EDIT: Please note that this post has been superceded by our Sunday net update.
The inaugural LIDS CW net is scheduled for Sunday 11th May at 1800 UTC. The frequency will be 7020kHz (or thereabouts). Listen out for MW0IAN who will be calling CQ LIDS. Initial calls will be ~12wpm to encourage new CW operators to have a go, but please call in at whatever speed you can comfortably manage.
Following the CW net we will also try our first PSK31 net. Set your dial to 7040kHz and listen for G7AGI calling CQ LIDS. This is scheduled for 1900 UTC, or later if the CW net runs over. The CW and PSK nets will be announced on our @lids_cw Twitter feed when QRV.
Both nets are experimental but we hope they will be popular and the start of something regular. We will post a report here after the event but the best way to experience it is to join in and make some tones! We look forward to hearing you on air.
Anyway to move this net above 7.025 so the Tech class operators in the states can participate ?
Technician class license holders who may be interested in learning code would be more willing to participate.
Thanks es 73 de W7DTG
Hi Don. The net has stalled in recent months but we are hoping to kickstart it again soon. There’s no reason why we couldn’t move it further up the band but it would be a challenge to get everyone onto one net. Of course there is nothing to stop anyone from setting up a regional LIDS net on a day/time and band that suits local interest, and we’d be happy to publicise it here and on Twitter. 73, David G7AGI