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LRS Messages of the Day:
Wed 9 Sept 2026 – LRS President’s Address: “Secondary Batteries for Hams”. The new LRS year got off to a good start with Andy’s talk on batteries – report: see Recent Meetings.Wed 23 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. 5:00pm Pre-Dinner at Sands Hotel, Burntisland.
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 23 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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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. The panel of speakers is now complete. The registration system is open for booking. We have sold 47 Event tickets – 3 tickets left – max room capacity = 50. Suggest you book asap to avoid disappointment. https://gmroundtable.org.uk/
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9 May – 30 Sept – Weds & Sats – MOC Exhibition 2026
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27 Sept 2026 MOC Goudie Lecture – 100 Years of Television.
The next MOC Goudie Lecture will take place at 7.30 pm on WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER and is entitled 100 Years of Television. It will be presented by Museum Chair Prof. Tom Stevenson. Please see Events – Museum Of Communication for further information.
Sunday 25 Oct 2026 – Galashiels Rally
CONTEST CALENDAR
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The LRS operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.
5-6 Sept 2026 – Brian GM4DIJ operated GM3HAM/P in RSGB 2m Trophy from IO74MU near Stranraer. See report in Radio News Items.
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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Items usually archived as News or Silent Keys in LRS Archive after 1 month.
1. RADIO NEWS ITEMS
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22-23 Aug 2026 – LRS Members at Montrose Air Station Open Weekend
Mike GM8KCS, Michael MM3MDB, Melvyn GM4HYR, Colin GM4HWO. WW2 Singer. Melvyn GM4HYR Sopwith Camel – WWI
2. RECENT MEETINGS
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9 Sept 2026 – Secondary Batteries for Hams – Presidential Address by Andy Sinclair GM4LLD.
Andy Sinclair GM4LLD got the new LRS year off to a good… 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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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…
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Channels in 144MHz Band to be used for Commonwealth Games
Following negotiations with the RSGB to minimise the impact on radio amateurs, Ofcom has announced that it will temporarily authorise up to four 25kHz channels, on centre frequencies of 144.000MHz, 144.025MHz, 144.075MHz & 144.100MHz with a bandwidth of 25kHz (FM), for the period 22 July to 4 August 2014, to support the operation of the…
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4-6 July 2014 – VHF NFD
The GM3HAM Contest Group of the Lothians Radio Society took part in RSGB VHF National Field Day on 5-6 July 2014 from our usual site in the hills near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway. We arrived on Friday 4th to get the tents set up and enjoy our traditional dinner in the…
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LRS Summer Pub Nights
The LRS held four summer pub nights on regular club dates during July and August 2014 at “Wee Bennet’s Bar” at Morningside Station. Pub Night 4 on 27th August. Pete GM4BYF, Vic GM3OWU, Alan GM3PSP, Vic JA5VQ & Peter GM4DTH. For photos of all four Pub Nights, click on Pub Nights.