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LRS Messages of the Day:
21 Aug 2026 – Sigma 2010 Skip Master 25-30MHz antenna for sale. Sat 31 Oct – GMRT-2026 – We have sold 45 Event tickets – 5 tickets left – max room capacity = 50. Book asap to avoid disappointment. See Rallies Etc below.LRS August Pub Nights: Wed 26th Aug, 7:30pm Wee Bennet’s Bar, 1 Maxwell St., Morningside Stn – All welcome.
LRS Summer Nets: Wed 2 Sept – 8pm 144.350MHz SSB – All welcome.
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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LRS 2026 Barbecue CANCELLED due to Kay’s accident.
Wed 9 Sept 2026 – Presidential Address – Andy Sinclair GM4LLD.
Wed 23rd Sept 2026 – LRS Visit to MOC Burntisland 2026 Exhibition – When Screens were Small, but the Magic seemed Huge – 100 Years of Television. There will also be a lecture by Prof. Tom Stevenson – 100 Years of Television – some Technical Milestones, including the early days of TV in Orkney.
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. The registration system is now open for booking. We have sold 45 Event tickets – 5 tickets left – max room capacity = 50. Suggest you book asap to avoid disappointment. https://gmroundtable.org.uk/
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9 May – 30 Sept – Weds & Sats – MOC Exhibition 2026
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27 Sept 2026 MOC Goudie Lecture – 100 Years of Television.
The next MOC Goudie Lecture will take place at 7.30 pm on WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER and is entitled 100 Years of Television. It will be presented by Museum Chair Prof. Tom Stevenson. Please see Events – Museum Of Communication for further information.
Sunday 25 Oct 2026 – Galashiels Rally
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 – see report in About LRS – Contest / Portable.
(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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2. RECENT MEETINGS
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14 Aug 2026 – LRS at the Cockenzie / Port Seton Mini-Rally
LRS President Andy GM4LLD & Secretary Iain GM1MSS at the LRS table.… 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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21 Aug 2026 – Sigma 2010 Skip Master 25-30MHz Antenna for sale By Colin GM4HWO.
Sigma 2010 Skip Master 25-30MHz am/fm/ssb , fibreglass home base antenna, power handling 1000 watts, length 5.48 m/ 18 feet, Gain 9.9 dB, impedance 50 ohms, frequency 25-30MHz (with tuning), construction fibreglass, swr 1:1.3, Mounting bracket pole, the Sigma Euro-Comm ½ wave Skip Master 2010 is a high performance base station antenna. The top section has a tuneable whip that can be trimmed to suit your desired frequency band, The total bandwidth with tuning is 5MHz, from 25 to 30MHz. This makes it ideal for cb 10-metre band as well as dx’ing. The construction is 3 sections of fiberglass and…
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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)
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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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26 Apr 2026 – Bencher BY-1 Dual Paddle for Sale by Andy GM4LLD.
Bencher BY-1 dual paddle key. Chrome mechanics on black base. Used and slightly worn but in very good condition otherwise. Pictures available on request. Price £125 or offer. Andy Sinclair GM4LLD (formerly MM0FMF
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29 Jan 2026 – Items for Sale by Norman MM0BMG (Reduced Prices).
Norman has reduced the prices of many of the items on his list: GM1CNH Equipment Sale Updated: 29 January 2026 Item Description Price Alinco HF Mobile Whip Antenna 2.7 m mobile whip; antenna mounting bracket and spring; adjustable vehicle mounting bracket; heavy duty; boxed. NEW – £150 Anritsu MT8820A Radio Communication Analyser 30 MHz to 2.7 GHz, spectrum analyser, 2G/3G mobile phone tester, output power, modulation, RF signal generation, £300 Badger Boards HF Antenna wideband folded dipole antenna with balun N(f) connector; heavy duty centre spacer; termination resistor; 1.5 MHz to 30 MHz; supplied with 2 x 50 ft antenna…
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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20 September 2017 – Silent Key – George Burt GM3OXX
George GM3OXX in his shack near Turriff in 2010. Photo by Alan GM3PSP. We have heard with great sadness of the Silent Key at the age of 81 on 20th September of George Burt GM3OXX, formerly of Edinburgh, after a long illness. An outstanding constructor and QRP operator, he held the world 3cm record…
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13 Sept 2017 – LRS Presidential Address ‘Frequency Standards’ by Brian Flynn GM8BJF
Brian Flynn GM8BJF gave his Presidential Address on the subject of ‘Frequency (and Time) Standards’ at the first meeting of the new club year on Wednesday 13th September 2017 at the Braid Hills Hotel. Click for Full Report.
