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LRS Messages of the Day
Wed 10th Dec 2025 – LRS Xmas Curry: 7:30pm at Kahani Indian Restaurant (BYOB), 10 Antigua Street, after pre-dinner drinks 6:30 – 7:25pm Jeremiah’s Tap, Elm Row.
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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WINTER 2025 – 2026
Wed 26th Nov @ BHH: Something to do with Beacons by Brian Flynn GM8BJF.
GB3EDN Beacon Reports.
Brian talked about beacons he has been involved with in the VHF and microwave frequency range, starting with some historical background. He described getting a goodly number on the air in the past and talked about personal beacons which can be established without the usual bureaucracy/paperwork. Report with slides soon.
Wed 10th Dec: LRS Xmas Curry: 7:30pm at Kahani Indian Restaurant (BYOB), 10 Antigua Street, after pre-dinner drinks 6:30 – 7:25pm Jeremiah’s Tap, Elm Row.
Wed 14th Jan – 7:30pm – LRS Video Evening in BHH Gathering Room:
- From Raw Crystal to Crystal Oscillator – Crystals Go to War in 1943. (45mins)
- The Spying Game – the SOE (from History Channel). (45mins).
RECENT MEETINGS
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RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sun 12 April 2026 – Norbreck (Blackpool) Rally
Pete GM4BYF can confirm that parking at the the rear of the hotel will be free provided that car owners register on the tablet provided within the convention.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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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.
(This photo by Andy MMØFMF is in RSGB RadCom Sept 2025, p.80).
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
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Items usually archived as News or Silent Keys in LRS Archive after 1 month.
1. RADIO NEWS ITEMS
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12 Nov 2025 – A Radio Safari to Eswatini 3DAØ (formerly Swaziland) by Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL / 3DAØMH
Speaker Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL / 3DAØMH. […]
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11 Nov 2025 – Aurora over Edinburgh
Brian GM8BJF has provided this shot of the Aurora over Edinburgh taken on Tuesday 11th November from Riselaw Crescent by […]
2. SILENT KEYS
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3. ITEMS FOR SALE
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31 Oct 2025 – 3 Items for Sale by Dave 6 – GM6KGZ
For sale by Dave 6. Tel. : 0131 539 2858 Anytone AT-D878UVII Plus – Digital Hand-Held DMR Radio. Boxed and […]
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MyDel 13.8 Volt 30 Amp Switching Power Supply Unit – Dave 6
MyDel 13.8 Volt 30 Amp Switching Power Supply Boxed and Unused ML&s Price £80 Only £40 Tel: 0131 539 2858 Dave […]
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21 Aug 2025 – Steel Ammo Box – £25 – Pete GM4BYF
For sale: Steel ex army ammunition box. Useful for carrying tools etc. Two handles. 58 x 26 x 26 cm […]
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17 Aug 2025 – Badger Boards HF Antenna – Norman Stewart GM1CNH
Badger Boards HF Antenna – wideband folded dipole antenna with balun; N(f) connector; heavy duty centre spacer; termination resistor; 1.5MHz […]
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14 May 2025 – Antennas & Duplexers – Dave 6
Antennas and Duplexers For sale by Dave GM6KGZ – 14th May Diamond A144S5R2 5 Element 2M Beam Antennas – 2 […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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25 May 2022 – LRS DF Hunt
The 2022 LRS D/F Hunt on Wed 25 May, started at the Tardis on Braid Hills Road with Fox, Peter Dick GM4DTH operating […]
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20-22 May 2022 2m Trophy GM3HAM/P – Gatehouse
RSGB 2m TROPHY, Open Section GM3HAM/P at Gatehouse of Fleet. Organizer: Norrie GM1CNH. Chief cook: Colin GM4HWO. Submitted score: 167 […]
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11 May 2022 – Members’ Timed Talks
11 May 2022 – Members’ Timed Talks. There were 7 speakers, all of whom kept within the generous 4 mins […]
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24 Apr 2022 – Norbreck (Blackpool) Rally
A number of LRS members attended the 2022 Norbreck Rally, as usual. LRS group in the bar, the night before. […]
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20 Apr 2022 – LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale
The LRS 2022 Spring Surplus Sale was held on Wed 20th April 2022 at St Fillans Church, Buckstone, organized by Colin GM4HWO. […]
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6 Apr 2022 – LRS Video Night – Peter Dick GM4DTH
Video Night 2022 by Peter GM4DTH at ECVS. ‘The Secret Wireless War – Black Propaganda’ (Grindlewald Productions) The RCA 600kW […]
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23 Mar 2022 – Bletchley Park, Section VIII – Malcolm Fergusson.
Malcolm Fergusson talked about the Ultra secret (the WWII German communications decoded at Bletchley Park) and the SCU-3 (Special Communications […]
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9 Mar 2022 Astrodynamics without the Mathematics – How to Fly Spacecraft – John Cooke GM8OTI
At the LRS meeting on 9 Mar 2022 at the Braid Hills Hotel, and on Zoom, John Cooke GM8OTI talked […]
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23 Feb 2022 – OpenEMS, a Free Electromagnetic Simulator – Brian Howie GM4DIJ
LRS member Brian Howie GM4DIJ talked about OpenEMS, a Free Electro-Magnetic Simulator at the LRS meeting on 22 Feb 22 […]
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9 Feb 2022 – The History of the Pocket Calculator – 5000 years and counting – James Gentles GM4WZP
On Wed 9th Feb 2022 at the Braid Hills Hotel James Gentles GM4WZP (HP-retired) gave a great talk on the […]
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26 Jan 2022 – Using a VDA on a Scottish Beach Pt.2 – Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL
Malcolm talked (on Zoom) about using vertical dipole arrays from the shores of Loch Fyne. He had operated in […]
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12 Jan 2022 – Pirates – Offshore Radio 1974-1984 – James Gentles GM4WZP
James Gentles GM4WZP gave a repeat on Zoom of his talk from 8th Nov 2017 on the history of pirate […]