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LRS Messages of the Day:
Wed 14 Oct 2026 – LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale at St Fillans Church. Sat 24 Oct 2026 – MoC Goudie lecture Baird, Early Television and Museum Legacy, will be presented by Iain Logie Baird, grandson of John Logie Baird. See Upcoming Meetings. Sun 25 Oct 2026 – Galashiels Rally – 11:15am – Volunteer Hall, Galashiels. Sat 31 Oct 2026 – NOTE – GMRT-2026 is now FULLY BOOKED.
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, 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. GMRT-2026 is now FULLY-BOOKED – all 50 places sold. WAITING LIST – Contact Colin GM4HWO. https://gmroundtable.org.uk/
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Sun 25 Oct 2026 – Galashiels Rally
11:15 am – Volunteer Hall, Galashiels.
See: Galashiels and District Amateur Radio Society (GDARS) GM4YEQ
CONTEST CALENDAR
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The LRS operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.
(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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23 Sept 2026 – LRS visits MoC for TV Exhibition and Goudie TV Lecture
LRS members had dinner at the Sands Hotel in Burntisland before going on to the Museum of Communication to view the 2026 exhibition “100 Years of Television – When Screens were small but the magic felt huge” and the lecture by Prof. Tom Stevenson. An MoC guide describes an exhibit item to LRS visitors. An old TV repair shop. Applications of television technology. Introduction to the history of TV – 1905: First images in a Cathode-RayTube. Applications of TV technology. John Logie Baird’s dummy Stookie Bill and his disc scanner. An image…
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
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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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 Ham Radio Q-Codes for our times:QLD: I am locked down.QUA: I am quarantined.QPD: I am in the middle of a pandemic.QTP: I have toilet paper. Want to trade for a new car?QFC: I am flattening…
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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 radio operating. All ham radio operators are encouraged to stay at least 6 feet from the microphone in order to maintain proper separation from others. The distance may be reduced if a mask is put…
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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 Stranraer. He has kindly provided these photographs. Click for full report with more photos. =======================================
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17 March 2020 – LRS MEETINGS POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
In view of the current Coronavirus pandemic with the risk of infection being passed from one person to another when attending meetings, the LRS Committee has decided to stop all meetings for the time being at the Braid Hills Hotel and the Surplus Equipment Sale at St Fillans’ Church, up to and including 24th June…
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11th March 2020 – How Not to Sail to the Faeroe Islands – Geoff Crowley MM5AHO
Geoff’s yacht Contender approaching Rockall during a charity sail there in 2018. At the meeting on March 11th our good friend Geoff Crowley MM5AHO returned to talk about “How Not to Sail to the Faeroe Islands”. Synopsis: Sleep deprivation is a problem in radio contesting and also in sailing single-handed. Geoff Crowley does both, and he…
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26 Feb 2020 – The Raspberry Pi Explained for Radio Amateurs – Video – Mike Richards G4WNC
Photo courtesy RadCom The RSGB Convention video “The Raspberry Pi Explained for Radio Amateurs” by Mike Richards G4WNC was shown by James GM4WZP at the meeting on 26th February 2020. Click for short report with link to the video (RSGB Members only). This lecture is based upon a new RSBG book by Mike – see…
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12th February 2020 – Robot Wars + Rampaging Chariots – Dr Roger Hill
At the LRS meeting on 12th February Dr Roger Hill talked about “Robot Wars + Rampaging Chariots and showed videos of robots in combat. He wrote: “Peter Bennett, (who was present at Roger’s talk) once a test pilot, gathered a team of engineers from Selex (now Leonardo) to assist in building a family of robots to…
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22nd Jan 2020 – Aircraft Scatter & Useful Test Equipment for it – Pete Bates GM4BYF
Pete Bates GM4BYF talked about Aircraft Scatter Communication and Useful Test Equipment for it at the meeting on 22nd January 2020. Aircraft scatter can be used on bands from 2m upwards and up to 500km range is achievable, depending on the band and geography. The talk started with some audio examples of aircraft scatter – available in the…
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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…