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LRS Messages of the Day
Wed 18 June 2025 – LRS AGM – All welcome. Only paid-up members can vote.
Wed 2 July 2025 – SAQ Grimeton 100th Anniversary Transmissions on 17.2kHz – see News Item below, RHS.
Fri 8 Aug 2025 – 6-8:30pm – Cockenzie & Port Seton Mini-Rally & Junk Night.
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 18 June 2025 – LRS AGM – 2025 (3rd Wed).
Wed 25 June 2025 – LRS BBQ-2025 at “Bates Motel”. Free / BYOB. RSVP to Webmaster GM3PSP.
The full Calendar of LRS Meetings for 2024-25 has been prepared by James GM4WZP (mni tnx) and uploaded to this site (click top).
RECENT MEETINGS
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Sat 14 June 2025 – Music Evening with The Hi-Hats
Sat 14 June 2025 at 7:30pm – LRS members were invited to… Read more
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sat 1 Nov 2025 – Scottish Microwave Round Table (GMRT 2025)
GMRT-2025, – Saturday 1 Nov, Museum of Communication, Burntisland; dinner at the Kingswood Hotel. More information in June/July from Colin GM4HWO. GMRT-2025 Program published (click).
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Fri 8 Aug 2025 – 6-8:30pm – Cockenzie & Port Seton Mini-Rally & Junk Night
Location Port Seaton Community Centre, South Seaton Park, Port Seaton, EH32 OBG.
Time: Public admission 6:00pm – 8:30pm.
Table reserved for LRS. Food & hot / cold drinks.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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The LRS usually operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.
5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – LRS will enter, organized by Pete GM4BYF & Colin GM4HWO.
6-7 Sept 2025 – 2m Trophy – undecided at present.
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
There are no RADIO NEWS ITEMS. Click on the heading to see the radio news archive.
2. SILENT KEYS
There are no current silent key notifications. Click on the heading to see the silent key archive.
3. ITEMS FOR SALE
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3 Apr 2025 – J-Beam 7513 2m Collinear 3dB gain, 2.7m long – £50 – Colin GM4HWO.
Commercial quality Jaybeam 7513 2M VHF 3dB gain 2.7 metres long colinear for sale. New these aerials cost over £200 […]
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22 Feb 2025 – Triangular Mast 15m FREE to Pick up
Sat 22 Feb 2025 – 15m Tower : dismantled 2 sections x 7m triangular 0.5m. FREE to pick-up from Tom […]
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29 Jan 2025 – Uniden Bearcat BCT 15X Desktop Scanner – £150 – Dave 6
Uniden Bearcat BCT 15X Desktop Scanner For Sale by Dave GM6KGZ See attached files for details. Boxed and in mint […]
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8 Nov 2024 – Equipment for Sale by Norman MM0BMG
MM0BMG Equipment Sale – Updated: 8 November 2024 Item Description Price Alinco HF Mobile Whip Antenna 2.7 m mobile whip; […]
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22 Nov 2024 – Tecsun PL990x Multiband Portable Radio plus Active Antenna – PRICE REDUCED TO £90 TO CLEAR – Dave 6 GM6KGZ
Tecsun PL990x – Multiband Portable Radio, boxed and in mint condition ML&s price £269. NOW ONLY £90 TO CLEAR for […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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Foundation Level Licence Examination at Livingston on 12th April 2011
The Livingston & District Amateur Radio Society LaDARS will be holding a foundation level licence examination at the Crofthead Farm Community […]
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9 Mar 2011 – Beginner’s Guide to 23cm & 70cm – Ray James GM4CXM
Ray James GM4CXM from Bearsden presented a very interesting and comprehensive talk, “A Beginner’s Guide to DXing & Contesting on […]
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23 Feb 2011 – Circuit & System Technologies, by Dr Roger Hill, MBE
At the LRS meeting on 23rd February we welcomed back Dr Roger Hill MBE who talked about “Circuit & System Technologies”. Roger has also […]
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Items For Sale
Tonna VHF Antennas For Sale. All have been in storage for the last 10 years and are complete. 6m 5 […]
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9 Feb 2011 – RSGB National Amateur Radio Centre by Angus Annan MM1CCR
At the LRS meeting on Wednesday 9th February we were privileged to have a presentation from RSGB Past-President Angus Annan MM1CCR on […]
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Congratulations – Michael Flynn, MM6MWF
Congratulations to Michael W Flynn, the proud owner of new callsign MM6MWF (his initials) after passing the Foundation Licence training course at […]
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26 Jan 2010 – International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend 2010 by Geoff Crowley MM5AHO
Geoff Crowley MM5AHO talked about “The International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend 2010” at the LRS meeting on Wednesday 26th January. Also present was Alistair MacLeod MM0HAI, […]
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all Members and Friends of the Lothians Radio Society. We look forward to seeing you at […]
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Lothians RAYNET Active During Snow Emergency
Members of Lothians RAYNET were called out by the City of Edinburgh Emergency Planning Officer, NHS Lothian and the Red […]
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GM3HAM/P Featured in RadCom
The VHF NFD Report in the December 2010 issue of RSGB RadCom carries the photograph below (from the LRS website) of Brian […]
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Intermediate Licence Training Course
The Cockenzie & Port Seton Amateur Radio Club will be running a training course for the Intermediate Licence from 8th January […]
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Christmas Curry – Wednesday 8th December
The Lothians’ traditional Christmas Curry was held at the Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant at Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh on Wednesday 8th December. A great time […]