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LRS Messages of the Day
Sat 23 – Sun 24 Aug 2025 – Montrose Air Station Open Days, Radio Sale & HF Demo Station (free admission) – see News Item, below, RHS.
Wed 27 Aug 2025 – LRS Pub Night 5: 7:30pm @ Wee Bennet’s Bar.
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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SUMMER 2025
We are currently in our summer break with no formal meetings at the Braid Hills Hotel until we start again in September. First meetings of the new club year:
Wed 10th Sept – at Braid Hills Hotel: Presidential Address by Andy Sinclair MM0FMF.
Wed 24th Sept – at Museum of Communication, Burntisland for MOC 2025 Exhibition – The Box that Changed the World – 100 Years of Television, and talk on Bletchley Park, Enigma, Y Stations – The Unsung Heroes/Heroines by Pete Bates GM4BYF. Synopsis:- One or two names are rightly well known for their parts in the system for gathering and decoding/decrypting radio messages and producing Ultra – the intelligence which made a major contribution to the Western Allies eventual success in WW2. But many others were heroes – some of whom gave their lives in the process. This presentation will highlight some of lesser known aspects of what took place. LRS pre-meeting Fish and Chips at the Sands Hotel – 5pm sharp).
Wed 1st Oct (1st Wed) – at BHH: Using Ansys HFSS for Amateur Radio Projects by Brian Howie GM4DIJ. (Ansys HFSS = High Frequency RF Simulation Software).
Wed 15th Oct – at St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone – LRS Surplus Equipment Sale. Do not arrive before 7:30pm.
Wed 29th Oct – at Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Stn. – Pub Night.
Wed 12th Nov at BHH: A Radio Safari to Eswatini 3DA0 by Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL
Wed 26th Nov – at BHH: Something to do with Beacons by Brian Flynn GM8BJF.
Wed 10th Dec – LRS Xmas Curry – location TBD.
Until then, Summer 2025 Program – tnx Colin GM4HWO:
27 Aug 2025Pub Night 5 @ Wee Bennet’s BarColin Wright GM4HWO
RECENT MEETINGS
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13 Aug 2025 – LRS Pub Night 4 at Wee Bennet’s Bar
L-R Melvyn GM4HYR, Peter GM4DTH, Grant GM0DQZ and (cameraman) Briain GM8PKL. Peter… Read more
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sat 1 Nov 2025 – Scottish Microwave Round Table (GMRT 2025)
The 13th Scottish Microwave Round Table GMRT-2025, will go ahead between 10.30h and 17.00h on Saturday 1st November at the Museum of Communication, Burntisland, Fife. An interesting programme of speakers has been arranged, microwave test facilities will be provided and there will be an opportunity to buy components and microwave-related items. An optional Dinner will be held in the evening at the Kingswood Hotel. Full information and online registration are now available at https://gmroundtable.org.uk/or email Colin GM4HWO gm4hwo@gmail.com for further information. Note the event has a maximum capacity of 50 people and only 12 places left – please book now to avoid disappointment.
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23-24 Aug 2025 – Montrose Air Station Open Day & Radio Sale
See Radio News Items above, RHS.
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Sun 26 Oct 2025 – Galashiels Rally
Click for details.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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The LRS operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.
(This photo by Andy MM0FMF is in RSGB RadCom Sept 2025, p.80).
5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – see report in About LRS – Contest / Portable.
6-7 Sept 2025 – 2m Trophy – LRS will NOT be entering.
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
Click on image or “read more” to open full article.
Send items to Alan GM3PSP:
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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Wed 10 Sept 2025 – IET Lecture – Electricity – Who looks after us, the domestic consumer? by Mike Travers
LRS invite to IET SESAME September Talk : Electricity – Who looks after Us the domestic consumer? by Mike Travers […]
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23-24 Aug 2025 – Montrose Air Station Open Days, Radio Sale & HF Demo Station (Free Admission)
NOTE: Pete GM4BYF will probably be going and will have spare seats available. “We are holding the Open day at […]
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Museum of Communication – autumn 2025 meetings
Click for MoC website.
