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LRS Messages of the Day
SESAME – March IET Talk: The Voyager Interstellar Mission – 4th March at 2.00pm Napier University Colinton Campus – Rivers Suite. See Upcoming Meetings below.
4th March – 8:00pm – LRS Net 197 – 144.350MHz SSB – All welcome.
11th March – BHH – 8.00pm – Which Way is Up? by Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL.
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 15 Apr – St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone Drive – 20:00h – LRS Spring Surplus Sale.
Wed 22 Apr 2026 – BHH 20:00h – Microwave energy generation advances which enabled the development of WW2 airborne radar by Dr Peter Grant, Emeritus Regius Professor of Engineering, University of Edinburgh.
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Wed 4th March – 14:00h – Napier University, Colinton Campus – Rivers Suite – IET Talk: The Voyager Interstellar Mission –Launched in 1977, the Voyager 1 & 2 spacecraft continue to send back scientific data despite now being almost 1 light-day from Earth.How has this been done and what of the future?The talk to be given by LRS members, James Gentles GM4WZP (engineer) and Dr John Cooke GM8OTI (scientist), will cover the achievements necessary to maintain this flow of scientific data back to Earth and the scientific discoveries made.You do not have to register but it does help us plan the event. The link to register is given below.
https://localevents.theiet.
org/4e5ec0
Wed 11th March – 20:00h – BHH – What Way is Up? – Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL.
Wed 25th March – 20:00h – BHH – Rig Testing & Calibration (practical).
RECENT MEETINGS
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sun 12 April 2026 – Norbreck (Blackpool) Rally
Pete GM4BYF confirms that parking at the rear of the Norbreck Hotel will be free provided that car owners register on the tablet provided within the convention.
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Saturday 28th March 2026 – 27th ANNUAL GMDX CONVENTION & DINNER
The 27th Annual GMDX Convention & Dinner will be held on Saturday 28th March 2026 at the King Robert Hotel, Stirling, FK7 0LJ.
A link to the Convention Programme is below, along with the booking form. Please use the instructions on the booking form, or visit the GMDX website link below to secure your booking: https://gmdx.org.uk/27th-annual-gmdx-convention-dinner/ It would be very much appreciated if you could book as soon as possible. See you there! Thanks & 73. Gordon, MM0GOR GMDX SecretaryGMDX Convention Programme 27th March 2026 -
Sunday 25 Oct 2026 – Galashiels Rally
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Friday 14th August 2026 18:00 to 21:00 Cockenzie & Port Seton Junk Night, Port Seton Community Centre, South Seton Park Port Seton EH32 0BG
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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.
Looking for a programme organizer for GMRT – contact Colin GM4HWO.
Details will be available nearer the date.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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Would like to do the 144 MHz May weekend at Gatehouse of Fleet if there are enough people? Anyone up for this on 15 – 17 May?As an alternative could do the May UHF and microwaves weekend on 1 – 3 May instead?73 – Norman Stewart GM1CNH
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2026 RSGB Contest Rules published 20 Dec 2025:
2m May contest back to old slot.
70cm and 23cm 24hours again for VHF NFD.
Bonuses rather than multipliers (Post code etc) retained.https://www.rsgbcc.org/vhf/rul
es/26rules/frameindex.html Tnx Brian GM4DIJ.
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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 / 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, SILENT KEYS and FOR SALE / WANTED
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Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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12th Dec 2018 – LRS Christmas Curry
Photo – courtesy Mike MM0MLB. After meeting first at the Booking Office on Waverley Bridge, the LRS 2018 Christmas
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28th Nov 2018 – RSGB Convention Lecture Videos – presented by Brian GM8BJF
At the meeting on 28th November 2018, LRS President Brian Flynn GM8BJF presented the videos of two talks given at
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14th Nov 2018 – R.V. Jones’ Most Secret War – Prof. Joe McGeough
At the meeting of the LRS on Wed 14th Nov 2018 Prof Joe McGeough of Edinburgh University talked about
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3rd Nov 2018 – GMRT – Scottish Microwave Round Table at MoC Burntisland
LRS Members James Gentles GM4WZP and Andy Sinclair MM0FMF did an audience brainstorming session on the design of a portable
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24th Oct 2018 – Q&A: Let’s Talk Technical – David Stockton GM4ZNX
SWR bridge circuit discussion At the meeting on 24th October David Stockton GM4ZNX (our resident radio genius) attempted to answer
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17th Oct 2018 – Surplus Eqpt Sale – St Fillan’s Church
The LRS Autumn 2018 Surplus Equipment Sale was held on 17th October at St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone. There was
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26 Sept 2018 – ‘The X-Factor’ – Karl Weibye – joint meeting at Museum of Communication, Burntisland
At the joint meeting of the LRS and the Museum of communication on 26th September 2018 in Burntisland Karl Weibye
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1-2 Sept 2018 – 2m Trophy at Gatehouse of Fleet
Peter GM4DTH, Danny GM6CMQ, Mike GM4IGS, Norrie GM1CNH, Brian GM4DIJ, Andy MM0FMF The GM3HAM contest group of the Lothians
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12th Sept 2018 – Presidential Address – Personal Beacons – Brian Flynn GM8BJF
Dr. Brian Flynn GM8BJF, re-elected as President of the Lothians Radio Society at the AGM on 13th June, gave his
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6-8th July 2018 RSGB VHF NFD at Gatehouse of Fleet
The LRS GM3HAM Contest Group operated RSGB VHF-NFD from our usual contest site near Gatehouse of Fleet on the
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July – August 2018 – LRS Pub Nights at “Wee” Bennets Bar
The fourth and last LRS Pub Night for summer 2018 was held on 22nd August at ‘Wee’ Bennet’s Bar. We
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Wed 4th July 2018 – LRS Summer Barbecue
Host Pete GM4BYF at the BBQ grill. The LRS 2018 Summer Barbecue took place on Wednesday 4th July at the