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  • LRS Messages of the Day

    TODAY – 2 July 2025 – Swedish VLF Station SAQ Grimeton Centenary on 17.2kHz – see this page.

    TODAY – 2 July 2025 – LRS Net 181 – 20:00h 144.350MHz SSB All welcome.

    4-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – THIS WEEKEND @ Gatehouse of Fleet – Pete GM4BYF & Colin GM4HWO.

    9 July 2025 – 19:30h Pub Night 1 at Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station.

LRS MEETINGS

  • Summer 2025 Program – tnx Colin GM4HWO.

    2 July 2025
    LRS Net 181
    Colin Wright GM4HWO
    Fri 4 – Sun 6 July 2025
    VHF NFD @ Gatehouse of Fleet
    Colin Wright GM4HWO
    9 July 2025
    Pub Night 1 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar
    James Gentles GM4WZP
    16 July 2025
    LRS Net 182
    Colin Wright GM4HWO
    23 July 2025
    Pub Night 2 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar
    James Gentles GM4WZP
    30 July 2025
    Pub Night 3 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar
    James Gentles GM4WZP
    6 Aug 2025
    LRS Net 183
    Colin Wright GM4HWO
    13 Aug 2025
    Pub Night 4 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar
    James Gentles GM4WZP
    20 Aug 2025
    LRS Net 184
    Colin Wright GM4HWO
    27 Aug 2025
    Pub Night 5 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar
    James Gentles GM4WZP
  • 25 June 2025 – LRS 2025 Barbecue

    25 June 2025 – LRS 2025 Barbecue

    The 2025 Summer Barbecue was again held at the QTH of Pete… Read more

  • Sat 1 Nov 2025 – Scottish Microwave Round Table (GMRT 2025)

    GMRT-2025, – Saturday 1 Nov, Museum of Communication, Burntisland; dinner at the Kingswood Hotel. More information in June/July  from Colin GM4HWO.   GMRT-2025 Program published (click).

  • Fri 8 Aug 2025 – 6-8:30pm – Cockenzie & Port Seton Mini-Rally & Junk Night

    Location  Port Seton Community Centre, South Seton Park, Port Seton,  EH32 OBG.

    Time:  Public admission 6:00pm  –  8:30pm.

    Table reserved for LRS. Food & hot / cold drinks.

    Volunteers wanted to staff the LRS table – contact Colin GM4HWO.

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

    5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – Now less than a week away, LRS will enter 3 stations, organized by Pete GM4BYF & Colin GM4HWO. Planning is now in earnest. Let them know if you will be there.

    6-7 Sept 2025 – 2m Trophy – undecided at present.

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  • 2 July 2025 – SAQ Grimeton 100th Anniversary 17.2kHz Transmissions

    2 July 2025 – SAQ Grimeton 100th Anniversary 17.2kHz Transmissions

    Swedish VLF station SAQ Grimeton will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Wednesday 2nd July 2025 with transmissions on 17.2kHz at […]

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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 […]

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  • 17 Apr 2025 – Two iPads 128GB 7th Generation – £100 ea – Dave 6

    Two iPads 128 GB. 7th Generation With Mains Chargers & USB to Lightning Cables. Plus: Ovoe Padded Carrying Cases and Clear […]

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  • 8 Apr 2025 – Raddy RF 919 Multiband Multimode Receiver – £100 – Dave 6

    Raddy RF919 Multiband Multimode Receiver AM / FM / WFM / SSB / CW // SW / VHF / UHF / […]

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  • 8 Apr 2025 – Uniden Bearcat BCD 160 DN Scanning Receiver: £120 – Dave 6

    Uniden  Bearcat  BCD 160 DN  Digital Scanning Receiver Modes  DMR  / NXDN  / dPMR  Digital Communications Boxed and in mint […]

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  • 1 Apr 2025 – Portable Spectrum Analyzer £750 & Portable ‘Scope – £200 – Dave 6

