[W8MWA] OMISS 40 Meter Net for WAS

[Spencer Graham]

The OMISS, or Old Man International Sideband Society, http://www.omiss.net/Facelift  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? They have several challenging awards to work for, each with an attractive certificate to hang on your wall. Do you like contesting? They hold an annual QSO Party and invite the whole Amateur community.

The 40 Meter Net meets at 8:30 PM nightly on 7.185 MHz and you can easily download (for FREE) NETLOGGER at http://www.netlogger.org to track all the stations and states that are currently online that evening to be worked.  NETLOGGER is quick to set up and you can find all sorts of HF nets to check-in to all the time.

When check-ins begin there is a flurry of activity and check-ins are added to the NETLOGGER list in order of check-in.  They periodically call for additional check-ins about every 15 minutes.  Once the check-ins have been finished Net Control works down the list sequentially so each station can call who they want to add to their log book.  West Virginia is a popular target!  You don't HAVE to be an OMISS member to play!  But if you enjoy it like I do, for a one time donation of $7 to support the online server, you receive your own Lifetime OMISS number and it is used during your check-in process for ease of use.  My OMISS number is 10722 and other members can search for my contact information for the various OMISS Award Certificates they apply for.

At the end of the evening I also upload my contacts to eQSL, LOTW and QRZ so everyone that is chasing West Virginia gets their QSL.  On the weekends they also have an OMISS Late Night Net at the conclusion of the regular net, so you can often work stations that benefit from longer Grey Line propagation as the evening draws on. They have nets on all the HF Bands at various times of the day.  It's a very collegial group and runs very efficiently.  In about 8 weeks I have worked 48 states (still need WY and AK) and contacted several Canadian stations... sometimes even some DX checks in to the net.  While I am not an Awards Chaser, I have truly enjoyed the endeavor of "the hunt" for meeting new friends in all those states.  It makes the evenings pass pleasantly as I multi-task in my Ham Shack / Pout House / Den.  I have also checked-in to the OMISS 80 Meter Net and added contacts for that band, as well.  One great thing that I have been able to accomplish is to really learn how to use the Ten Tec Jupiter HF rig and a Doublet Dipole like we use at MWA Field Day events with frequent usage about 4 evenings a week.  This would be fun for the WVU ARC to get involved with, too!  This hobby is about lighting up our radios, using them, turning knobs, learning about propagation, warming the clouds, making contacts with new friends all over the world and advancing the art of amateur radio.  LET'S GOOOOOO GET RADIOACTIVE!

Spence (WT8WV)

Spencer W. Graham, II   MBA  DSCE
Manager of Operations
WVU Information Stations
West Virginia University UR-Web
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Marina Tower - Room 339
P.O. Box 6877
Morgantown, West Virginia 26501

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