Sunday evening – LIDS CW and PSK Nets
EDIT: Please note that this post has been superceded by our Sunday net update.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)....
View ArticleResources for newbies
We’ve added a Resources page with some useful links for those new to CW and data modes. Everyone has their own personal favourites and bookmarks, so please share yours with us here in the comments (or...
View ArticleBoring technical post
I’ve changed the webserver technology we are using for the LIDS site – I’ve moved from Apache to Nginx. Hopefully performance and stability will be increased. The next tasks on the roadmap will be:...
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Christmas competition
Following the success of our Twitter competition a little while back, we’ve decided to up the stakes for our ‘Christmas special’. Patrick M0ZPK has very generously donated a 600MHz frequency counter to...
View ArticleLIDS is on ClubLog
In response to demand from our members, and now that we have passed the threshold of members required, we are delighted to announce that LIDS is now listed as a club on ClubLog. Go to your Settings...
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Want to try CW?
LIDS is all about encouraging members to try something new for the first time but one thing that often gets in the way is not having the necessary equipment. It’s often a Catch-22 situation; you don’t...
View ArticleChristmas competition winner
Our Christmas competition closed at midnight and the winner is (drum roll please) …. Michael G0POT. The competition got off to a slow start and it was anyone’s to take for a long while, but Michael...
View ArticleSunday QRS net
After a hiatus of a few months we are intending to restart the Sunday CW nets. Feedback from members on Twitter seems to favour moving them forward into Sunday afternoon, so the plan is to start the CW...
View ArticleYour CW experiences
LIDS is all about trying new things and learning from each other, and there’s a great community on Twitter who are prepared to share their knowledge. We would like to add a page to our site with hints...
View ArticleSite outages
Unfortunately we’ve been having some issues with the site recently. The reason is that I had to downgrade the server due to becoming unemployed, as I am more than happy to bear the server costs as a...
View ArticleBreaking News: Lids CW society is Actually A Thing
And so, only a few days after it’s creation, it is my pleasure to announce the first Lids QSO, between Ian MW0IAN #002 and Jaan SM0OEK #009. Initial reports say it was a nice, QRM free 40m contact...
View ArticleLIDS merchandise is now available
Official LIDS club merchandise is now available! Pop over to our online shop at www.cafepress.co.uk/lidsclub if you would like to get yours hands on some LIDS goodies. These are all quality products...
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LIDS Hamfest Competition
It’s only a few weeks until National Hamfest at Newark Showground, the UK’s biggest amateur radio rally, and LIDS will be there! Not on a stand – at least not this year, we’re too cheap for that – but...
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