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  • LRS Messages of the Day

    2 July 2025 – Swedish VLF Station SAQ Grimeton Centenary on 17.2kHz – see this page.

    2 July 2025 – LRS Net 181 – 20:00h 144.350MHz SSB All welcome.

    4-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – Planning now in earnest – Pete GM4BYF & Colin GM4HWO.

    9 July 2025 – 19:30h Pub Night 1 at Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station.

LRS MEETINGS

  • Summer 2025 Program – tnx Colin GM4HWO.

    2 July 2025
    LRS Net 181
    Colin Wright GM4HWO
    Fri 4 – Sun 6 July 2025
    VHF NFD @ Gatehouse of Fleet
    Colin Wright GM4HWO
    9 July 2025
    Pub Night 1 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar
    James Gentles GM4WZP
    16 July 2025
    LRS Net 182
    Colin Wright GM4HWO
    23 July 2025
    Pub Night 2 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar
    James Gentles GM4WZP
    30 July 2025
    Pub Night 3 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar
    James Gentles GM4WZP
    6 Aug 2025
    LRS Net 183
    Colin Wright GM4HWO
    13 Aug 2025
    Pub Night 4 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar
    James Gentles GM4WZP
    20 Aug 2025
    LRS Net 184
    Colin Wright GM4HWO
    27 Aug 2025
    Pub Night 5 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar
    James Gentles GM4WZP
  • 25 June 2025 – LRS 2025 Barbecue

    25 June 2025 – LRS 2025 Barbecue

    The 2025 Summer Barbecue was again held at the QTH of Pete… Read more

  • 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).

  • Fri 8 Aug 2025 – 6-8:30pm – Cockenzie & Port Seton Mini-Rally & Junk Night

    Location  Port Seton Community Centre, South Seton Park, Port Seton,  EH32 OBG.

    Time:  Public admission 6:00pm  –  8:30pm.

    Table reserved for LRS. Food & hot / cold drinks.

    Volunteers wanted to staff the LRS table – contact Colin GM4HWO.

  • The LRS operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.

    5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – Now less than a week away, LRS will enter 3 stations, organized by Pete GM4BYF & Colin GM4HWO. Planning is now in earnest. Let them know if you will be there.

    6-7 Sept 2025 – 2m Trophy – undecided at present.

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  • 2 July 2025 – SAQ Grimeton 100th Anniversary 17.2kHz Transmissions

    2 July 2025 – SAQ Grimeton 100th Anniversary 17.2kHz Transmissions

    Swedish VLF station SAQ Grimeton will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Wednesday 2nd July 2025 with transmissions on 17.2kHz at […]

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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 […]

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  • 17 Apr 2025 – Two iPads 128GB 7th Generation – £100 ea – Dave 6

    Two iPads 128 GB. 7th Generation With Mains Chargers & USB to Lightning Cables. Plus: Ovoe Padded Carrying Cases and Clear […]

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  • 8 Apr 2025 – Raddy RF 919 Multiband Multimode Receiver – £100 – Dave 6

    Raddy RF919 Multiband Multimode Receiver AM / FM / WFM / SSB / CW // SW / VHF / UHF / […]

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  • 8 Apr 2025 – Uniden Bearcat BCD 160 DN Scanning Receiver: £120 – Dave 6

    Uniden  Bearcat  BCD 160 DN  Digital Scanning Receiver Modes  DMR  / NXDN  / dPMR  Digital Communications Boxed and in mint […]

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  • 1 Apr 2025 – Portable Spectrum Analyzer £750 & Portable ‘Scope – £200 – Dave 6

    Portable Spectrum Analyzer – Rechargeable In Fitted Flight Case Boxed and in mint condition – £750   FOR SALE – Portable […]

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  • 18 June 2025 – WN2B – 1st International Winner of Andre Saunders GM3VLB Scottish Islands Award

    18 June 2025 – WN2G Nicholas Gretzinger – 1st International Winner of Andre Saunders GM3VLB Scottish Islands Award Photo – […]

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  • 18 June 2025 – AGM – Summary.

    18 June 2025 – AGM – Summary.

    The AGM was chaired by LRS President, Andy Sinclair MM0FMF.   There was a good turn-out of 18 members and […]

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  • 9 June 2025 – GB3RMK 50MHz Beacon Back-on-Air nr Muir of Ord

    9 June 2025 – GB3RMK 50MHz Beacon Back-on-Air nr Muir of Ord

    GB3RMK Beacon-Keeper Chris GM3WOJ with GB3BI Beacon-Keeper Kenny MM0GKB.  The 50MHz beacon GB3RMK, located on a hilltop near Muir of […]

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  • Sat 14 June 2025 – Musical Evening with The Hi-Hats at Prestonfield GC.

    Sat 14 June 2025 – Musical Evening with The Hi-Hats at Prestonfield GC.

    Sat 14 June 2025– LRS members were invited by Mike Brunsdon GM8KCS to a musical evening by his wedding band […]

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  • Sun 15 June 2025 – Secret Listeners interview at Borders Book Festival in Melrose

    Sun 15 June 2025 – Secret Listeners interview at Borders Book Festival in Melrose

    Bruce McCartney GM4BDJ was interviewed by Alistair Moffat about the WWII Secret Listeners at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose […]

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  • 31 May 2025 – Peebles Get-Together

    31 May 2025 – Peebles Get-Together

    Brian GM8BJF and Colin GM4HWO met up in Peebles for dinner & a pint with Brian’s friend Andrew Dozier visiting […]

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  • 28 May 2025 – LRS 2025 D/F Hunt

    28 May 2025 – LRS 2025 D/F Hunt

    Summary report on D/F Hunt 2025 by Peter GM4DTH (Fox – GM3HAM/P). Photos by James GM4WZP (tnx).   Starting from […]

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  • 18 May 2025 – Braehead Rally, Glasgow.

    18 May 2025 – Braehead Rally, Glasgow.

    LRS members Colin GM4HWO, Peter GM4DTH, Iain GM1MSS & Colin GM4EAU. For full report with many photos, click.

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  • 19 May 2025 – GB3EDN 1296MHz Beacon in Edinburgh spotted in Sweden

    The GB3EDN beacon on 1296MHz in Edinburgh has been spotted on 2025-05-19.It was spotted on 1296.99MHz at 08:27 UTC by […]

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  • Andy MM0FMF/P on Stuc a’Chroin in RSGB RadCom June 2025 p.59

    Andy MM0FMF/P on Stuc a’Chroin in RSGB RadCom June 2025 p.59

    Congrats to LRS President Andy Sinclair MM0FMF on the publication of his SOTA /portable photo on Stuc a’Chroin in Radcom, […]

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  • 14 May 2025 Engineering Challenges: Microwave Preamps for 70cm and 23cm by Pete Bates GM4BYF.

    14 May 2025 Engineering Challenges: Microwave Preamps for 70cm and 23cm                                       by Pete Bates GM4BYF.

    14 May 2025 Engineering challenges: Microwave Preamps for 70cm and 23cm by Pete Bates GM4BYF. There was a turnout of […]

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  • 23 Apr 2025 – Special Meeting: The Future of our Amateur Radio Hobby by Chris Tran GM3WOJ.

    23 Apr 2025 – Special Meeting: The Future of our Amateur Radio Hobby by Chris Tran GM3WOJ.

    23 Apr 2025 – LRS Special Meeting: The Future of our Amateur Radio Hobby by Chris Tran GM3WOJ For this […]

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