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LRS Messages of the Day
THIS Sunday, 18 May 2025 – Glasgow Braehead Rally (photos pse!).
Fri 15 May 2025 – GMRT-2025 Program published (see below)
Wed 21 May 2025 – LRS Net 178 20:00h 144.350MHz SSB – All welcome.
Wed 27 May 2025 – D/F Hunt with Fox Peter GM4DTH, at 7:30pm from the Tardis on Braid Hills Rd.
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 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).
RECENT MEETINGS
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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… 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.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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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.
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
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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Andy MM0FMF/P on Stuc a’Chroin in RSGB RadCom June 2025 p.59
Congrats to LRS President Andy Sinclair MM0FMF on the publication of his SOTA /portable photo on Stuc a’Chroin in RSGB […]
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16 Apr 2025 – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is DK7DQ (RadCom).
Radcom, May 2025, p.8: “Do you have a QSL card from DK7DQ in your collection? If you do, you’re in […]
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15 May 2025 – All BBC-TV Channels to Switch to 100% Digital Distribution
BBC chief Tim Davie has announced that all BBC-TV channels will switch to Digital Distribution at a date in the […]
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 May 2015 – Brian Flynn GM8BJF Article in RadCom.plus Opening Issue
Congratulations to LRS member Brian Flynn whose article “A Versatile PLL PC Board Design – for Applications from HF to […]
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8 May 2015 – 10GHz GM8FFX/B Beacon Built & Installed by Brian Flynn GM8BJF
The GM8FFX/B hardware. LRS member Brian Flynn GM8BJF has built and installed a second personal beacon on 10GHz in less […]
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2/3 May 2015 – GM3HAM/P in Microwave Trophy at Gatehouse of Fleet
Brian GM8BJF and Alan GM0USI A “compact” team of Brian GM8BJF (operator of GM3HAM/P) and Alan GM3PSP (chief cook / […]
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13 May 2015 – Film Soundtrack Technologies – Alan Masson GM3PSP
Photo by Melvyn GM4HYR. At the meeting of the LRS on 13th May 2015, Alan Masson GM3PSP traced the history of […]
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22 April 2015 – DXpeditions to Tonga & Micronesia – Chris Tran GM3WOJ
Keith Kerr GM4YXI/GM5X & Chris Tran GM3WOJ/GM2V in Chuuk, Micronesia, April 2015 (It’s tough, but somebody’s got to do […]
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8 April 2015 – Spring 2015 Surplus Equipment Sale
The Spring 2015 Surplus Equipment Sale was held on 8th April at St Fillan’s Church. The sale items included […]
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20 March 2015 – Solar Eclipse
Photos by Brian GM4DIJ of the near-total solar eclipse. See also: RSGB Eclipse Experiment yields data.
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25 March 2015 – Vector Network Analyzer – Brian Flynn GM8BJF
LRS member Brian Flynn GM8BJF talked about The Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) at the meeting of the LRS on Wed […]
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Lecture – James Clerk Maxwell – Thursday 19 March 2015
Click for FULL-SIZE flier Although this lecture is free, seats must be reserved in advance by contacting Tom at: stevenson.roslin@talk21.com […]
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11 March 2015 – Antenna Modelling – Brian Howie GM4DIJ
Brian Howie GM4DIJ talked about and demonstrated Antenna Modelling Software at the LRS meeting on 11th March 2015. Brian writes: […]
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25 Feb 2015 – The Cloud – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
The subject of the LRS meeting on 25th February was that mysterious place where we are told we shall be […]
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11 Feb 2015 – Using a VDA on a Scottish Beach – Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL
Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL talked about “Using a Vertical Dipole Array on a Scottish Beach” at the LRS meeting on Feb […]