LRS Meetings are arranged by James Gentles GM4WZP and are normally held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at 7:30 for 8:00 pm at the Braid Hills Hotel, 134 Braid Road, EH10 6JD.
Braid Hills Hotel location: on OpenStreetMap
Rallies, conferences, contests and other events of interest to LRS members are indicated in BLUE.
Click on Blue and underlined subject title of past meeting for full report with photographs.
“LRS Nets” are being held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays (non-Meeting Wednesdays) at 8:00-9:00pm on 144.350MHz SSB.
For further information, and to be added to the LRS meeting notices E-mailing list, whether you are a member or not, please contact Iain Coates GM1MSS, secretary@lothiansradiosociety.com.
Many thanks to Program Manager, James Gentles GM4WZP for compiling this program (in draft – 23 July 2026).
| DATE | SUBJECT | SPEAKER / ORGANIZER |
| 24 Jun 2026 | CANCELLED! LRS Summer BBQ for 2026 has unfortunately had to be cancelled. | Peter Bates GM4BYF |
| 1 Jul 2026 | LRS Net 203 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm | Colin Wright GM4HWO |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Summer Pub Night 1 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pm | James Gentles GM4WZP |
| 15 Jul 2026 | LRS Net 204 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm | Colin Wright GM4HWO |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Summer Pub Night 2 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pm | James Gentles GM4WZP |
| 29 Jul 2026 | LRS Net 205 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm | Colin Wright GM4HWO |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Summer Pub Night 3 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pm | James Gentles GM4WZP |
| 12 Aug 2026 | LRS Net 206 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm | Colin Wright GM4HWO |
| 14 Aug 2026 | CPSARC Junk Night (Mini Rally) Port Seton Community Centre, South Seton Park, Port Seton EH32 0BG, 6pm to 9pm | Colin Wright GM4HWO |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Summer Pub Night 4 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pm | James Gentles GM4WZP |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Summer Pub Night 5 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pm | James Gentles GM4WZP |
| 2 Sep 2026 | LRS Net 207 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm | Colin Wright GM4HWO |
| 2026-2027 | START OF NEW LRS CLUB YEAR | |
| 9 Sep 2026 | President’s Address – ‘Secondary batteries for hams’ | Andy Sinclair GM4LLD |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Colin Wright GM4HWO | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | LRS Visit to MOC Burntisland 2026 Exhibition ‘When Screens were Small, but the Magic seemed Huge’- A Hundred Years of Television. There will also be a lecture by Professor Tom Stevenson – ‘100 Years of Television – some Technical Milestones, including the early days of TV in Orkney.’ | Colin Wright GM4HWO |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Wee Bennet’s evening, Maxwell Street, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pm | James Gentles GM4WZP |
| 7 Oct 2026 | ||
| 14 Oct 2026 | Surplus Sale – St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone Drive | Peter Bates GM4BYF |
| 21 Oct 2026 | ||
| 25 Oct 2026 | Galashiels and District ARS Rally | Iain Coates GM1MSS |
| 28 Oct 2026′ | ‘Blood Bikes Scotland’ | John Taylor GM3JRT |
| 31 Oct 2026 | GMRT 2026 – Scottish Microwave Round Table at Museum of Communication, Burntisland with the Dinner at the Kingswood Hotel | GMRT |
| 4 Nov 2026 | ||
| 11 Nov 2026 | The end of the 198kHz Radio 4 long wave service | Mark Hughes GM4ISM |
| 18 Nov 2026 | ||
| 25 Nov 2026 | ‘My Shack’ – by our new Secretary | Iain Coates GM1MSS |
| 2 Dec 2026 | ||
| 9 Dec 2026 | LRS Festive Meal – venue TBA. | Colin Wright GM4HWO |
| 16 Dec 2026 | ||
| 23 Dec 2026 | ||
| 30 Dec 2026 | ||
| 2027 | ||
| 6 Jan 2027 | Pub Evening HAPPY NEW YEAR @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pm | |
| 13 Jan 2027 | ||
| 20 Jan 2027 | ||
| 27 Jan 2027 | ||
| 3 Feb 2027 | ||
| 10 Feb 2027 | ||
| 17 Feb 2027 | ||
| 24 Feb 2027 | ||
| 3 Mar 2027 | ||
| 10 Mar 2027 | ||
| 17 Mar 2027 | ||
| 24 Mar 2027 | ||
| 31 Mar 2027 | ||
| 7 Apr 2027 | ||
| 14 Apr 2027 | Surplus Sale – St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone Drive | Peter Bates GM4BYF |
| 21 Apr 2027 | ||
| 28 Apr 2027 | ||
| 5 May 2027 | ||
| 12 May 2027 | ||
| 19 May 2027 | ||
| 26 May 2027 | ||
| 2 Jun 2027 | ||
| 9 Jun 2027 | ||
| 16 Jun 2027 | ||
| 23 Jun 2027 | ||
| 30 Jun 2027 | ||
| 7 Jul 2027 | ||
| 14 Jul 2027 | ||
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| 28 Jul 2027 | ||