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LRS Messages of the Day
Wed 7 May 2025 – LRS Net 177 – 144.350MHz SSB 20:00h
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 7 May 2025 – LRS Net 177 – 144.350MHz SSB 20:00h
The full Calendar of LRS Meetings for 2024-25 has been prepared by James GM4WZP (mni tnx) and uploaded to this site (click top).
RECENT MEETINGS
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23 Apr 2025 – LRS Special Meeting: The Future of our Amateur Radio Hobby by Chris Tran GM3WOJ.
23 Apr 2025 – LRS Special Meeting: The Future of our Amateur… Read more
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sun 18 May 2025 – Glasgow Braehead Rally
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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. Still one or two presentation slots available. Do you have something interesting you could talk about? If so, contact Colin GM4HWO.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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The LRS usually operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.
3-4 May 2025 – May VHF/UHF Contest – Nobody interested in operating from Gatehouse of Fleet. Norman MM0BMG may operate 432MHz on the Sunday from Lauder Common.
5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – LRS will enter, organized by Pete GM4BYF & Colin GM4HWO.
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 144.575MHz for local net. Several LRS members often there.
RADIO NEWS, SILENT KEYS and FOR SALE / WANTED
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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. SILENT KEYS
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3. ITEMS FOR SALE
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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
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
Tecsun PL990x – Multiband Portable Radio, boxed and in mint condition ML&s price £269. NOW ONLY £90 TO CLEAR for […]
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31 Oct 2024 – Avantree Portable Digital Radio with 30W Speakers – Dave-6
2. Avantree PowerByte Portable Digital FM Radio with 30W Speakers. Boxed and in mint condition – £40 Tel: 0131 […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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14 Sept 2016 – What’s in the Box? – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
14th Sept: the first meeting of the new LRS club year was the Presidential Address by Andy Sinclair MM0FMF: “What’s […]
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17 July 2016 – LRS GM3HAM/P Wins RSGB VHF NFD & Scotland Restricted Sections
The Martlesham Trophy for Overall Winner of the Restricted Section of RSGB VHF NFD Congratulations to the LRS Contest Group GM3HAM/P […]
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12 July 2016 – Film – The Battle of the Somme – The Museum of Communication, Burntisland
The Museum of Communication in Burntisland is holding a special Film Night on Tuesday 12th July 2016 at 7:30pm with […]
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13 July – 24 Aug – LRS Summer Pub Nights
Pub Night 4 (24th Aug): There was a good turnout of ten for the last for this summer, and no sweaty […]
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2-3 July 2016 – RSGB VHF NFD – LRS Contest Group GM3HAM/P
GM3HAM/P VHF NFD 2016. The Lothians Radio Society Contest Group GM3HAM/P operated in RSGB VHF NFD on 2-3 July 2016 from our usual […]
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11 June 2016 – Archie Dalziel GM4FGD – Silent Key
Archie Dalziel GM4FGD, a former member of the Lothians Radio Society, became a Silent Key at the age of […]
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5 June 2016 – George P. Millar GM3UM – Silent Key
George P. Millar GM3UM died peacefully at the age of 96 at the Glencairn Care Home on 5th June […]
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29 June 2016 – LRS Barbecue
The LRS Annual Barbecue was held on Wed 29th June at the QTH of Pete GM4BYF and Kay Bates […]
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9 June 2016 – LRS Annual General Meeting
AGM attendees before the meeting The LRS Annual General Meeting was held on 8th June 2016 at the Braid Hills Hotel. There was a […]
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14 May 2016 – Congratulations to Jane Flynn on USA Graduation
Congratulations to Jane Flynn, daughter of LRS member Dr Brian Flynn GM8BJF, who graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale on 14th […]
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25 May 2016 – D/F Hunt – Peter Dick GM4DTH
Eventual winner Melvyn GM4HYR making his first decision on which direction to boldly go to find the Fox station GM3HAM/P. […]
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11 May 2016 – Holiday HF – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
At the meeting of the LRS on 11 May 2016 LRS President Andy Sinclair MM0FMF talked on “Holiday HF – […]