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LRS Messages of the Day
Wed 10th Dec 2025 – LRS Xmas Curry: there was an excellent turnout of 22 for drinks at Jeremiah’s Taproom and the LRS Xmas Curry at Kahani’s Indian Restaurant in Antigua Street. See full report under Recent Meetings below.
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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WINTER 2025 – 2026
Wed 14th Jan – 7:30pm – LRS Video Evening in BHH Gathering Room:
- From Raw Crystal to Crystal Oscillator – Crystals Go to War in 1943. (45 min)
- The Spying Game – the SOE (from History Channel). (45 min).
RECENT MEETINGS
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sun 12 April 2026 – Norbreck (Blackpool) Rally
Pete GM4BYF confirms that parking at the rear of the Norbreck Hotel will be free provided that car owners register on the tablet provided within the convention.
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 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, SILENT KEYS and FOR SALE / WANTED
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Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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11 Dec 2013 LRS Christmas Curry
Twenty LRS members and visitors enjoyed our annual Christmas Curry at the Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant at Bruntsfield on Wed 11th
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21 Nov 2013 FUNcube-1 AO73 Satellite Launched
The AMSAT FUNcube-1 / AO-73 educational satellite was launched on Thursday 21st November 2013. (Photo courtesy AMSAT-UK) It has already
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27 Nov 2013 – Home Spun Antennas by Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL
At the meeting of the LRS on Wednesday 27th November 2013 LRS member Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL talked on “Home Spun
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18-20 Nov 2013 Special Event Station GM100RSGB
The antenna dismantling crew on Sunday. L-R: Alan GM3PSP, Danny GM6CMQ, Peter GM4DTH, Brian GM8BJF, Vic GM3OWU, Mike GM8KCS, Bill
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2nd Nov 2013 – GMRT – Scottish Microwave Round Table
LRS member David GM4ZNX attracted a lot of interest with his Noise Factor measurements. The third Scottish Microwave Round
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4th Aug 2013 3cm Portable Operations by Pete GM4BYF/P & Brian GM8BJF/P
Pete GM4BYF/P (in natty hat)! Brian GM8BJF/P (who should have been wearing a hat)! Two keen Lothians microwavers Pete GM4BYF
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Sayonara Vic and Haste Ye Back
L-R: Mike GM8KCS, Peter GM4DTH, Vic JA5VQ, Bill GM8SQM & Malcolm GM3TAL. October 30th was the last LRS meeting for
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Wed 13th Nov – Lighthouse Weekend 2013 – Geoff Crowley MM5AHO
At the LRS meeting on Wednesday 13th November we welcomed back Geoff Crowley MM5AHO for his talk – “International Lighthouse
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19-20 Oct 2013 – JOTA & Galashiels Rally
It was a busy weekend for LRS, in Jamboree on the Air on Saturday and the Galashiels Rally on Sunday.
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Wed 30th Oct 2013 – “A Tour Round the Solar System” – Ian Sheffield GM3VEI
At the meeting of the LRS on 30th October astronomer and former LRS member, Ian Sheffield GM3VEI gave us a
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16th Oct 2013 – LRS Autumn Surplus Equipment Sale
Some of the goodies sold at the sale – see what you missed! In spite of the weather,
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Wed 25th September – A Century of Communications – Angus Annan MM1CCR at MOC Burntisland
At the annual visit of the Lothians Radio Society to the Museum of Communication in Burntisland on 25th September, Angus