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LRS Messages of the Day
15 July 2025 – The (archival) Silent Key for Jim McCaig GM3BQA (of Cubical Quad fame) has been updated with many photos etc supplied by Brian Robertson GM4OIJ. CLICK.
TONIGHT – 16 July 2025 – LRS Net 182 – 20:00h 144.350MHz SSB – All Welcome.
LRS MEETINGS
LRS meetings are normally held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month (except July and August) at 8:00pm at the Braid Hills Hotel, 134 Braid Road, EH10 6JD.
In July and August Pub Nights are held at 7:30pm at Wee Bennet’s Bar at Morningside Station, on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. There are also occasional Wee Bennet’s evenings arranged during the main club season.
Most items are archived in Meeting Reports or Society Activities.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
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SUMMER 2025
We are currently in our summer break with no formal meetings at the Braid Hills Hotel until we start again in September. The first two meetings will be:
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 Breaking Enigma – the Unsung Heroes by Pete Bates GM4BYF.
Wed 1st Oct (TBC) – at BHH: Using Ansys HFSS for Amateur Radio Projects by Brian Howie GM4DIJ. (Ansys HFSS = High Frequency RF Simulation Software).
Wed 26th Nov – at BHH: Something to do with Beacons by Brian Flynn GM8BJF.
Until then, Summer 2025 Program – tnx Colin GM4HWO:
16 July 2025LRS Net 182Colin Wright GM4HWO23 July 2025Pub Night 2 @ Wee Bennet’s BarColin Wright GM4HWO 30 July 2025Pub Night 3 @ Wee Bennet’s BarColin Wright GM4HWO 6 Aug 2025LRS Net 183Colin Wright GM4HWO13 Aug 2025Pub Night 4 @ Wee Bennet’s BarColin Wright GM4HWO 20 Aug 2025LRS Net 184Colin Wright GM4HWO27 Aug 2025Pub Night 5 @ Wee Bennet’s BarColin Wright GM4HWO
RECENT MEETINGS
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9 July 2025 – Pub Night 1 at Wee Bennet’s Bar
L-R: Vic GM3OWU, Colin GM4HWO, Mike GM8KCS, Colin GM4EAU, Melvyn GM4HYR, Pete… Read more
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sat 1 Nov 2025 – Scottish Microwave Round Table (GMRT 2025)
GMRT-2025, – Saturday 1 Nov, Museum of Communication, Burntisland; dinner at the Kingswood Hotel. More information in June/July from Colin GM4HWO. GMRT-2025 Program published (click).
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Fri 8 Aug 2025 – 6-8:30pm – Cockenzie & Port Seton Mini-Rally & Junk Night
Location Port Seton Community Centre, South Seton Park, Port Seton, EH32 OBG.
Time: Public admission 6:00pm – 8:30pm.
Table reserved for LRS. Food & hot / cold drinks.
Volunteers wanted to staff the LRS table – contact Colin GM4HWO.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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The LRS operates GM3HAM/P from a great site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.
5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – see report in Radio News Items.
6-7 Sept 2025 – 2m Trophy – undecided at present.
RSGB GB2RS NEWS
Every Sunday morning in the Edinburgh area at 09:30h from LRS member Peter Dick GM4DTH. 70.425MHz FM, 145.525MHz FM & 433.525MHz FM. Then call-in to Peter at 10:00h on 145.575MHz for local net. Several LRS members often there.
RADIO NEWS, SILENT KEYS and FOR SALE / WANTED
Click on image or “read more” to open full article.
Send items to Alan GM3PSP:
webmaster@lothiansradiosociety.com
Items usually archived as News or Silent Keys in LRS Archive after 1 month.
1. RADIO NEWS ITEMS
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11 July 2025 – Museum of Communication news (website stuck at present).
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4-6 July 2025 – GM3HAM/P – VHF NFD at Gatehouse of Fleet
Final group photo. Friday dinner at the Masonic Arms Hotel in Gatehouse. L-R: Simon GM0SCA, Danny GM6CMQ, Mike GM4IGS, […]
2. SILENT KEYS
There are no current silent key notifications. Click on the heading to see the silent key archive.
