SNIPS – News For Scotland – 15th October

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NEWS FOR SCOTLAND & CLUB NEWS (GB2RS) Extracts inc Additions

NET QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

On Sunday afternoons, Kilmarnock and Loudon Amateur Radio Club has a net on 3720kHz from 2pm. This is followed by a quiz on 145.475MHz from 7.45pm on Sunday evenings. Monday sees a question-and-answer night on Zoom from 7.30pm. On Tuesday, members will be meeting at the clubhouse and via Zoom from 7.30pm. klarcinfo@gmail.com

GET CONNECTED WITH A PI

Moray Firth Amateur Radio Society next meets on Tuesday the 17th of October, at 7pm, at the Reserve Centre in Elgin. During the meeting, GM8HWZ will give a short demonstration of the new SDRConnect software using an RSP1A receiver and a Raspberry Pi. mfars.secretary@gmail.com

DOWN BY THE SEA

Largs and District Amateur Radio Society meets on the third Tuesday of the month in the Largs Museum, 2 Manse Court, Largs, KA30 8AW. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday the 17th of October. James, GM0GMN, QTHR

EQUIPMENT SALE

On Wednesday, Lothians Radio Society will be holding a surplus equipment sale at St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone Drive in Edinburgh. The doors will be open from 7.30pm. secretary@lothiansradiosociety.com

SOLDER SMOKE

West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society will have its usual Solder Group meeting from 6pm on Wednesday. This Friday the Club will be meeting at 8pm at its Rose Street club rooms for a ‘Hands-On’ evening. For more information check out the club’s website – wosars.club & Pat, 2M1CKE Secretary

JOTA’ing ON

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. Next weekend, the Society will be active for JOTA, or Jamboree on the Air. Cathie, 2M0DIB, 01506 433 846 (also see below)

BORDERS RALLY

The Galashiels Radio Rally will take place next Sunday the 22nd of October. The venue will be the Volunteer Hall, St Johns Street, Galashiels, TD1 3JX. The doors open at 11am. Entrance is £2.50, although under-16s will be admitted free of charge. More info – Programme@WoSARS.groups.io | View Event

FURTHER NEWS

BBC ABERDEEN (G)2BD) 100 YEARS YOUNG!

Checkout this WoSARS Website POST for more information.

JAMBOREE ON THE AIR

JOTA is an annual event, this coming weekend (21/22nd) in which Scouts all over the world connect with each other by means of amateur radio. Short-wave radio signals carry their voices to virtually any corner of the world. It’s the shear excitement of having a live conversation with a fellow Scout at some other place in the world that attracts so many young people to this event. More info – Jamboree On The Air | JOTA-JOTI 2023 – The world’s largest digital Scout event (jotajoti.info)

OTHER CLUB NETS AND MEETINGS

Details of club activities can usually be found on the individual club’s websites. A fuller summary of activities, Nets, Contacts and Links in Scotland can also be found at RSGB – GB2RS News for Scotland   and the WoSARS NETS Page.

To have your net listed on the WoSARS website or to report any changes, contact Tony, MM0TMZ by email to rr1@rsgb.org.uk. Please also keep GB2RS updated via email to radcom@rsgb.org.uk

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