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LRS Messages of the Day:
20-21 June 2026 – GM3HAM/P operated by Brian GM4DIJ in 50MHz Trophy Contest from near Stranraer – see below – Radio News Items.
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 Barbecue POSTPONED from Wed 24th June. New date TBA ~ Aug.
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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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.
https://gmroundtable.org.uk/
One more speaker to present a microwave-related talk is still needed – contact Colin gm4hwo@gmail.com.Details will be available nearer the date.
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9 May – 30 Sept – Weds & Sats – MOC Exhibition 2026
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Friday 17 July 2026 – MOC Goudie lecture – The Pavek Museum of Electronic Communication, Minneapolis USA.
Our next Goudie Lecture will take place at 7.30 pm on Friday 17 July and is entitled The Pavek Museum of Electronic Communication, Minneapolis USA. It will be presented by the Museum’s Curartor, Dr Luis F. E. Souza, who is visiting Scotland for a conference in Edinburgh. The lecture is taking place on a Friday, as this is the only day available in Dr Souza’s busy schedule. Please see Events – Museum Of Communication for further information.The Pavek Museum has a similar background to the MoC, being started by Joseph Pavek [1908-1989] who was only slightly older than our own founder, Harry Matthews.To attend in person, please email enquiries@mocft.co.uk or REPLY ALL to this e-mail. Zoom access details will be sent to you about 10 days before the Lecture.
Attendance in person costs £5. Those viewing the lectures online are encouraged to make a voluntary donation of £5 in support of MoC activities via our web page at Shop – Museum Of Communication. We are a charitable organisation that relies entirely on donations for financial survival.Please be aware that our lectures are not recorded. There is therefore no catch-up facility.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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20-21 June 2026 – GM3HAM/P operated by Brian GM4DIJ in 50MHz Contest.
I’m out /P from IO74MU for the 50MHz Trophy. Today and tomorrow. 3pm till I get hungry, and 9am to 3pm tomorrow.
Fairly minimalist effort 300W to a 5 ele
Listen for GM3HAM/P . No postcode bonuses, only countries and squares -
3-5 July 2026 – VHF NFD 2026 participation by LRS is CANCELLED. Sadly, the key players in the LRS contest group have decided this event will need to be cancelled. The main reasons are lack of resources and transport at this time. Participation in the Sept 2026 VHF event is being discussed.
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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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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. RECENT MEETINGS
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17 June 2026 – LRS AGM 2026
John Taylor GM4JRT (Treasurer), Andy Sinclair GM4LLD (President), Dr. Iain Coates GM1MSS… Read more
3. SILENT KEYS
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4. ITEMS FOR SALE
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Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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12th Nov 2014 – The Post Office Tower – Mike Burgess MM0MLB
At the meeting of the LRS on 12th November Mike Burgess MM0MLB presented “The Post Office Tower – the first 20 years”, covering the time he spent there at the beginning of his career. This was a retrospective on a key part of London’s local, national and international telephone network with a look at…
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Tom Simpson GM3BCD, MBE – Silent Key – 25th Oct 2014
We are sad to report that Tom Simpson GM3BCD, MBE, secretary of the LRS in 1961-62, became a silent key on 25th October 2014. Tom was a Technical Subjects teacher at George Watson’s College and along with John Hughes GM3LCP-SK, ran the school Radio Club in the 1950s-70s. A talented equipment constructor, he built…
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18 Oct 2014 – JOTA – Jamboree On The Air from Bonaly Camp
John GM8OTI and Alan GM3PSP operated GB0BSS in JOTA – Jamboree On The Air – from Bonaly Scout Camp for the third year running. Scouts from the 103rd Braid (Greenbank) and 114th Braid (Fairmilehead) troops participated. The Scouts were encouraged to speak into the microphone, giving their own information – name, age, troop – and asking questions of the Scouts…
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29th Oct 2014 – Microcontrollers in Amateur Radio – Bernie McIntosh GM4WZG
At the LRS meeting on 29th October Bernie McIntosh GM4WZG talked about how the microcontroller, being a single chip with all the power of a computer, has become an indispensable component of virtually all commercial powered amateur radio equipment. He demonstrated a number of items of his own homebrew equipment and showed how anyone can use these…
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1st Nov 2014 – GMRT – Scottish Microwave Round Table at MoC
Ian White GM3SEK, Graham Murchie G4FSG (RSGB President) & John Cooke GM8OTI The 4th Scottish Microwave Round Table was held on Saturday 1st November 2014 at the Museum of Communication, Burntisland with over 40 attendees from all over the UK. The lecture sessions were chaired by John Cooke GM8OTI and Andy Sinclair MM0FMF of the…
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15th Oct 2014 – Lothians Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale
The LRS Autumn 2014 Surplus Equipment Sale was held on 15th October at St Fillan’s Church in Buckstone Drive. There was an excellent turnout of 30 including many members of other clubs. After the sale, Treasurer Peter GM4DTH ran the bottle raffle. Vic MM0JVQ / JA5VQ was one of the many winners. Click for…
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OFCOM Consultation Document – Updating the Amateur Radio Licence
OFCOM consultation document: Updating the Amateur Radio Licence – Maintaining licence terms & conditions The sections are: 1. Full use of 470kHz and 5MHz by Full Licence holders without NoV, and including communications with non-Amateur stations, e.g. army cadets. 2. Transfers of Club Licences. 3. Licence Revalidation procedures. 4. Transmission of callsigns. 5. Regional…
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RADAR – Robert Watson-Watt Statue Unveiled
Peter Dick GM4DTH has kindly supplied this photograph of a new statue of RADAR pioneer Sir Robert Watson-Watt, which he took at the studio of sculptor Alan Heriot. The statue was unveiled in Watson-Watt’s home town of Brechin on 2nd September 2014. Watson-Watt is depicted holding an aircraft in one hand and a Chain Home…
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24th Sept 2014 – Bob McFarlane “SOE Radio Operations in WWII” at Museum of Communication
Bob McFarlane (c) with Andre Saunders GM3VLB (l) & Colin Wright GM4HWO. Bob (R) with Yugoslav partisans. There was a great turnout of 37 for the talk “S.O.E. Radio Operations in WWII” by S.O.E. veteran Bob McFarlane at the Museum of Communication in Burntisland on 24th September 2014. Members of several other clubs and the Museum…
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10th Sept 2014 – Presidential Address – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF – “Computers are now everywhere in Amateur Radio”
The first meeting for the new 2014-15 LRS club year was the Presidential Address by Andy Sinclair MM0FMF: “Computers are now everywhere in Amateur Radio” on Wed 10th Sept at the Braid Hills Hotel. Full report soon.
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Dick Richardson GM3AKM – Silent Key
It is with great sadness that we have learned that LRS Life Member Dick Richardson GM3AKM became a Silent Key on 18th August 2014. Dick was LRS Secretary / Treasurer in 1963-64. Edinburgh Evening News obituary: Dick’s funeral took place on Monday 25th August 2014 at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh,…
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8 Aug 2014 – LRS at Cockenzie Mini-Rally
The LRS again had a promotional table at the Cockenzie & Port Seton Radio Club Mini-Rally and Junk Night on Friday 8th August 2014. Here President Andy Sinclair MM0FMF uses all his persuasive skills to tempt a visitor to join the LRS while Jack GM1CQC and Paul GM4UPN look on. Andre GM3VLB visited the…