3. ITEMS FOR SALE
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14 July 2025 – Yaesu FT-65 Dual-Band 2m/70cm Transceiver – Dave 6
For Sale by Dave GM6KGZ Yaesu FT 65 E Dual Band Dual Display Hand-held Transceiver – 14th July Boxed and […]
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14 May 2025 – Antennas & Duplexers – Dave 6
Antennas and Duplexers For sale by Dave GM6KGZ – 14th May Diamond A144S5R2 5 Element 2M Beam Antennas – 2 […]
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17 Apr 2025 – Two iPads 128GB 7th Generation – £100 ea – Dave 6
Two iPads 128 GB. 7th Generation With Mains Chargers & USB to Lightning Cables. Plus: Ovoe Padded Carrying Cases and Clear […]
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8 Apr 2025 – Raddy RF 919 Multiband Multimode Receiver – £100 – Dave 6
Raddy RF919 Multiband Multimode Receiver AM / FM / WFM / SSB / CW // SW / VHF / UHF / […]
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8 Apr 2025 – Uniden Bearcat BCD 160 DN Scanning Receiver: £120 – Dave 6
Uniden Bearcat BCD 160 DN Digital Scanning Receiver Modes DMR / NXDN / dPMR Digital Communications Boxed and in mint […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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LRS Table at Cockenzie Mini-Rally – 12 Aug 2011
L-R: Alan GM3PSP, Jack GM1CQC, Paul GM4UPN, Colin GM4HWO & Andy MM0FMF at the LRS table at the CPSRC […]
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Informal Summer Pub Nights 2011
The 4th and final informal pub night for summer 2011 was held on Wednesday 24th August at “wee” Bennet’s Bar at Morningside. […]
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GM3HAM/P in VHF NFD – 2-3 July 2011
VHF NFD: L-R: Mike GM4IGS, Brian GM8BJF, Colin GM4HWO, Pete GM4BYF, Brian GM4DIJ, Robin GM4YPL & Alan GM3PSP. The GM3HAM/P Contest […]
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Training Courses at Cockenzie & Port Seton ARC
Bob Glasgow GM4UYZ has provided details of training courses to be offerred by the Cockenzie & Port Seton Amateur Radio […]
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Direction Finding Hunt – 25 May 2011
L-R: Brian GM4DIJ, John GM8OTI & Brian GM8BJF after locating the Fox station GM3HAM/P on the south side of […]
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Summer Barbecue – Wed 6 July 2011
The annual Lothians Summer Barbecue was held on Wednesday 6th July at the QTH of Pete GM4BYF and Kay GM6KAY who […]
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Cockenzie Quaich Displayed at LRS Meeting on 11th May
The Cockenzie Quaich, won by the GM3HAM/P Contest Group of the Lothians Radio Society for top Scottish station in the restricted […]
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Next Meeting – Wed 25 May 2011 – D/F Hunt
The next meeting of the Lothians Radio Society will be the annual Direction Finding Competition (D/F Hunt) on Wednesday 25th […]
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7-8 May 2011 – UHF-Microwave Contest at Gatehouse of Fleet
The GM3HAM Contest Group of the Lothians Radio Society took part in the 2011 RSGB UHF-Microwave Trophy Contest on 7th […]
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11 May 2011 – RAYNET by Charlie GM6MUZ
At the Lothians Radio Society meeting on 11th May 2011 Charlie Duncan GM6MUZ talked about the activities of the Lothians RAYNET Group, of […]
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27 Apr 2011 – R1155 / T1154 Restoration by Ian GM0UHC
Ian Ropper GM0UHC drew an attendance of 24 on 27th April for his talk on the restoration of the classic […]
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19 Apr 2011 – MOC Goudie Lecture – Defending the Forth 1914-1945
LRS Members are invited to attend the Goudie Lecture “Defending the Forth 1914-45” by Geoffrey Stell, at the Museum of […]