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  • LRS Messages of the Day

    Wed 14 May 2025 – Slides now up for GM4BYF lecture on Pre-Amps for 70cm & 23cm – see below.
    Wed 28 May 2025 – LRS D/F Hunt with Fox, Peter GM4DTH, at 7:30pm from the Tardis on Braid Hills Rd.

LRS MEETINGS

  • 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).

  • 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 Pete Bates GM4BYF.

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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).

  • 18 May 2025 – Braehead Rally, Glasgow.

    LRS members Colin GM4HWO, Peter GM4DTH, Iain GM1MSS & Colin GM4EAU.

    For full report with many photos, click.

  • 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.

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RADIO NEWS, SILENT KEYS and FOR SALE / WANTED

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  • 19 May 2023 – GB3EDN 1296MHz Beacon in Edinburgh spotted in Sweden

    The GB3EDN beacon on 1296MHz in Edinburgh has been spotted on 2025-05-19.It was spotted on 1296.99MHz at 08:27 UTC by […]

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  • WANTED – Standby Newsreader for GB2RS in Edinburgh area on Sundays.

    Peter Dick, GM4DTH, Newsreader for RSGB GB2RS in the Edinburgh area, reports: My current reserve newsreader is taking a break […]

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  • Andy MM0FMF/P on Stuc a’Chroin in RSGB RadCom June 2025 p.59

    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 Radcom, […]

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  • 16 Apr 2025 – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is DK7DQ (RadCom).

    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 […]

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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 […]

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  • 10 Oct 2024 – Aurora photo from Blackford Hill by Peter GM4DTH and Auroral recordings of Chris GM3WOJ (SSB) & Terry GM3WUX (CW) by Brian GM4DIJ/P

    10 Oct 2024 – Aurora photo from Blackford Hill by Peter GM4DTH and Auroral recordings of Chris GM3WOJ (SSB) & Terry GM3WUX (CW) by Brian GM4DIJ/P

    Peter GM4DTH reports: Before I was going to turn in for the night I looked out of the window to […]

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  • 28 Sept 2024 – LRS Members at Newark Show

    28 Sept 2024 – LRS Members at Newark Show

    Danny GM6CMQ has kindly provided this photo of Norrie GM1CNH and Peter GM4DTH enjoying a “vegetarian breakfast” while attending the […]

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  • 9 Oct 2023 “Getting started on 23cm EME” – Dr Paul Dobie GM0PJD

    9 Oct 2023 “Getting started on 23cm EME” – Dr Paul Dobie GM0PJD

    Paul Dobie GMØPJD from Biggar writes: “With a 480,000 mile round trip, every EME contact (Earth-Moon-Earth / Moonbounce) is DX! […]

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  • 25 Sept 2024 – Visit to the MoC Exhibition “Its about TIME”.

    25 Sept 2024 – Visit to the MoC Exhibition “Its about TIME”.

    Poster for the 2024 exhibition “It’s about TIME”.   After having coffee provided by his wife, Winnie, we were welcomed […]

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  • 11 Sept 2024 – President’s Address – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF

    11 Sept 2024 – President’s Address – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF

    After serving two years as LRS Hon Secretary, Andy Sinclair MM0FMF gave his first President’s Address on the subject of […]

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  • 10th Sept 2024: Peter Dick GM4DTH: 70th Birthday Curry

    10th Sept 2024: Peter Dick GM4DTH: 70th Birthday Curry

    Happy 70th birthday to Peter Dick GM4DTH. Peter has been LRS Hon. Treasurer & RSGB GB2RS Newsreader for many years, […]

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  • 28 Aug 2024 – Summer Pub Night 4 at Wee Bennet’s Bar

    28 Aug 2024 – Summer Pub Night 4 at Wee Bennet’s Bar

    Good turnout of 11 of the usual suspects for the last pub night of the summer at Wee Bennet’s Bar […]

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  • 14 Aug 2024 – Summer Pub Night 3 at Wee Bennet’s Bar

    14 Aug 2024 – Summer Pub Night 3 at Wee Bennet’s Bar

    Great turnout of 13 for the 3rd Pub Night this summer.   Early group shot in the evening.   We […]

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  • 9 Aug 2024 – LRS at Cockenzie Mini Junk-Sale

    9 Aug 2024 – LRS at Cockenzie Mini Junk-Sale

    Pete GM4BYF & Colin GM4HWO at Pete’s “Bargain Basement”   Main Hall in the Cockenzie & Port Seton Community Centre. […]

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  • 1 Aug 2024 – Curry! LRS Members at Kahani Restaurant

    1 Aug 2024 – Curry!  LRS Members at Kahani Restaurant

    Peter GM4DTH, Colin GM4HWO, Briain GM8PKL & Mike GM8KCS met for Indian dinner at the Kahani restaurant opposite the Playhouse […]

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  • 24 July 2024 – Summer Pub Night 2 at Wee Bennet’s Bar

    24 July 2024 – Summer Pub Night 2 at Wee Bennet’s Bar

      The merry band at Wee Bennet’s Bar for Summer Pub Night 2. 

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  • 10 July 2024 – Summer Pub Night 1 at Wee Bennet’s Bar

    10 July 2024 – Summer Pub Night 1 at Wee Bennet’s Bar

    Great turnout of 11 for first summer Pub Night at Wee Bennet’s Bar. “Bullshit Corner” (Commercial)!

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