    Portable Spectrum Analyzer – Rechargeable In Fitted Flight Case Boxed and in mint condition – £750   FOR SALE – Portable […]

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  • 11 Aug 2017 – Pete GM4BYF at Cockenzie Mini Rally

    11 Aug 2017 – Pete GM4BYF at Cockenzie Mini Rally

    LRS Member Pete GM4BYF had a well-stocked table of ju.. surplus equipment for sale. (Hold the front page)!  General view […]

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  • 4 Aug 2017 – RSGB VHF NFD – GM3HAM/P Wins 6m & 4m – Leading GM Restricted Section

    4 Aug 2017 – RSGB VHF NFD – GM3HAM/P Wins 6m & 4m – Leading GM Restricted Section

    The GM3HAM/P Contest Group of the Lothians Radio Society had another excellent result in RSGB VHF NFD in 2017. Operating […]

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  • GM3WUX 4 metre Quad Demo

    GM3WUX 4 metre Quad Demo

      We have just learned of two YouTube videos of our good friend Terry GM3WUX demonstrating his 6-element 4 metre […]

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  • Wed 23 Aug – LRS Pub Night 4

    Wed 23 Aug – LRS Pub Night 4

          There were nine LRS members at PN4 on 23rd August including Alan GM3PSP who took this photo. During the […]

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  • 1-2 July 2017 – GM3HAM/P – VHF NFD – Gatehouse of Fleet

    1-2 July 2017 – GM3HAM/P – VHF NFD – Gatehouse of Fleet

    VHF NFD 2017 at Gatehouse of Fleet was another success for the LRS with good wx most of the time […]

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  • 28 June 2017 – LRS Summer Barbecue at QTH-GM4BYF

    28 June 2017 – LRS Summer Barbecue at QTH-GM4BYF

    The annual LRS Summer barbecue was held on Wednesday 28th June 2017 at the QTH of Pete GM4BYF and Kay […]

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  • 14 June 2017 – LRS Annual General Meeting

    14 June 2017 – LRS Annual General Meeting

    Congratulations to Dr Brian Flynn GM8BJF who was elected President of the Lothians Radio Society for 2017-18 at the Annual […]

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  • 24 May 2017 – D/F Hunt – Peter Dick GM4DTH

    24 May 2017 – D/F Hunt – Peter Dick GM4DTH

    L-R: Alasdair GM6ZQQ, Melvyn GM4HYR (winner), Mike Jr MM3MDB, Mike Sr GM8KCS The annual LRS Direction-Finding Contest (D/F Hunt) took […]

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  • 7 May 2017 LRS Members at Ham Radio Convention 2017

    7 May 2017 LRS Members at Ham Radio Convention 2017

    L-R: Brian GM8BJF, Chris GM3WOJ, Briain GM8PKL, Robin GM4YPL A number of LRS members attended the ASRA Ham Radio Convention […]

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  • 10 May 2017 – Radio in WW-I – Malcolm Fergusson

    10 May 2017 – Radio in WW-I – Malcolm Fergusson

    Malcolm Fergusson, formerly of Edinburgh University Physics Department, talked about Radio in WW-I at the meeting on 10th May 2017. His talk was about […]

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  • 24 April 2017 – Malcolm GM3TAL – Our Man in Havana

    24 April 2017 – Malcolm GM3TAL – Our Man in Havana

    L-R: Hector; Amed CO2AME; Malcolm GM3TAL; Moises CM2YV On the last day of his recent trip to Cuba, Malcolm was […]

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  • 26 April 2017 – Enigma – the Unsung Heroes – Pete Bates GM4BYF

    26 April 2017 – Enigma – the Unsung Heroes – Pete Bates GM4BYF

    At the LRS meeting on 26th April 2017 Pete Bates GM4BYF gave a very well researched talk on ‘Enigma – the Unsung Heroes’. He outlined […]

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