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LRS Messages of the Day:
Wed 9 Sept 2026 – LRS President’s Address: “Secondary Batteries for Hams”. The new LRS year got off to a good start with Andy’s talk on batteries – report: see Recent Meetings.Wed 23 Sept 2026 – LRS Visit to MOC Burntisland 2026 Exhibition – When Screens were Small, but the Magic seemed Huge – 100 Years of Television. There will also be a lecture by Prof. Tom Stevenson – 100 Years of Television – some Technical Milestones, including the early days of TV in Orkney. 5:00pm Pre-Dinner at Sands Hotel, Burntisland.
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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Wed 23 Sept 2026 – LRS Visit to MOC Burntisland 2026 Exhibition – When Screens were Small, but the Magic seemed Huge – 100 Years of Television. There will also be a lecture by Prof. Tom Stevenson – 100 Years of Television – some Technical Milestones, including the early days of TV in Orkney.
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sat 31 Oct 2026 – GMRT-2026 at MOC Burntisland & Dinner at Kingswood Hotel
The 2026 Scottish Microwave Round Table (GMRT-2026) will be held as usual at the Museum of Communication in Burntisland, followed by dinner at the nearby Kingswood Hotel. The panel of speakers is now complete. The registration system is open for booking. We have sold 47 Event tickets – 3 tickets left – max room capacity = 50. Suggest you book asap to avoid disappointment. https://gmroundtable.org.uk/
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9 May – 30 Sept – Weds & Sats – MOC Exhibition 2026
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27 Sept 2026 MOC Goudie Lecture – 100 Years of Television.
The next MOC Goudie Lecture will take place at 7.30 pm on WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER and is entitled 100 Years of Television. It will be presented by Museum Chair Prof. Tom Stevenson. Please see Events – Museum Of Communication for further information.
Sunday 25 Oct 2026 – Galashiels Rally
CONTEST CALENDAR
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The LRS operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.
5-6 Sept 2026 – Brian GM4DIJ operated GM3HAM/P in RSGB 2m Trophy from IO74MU near Stranraer. See report in Radio News Items.
5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – see report in About LRS – Contest / Portable.
(This photo by Andy MMØFMF / now GM4LLD, 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, RECENT MEETINGS, 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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9 Sept 2026 – New LRS Projector.
The club’s new Epson projector was in action for the first time for the 2026 Presidential Address and impressed all present with its outstanding brightness and sharpness.
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7 Sept 2026 – Attempt to save Parton Kirk where James Clerk Maxwell is buried.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9v9e080n78o https://donate.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/savepartonkirk/donation-amount Andy GM4LLD (ex-MM0FMF)
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5-6 Sept 2026 GM3HAM/P operated by Brian GM4DIJ in RSGB 2m Trophy.
Brian GM4DIJ single-handedly operated GM3HAM/P for the LRS from his favourite site at IO74MU near Stranraer in Dumfries & Galloway. Tx/Rx = IC9700+SSPA. Power 1000W. Ant 17 ele Tonna @5magl, 89m ASL QSOs 145. Points 54591. ODX HB9TTY JN46BX 1265 km. Position 6th overall in Claimed Scores. Most of my contacts were on Saturday, but much better conditions on Sunday. It was very windy on Sunday and I had noise from nearby wind turbines. The rain stayed away. The antenna was looking a bit scary towards the end, so I packed-in a little bit early. I got…
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5 Sept 2026 – Beetlejuice by Bill Dent (GM8RBT)
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26 Aug 2026 – Pub Night at Wee Bennet’s Bar with guest Dave VE3KG.
We had a great turn-out of about a dozen members and one guest at the Pub Night on 26th August 2026 at Wee Bennet’s Bar at Morningside Station. Also one canine – GM4JRT/K9. We were delighted to welcome Canadian guest, Dave Goodwin VE3KG from Smiths Falls, Ontario. As well as his Canadian call, Dave also holds the rather interesting UK call GM3AAA. He sat and passed all three levels of RAE exams and chose the re-issued UK call GM3AAA which was originally issued as the first UK call after WW2.
2. RECENT MEETINGS
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9 Sept 2026 – Secondary Batteries for Hams – Presidential Address by Andy Sinclair GM4LLD.
Andy Sinclair GM4LLD got the new LRS year off to a good… Read more
3. SILENT KEYS
There are no current silent key notifications. Click on the heading to see the silent key archive.
4. ITEMS FOR SALE
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13 June 2026 Dell Monitor for sale by Andy GM4LLD.
