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  • LRS Messages of the Day

    Wed 17 Sept – LRS Net 186 – 20:00h 144.350MHz SSB – all welcome.

    Wed 24 Sept – MoC Visit – TV Exhibition & Bletchley Park talk by Pete GM4BYF.  Pre-meeting Fish & Chips at the Sands Hotel, Burntisland. See Upcoming Meetings below.

LRS MEETINGS

  • AUTUMN 2025

    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 – please book in advance with Colin GM4HWO.. 

    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 Drive – LRS Surplus Equipment Sale. Do not arrive before 7:30pm.

    Wed 29th Oct – Pub Night at Wee Bennet’s Bar, Maxwell St., Morningside Stn.

    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:  8:00pm at Kahani Indian Restaurant (BYOB), 10 Antigua Street, after pre-dinner drinks at 7:00-7:55pm at Jeremiah’s Tap, Elm Row. 


     

  • 10 Sept 2025 – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF – Presidential Address – “Things that made me go hmmmmmm…….”

    10 Sept 2025 – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF – Presidential Address – “Things that made me go hmmmmmm…….”

    LRS President Andy Sinclair MM0FMF started the new club year with his… Read more

  • 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 only 8 places left – please book now to avoid disappointment.

    GMRT-2025 Program published (click).

  • Sun 26 Oct 2025 – Galashiels Rally

    Galashiels Rally – GM4YEQ

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  • The LRS operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.

    (This photo by Andy MM0FMF is in RSGB RadCom Sept 2025, p.80).

    5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – see report in About LRS – Contest / Portable.


    6-7 Sept 2025 – 2m Trophy – LRS did not enter.

    Brian GM4DIJ/P operated from Stoneykirk, nr. Stranraer on both days.

    See Radio News Item on RHS.


     

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  • 6-7 Sept 2025 – 2m Trophy Contest by Brian GM4DIJ/P near Stranraer

    6-7 Sept 2025 – 2m Trophy Contest by Brian GM4DIJ/P near Stranraer

    Captions: L: “That’ll never stay up“. R: Need a hand with the logging“? Report by Brian GM4DIJ/P, operating from Stoneykirk, […]

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  • 3 Sept 2025 – Tower Removal.

    3 Sept 2025 – Tower Removal.

    Colin GM4HWO reports: John GM4JRT purchased a 9m-high Strumech tower from the XYL of a SK who resided in a […]

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  • LRS Online Membership Payment Option

    From LRS Treasurer, John Taylor GM4JRT: This year we will be offering several different methods for members to pay their […]

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  • 1-7 Sept 2025 – GB70RS on the HF Bands (Peter GM4DTH).

    1-7 Sept 2025 – GB70RS on the HF Bands (Peter GM4DTH).

          Peter GM4DTH, our local GB2RS news reader in Edinburgh, writes: I operated GB70RS, which is the callsign […]

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  • Museum of Communication – autumn 2025 meetings

    Museum of Communication – autumn 2025 meetings

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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 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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  • 2 ICOM SP-38 Speakers Matching IC-7300 & IC-9700 – Dave 6

    2 ICOM SP-38 Speakers Matching IC-7300 & IC-9700 – Dave 6

    2 x  SP-38  Icom Speakers  Matching  IC- 7300  &  IC- 9700 Boxed as New   ML&s  Price £156 Each             […]

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  • 21 Aug 2025 – Steel Ammo Box – £25 – Pete GM4BYF

    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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  • 2 Aug 2025 – ICOM R100 Receiver – Pete GM4BYF

    2 Aug 2025 – ICOM R100 Receiver – Pete GM4BYF

    ICOM – R100 General coverage receiver in excellent condition with all accessories and handbook.  Covers 100kHz to 1.8GHz – AM, […]

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  • 12 Aug 2021 LRS Perseids BBQ

    12 Aug 2021 LRS Perseids BBQ

    The LRS 2021 Summer “Perseids” barbecue was held at “Bates Motel”, QTH of Pete GM4BYF & Kay Bates GM6KAY,  and […]

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  • 28 July 2021 – LRS D/F Hunt

    28 July 2021 – LRS D/F Hunt

    The 2021 LRS DF Hunt on Top Band was held on 28th July, starting from the “Tardis” on Braid Hills […]

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  • 2-4 July 2021 – GM3HAM/P – VHF NFD – Gatehouse of Fleet

    2-4 July 2021 – GM3HAM/P – VHF NFD – Gatehouse of Fleet

    The LRS GM3HAM Contest Group again took part in RSGB VHF NFD from Gatehouse of Fleet on 6m/4m, 2m & 70cm. […]

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  • 14 -16 May 2021 – GM3HAM/P – RSGB 2m Contest, Gatehouse of Fleet

    14 -16 May 2021 – GM3HAM/P – RSGB 2m Contest, Gatehouse of Fleet

    Peter GM4DTH and Brian GM4DIJ Back to our favourite site, on a hill-top near Gatehouse of Fleet. Peter GM4DTH described […]

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  • 4-6 Sept 2020 – LRS GM3HAM/P – RSGB 2m Trophy, Gatehouse of Fleet

    4-6 Sept 2020 – LRS GM3HAM/P – RSGB 2m Trophy, Gatehouse of Fleet

    The LRS GM3HAM/P contest group were active during the 2m Trophy Contest from our usual site near Gatehouse of Fleet […]

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  • 23 & 25 July 2020 – 122GHz – Two Firsts in 3 Days by Brian GM8BJF & Pete GM4BYF / G4BYF – Confirmed by UK Microwave Group

    23 & 25 July 2020 – 122GHz – Two Firsts in 3 Days by Brian GM8BJF & Pete GM4BYF / G4BYF – Confirmed by UK Microwave Group

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  • 21st July 2020 – Website: https://WorldRadioHistory.com

    21st July 2020 – Website: https://WorldRadioHistory.com

     WorldRadioHistory.com Many thanks to Brian GM8BJF who has just reported finding a potentially very useful website: https://WorldRadioHistory.com which provides detailed links […]

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  • 19th July 2020 – GM4DIJ/P in RSGB 70MHz Trophy Contest from nr Stranraer in Galloway.

    19th July 2020 – GM4DIJ/P in RSGB 70MHz Trophy Contest from nr Stranraer in Galloway.

    Brian GM4DIJ returned to his favourite portable location at IO74mu about 8km south of Stranraer, to operate in the 70MHz […]

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  • 22 Sept 2021 – WWI Aircraft Electrical Systems including Radio – Bob Thomson, APSS

    22 Sept 2021 – WWI Aircraft Electrical Systems including Radio – Bob Thomson, APSS

      Bob Thomson of the Aviation Preservation Society Scotland described the work to reconstruct a Sopwith Strutter 1 1/2 aircraft, especially […]

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  • 5th April 2020 – Temporary Q-Codes

    Brian GM4DIJ has just received this from his friends in the SOC – Second-Class Operators Club: From SOC mailing listTemporary […]

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  • 01 April 2020 – HAM COVID-19 Guidelines

    EFFECTIVE APRIL 01, 2020. Amateur Radio operators are ordered to strictly observe the Coronavirus mitigation guidelines as they apply to amateur […]

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  • 8 March 2020 – GM4DIJ 23cm DXpedition to Stranraer

    8 March 2020 – GM4DIJ 23cm DXpedition to Stranraer

      Brian Howie GM4DIJ took part in the UK Microwave 23cm contest on Sunday 8th March from a site near […]

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