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26 March 2014 - A Dip into the RSGB Archives - Alan Masson GM3PSP
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- Written by Alan 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, and "Transatlantic Tests 1921-1925".
12 March 2014 - Astronomical Radio Sources - John Cooke GM8OTI
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
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 the techniques used, before going on to describe the different radio sources observed, from those inside the Solar System, those in our galaxy and beyond, and out to the furthest detectable sources.
(Truly DX !) - ed. Full report.
26 Feb 2014 - SOE Radio Operations in WWII - Bob McFarlane
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
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 Yugoslavia, Ceylon, Malaya and Japan, with many pictures.
12 Feb 2014 - Whither Windows XP? - Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
(Logo courtesy Microsoft Corp.)
In light of the imminent loss of support by Microsoft for the Windows XP operating system from May of this year, LRS President Andy Sinclair MM0FMF (who knows a thing or two about computers) gave a timely talk "Whither Windows XP" at the LRS meeting on 12th February.
Andy wrote: "I will give a talk about what people should be doing when WinXP stops being supported in May. A lot of people will have a lot of investment in XP software that is rapidly going to become obsolete. So suggesting how they can maintain that value whilst moving on may be well-received". Full report.
22 Jan 2014 - Life at Sea as a Radio Officer in the 1960s & 70s - Eric Lamb
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
At the LRS meeting on 22nd January 2014 Eric Lamb described his experiences as a ship's Radio Officer in the 1960s and 70s and brought a number of interesting demonstrations.
The photo is of Eric in his last position, on the MV Providence Bay. Full report.
Wed 8th Jan 2014 - Video Night
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
There was an excellent turnout of 25 including several visitors for the first meeting in 2014 on Wed 8th January - the annual Video Night in the excellent screening room of the Edinburgh Cine & Video Society, organised by Peter GM4DTH. The programme was:
1. "The Tower of Babble" (1964) - Post Office Tower.
2. "The Long Span" (1964) - Forth Road Bridge.
3. "The Secret Wireless War: Beyond Bletchley Park" - VI (Voluntary Interceptor) Service in WWII.
11 Dec 2013 LRS Christmas Curry
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
Twenty LRS members and visitors enjoyed our annual Christmas Curry at the Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant at Bruntsfield on Wed 11th December 2013.
Full Report with many photos.
21 Nov 2013 FUNcube-1 AO73 Satellite Launched
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- Written by Alan GM3PSP
The AMSAT FUNcube-1 / AO-73 educational satellite was launched on Thursday 21st November 2013.
(Photo courtesy AMSAT-UK)
It has already been heard, and data decoded, by LRS member John GM8OTI. John reports it's very loud on his 5-element yagi. Alan GM3PSP has also heard it using a vertical antenna.
The nominal beacon / data frequency is 145.935MHz. Start about .938 and follow down to .933 with the Doppler-shift. The beacon / data signal consists of a band of noise, presumably data, about 2kHz wide, with a tone dash every 5 seconds
The transponder is now active: up on 435.150 - 435.130MHz; down on 145.950 - 145.970MHz.
GM3PSP heard GB3RS in QSO on 145.960 at 10:50z on Friday morning.
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