023 - Sophie the Strutter - Gerard Lohan
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Gerard Lohan
Following an LRS talk 2 years ago (click) by Bob Thompson of the APSS (Aircraft Preservation Society Scotland), Gerard Lohan gave us an update on their “late production” Sopwith 1½ Strutter, named "Sophie". Over the last 20 years they have built to the original drawings an (almost) exact replica of Sopwith's WW1 bi-plane, The Strutter. The team want it to fly; when? Click for Report.
15 Nov 2023 - See Evening News article about proposed Sophie documentary (Click).
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Winter / Spring LRS Pub Nights
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
The committee has decided that, in addition to the Summer Pub-Nights, we shall also hold them during the winter and spring, on non-meeting Wednesdays in months with Five Wednesdays (believe it or not)!
Wed 29 Nov 2023, Wed 31 Jan 2024,
Wed 3 April 2024, Wed 29 May 2024.
Meet as usual at 8:00pm at Wee Bennets' Bar at Morningside Station.
LRS Nets will also run on these evenings, if desired.
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22 Oct 2023 - LRS at Galashiels Rally
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A number of LRS members attended the Gala Rally. This is Pete GM4BYF's table.
Tnx Colin HWO for photo. Click for more.
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18 Oct 2023 - LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
The LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale 2023 was held as usual at St Fillans Church in Buckstone.
The items for sale consisted of a very large number of very small items!
And the sale was followed by a raffle.
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11 Oct 2023 - The First Restricted Service Broadcast Licence - Peter Laverock GM8GHQ.
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Peter Laverock GM8GHQ talked about the UK Government's Restricted Service Broadcast Licences. In 1983/4 he was instrumental in setting up the first station with this licence arrangement from the then “Home Office” and DTI – a two headed monster!
Peter is a retired BBC Broadcast Radio Journalist who worked for the BBC World Service and Local Radio in the home counties until he retired. He now lives in Edinburgh. We enjoyed his unusual story about Broadcast- rather than Amateur Licences.
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