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  • LRS Messages of the Day

    23-24 Aug 2025 – Several LRS members attended the Montrose Air Station open days. Report with many photos see News Item below, RHS.

    Wed 3 Sept 2025 – 20:00h – LRS Net 185 – 144.350MHz SSB – All welcome.

LRS MEETINGS

  • SUMMER 2025

    We are currently in our summer break with no formal meetings at the Braid Hills Hotel until we start again in September. First meetings of the new club year:

    Wed 3 Sept – LRS Net 185 – 20:00h 144.350MHz SSB – All welcome.

    Wed 10th Sept – at Braid Hills Hotel: Presidential Address by Andy Sinclair MM0FMF.

    Wed 24th Sept – at Museum of Communication, Burntisland for MOC 2025 Exhibition – The Box that Changed the World – 100 Years of Television, and talk on Bletchley Park, Enigma, Y Stations – The Unsung Heroes/Heroines by Pete Bates GM4BYF. Synopsis:- One or two names are rightly well known for their parts in the system for gathering and decoding/decrypting radio messages and producing Ultra – the intelligence which made a major contribution to the Western Allies eventual success in WW2. But many others were heroes – some of whom gave their lives in the process. This presentation will highlight some of lesser known aspects of what took place.      LRS pre-meeting Fish and Chips at the Sands Hotel – 5pm sharp). 

    Wed 1st Oct (1st Wed) – at BHH: Using Ansys HFSS for Amateur Radio Projects by Brian Howie GM4DIJ. (Ansys HFSS = High Frequency RF Simulation Software).

    Wed 15th Oct – at St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone – LRS Surplus Equipment Sale. Do not arrive before 7:30pm.

    Wed 29th Oct – at Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Stn. – Pub Night.

    Wed 12th Nov at BHH: A Radio Safari to Eswatini  3DA0 by Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL 

    Wed 26th Nov – at BHH: Something to do with Beacons by Brian Flynn GM8BJF.

    Wed 10th Dec – LRS Xmas Curry – location TBD.


     

  • 27 Aug 2025 – LRS Pub Night 5 at Wee Bennet’s Bar

    27 Aug 2025 – LRS Pub Night 5 at Wee Bennet’s Bar

    There was a very good turnout of at least 11 for the… Read more

  • Sat 1 Nov 2025 – Scottish Microwave Round Table (GMRT 2025)

    The 13th Scottish Microwave Round Table GMRT-2025, will go ahead between 10.30h and 17.00h on Saturday 1st  November at the Museum of Communication, Burntisland, Fife. An interesting programme of speakers has been arranged, microwave test facilities will be provided and there will be an opportunity to buy components and microwave-related items. An optional Dinner will be held in the evening at the Kingswood Hotel. Full information and online registration are now available at https://gmroundtable.org.uk/or email Colin GM4HWO  gm4hwo@gmail.com  for further information. Note the event has a maximum capacity of 50 people and only 12 places left – please book now to avoid disappointment.

    GMRT-2025 Program published (click).

  • 23-24 Aug 2025 – Montrose Air Station Open Day & Radio Sale

    See Radio News Items above, RHS.

  • Sun 26 Oct 2025 – Galashiels Rally

    Galashiels Rally – GM4YEQ

    Click for details.

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

    (This photo by Andy MM0FMF is in RSGB RadCom Sept 2025, p.80).

    5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – see report in About LRS – Contest / Portable.


    6-7 Sept 2025 – 2m Trophy – LRS will NOT be entering.


     

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  • 25 July 2024 – Dave 6 – GM6KGZ – Many Items, boxed, new condition:

    PLEASE NOTE: DAVE HAS REDUCED THE PRICES SHOWN HERE BY A FURTHER 25% (5 Feb 2025): 1.   Uniden Bearcat BCT15X […]

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  • 28 June 2017 – LRS Summer Barbecue at QTH-GM4BYF

    28 June 2017 – LRS Summer Barbecue at QTH-GM4BYF

    The annual LRS Summer barbecue was held on Wednesday 28th June 2017 at the QTH of Pete GM4BYF and Kay […]

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  • 14 June 2017 – LRS Annual General Meeting

    14 June 2017 – LRS Annual General Meeting

    Congratulations to Dr Brian Flynn GM8BJF who was elected President of the Lothians Radio Society for 2017-18 at the Annual […]

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  • 24 May 2017 – D/F Hunt – Peter Dick GM4DTH

    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 […]

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  • 7 May 2017 LRS Members at Ham Radio Convention 2017

    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 […]

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  • 10 May 2017 – Radio in WW-I – Malcolm Fergusson

    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 […]

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  • 24 April 2017 – Malcolm GM3TAL – Our Man in Havana

    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 […]

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  • 26 April 2017 – Enigma – the Unsung Heroes – Pete Bates GM4BYF

    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 […]

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  • 9 April 2017 – LRS Receives RSGB VHF-NFD Trophies at Norbreck Rally in Blackpool

    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 […]

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  • 5 April 2017 – Spring Surplus Equipment Sale at St Fillans

    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 […]

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  • 21 March 2017 – Aurora over Islay – Mike Senior GM3PAK

    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 […]

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  • 15 March 2017 – FUNcube Satellite Received using Raspberry-Pi – John Cooke GM8OTI

    15 March 2017 – FUNcube Satellite Received using Raspberry-Pi – John Cooke GM8OTI

    (Photo courtesy AMSAT-UK) Following John Cooke’s talk on amateur radio applications for the Raspberry Pi microcomputer at the March 8th […]

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  • 8 March 2017 – Raspberry Pi – John Cooke GM8OTI

    8 March 2017 – Raspberry Pi – John Cooke GM8OTI

    At the meeting of the LRS on 8th March 2017, John Cooke GM8OTI talked about the Raspberry Pi computer’s history and variants, and […]

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