24 May 2017 – Direction Finding Contest – Fox: GM3HAM/P operated by Peter Dick GM4DTH
L-R: Alasdair GM6ZQQ, Melvyn GM4HYR (winner), Mike Jr MM3MDB, Mike Sr GM8KCS The annual LRS Direction-Finding Contest (D/F Hunt) took […]
2016-2017 Meetings
24 May 2017 – D/F Hunt Information for Entrants
LOTHIANS RADIO SOCIETY – ANNUAL DIRECTION-FINDING COMPETITION Information for 2017 D/F Hunt – NOTE LOCATION OF START POINT The LRS
24 May 2017 – D/F Hunt – Peter Dick GM4DTH
L-R: Alasdair GM6ZQQ, Melvyn GM4HYR (winner), Mike Jr MM3MDB, Mike Sr GM8KCS The annual LRS Direction-Finding Contest (D/F Hunt) took
10 May 2017 – Radio in WWI – Malcolm Fergusson
in prep Malcolm Fergusson, formerly of Edinburgh University Physics Dept, talked about Radio in WW-I at the meeting on 10th May 2017. His talk
7 May 2017 LRS Members at Ham Radio Convention 2017
L-R: Brian GM8BJF, Chris GM3WOJ, Briain GM8PKL, Robin GM4YPL A number of LRS members attended the ASRA Ham Radio Convention
10 May 2017 – Radio in WW-I – Malcolm Fergusson
Malcolm Fergusson, formerly of Edinburgh University Physics Department, talked about Radio in WW-I at the meeting on 10th May 2017. His talk was about
26 April 2017 – Enigma, the Unsung Heroes – Pete Bates GM4BYF
The decryption of the WW2 German messages using the Enigma Code started from small beginnings but eventually involved more than
24 April 2017 – Malcolm GM3TAL – Our Man in Havana
L-R: Hector; Amed CO2AME; Malcolm GM3TAL; Moises CM2YV On the last day of his recent trip to Cuba, Malcolm was
26 April 2017 – Enigma – the Unsung Heroes – Pete Bates GM4BYF
At the LRS meeting on 26th April 2017 Pete Bates GM4BYF gave a very well researched talk on ‘Enigma – the Unsung Heroes’. He outlined
9 April 2017 – LRS Receives RSGB VHF-NFD Trophies at Norbreck Rally in Blackpool
Len Paget GM0ONX, RSGB Director; Colin GM4HWO, Andy MM0FMF, Mike GM4IGS, Pete GM4BYF, Danny GM6CMQ, Brian GM8BJF, Norrie GM1CNH, Peter
5 April 2017 – LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale
Alan GM1WYV, Ken GM4AOR and Andy MM0FMF examining some of the many items for sale. The LRS Spring Surplus Equipment
5 April 2017 Spring Surplus Equipment Sale
Above: the bags and boxes containing all the small items from GM0FAL-SK that are being sold by Andre GM3VLB. This
5 April 2017 – Spring Surplus Equipment Sale at St Fillans
The LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale was held on Wednesday 5th April at St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone Drive. There was
21 March 2017 – Aurora over Islay – Mike Senior GM3PAK
Many thanks to former LRS member Mike Senior GM3PAK, who lives with his XYL Marion GM1DCB on the isle of
15 March 2017 – Receiving FUNcube Satellites using the Raspberry Pi Microcomputer – John Cooke GM8OTI
Following John Cooke’s talk on amateur radio applications for the Raspberry Pi microcomputer at the March 8th LRS meeting John now reports