23 Sept 2026 – LRS visits MoC for TV Exhibition and Goudie TV Lecture
LRS members had dinner at the Sands Hotel in Burntisland before going on to the Museum of Communication to view
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23 Sept 2026 – MoC Goudie Lecture – 100 Years of Television – some technical milestones – by Prof Tom Stevenson
The was an excellent turnout of members of the Museum of Communication and of the Lothians Radio Society for
9 Sept 2026 – New LRS Projector.
The club’s new Epson projector was in action for the first time for the 2026 Presidential Address and impressed all
9 Sept 2026 – Secondary Batteries for Hams – Presidential Address by Andy Sinclair GM4LLD.
Andy Sinclair GM4LLD got the new LRS year off to a good start with his Presidential Address “Secondary Batteries for
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7 Sept 2026 – Target of £70,000 reached to save Parton Kirk where James Clerk Maxwell is buried.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9v9e080n78o https://donate.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/savepartonkirk/donation-amount Andy GM4LLD (ex-MM0FMF) Parton Kirk Campaign Passes £50,000 Purchase Price Milestone (Click). A further £20,000 has been raised
5-6 Sept 2026 GM3HAM/P operated by Brian GM4DIJ in RSGB 2m Trophy.
Brian GM4DIJ single-handedly operated GM3HAM/P for the LRS from his favourite site at IO74MU near Stranraer in Dumfries & Galloway.
26 Aug 2026 – Pub Night at Wee Bennet’s Bar with guest Dave VE3KG.
We had a great turn-out of about a dozen members and one guest at the Pub Night on 26th August
22-23 Aug 2026 – LRS Members at Montrose Air Station Open Weekend
Mike GM8KCS, Michael MM3MDB, Melvyn GM4HYR, Colin GM4HWO. WW2 Singer. Melvyn
14 Aug 2026 – LRS at the Cockenzie / Port Seton Mini-Rally
LRS President Andy GM4LLD & Secretary Iain GM1MSS at the LRS table. Wullie GM0CII (L). Norman GM1CNH &
22 July 2026 – Summer Pub Night 2
Photos by John GM8OTI taken at Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station. Also present: Bill Dent GM8RBT. James GM4WZP &
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16 July 2026 – LRS 1296MHz Beacon GB3EDN
16 July 2026 – LRS beacon GB3EDN on 1296MHz has been spotted in Norway – LA3EQ, locator JO28XJ, distance 617km.
17 July 2026 – Brian GM4DIJ at school ~1965
Photo of Brian Howie (now GM4DIJ) with a B-29 receiver, taken by one of his friends in the Radio Club
20-21 June 2026 – GM3HAM/P operated by Brian GM4DIJ in 50MHz Trophy contest from near Stranraer.
Brian operated from his usual location near Stoneykirk, SW of Stranraer. “The weather was good if a little warm. I
17 June 2026 – LRS AGM 2026
John Taylor GM4JRT (Treasurer), Andy Sinclair GM4LLD (President), Dr. Iain Coates GM1MSS (Secretary) – elected at the AGM on 17th