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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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25 Nov 2015 – Practical Cats on 60 metres? – Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL
At the meeting of the LRS on 25th November 2015 Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL talked on “Practical Cats on 60 […]
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11 Nov 2015 – APRS – Automatic Packet Reporting System – Marcus Hazel-McGown MM0ZIF
Marcus Hazel-McGown MM0ZIF was the speaker at the LRS meeting on 11th November 2015. He talked about APRS, the Automatic […]
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17 Oct 2015 – GB0BSS – JOTA – Jamboree on the Air – Bonaly Scout Camp
John GM8OTI and Malcolm GM3TAL. LRS club members John Cooke GM8OTI and Malcolm GM3TAL operated the radio station GB0BSS for […]
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28 Oct 2015 – Changing Mobile Phone Networks – Gavin Taylor GM0GAV
Well-known Scottish DXer Gavin Taylor GM0GAV was the speaker at the LRS meeting 28th October 2015 at the Braid Hills […]
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7 Nov 2015 – GMRT – Scottish Microwave Round Table, Museum of Communication, Burntisland
The fifth GMRT – Scottish Microwave Round Table was held on Saturday 7th November at the Museum of Communication in […]
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14 Oct 2015 – Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale – St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone Drive
The LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale on 14th October at St Fillan’s Church was well attended. Drawing the raffle. […]
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23 Sept 2015 – Designing for Colour TV 1968-1973 – Andrew Burnett – at the MoC Burntisland
The meeting of the LRS on 23rd September was our annual visit to the Museum of Communication in Burntisland for […]
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4-5 Sept 2015 – GM3HAM/P – 2m Trophy Contest
GM4IGS, GM1CNH, GM4DTH, GM4DIJ, MM0FMF, GM4BYF The LRS GM3HAM contest group operated in the RSGB 2m Trophy contest from […]
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9 Sept 2015 – Presidential Address – “USB – What it is and how it works” – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
The first meeting of the new club year of the Lothians Radio Society on Wednesday 9th September 2015 was the […]
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21 Aug 2015 – LRS Table at Cockenzie Junk Night
Mike MM0MLB & Pete GM4BYF The LRS had its usual promotional table at the Cockenzie & Port Seton Junk Night […]
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GM3HAM/P Wins Cockenzie Quaich in VHF NFD 2015
The Lothians Radio Society GM3HAM/P, operating from our usual site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway, was […]
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18 Aug 2015 – 24GHz GM-GW QSO by Brian Flynn GM8BJF
Congratulations to LRS member Brian Flynn GM8BJF who has just achieved his first QSO on 24GHz from Scotland to Wales. […]