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LRS Messages of the Day:
Prof. Tom Stevenson of the Museum of Communication has kindly provided a copy of his Goudie Lecture – 100 Years of Television – some technical milestones, to the LRS. See Recent Meetings, below. Photos of the current MOC exhibition on this subject will be put under Rallies & Other Events, soon. Robert Henderson’s inaugural lecture is on YouTube. He gave a very good summary of the early work on cameras at VVL before describing the later work on SPADs with pointers to a lot more applications. The link is : Inaugural Lecture of Prof Robert K Henderson, Chair of Electronic Imaging
Wed 30 Sept 2026 – LRS Pub Night at Wee Bennet’s Bar. Wed 7 Oct 2026 – LRS Net 144.350MHz. Wed 14 Oct 2026 – LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale at St Fillans Church.
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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The next MoC Goudie Lecture will take place at 11.30 am on Saturday 24 October, followed by a buffet lunch for in-person attendees. Entitled Vision 1926: Baird, Early Television and Museum Legacy, it will be presented by Iain Baird, grandson of John Logie Baird. Please see Events – Museum Of Communication for further information.To attend in person, please email enquiries@mocft.co.uk or REPLY ALL to this e-mail.
Zoom access details will be sent to you about 10 days before the Lecture.
Attendance in person costs £5. Those viewing the lectures online are encouraged to make a voluntary donation of £5 in support of MoC activities via our web page at Shop – Museum Of Communication . We are a charitable organisation that relies on
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 49 Event tickets – only 1 ticket left – max room capacity = 50. Book asap to avoid disappointment! https://gmroundtable.org.uk/
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9 May – 30 Sept – Weds & Sats – MOC Exhibition 2026
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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1. RADIO NEWS ITEMS
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2. RECENT MEETINGS
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23 Sept 2026 – MoC Goudie Lecture – 100 Years of Television – some technical milestones – by Prof Tom Stevenson
The was an excellent turnout of members of the Museum of… Read more
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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
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4. ITEMS FOR SALE
There are no current items for sale. Click on the heading to see any archived items.
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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8th Jan 2020 – LRS Video Night – “The Cold War” at Edinburgh Cine & Video Society
There was a turn-out of 15 for the LRS 2020 Video Night, presented by Peter Dick GM4DTH on 8th January 2020 at the Edinburgh Cine & Video Society in Fettes Row. Peter chose two films about the Cold War. Spy in Bonn receiving a “Numbers Station”. The first was a short (14 min) from ITN Roving Reports…
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27 Nov 2019 – uBITX Radio Kit – John Innes MM0JXI
At the meeting on 27th Nov, John Innes MM0JXI from the Cockenzie & Port Seton Club talked about the μBITX Radio, a low-cost $130 HF transceiver kit, and showed an example that he had built. Full Report. David, John, Colin, Pete, Ed. GM3YMX, GM7REG, GM4EAU, GM4BYF,…
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11th December 2019 – LRS Christmas Curry at the Gurkha
We returned to the Gurkha Cafe in Cockburn Street for our 2019 Christmas Curry on 11th December. There was a turn-out of 11 for the distinctive Nepalese menu. We were particularly happy to have Veronica Saunders join us from Kelso. Click for more photos. View from other end of table. GM3PSP, GM4HWO, GM4WZP, GM4EAU…
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13th Nov 2019 – SOTA & 13cm Escapades, Jack Hood GM4COX
Jack Hood GM4COX. Photo courtesy QRZ.com At the meeting of the LRS on 13 Nov 2019 Jack Hood GM4COX, who has been a leading light of the West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society since its inception in 1970, talked about “SOTA & 13cm Escapades”. Following the successful launch in the summer of 2017 of the introduction…
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30th Oct 2019 – Rehabilitating Telecomms in Afghanistan – Nick Peckett G4KUX / YA4F
At the meeting of the LRS on 30th Oct 2019. Nick Peckett G4KUX/YA4F talked about Rehabilitating Telecommunications in Afghanistan. Nick lived and worked in Afghanistan from 1998 for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban Government) and later governments, until retirement in 2008 but continued as a consultant until 2017. He described his major involvement in the…
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17th October 2019 – FREE 20ft Aluminium Lattice Tower with Hinged Base
FREE to collect from Kelso: 20ft aluminium lattice tower in 2 x 10ft sections, plus hinged wall-mount base. In use, it supported an HF cubical quad (not available). An LRS member is willing to transport the tower and base to Edinburgh for a fee of £20. CLOSING DATE (HARD): Friday 25th October 2019. Contact webmaster…
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16 October 2019 – LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale
The LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale was held on 16th October 2019 at St Fillans Church, Buckstone, with welcome visitors from Cockenzie, Glasgow and Selkirk. There was lots for sale, perhaps too much! Also a raffle, with interesting “bottles” for prizes. Andy MM0FMF (Hon Sec) & Alan GM3PSP (President). Full report with more photos.
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2 Nov 2019 – GMRT-19 Scottish Microwave Round Table at the Museum of Communication
GMRT-19, the Scottish Microwave Round Table, was held on Sat 2nd November 2019 at the Museum of Communication in Burntisland with 57 registrations. Mark Hughes GM4ISM: “Microwave EME”. Sam Jewell G4DDK: “Icom IC9700: How does it measure up as a VHF DX transceiver?” Heather Lomond M0HMO …
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25 September 2019 – RADAR Technology in Historic Bridge Conservation – meeting at MoC
The annual joint meeting of the LRS and the Museum of Communication at the museum in Burntisland was held on 25th September 2019. The use of RADAR technology in the conservation of the historic Union Chain Bridge, built in 1820 near Berwick on Tweed, was described by Prof. Emeritus Roland Paxton MBE of the Heriot-Watt…
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8 Sept 2019 – GM3HAM/P in RSGB 2m Trophy Contest
A small group of LRS members operated GM3HAM/P in the RSGB 2m Trophy contest from Lauder Common on Sunday 8th September 2019. About 40 QSOs were made in this recreational entry in which new equipment possibilities were evaluated for future events. Click for Full Report.
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11 July – 28 Aug 2019 – LRS Pub Nights at Wee Bennet’s Bar
Rather than letting the summer evenings go to waste before the start of the new LRS club year in September, members again enjoyed four Pub Nights at “Wee Bennet’s” Bar in Maxwell St at Morningside Station. Click for full report with photos of all four nights. ==========================================
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11 Sept 2019 – LRS Presidential Address – 60 Years of Amateur Radio – Alan Masson GM3PSP
Alan proudly shows his Rochester DX Association shirt! Alan Masson GM3PSP gave his Presidential Address “60 Years of Amateur Radio”at the first meeting of the new club year on 11th September 2019. Starting as an SWL at school in the late-1950s and building a crystal set, he became licensed in 1962 as GM3PSP, building most…