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2-3 Sept 2017 – RSGB 2m Trophy Contest at Gatehouse of Fleet
The GM3HAM/P contest group of the LRS took part in the RSGB 2m Trophy Contest from our usual site in the hills near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway. The main innovation was the use of a 2 x 17-element M2 beam providing high gain with good beamwidth. Rig: FT-736R + valve linear 400W.…
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11 Aug 2017 – Pete GM4BYF at Cockenzie Mini Rally
LRS Member Pete GM4BYF had a well-stocked table of ju.. surplus equipment for sale. (Hold the front page)! General view of the Mini-Rally
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4 Aug 2017 – RSGB VHF NFD – GM3HAM/P Wins 6m & 4m – Leading GM Restricted Section
The GM3HAM/P Contest Group of the Lothians Radio Society had another excellent result in RSGB VHF NFD in 2017. Operating in the Restricted Section we were: Leading Scottish station (Cockenzie Quaich) 1st Place on 50MHz (Certificate) 1st Place on 70MHz (Certificate) 4th Place on 144MHz 3rd Place on 1.2GHz Congratulations to all the operators. Click…
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GM3WUX 4 metre Quad Demo
We have just learned of two YouTube videos of our good friend Terry GM3WUX demonstrating his 6-element 4 metre quad antenna at a meeting of the West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society. Click for: Video 1 Video 2
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Wed 23 Aug – LRS Pub Night 4
There were nine LRS members at PN4 on 23rd August including Alan GM3PSP who took this photo. During the summer break in July and August we held our Summer Pub Nights at ‘Wee’ Bennet’s Bar on the corner of Maxwell St at Morningside Station at 8:00pm on normal club nights – Wednesdays 12th & 26th…
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1-2 July 2017 – GM3HAM/P – VHF NFD – Gatehouse of Fleet
VHF NFD 2017 at Gatehouse of Fleet was another success for the LRS with good wx most of the time and good scores on 50MHz, 70MHz, 144MHz and 1296MHz in the Restricted section. We were joined by Mike GM4IGS from Troon and Terry GM3WUX from Glasgow as operators on 6m & 4m. On the Friday…
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28 June 2017 – LRS Summer Barbecue at QTH-GM4BYF
The annual LRS Summer barbecue was held on Wednesday 28th June 2017 at the QTH of Pete GM4BYF and Kay Bates GM6KAY at Fairmilehead. Wonderful food was provided (as always) and participants brought their own liquid refreshments. In view of the rather cold wx outside, the BBQ was held in the sunroom and kitchen. …
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14 June 2017 – LRS Annual General Meeting
Congratulations to Dr Brian Flynn GM8BJF who was elected President of the Lothians Radio Society for 2017-18 at the Annual General Meeting on 14th June. President: Brian Flynn GM8BJFTreasurer: Peter Dick GM4DTHSecretary: Mike Burgess MM0MLBCommittee: Andy Sinclair MM0FMF Malcolm…
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24 May 2017 – D/F Hunt – Peter Dick GM4DTH
L-R: Alasdair GM6ZQQ, Melvyn GM4HYR (winner), Mike Jr MM3MDB, Mike Sr GM8KCS The annual LRS Direction-Finding Contest (D/F Hunt) took place on Wednesday 24th May 2017 with Peter Dick GM4DTH operating the Fox station GM3HAM/P.. The results were: Melvyn Bond GM4HYR / Alasdair GM6ZQQ: 1h 19mMike Brunsden GM8KCS / Mike Jr MM3MDB: 1h 51mPete Bates…
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7 May 2017 LRS Members at Ham Radio Convention 2017
L-R: Brian GM8BJF, Chris GM3WOJ, Briain GM8PKL, Robin GM4YPL A number of LRS members attended the ASRA Ham Radio Convention 2017 at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on Sunday 7th May 2017. As well as buying ‘stuff’, it was an opportunity to meet up with old friends. Brian GM8BJF catches a quick QSO on 10GHz…