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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
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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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New 3cm Beacon GM3WOJ/B installed by Brian GM8BJF
LRS member Brian Flynn GM8BJF has installed a new 3cm microwave beacon at the QTH near Invergordon of well-known DXer Chris Tran GM3WOJ and using his callsign. Beaming at 165 degrees, the signal enables scatter propagation over the top of the Cairngorm mountains to Brian’s own QTH in Edinburgh at 215km. The beacon has also…
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8 June 2014 – Judith Abseils from Forth Bridge in Memory of OM Brian Wilson MM0WZB-SK
Judith Wilson and her daughter Jackie abseiled from the Forth Bridge on Sunday 8th June 2014 to raise funds for MyelomaUK in memory of her husband, LRS member Dr Brian Wilson MM0WZB, who died of myeloma in February 2013. So far they have raised over £2,000 including several donations from LRS members. It is not too…
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Wed 25 June 2014 – LRS Summer Barbecue
The Lothians Radio Society annual Summer Barbecue was held on Wednesday 25th June 2014 at the QTH of Pete GM4BYF and Kay Bates GM6KAY. The weather was kind to us and the midges were fewer and appeared later in the evening than last year! Among our guests we were very pleased to welcome top Swedish…
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11 June 2014 – Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Lothians Radio Society was held on Wed 11 June 2014 at the Braid Hills Hotel. Summary: The application for Charitable Status and the new LRS Constitution were approved. The following office bearers were elected: Chairman: Andy Sinclair MM0FMF Hon Secretary: Alan Masson GM3PSP Hon Treasurer: Peter Dick GM4DTH Committee…
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28 May 2014 – 3DA0SS – DX from Swaziland by GM3TAL
3DA0SS – DX from Swaziland was the title of the talk by LRS member Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL / 3DA0MH on 28th May 2014 at the Braid Hills Hotel. In addition to operating the DXpedition, Malcolm and Sue also visited the Swazi Scouts International Campsite and the Kruger National Park in South Africa. The international group of 6 operators…
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2-4 May 2014 – Microwave Trophy
The Lothians Radio Society again participated in the RSGB Microwave Trophy Contest on 3-4 May 2014 from our usual site in the hills near Gatehouse of Fleet in Kirkcudbrightshire. We were equipped for all bands from 432 MHz to 24 GHz. On the Sunday the weather deteriorated, turning the field into a quagmire (in the…
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14 May 2014 – D/F Hunt
The annual LRS Direction-Finding Contest (D/F Hunt) was held on 14th May starting outside the Braid Hills Hotel on Braid Road at 19:30. Peter Dick GM4DTH was the Fox station, transmitting on 1875kHz. His location was on Corstorphine Hill. The winner was Melvyn Bond GM4HYR at 20:46 and 2nd was Brian Howie GM4DIJ at 20:50.…
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23 April 2014 – Low-Cost Microwaves & WSPR
LRS members and guests had a very interesting evening on 23rd March when there were not one but two talks, from two different Brians: 1. “Low Cost Microwaves” by Brian Flynn GM8BJF Brian described how to get up and running receiving 10GHz signals using consumer electronic devices at low cost ~£20 and without any metalwork…
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9 Apr 2014 – LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale
Pete GM4BYF examines some of the hot items available at the surplus sale. The LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale was held on 9th April 2014 at St Fillans Church, Buckstone Drive. There was a good assortment of radio and computer gear, oscilloscopes and function generators, plus a raffle for “bottles” of various types (mostly with…
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26 March 2014 – A Dip into the RSGB Archives – Alan Masson GM3PSP
At the meeting of the LRS held on 26th March 2014 LRS Secretary Alan Masson GM3PSP presented “A Dip into the RSGB Archives” consisting of two Powerpoint presentations prepared by Elaine Richards G4LFM of RSGB HQ. These were “A Membership in Service to Their Country” a record of RSGB members’ contributions to WWI & WWII,…
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12 March 2014 – Astronomical Radio Sources – John Cooke GM8OTI
Image courtesy NRAO/AUI At the meeting of the LRS on 12th March 2014 LRS Past-President John Cooke GM8OTI gave a very comprehensive talk about Astronomical Radio Sources. John was an astronomer in his working life (though not a radio astronomer!) and described how the Universe is seen using radio waves. This included an outline of…
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26 Feb 2014 – SOE Radio Operations in WWII – Bob McFarlane
At the meeting of the LRS on 26th February 2014 we had the rare opportunity to hear an actual operator with the Special Operations Executive (SOE) describe his experiences 70 years ago during WWII. André Saunders GM3VLB introduced Bob McFarlane, who outlined the background, training and radios used by the SOE and then described his experiences in…