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LRS Messages of the Day
TONIGHT – Wed 20 Aug – LRS Net 184 – 20:00h 144.350MHz SSB – (GM4BYF).
Wed 27 Aug 2025 – LRS Pub Night 5 – 7:30pm @ Wee Bennet’s Bar.
LRS MEETINGS
LRS meetings are normally held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month (except July and August) at 8:00pm at the Braid Hills Hotel, 134 Braid Road, EH10 6JD.
In July and August Pub Nights are held at 7:30pm at Wee Bennet’s Bar at Morningside Station, on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. There are also occasional Wee Bennet’s evenings arranged during the main club season.
Most items are archived in Meeting Reports or Society Activities.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
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SUMMER 2025
We are currently in our summer break with no formal meetings at the Braid Hills Hotel until we start again in September. First meetings of the new club year:
Wed 10th Sept – at Braid Hills Hotel: Presidential Address by Andy Sinclair MM0FMF.
Wed 24th Sept – at Museum of Communication, Burntisland for MOC 2025 Exhibition – The Box that Changed the World – 100 Years of Television, and talk on Bletchley Park, Enigma, Y Stations – The Unsung Heroes/Heroines by Pete Bates GM4BYF. Synopsis:- One or two names are rightly well known for their parts in the system for gathering and decoding/decrypting radio messages and producing Ultra – the intelligence which made a major contribution to the Western Allies eventual success in WW2. But many others were heroes – some of whom gave their lives in the process. This presentation will highlight some of lesser known aspects of what took place. LRS pre-meeting Fish and Chips at the Sands Hotel – 5pm sharp).
Wed 1st Oct (1st Wed) – at BHH: Using Ansys HFSS for Amateur Radio Projects by Brian Howie GM4DIJ. (Ansys HFSS = High Frequency RF Simulation Software).
Wed 15th Oct – at St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone – LRS Surplus Equipment Sale. Do not arrive before 7:30pm.
Wed 29th Oct – at Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Stn. – Pub Night.
Wed 12th Nov at BHH: A Radio Safari to Eswatini 3DA0 by Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL
Wed 26th Nov – at BHH: Something to do with Beacons by Brian Flynn GM8BJF.
Wed 10th Dec – LRS Xmas Curry – location TBD.
Until then, Summer 2025 Program – tnx Colin GM4HWO:
20 Aug 2025LRS Net 184Pete Bates GM4BYF27 Aug 2025Pub Night 5 @ Wee Bennet’s BarColin Wright GM4HWO
RECENT MEETINGS
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13 Aug 2025 – LRS Pub Night 4 at Wee Bennet’s Bar
L-R Melvyn GM4HYR, Peter GM4DTH, Grant GM0DQZ and (cameraman) Briain GM8PKL. Peter… Read more
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sat 1 Nov 2025 – Scottish Microwave Round Table (GMRT 2025)
The 13th Scottish Microwave Round Table GMRT-2025, will go ahead between 10.30h and 17.00h on Saturday 1st November at the Museum of Communication, Burntisland, Fife. An interesting programme of speakers has been arranged, microwave test facilities will be provided and there will be an opportunity to buy components and microwave-related items. An optional Dinner will be held in the evening at the Kingswood Hotel. Full information and online registration are now available at https://gmroundtable.org.uk/or email Colin GM4HWO gm4hwo@gmail.com for further information. Note the event has a maximum capacity of 50 people and over 60% of the tickets are already sold – please book now to avoid disappointment.
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23-24 Aug 2025 – Montrose Air Station Open Day & Radio Sale
See Radio News Items above, RHS.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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This photo, by Andy MM0FMF, is in RSGB RadCom, Sept 2025, p.80 (full width)!
VHF NFD Results are out. (Tnx Brian GM4DIJ).
LRS GM3HAM/P entered in Restricted Section from our usual excellent site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway:
3rd in Restricted as predicted.
2nd on 6m / 50MHz
1st on 4m / 70MHz
4th on 2m / 144MHz
6th on 70cm / 432MHz
A couple of UBNs on 4m and 6mhttps://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin
/vhfresults.pl?Contest=VHF%20F ixed%20Station%20Contest&year=2025 
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The LRS operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.
5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – see report in About LRS – Contest / Portable.
6-7 Sept 2025 – 2m Trophy – in consideration – state your view!
