Welcome to the OMISS Homepage!
Here you can find everything you need to know to get the most enjoyment out of OMISS. You can find answers to questions about Membership, Awards, Contests, and many other topics. We hope you will find this site useful, and that it will help you learn more about OMISS and who we are. Most of all, we hope it will help you have MORE FUN on the OMISS Nets!
OMISS 101
OMISS, or O.M. International Sideband Society, has been operating list-type awards nets on the General Amateur bands since 1981. Want to get your WAS quickly? This is a great place to get it done. Do you like to work lots of stations for unique awards? We have several challenging awards to work for, each with an attractive certificate to hang on your wall. Do you like contesting? We hold an annual QSO Party and invite the whole Amateur community. More information is available in our information brochure (see link on the left).
All applications received after 3/9/2025 will follow the guidelines
set forth at the April 2025 meeting.
Club Call Signs will earn & receive electronic certificates only. No plaques or printed certificates will be sent to clubs.set forth at the April 2025 meeting.
The rules for the Centurion and Esprite De Military Awards have been updated, visit the Awards Rules page to see the updates.
Meet our Newest Members:
OMISS OPERATES ON THE FOLLOWING FREQUENCIES AND TIMES, PLUS OR MINUS QRM AND PROPAGATION:
ON-THE-AIR check-ins for OMISS Nets begin approximately 30 minutes before the published starting time.
Band |
Net Time & Frequency |
Day |
Band Coordinator |
| 10m | 1800z ---> 28.525 MHz (28.500-28.695) | Sat & Sun 1 Wed ---> April-June |
, DAVE, #9395 |
| 12m | 2030z ---> 24.980 MHz (+/- 7 kHz) (1630z on Holidays) |
Sat, Sun1 Wed ---> July-September |
, DAVID, #1034 |
| 15m | 1630z ---> 21.395 MHz (21.275-21.445) (2030z on Holidays) |
Sat & Sun 1 Wed ---> October-December |
, SCOTT , #15137 |
| 17m | 1900z ---> 18.158 MHz (+/- 7 kHz) | Sat & Sun 1 Wed ---> January-March |
, LEE, #12097 |
| 20m | 1830z ---> 14.290 MHz (14.225-14.345) | Daily | , HANK, #13270 |
| 40m | 0100z ---> 7.194 MHz (7.178-7.300) | Daily | , GUNNER, #14375 |
| 40m Late | 0330z ---> 7.194 MHz (7.178-7.300) | Sat & Sun 1 | , GUNNER, #14375 |
| 80m | 0300z ---> 3.825 MHz (3.803-4.000) | Daily | , MIKE, #12823 |
| 80m Late | 0500z ---> 3.825 MHz (3.803-4.000) | Sat & Sun 1,2,3 | , MIKE, #12823 |
| 160m | 0400z ---> 1.930 MHz (+/- 10 kHz) | Sat & Sun & Mon 2,3 | , SWABBY, #14385 |
1 And Monday if it is a Legal Holiday, plus New Years Day, 4th of July, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
2 The Winter Schedule will begin the last full week-end in October and complete the 1st full week-end in April. A full weekend includes Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, US calendar.
3 Holiday Nets will be run ONLY during winter schedule
Days and times are in UTC. Nets that are Friday night local are displayed as Sat UTC.
We are in need of volunteers to become NCS stations for OMISS. If you would be willing to help please contact one of the above listed Band Coordinators for more information.
For a "hard copy" of information on OMISS, send a #10 size SASE envelope, with two units of first class postage, to:
OMISS Information |
(*NOTE - DX Stations need not send SASE - just a current mailing address)
Membership Information
To apply for membership, you must first work or be worked by any two members during any OMISS Net.Once this requirement is met, you can apply for membership by using one of two methods:
Method 1 - Apply By U.S. Mail: Fill out an application (Click to Download Application) and send a check (one-time fee for life, not annually recurring) for $10.00 along with a copy of your log info concerning those two contacts to:
OMISS Membership
Peter Mann -- KF5RD
722 South 138 East Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74108
Method 2 - Apply Online: Applications and fees may be submitted electronically.
Please do not include SASE's for QSL Cards with your membership application - the membership address is not the same as the QSL Buro. For more information on the free QSL Buro, read the QSL Bureau section.
OMISS Digital Mode Info
Please check this space for updates!
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