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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
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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Summer 2025 Program – tnx Colin GM4HWO.
2 July 2025LRS Net 181Colin Wright GM4HWOFri 4 – Sun 6 July 2025VHF NFD @ Gatehouse of FleetColin Wright GM4HWO9 July 2025Pub Night 1 @ Wee Bennet’s BarJames Gentles GM4WZP16 July 2025LRS Net 182Colin Wright GM4HWO23 July 2025Pub Night 2 @ Wee Bennet’s BarJames Gentles GM4WZP30 July 2025Pub Night 3 @ Wee Bennet’s BarJames Gentles GM4WZP6 Aug 2025LRS Net 183Colin Wright GM4HWO13 Aug 2025Pub Night 4 @ Wee Bennet’s BarJames Gentles GM4WZP20 Aug 2025LRS Net 184Colin Wright GM4HWO27 Aug 2025Pub Night 5 @ Wee Bennet’s BarJames Gentles GM4WZP
RECENT MEETINGS
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25 June 2025 – LRS 2025 Barbecue
The 2025 Summer Barbecue was again held at the QTH of Pete… Read more
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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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).
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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.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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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 – 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.
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
Click on image or “read more” to open full article.
Send items to Alan GM3PSP:
webmaster@lothiansradiosociety.com
Items usually archived as News or Silent Keys in LRS Archive after 1 month.
1. RADIO NEWS ITEMS
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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 […]
2. SILENT KEYS
There are no current silent key notifications. Click on the heading to see the silent key archive.
3. ITEMS FOR SALE
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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 […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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12-13 Apr 2025: Norbreck (Blackpool) Rally.
Photos tnx Colin GM4HWO: LRS group shot at end of rally. Norman Stewart GM1CNH, Peter Dick GM4DTH, Rob Humphrey MM0RHU, […]
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9 Apr 2025 – Surplus Equipment Sale
The LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale was held as usual at St Fillan’s Church in Buckstone. There was an excellent […]
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28 Mar 2025 – 80 Years of Airborne Radar – Dr Iain Scott FREng
Wed 26 March 2025 – Dr Iain Scott FREng: “80 years of Airborne Radar – From the Cavity Magnetron to […]
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12 March 2025 – Amateur Radio in Colombia – Norman HK3/MM0BMG.
The T-shirt reads “He’s not a businessman, he’s a very naughty boy!”, or something like that… Report soon. Norman talked […]
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Sat 15 March 2025 – MoC Goudie Lecture by Dr Peter Grant – Wartime Centimetre Wavelength Radar Developments
Click for full information.
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12 Feb 2025 – The End of the Line – for a Bit? – Ed Bain GM4AIS
12 Feb 2025 – The End of the Line – for a Bit? – Ed Bain GM4AIS. The continuing rollout […]
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Sat 15 Feb 2025 – MOC Goudie Lecture – The Pallimpsest Hoax –
Sat 15 Feb 2025 – MoC Goudie Lecture – The Pallimpsest Hoax – Mervyn Hagger (MoC) Click for details.
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31 Jan 2025 – Alan Masson GM3PSP – 80th Birthday
Jeremiah Bar. Andy MM0FMF, ?, Brian GM8BJF, Alan GM3PSP, John GM8OTI, Colin GM4HWO, Brian GM4DIJ, John GM4JRT. Long-term LRS […]
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26 Feb 2025 – Frequency Standards for General Use – What do we really need? – Brian Flynn GM8BJF
26 Feb 2025 – Frequency Standards for General Use – What do we really need? – Dr Brian Flynn GM8BJF […]
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22 Jan 2025 – The Moxon Beam – Theory & Demo – Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL.
Malcolm described the theory and practice of the Moxon beam for 4m, 6m and 10m and attempted a demo with […]
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8 Jan 2025 – LRS Video Night at Edinburgh Cine & Video Society
LRS Video Night at Edinburgh Cine & Video Society, 23A Fettes Row, Edinburgh – Peter Dick GM4DTH. The first […]
