Scottish Charity number SC045038
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LRS Messages of the Day:
Wed 22 Apr 2026 – BHH 20:00h – MICROWAVE ENERGY GENERATION ADVANCES WHICH ENABLED THE DEVELOPMENT OF WW2 AIRBORNE RADAR by Dr Peter Grant, Emeritus Regius Professor of Engineering, University of Edinburgh.
17 Apr 2026 – New 2m Beacon GB3JIJ on 144.407MHz on Isle of Lewis. See Radio News Items below.
Year-End 2026 – the BBC will close its Radio-4 198kHz Long-Wave service by the end of 2026 and will give 2-months notice of the closure. See BBC notice (click).
15 Apr 2026 – Spring Surplus Sale – over 30 attendance – see photos in Recent Meetings.
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 22 Apr 2026 – BHH 20:00h – MICROWAVE ENERGY GENERATION ADVANCES WHICH ENABLED THE DEVELOPMENT OF WW2 AIRBORNE RADAR by Dr Peter Grant, Emeritus Regius Professor of Engineering, University of Edinburgh.
Wed 29th April – Wee Bennet’s Bar evening – 7:30pm
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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12 April 2026 – Norbreck (Blackpool) Rally
Curry in the Sunam restaurant on Saturday night.
Colin GM4HWO showing off his big naans as usual.
The Sunam curry-house.
All the LRS visitors at Pete GM4BYF’s table at the rally.
Pete GM4BYF & Kay GM6KAY were visited at their table by RSGB President Bob Beebe GU4YOX
(not to mention Colin GM4HWO).
Bob spent almost ten minutes at the table.
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Sunday 25 Oct 2026 – Galashiels Rally
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Friday 14th August 2026 18:00 to 21:00 Cockenzie & Port Seton Junk Night, Port Seton Community Centre, South Seton Park Port Seton EH32 0BG
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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.
Looking for a programme organizer for GMRT – contact Colin GM4HWO.
Details will be available nearer the date.
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Braehead Rallies Discontinued
Due to changes in large venues legislation, it will not be possible to continue the Braehead Rallies in Glasgow.
See: https://www.braeheadradiorally.com/
CONTEST CALENDAR
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2026 RSGB Contest Rules published 20 Dec 2025:
2m May contest back to old slot.
70cm and 23cm 24hours again for VHF NFD.
Bonuses rather than multipliers (Post code etc) retained.https://www.rsgbcc.org/vhf/rul
es/26rules/frameindex.html Tnx Brian GM4DIJ.
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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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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
There are no RADIO NEWS ITEMS. Click on the heading to see the radio news archive.
2. RECENT MEETINGS
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15 Apr 2026 – LRS Spring Surplus Sale.
There was an attendance of over 30 LRS members and guests for… Read more
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11th March 2026 – Which Way is Up? by Malcolm GM3TAL & Sue Hamilton
Anatomy of human balance system. A wee bit of physics, accelerometry and… Read more
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25 March 2026 – Rig Testing & Calibration Evening.
Pete GM4BYF, Bill GM8RBT, Bob GM4CMI, Brian GM8BJF. Some members had requested… 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
There are no current items for sale. Click on the heading to see any archived items.
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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9 Mar 2016 – A Programmable Sequencer / Control Unit for 23cm QRO for £20 – Pete Bates GM4BYF
At very short notice, Pete Bates GM4BYF jumped in on Wednesday 9th March to replace the scheduled talk which had
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24 Feb 2016 – 3cm Personal Beacons – Brian Flynn GM8BJF
Photo by Peter GM4DTH At the meeting of the Lothians Radio Society on 24th February 2016 Brian Flynn GM8BJF talked on “3cm Personal Beacons”
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10 Feb 2016 – Repeaters – Crawford Ross GM8HBY & Allister Watson GM7RYR
Crawford GM8HBY & Allister GM7RYR The meeting of the Lothians Radio Society on 10th February 2016 included two talks about repeater facilities
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27 Jan 2016 – Activating Orkney Lighthouses – Geoff Crowley MM5AHO
Our good friend Geoff Crowley MM5AHO returned on 27th January 2016 to talk about his exploits sailing and activating lighthouses
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13 Jan 2016 – Video Night at ECVS – The Use of Bombing in WWII
Thirteen brave souls defied the wet, sleety Wx to get to the first LRS meeting of 2016, the annual Video
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9 Dec 2015 – LRS Christmas Curry
The LRS Christmas Curry was held on 9th December 2015 at the Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant at Bruntsfield with an attendance
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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.