2. SILENT KEYS
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Sat 13 Sept 2025 – Service and Tea for Mike Senior GM3PAK-SK at Faladam.
(Click for Silent Key). Mike’s XYL Marian (GM1DCB) invites everyone who knew Mike to celebrate his life on Sat 13th […]
3. ITEMS FOR SALE
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21 Aug 2025 – Steel Ammo Box – £25 – Pete GM4BYF
For sale: Steel ex army ammunition box. Useful for carrying tools etc. Two handles. 58 x 26 x 26 cm […]
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17 Aug 2025 – Badger Boards HF Antenna – Norman Stewart GM1CNH
Badger Boards HF Antenna – wideband folded dipole antenna with balun; N(f) connector; heavy duty centre spacer; termination resistor; 1.5MHz […]
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2 Aug 2025 – ICOM R100 Receiver – Pete GM4BYF
ICOM – R100 General coverage receiver in excellent condition with all accessories and handbook. Covers 100kHz to 1.8GHz – AM, […]
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26 July 2025 – 2 Bearcat Scanners – Dave 6
(1) – BCD260DN – Boxed and in mint condition – £ 175 Tel: 0131 539 2858 Dave 6 (2) – BCT-15X […]
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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 […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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AGM – Wed 13th June 2012
The Annual General Meeting of the Lothians Radio Society was held on Wednesday 13th June 2012 at the Braid Hills Hotel. The […]
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Wed 23 May 2012 – D/F Hunt
The cunningly-hidden den of Fox GM4BYF. The Lothians Radio Society held its annual Direction-Finding Competition (D/F Hunt) on Wednesday 23rd […]
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UHF-Microwave Contest – 5th-6th May 2012
The GM3HAM/P UHF-Microwave Contesters 2012 planning strategy in the Gatehouse Conference Centre (aka the Masonic Arms) Last weekend, 5th – 6th May […]
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Wed 9th May 2012 – ZK2V DXpedition by Chris Tran ZL1CT / GM3WOJ
The ZK2V QTH (Photo courtesy GM3WOJ / ZL1CT) At the meeting of the Lothians Radio Society on Wednesday 9th May 2012, well-known Scottish […]
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Wed 25th April 2012 – DXCC, LOTW & 7Q7GM Malawi DXpedition by Rob GM3YTS
Rob Ferguson GM3YTS (photo courtesy QRZ.com) At the meeting of the Lothians Radio Society on 25th April 2012 Rob Ferguson GM3YTS, dedicated DXer […]
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Wed 11th April 2012 – Radioactivating East Africa in the 1960s / 70s by Andre GM3VLB
Andre’s first QSL card as 5Z5KL in Kenya At the meeting of the Lothians Radio Society on 11th April 2012 Andre Saunders […]
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Wed 28th March 2012 – Homebrew Microwave Construction by John Cooke GM8OTI
John GM8OTI and his homebrew 23cm & 13cm transverters and yagis At the meeting of the LRS on 28th March 2012 LRS […]
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9th March 2012 Aurora Summary by GM4BYF
The double CME eruption of March 7th produced a complicated magnetic situation. Most likely both CMEs “ate” each other (hence […]
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Wed 14th March 2012 – WWII Utility Radios by Colin GM4HWO & Peter GM4DTH
Colin GM4HWO & Peter GM4DTH after their presentation. At a most enjoyable meeting of the LRS on 14th March Colin Wright GM4HWO described the […]
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22nd Feb 2012 – Modifying PC PSUs for Radio Use by Brian Flynn GM8BJF
GM8BJF measuring voltage on a modified PC PSU At the meeting of the Lothians Radio Society on 22nd February LRS member Dr. Brian Flynn […]
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Wed 8th Feb 2012 – Aurora Explained by Dr. David Gavine
At the meeting of the Lothians Radio Society on Wednesday February 8th Dr. David Gavine talked on “Aurora Explained” – how it is caused by […]
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
(Photo by GM3PSP) A Happy New Year to all our readers! We look forward to welcoming you to the meetings of […]