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  • LRS Messages of the Day

    Wed 14 May 2025 – Slides now up for GM4BYF lecture on Pre-Amps for 70cm & 23cm – see below.
    Wed 28 May 2025 – LRS D/F Hunt with Fox, Peter GM4DTH, at 7:30pm from the Tardis on Braid Hills Rd.

LRS MEETINGS

  • Wed 21 May 2025 – LRS Net 178 – 144.350MHz SSB 20:00h

    Wed 28 May 2025 – D/F Hunt with Fox Peter GM4DTH, starting at the Tardis on Braid Hills Road at 7:30pm.

    The full Calendar of LRS Meetings for 2024-25 has been prepared by James GM4WZP (mni tnx) and uploaded to this site (click top).

  • 14 May 2025 Engineering Challenges: Microwave Preamps for 70cm and 23cm by Pete Bates GM4BYF.

    14 May 2025 Engineering Challenges: Microwave Preamps for 70cm and 23cm                                       by Pete Bates GM4BYF.

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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).

  • 18 May 2025 – Braehead Rally, Glasgow.

    LRS members Colin GM4HWO, Peter GM4DTH, Iain GM1MSS & Colin GM4EAU.

    For full report with many photos, click.

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

    5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – LRS will enter, organized by Pete GM4BYF & Colin GM4HWO.

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

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  • 3 Apr 2025 – J-Beam 7513 2m Collinear 3dB gain, 2.7m long – £50 – Colin GM4HWO.

    Commercial quality Jaybeam 7513 2M VHF 3dB gain 2.7 metres long colinear for sale. New these  aerials  cost over £200 […]

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  • 22 Feb 2025 – Triangular Mast 15m FREE to Pick up

    Sat 22 Feb 2025 – 15m Tower : dismantled 2 sections x 7m triangular 0.5m.  FREE to pick-up from Tom […]

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  • 29 Jan 2025 – Uniden Bearcat BCT 15X Desktop Scanner – £150 – Dave 6

    29 Jan 2025 – Uniden Bearcat BCT 15X Desktop Scanner – £150 – Dave 6

    Uniden Bearcat BCT 15X Desktop Scanner For Sale  by Dave GM6KGZ See attached files for details.  Boxed and in mint […]

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  • 8 Nov 2024 – Equipment for Sale by Norman MM0BMG

    MM0BMG Equipment Sale – Updated: 8 November 2024 Item Description Price Alinco HF Mobile Whip Antenna 2.7 m mobile whip; […]

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  • 22 Nov 2024 – Tecsun PL990x Multiband Portable Radio plus Active Antenna – PRICE REDUCED TO £90 TO CLEAR – Dave 6 GM6KGZ

    22 Nov 2024 – Tecsun PL990x Multiband Portable Radio plus Active Antenna – PRICE REDUCED TO £90 TO CLEAR – Dave 6 GM6KGZ

    Tecsun PL990x  – Multiband Portable Radio, boxed and in mint condition ML&s price £269. NOW ONLY  £90 TO CLEAR  for […]

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  • 8 Jan 2025 – LRS Video Night at Edinburgh Cine & Video Society

    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 […]

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  • 11 Dec 2024 – LRS Xmas Curry

    11 Dec 2024 – LRS Xmas Curry

    The LRS 2024 Xmas Curry was held as usual at the Gurkha Restaurant in Cockburn Street with a great turnout […]

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  • 27 Nov 2024- “Tracking the Future – Satellites & Celestia-UK” – Dr Carol Marsh

    27 Nov 2024- “Tracking the Future – Satellites & Celestia-UK” – Dr Carol Marsh

    Report on this very interesting talk.                             […]

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  • 21 Nov 2024 – Getting Started on 23cm – GM3TAL-GM8BJF-GM8OTI Sked Report by John Cooke GM8OTI

    Three LRS members were on the air on 23cm (1296MHz) this evening, 21st November. Malcolm GM3TAL had given a talk […]

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  • 13 Nov 2024 – “WSPR – A Tool to Study Propagation and Aerial Development” – Peter Dick GM4DTH

    13 Nov 2024 – “WSPR  – A Tool to Study Propagation and Aerial Development” – Peter Dick GM4DTH

    “WSPR was created as a propagation studies tool by the use of multiple beacons in conjunction with globally-located receivers. It […]

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  • Sat 9th Nov 2024 – GMRT-2024 – Scottish Microwave Round Table

    Sat 9th Nov 2024 – GMRT-2024 – Scottish Microwave Round Table

    GMRT-2024, an event of the UK Microwave Group, was largely organised by LRS members, especially the lecture program (Pete Bates […]

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  • 30 Oct 2024 – Autumn Pub Night at Wee Bennet’s Bar

    30 Oct 2024 – Autumn Pub Night at Wee Bennet’s Bar

    Good turnout at Wee Bennet’s for one of James’s famous “5th Wednesday of the Month” pub nights. John GM8OTI, John […]

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  • Sun 27 Oct 2024 – Good LRS attendance at busy Gala Rally

    Sun 27 Oct 2024 – Good LRS attendance at busy Gala Rally

    The Volunteer Hall, Galashiels. Colin GM4HWO reports a very good turnout of LRS members at the 2024 Galashiels Rally: Colin […]

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  • 19 Oct 2024 – SOLAR MAX HAS ARRIVED

    19 Oct 2024 – SOLAR MAX HAS ARRIVED

    19 Oct 2024 – SOLAR MAX HAS ARRIVED: It’s official. NASA and NOAA announced this week that Solar Maximum has […]

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  • 17 Oct 24 – GM4DTH Peter’s Second 70th Birthday Bash!

    17 Oct 24 – GM4DTH Peter’s Second 70th Birthday Bash!

    For those unable to attend GM4DTH Peter’s 70th birthday bash on 10th September, a second event was held on 17th […]

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  • 16 Oct 2024 – LRS Autumn Surplus Sale

    16 Oct 2024 – LRS Autumn Surplus Sale

    The LRS Autumn Surplus Sale at St Fillan’s Church on 16th October was an epic event with 30 participants including […]

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  • 9 Oct 2024 – Welcome to Otter Kvindesland LA9IHA

    9 Oct 2024 – Welcome to Otter Kvindesland LA9IHA

    We were delighted to welcome Norwegian amateur Otter Kvindesland LA9IHA (R) from Sandnes as a guest at the Moonbounce talk […]

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