{"id":35127,"date":"2024-08-09T11:45:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T10:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=35127"},"modified":"2024-08-09T11:45:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T10:45:44","slug":"news-for-scotland-11-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/all-regions\/region-1\/2024\/08\/09\/news-for-scotland-11-august-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"News for Scotland \u2013 11 August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, members of Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society are meeting from 7pm for CW practice. Following this there will be an informal meeting from 7.30pm. On Saturday and Sunday, members will be operating from Todhead Lighthouse for International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend. aars.org.uk<\/p>\n<p>Ayr Amateur Radio Group meets on alternate Fridays at Prestwick Community Centre from 7.30pm. For details of club activities and nets visit gm0ayr.org Derek, MM0OVD, 0742 899 4614<\/p>\n<p>Cockenzie and Port Seton Amateur Radio Club will be active during International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend with the GB2LBN callsign from Barns Ness. For more information visit the Club\u2019s website and Facebook page. Bob, GM4UYZ, 01875 811723, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpsarc.com\">cpsarc.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Caithness Amateur Radio Society has club nets at 2pm on Wednesday and Saturday on 3.740MHz. There are club meetings on Thursdays in the Skirza Clubhouse, near John O\u2019Groats. Nigel, MM7BWT, Mansfield.n27@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>Dundee Amateur Radio Club holds open nets on Wednesdays from 7.30pm via the GB3AG repeater. Martin, 2M0KAU, 07763 708 933<\/p>\n<p>The DV Scotland Phoenix Network hosts several multi-mode nets throughout the week, with the current schedule details listed at dvsph.net\u00a0 Don&#8217;t let the group name put you off, as all are welcome to participate, wherever they are located in the world. Information on how to connect, and much more about the group, can be found online at dvsph.net<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Edinburgh and District Amateur Radio Society has a club net on 433.525MHz from 8pm. Norman, GM1CNH, 0774 094 6192<\/p>\n<p>Galashiels and District Amateur Radio Society meets in the Focus Centre, Livingstone Place, Galashiels at 8pm on Wednesdays. Jim Keddie, mail@gm7lun.co.uk<\/p>\n<p>Glenrothes and District Radio Club\u2019s Tuesday and Thursday natter nets continue at 7.30pm on 145.425MHz FM. Check-in is open from 7.15pm. Eric, GM4FQE, 01333 450 753<\/p>\n<p>Inverness and District Amateur Radio Society\u2019s next meeting will be held this Wednesday the 14 August. Listen out for members of the Society who will be active during International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend on Saturday and Sunday. More information is available on the Society\u2019s Facebook page. Invernessradiosociety@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>Kilmarnock and Loudon Amateur Radio Club has a daily net on 145.450MHz from 1pm. On Sunday afternoons, the Club has a net on 3720kHz from 2pm. This is followed by a quiz on 145.475MHz from 7.45pm on Sunday evenings. From 7.30pm on Monday, there will be a question-and-answer night via Zoom. On Tuesday, the Club is meeting in its clubhouse from 7.30pm. klarcinfo@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>Kingdom Amateur Radio Society has nets on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 7pm on 144.750MHz. Steve, MM0SKX, 0771 105 9343<\/p>\n<p>Livingston and District Amateur Radio Society has a club night at the Crofthead Centre on Tuesday from 7pm. On Thursday, there is a net on 145.575MHz at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome to join in. Philip Rose, GM3ZZA, ladars.org.uk<\/p>\n<p>A reminder now that Livingston and District Amateur Radio Society will be running special event station GB0FW at the Falkirk Wheel during the Waterways on the Air weekend on the 24 and 25 August. Philip Rose, GM3ZZA, ladars.org.uk<\/p>\n<p>Lomond Radio Club meets each Thursday evening in the club rooms at the John Connolly Centre in Renton at 7.30pm. The Club is also open on Sunday afternoons for general activities and operating. Simon, MM0XME, mm0xme@outlook.com<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Lothians Radio Society is meeting at Wee Bennet\u2019s Bar from 7.30pm. For more information visit the Society\u2019s website at lothiansradiosociety.com<\/p>\n<p>Mid Lanarkshire Amateur Radio Society has a DMR ragchew on Talk Group 23550 from 8pm to 10pm on Wednesday. On Thursday, there is a net on 70.425MHz from 8pm. Friday sees the club meeting at Newarthill Community Education Centre, Newarthill, ML1 5JU from 7pm. Simon, 2M0LSG, secretary@mlars.co.uk<\/p>\n<p>Moray Firth Amateur Radio Society is meeting on Tuesday 13 August at the Reserve Centre in Elgin from 7 to 9pm to prepare for International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend. GB0CSL will be activated at Covesea Lighthouse on the 17\u00a0and 18 August. The station will be set up on Friday and operation is planned for Saturday between 10am and 4pm, and on Sunday from 10am to 2pm. All are welcome and there is no admission charge. Visitor parking is at the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Heritage Centre in Lossiemouth. The entrance is next to Silver Sands on Lossiemouth Road. mfars.club<\/p>\n<p>Paisley Amateur Radio Club holds a net on Mondays from 8pm on 144.550MHz and on Zello. Tuesday sees a DMR net in room 4415 from 8pm. On Thursday, there is an FM net on 144.550MHz and on Zello from 7.30pm. The Club meets every Thursday evening at the Methodist Central Halls on Gauze Street in Paisley from 7.30pm. The Club also meets for coffee most Tuesday mornings at the Mossedge Cafe in Linwood at 10.30am. Stuart, MM0PAZ, 0742 665 0757<\/p>\n<p>Stirling Amateur Radio Society meets at the Club House, Throsk, FK7 7XY at 7pm on Thursdays. The club is open for projects and operating on Sundays from 10am. For more information email secretary@gm6nx.com<\/p>\n<p>Every Monday, West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society has a net on 145.475MHz FM from 9pm. Members are meeting for their usual club night on Friday from 8pm. For more information, check out the club&#8217;s website at wosars.club Pat, 2M1CKE, macrobius@btinternet.com, wosars.club<\/p>\n<p>Wigtownshire Amateur Radio Club, together with Dumfries and Galloway RAYNET group, has an open net on GB3DG every day at noon. All are welcome. There is also a net on the GB3DG repeater every Thursday from 7.15pm, then joining via Zoom from 8pm. The Club has a new meeting place at Springholme Memorial Hall, DG7 3LP. Oli, info@gm4riv.org<\/p>\n<p>To have your net listed on the West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society\u2019s website, or to report any changes, contact Tony, MM0TMZ by email via rr1@rsgb.org.uk\u00a0 Please also keep GB2RS updated via email to radcom@rsgb.org.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, members of Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society are meeting from 7pm for CW practice. Following this there will be an informal meeting from 7.30pm. On Saturday and Sunday, members will be operating from Todhead Lighthouse for International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend. aars.org.uk Ayr Amateur Radio Group meets on alternate Fridays at Prestwick Community Centre [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20377,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-region-2","category-region-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20377"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35127\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}