The first meeting of the Lothians Radio Society in 2013 was the annual Video Evening, presented by Peter Dick GM4DTH on 9th January at the Edinburgh Cine & Video Society in Fettes Row. The event startred with a matinee screening of the German feature film Das Boot (The Boat). The main programme was a compilation of German, American and British films on submarine warfare and radar in WWII. This was followed by two videos shot by Peter at LRS portable contest stations in recent years. On display was a hologram of the underwater wreck of the HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow, Orkney, brought by Prof. Tom Stevenson from the Museum of Communication in Burntisland. Click for Full Report.

Brian Howie GM4DIJ

At the  meeting of the Lothians Radio Society on 28th November 2012 Brian Howie GM4DIJ talked on "Getting Started on Six Metres". He covered the history of the availability of the 50MHz band to amateurs, the equipment and aerials necessary to operate it, and the many types of propagation which can occur on "the Magic Band". Full report in development.

The Lothians Radio Society had a promotional table at the Galashiels Rally on 21st October 2012.

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Winners of the "World's Largest Naan 2012" were Brian GM4DIJ & Brian GM8BJF
 
The annual Lothians Radio Society Christmas Curry was held on Wednesday, 12th December 2012 at the Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant at Bruntsfield after cocktails at Montpelier's Bar. Click for Photo Report.

Andy Sinclair MM0FMF

At the LRS meeting on 14th November 201 our new president, Andy Sinclair MM0FMF presented his President's Address - "Amateur Radio Spotting Systems" including applications for SOTA - Summits On The Air. Click for full report.