Dell U2412M hi-res 1920 x 1200 LCD monitor Adjustable stand DisplayPort, DVI & VGA inputs 1920 x 1200 WUXGA resolution 4 port USB2 hub. Mains lead Very good condition, no screen blemishes. £35 Andy GM4LLD.
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28 June 2026 – Corsair CV450 modern PC PSU – for sale by Andy GM4LLD
Corsair CV450 modern PC PSU. Comes from my son’s PC as he has just updated with some new GPU that needs a bigger PSU. No box but clean and working. £20 Andy GM4LLD (ex-MM0FMF)
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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22 Apr 2023 – LRS at Norbreck Rally, Blackpool
22 Apr 2023 – LRS at Norbreck Rally, Blackpool. Click for photos – tnx Colin. Curry night before the rally. “Mr SOTA” – Andy MM0FMF ============================================
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12 Apr 2023 – LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale
12 April 2023 – Spring Surplus Eqpt Sale & Raffle St Fillan’s Church. Click for report with photos. Great turn-out of 40. The all-important raffle! ====================================
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22 March 2023 – Brian Flynn GM8BJF – “Nano-VNAs 2 – OPeration & Practice.-
22 March 2023: Brian Flynn GM8BJF – “NanoVNAs – Part 2: Operation and Practice” There was an attendance of 22 for the second half of Brian’s talk on Nano-VNAs on 22 March 2023. Click for report w / audio 2. ========================================== In Part 1 – “In Theory” Brian talked about the theory of Vector Network Analyzers…
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22 March 2023 – Brian Flynn GM8BJF – “Nano-VNAs 2 – OPeration & Practice.-
22 March 2023: Brian Flynn GM8BJF – “NanoVNAs – Part 2: Operation and Practice” There was an attendance of 22 for the second half of Brian’s talk on Nano-VNAs on 22 March 2023. Click for report w / audio 2. ========================================== In Part 1 – “In Theory” Brian talked about the theory of Vector Network Analyzers…
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8 March 2023 – Brian Flynn GM8BJF – Nano-VNAs (1) In Theory
8 Mar 2023 – Brian Flynn GM8BJF – Nano-VNAs (1) – in Theory. In Part 1 – “In Theory” Brian talked about the theory of Vector Network Analyzers to an audience of 21 at the meeting on 8th March. Click for Report w / audio. ==========================================
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22 Feb 2023 – André Saunders GM3VLB Awards 2022
22 Feb 2023 – André Saunders GM3VLB SOTA Scottish Islands Awards 2022. The award has run for its first year and the winners are now announced: 1st place is Dr Colwyn Jones, MM0YCJ of Edinburgh with 15 GM/SI summits in 2022. Colwyn was presented with his trophy by Veronica Saunders, XYL-GM3VLB-SK, at the LRS meeting on…
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22 Feb 2023 – Peter Dick GM4DTH – “Receiving MF D/F Beacons”
22 Feb 2023 – Receiving MF D/F Beacons – Peter Dick GM4DTH Peter Dick GM4DTH At the LRS meeting on 22nd Feb 2023 Peter Dick GM4DTH talked about receiving MF D/F non-directional beacons from his QTH in Edinburgh and played many recordings of their CW IDs. There was an excellent attendance of 23. Click…
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8 Feb 2023 – Dr Roger Hill – “Plasmas – their Generation & Application”
Dr Roger Hill. Plasmas – their generation & application – Mercury arc, Neon lamp, Radio wave propagation, Laser design and manufacture. There was an excellent attendance of 18 for this very interesting talk. Click for report.. ===========================================
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25 Jan 2023 – Peter Scott – “Pre-War Television”
25 Jan – Pre-War TV – Peter Scott Peter gave a most interesting talk about the pre-war days of television in the UK and Germany with many photographs of early TV cameras & receivers. Great turnout of 22. Peter’s comprehensive slide-show is available on this website – click. ============================================
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11 Jan 2023 – LRS Video Night – ‘A US Selection’
Peter Dick GM4DTH The theme was the Cold War, including early space-based communications: 01 – Communism 10:41 02 – The Big Bounce 15:23 03 – Atlas in Orbit 5:37 04 – Kennedy on Telstar 1:19 05 – A Day in History – Telstar. 3.18 06 – On Guard! – SAGE 12:14 07 – Plane Talk…
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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, Peter GM4DTH, Mike GM8KCS. Photo tnx HWO. ===========================================
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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 distinguished) group of 8 who defied the arctic wx to come to the Booking Office for pre-drinks and the Gurkha Cafe for the LRS Christmas Curry on 14th December. “A merry time was had by…