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 145.575MHz for local net. Several LRS members often there.
RADIO NEWS, SILENT KEYS and FOR SALE / WANTED
Click on image or “read more” to open full article.
Send items to Alan GM3PSP:
webmaster@lothiansradiosociety.com
Items usually archived as News or Silent Keys in LRS Archive after 1 month.
1. RADIO NEWS ITEMS
There are no RADIO NEWS ITEMS. Click on the heading to see the radio news archive.
2. SILENT KEYS
There are no current silent key notifications. Click on the heading to see the silent key archive.
3. ITEMS FOR SALE
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8 Nov 2024 – Equipment for Sale by Norman MM0BMG
MM0BMG Equipment Sale – Updated: 8 November 2024 Item Description Price Alinco HF Mobile Whip Antenna 2.7 m mobile whip; […]
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22 Nov 2024 – Tecsun PL990x Multiband Portable Radio plus Active Antenna – PRICE REDUCED TO £90 TO CLEAR – Dave 6 GM6KGZ
Tecsun PL990x – Multiband Portable Radio, boxed and in mint condition ML&s price £269. NOW ONLY £90 TO CLEAR for […]
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31 Oct 2024 – Avantree Portable Digital Radio with 30W Speakers – Dave-6
2. Avantree PowerByte Portable Digital FM Radio with 30W Speakers. Boxed and in mint condition – £40 Tel: 0131 […]
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25 July 2024 – Dave 6 – GM6KGZ – Many Items, boxed, new condition:
PLEASE NOTE: DAVE HAS REDUCED THE PRICES SHOWN HERE BY A FURTHER 25% (5 Feb 2025): 1. Uniden Bearcat BCT15X […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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3 Jan 2023 – LRS New Year Pub Night – Wee Bennets Bar
“Wee” Bennets Bar, Maxwell St, Morningside Tues 3 Jan 2023 – LRS New Year Pub Night Colin GM4HWO, Colin GM4EAU, […]
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14 Dec 2022 – Christmas Curry – Gurkha Cafe
14 Dec 2022 – LRS Christmas Curry Peter, Colin, Alan & Colin at the Gurkha There was a small (but […]
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1 Dec 2022 – Committee Meeting
Colin GM4HWO, Andy MM0FMF, Colin GM4EAU, Pete GM4BYF, James GM4WZP, Peter GM4DTH, Alan GM3PSP. The meeting was held at […]
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23 Nov 2022 – Ed Bain GM4AIS – AI in Diagnostics
Artificial intelligence has been around for over 60 years. In reality it covers various techniques. One of them, Expert […]
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9 Nov 2022: David Stockton GM4ZNX – Limiting Factors in Receiver Design over the Decades
David writes: It’s quite simple if unusual. All the marketing departments of all the component, system etc manufacturers trumpet what their […]
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30 Oct 2022 – LRS Members at Galashiels Rally
Mike MM0MLB, Brian GM4DIJ, Colin GM4HWO / Brian GM8BJF, Norrie GM1CNH. The Canny Man. (Gateshead). Click for more photos taken […]
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22 Oct 2022 – GMRT-2022 – Scottish Microwave Round Table
GMRT-2022 was held on 22nd October at the Museum of Communication in Burntisland. A preliminary report with photos by John […]
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19 Oct 2022 – LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale
Colin GM4HWO opened the sale. Lots of goodies – and cheap! Click for full report with many photos. ============================================
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12 Oct 2022 – Brian Flynn GM8BJF – “Remote Radio”
Brian described the equipment he designed and built to provide remote operation on 2m (and HF) from a poor […]
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28 Sept 2022 – LRS Visit to MoC for 2022 Exhibition
LRS members enjoyed the MoC exhibition “100 Years of Broadcasting in the UK”. Early Baird mechanical TV receiver. Click […]
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14 Sept 2022: Pres Address – Colin Wright GM4HWO – “Sparks at Sea”
Colin’s talk was about his journey into Amateur Radio, his time at Leith Nautical College, his time at sea, including […]
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4 Sept 2022 – Brian GM4DIJ in RSGB 2m Trophy from Sandhead, D&G.
In the absence of an LRS GM3HAM/P entry in the 2m Trophy due to very adverse Wx forecasts, Brian GM4DIJ […]