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LRS Messages of the Day
Wed 10th Dec 2025 – LRS Xmas Curry: 7:30pm at Kahani Indian Restaurant (BYOB), 10 Antigua Street, after pre-dinner drinks 6:30 – 7:25pm Jeremiah’s Tap, Elm Row. If you have not yet made a reservation, contact Colin GM4HWO asap!
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 10th Dec: LRS Xmas Curry: 7:30pm at Kahani Indian Restaurant (BYOB), 10 Antigua Street, after pre-dinner drinks 6:30 – 7:25pm Jeremiah’s Tap, Elm Row.
Wed 14th Jan – 7:30pm – LRS Video Evening in BHH Gathering Room:
- From Raw Crystal to Crystal Oscillator – Crystals Go to War in 1943. (45mins)
- The Spying Game – the SOE (from History Channel). (45mins).
RECENT MEETINGS
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Wed 26 Nov 2025 – Something to do with Beacons by Brian Flynn GM8BJF
Wed 26th Nov @ BHH: Something to do with Beacons by Brian Flynn… Read more
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sun 12 April 2026 – Norbreck (Blackpool) Rally
Pete GM4BYF can confirm that parking at the the rear of the 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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webmaster@lothiansradiosociety.com
Items usually archived as News or Silent Keys in LRS Archive after 1 month.
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2. SILENT KEYS
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3. ITEMS FOR SALE
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Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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5th Nov 2011 – GMRT – Scottish Microwave Round Table
LRS Member Chris GM4YLN with Brian GM8BJF who brought a ton of test equipment to Burntisland to provide rig-testing for GMRT participants.
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9th Nov 2011 – GPS – Global Positioning System – by Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
Graphic courtesy www.gps.gov LRS Secretary Andy Sinclair MM0FMF gave a comprehensive talk about GPS – Global Positioning System – and its applications
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Sun 23rd Oct 2011 – Galashiels Rally
Jack GM1CQC & Alan GM3PSP at the LRS table at the Gala Rally 2011. (Photo by Peter GM4DTH) The Galashiels
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VHF NFD 2011 – Lothians 2nd in Restricted Section
VHF NFD site with some of our operators relaxing. The results of VHF NFD 2011 are just out and show
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2nd June 2012 – Central Scotland Mini-Convention
(Photo courtesy L&DARC) Lecture Programme & Poster available below. The Livingston and District Amateur Radio Club held a very successful Central Scotland Mini Convention on
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5th Oct 2011 – Radio Expeditioning, by Tom Wylie GM4FDM
Tom GM4FDM & Ronald PA3EWP in their comfortable shack in Senegal (Photo by Tom GM4FDM) Well-known Scottish DXpeditioner Tom Wylie GM4FDM talked about
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19th Oct 2011 – Surplus Equipment Sale
The LRS autumn Surplus Equipment Sale was held on Wednesday 19th October at St Fillans Church Hall. There was a raffle with an assortment
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Special Meeting – “WWW” – 28th Sept 2011 – at MOC
(Photo by Peter GM4DTH) At a special meeting of the Lothians Radio Society at the Museum of Communication in
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Bell Rock Lighthouse & the Stevensons – MOC – Tonight – Tues 23rd
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia This month’s Goudie lecture at the Museum of Communication will be “The Bell Rock Lighthouse and the
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Presidential Address – Surface Mount Construction -14th Sept 2011
LRS President Pete Bates GM4BYF giving a demonstration of surface mount construction. The first meeting of the new 2011-2012
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“LRS Members and their Shacks”
A new section has been added to this website – “LRS Members and their Shacks“ thanks to the good work
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LRS Table at Cockenzie Mini-Rally – 12 Aug 2011
L-R: Alan GM3PSP, Jack GM1CQC, Paul GM4UPN, Colin GM4HWO & Andy MM0FMF at the LRS table at the CPSRC