OMIK Amateur Radio Association, Inc. Founded in August of 1952 OMIK is a 501(c)(7) Organization • The OMIK Scholarship Fund is a 501(c)(3) Organization |
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Presidents Message
The Presidents Message 2015 To all of our members and friends welcome to 2015. Omik Radio Association adds yet another year to our stellar history. Those of you who have been a member for some time have seen a multitude of changes in our organization. Our nets continue to be a wonderful tangent of what we are about it is a great public relations tool and I encourage all members that are able to participate in one of our three nets on every Sunday morning. While the nets are certainly a great public relations tool, that is not all that we are about. Remember that we offer educational materials, sample exams and mentorship. We continue to provide scholarships to those who seek us out and we offer remote control of our HF station to members. OMIK does a lot for a small organization but the most important thing we do is to educate the public that we continue to exist and communicate our open door policy. This must be done individually by the membership. I know that the membership is proud of our heritage as we remain the oldest minority based Ham radio association in the USA. In this respect we are able to reach into the minority parts of the population to offer a path for those who would be otherwise passed over, into Amateur Radio. To my knowledge no other radio club does this. We go where no one else wants or sees a need to go. We are not afraid to recruit, train and install new members complete with new skills. Teamwork is our motto. By working as a team, in a concerted effort, we are able to sustain and grow. However a chain is only as strong as its weakest link so we offer stimulus to those who would feel shy about taking the OMIK message public. I challenge every member to do their part to sustain our organization thru new membership and public awareness. As each year comes to an end ask yourself what you have done to help sustain OMIK this year. Add OMIK to your New Year’s resolution. Public appearances by our members and Area directors is supported and encouraged. Failure to recruit and/or attending public events strongly discouraged. Each Area Director is welcome to display the OMIK banner to use for public functions. Simply request it and we will send it to you. The Ladies Auxiliary has made it clear that public awareness is vital if OMIK is to maintain a consistent presence in the USA ham community. Our ladies are looking at the future While getting old fits perfectly in the natural order, sustaining OMIK is not. Each of us must do something every year to sustain our organization. Help me to continue this campaign by doing your part to be proud of. In closing I look forward to seeing everyone in Oklahoma City This July at the OMIK annual convention. Our convention chair has once again worked hard to give us a wonderful location and opportunity to fellowship please joins me to discuss your vision for the OMIK future. |
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OMIK Future Convention Comment Form From a business point of view, if we are not able to book a minimum number of attendees for the convention we may have to discuss a new strategy in terms of putting on the Anniversary Convention. In an attempt to be more inclusive of the memberships need and wishes, as well as a way to possibly increase the number of members able to attend the convention we have created an on-line comment form related to the current issues concerning the convention. Please take a minute to follow the link below to our on-line Convention Comment Form and register your thoughts which will help us decide what the best direction for future conventions. Click here to go to the Comment Form and register your suggestions. |
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OMIK 63rd Anniversary Convention Oklahoma City, OK • July 16 - 18, 2015 |
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OMIK 63rd Anniversary Convention Pictures
Convention Group Pictures Compliments of Cliff, KE8QR and Ken, KC8EAT
OMIK Arrival at City Gardens.
Tommy & Joyce Speigt and other OMIK at the memorial wall OKC Federal Building.
Oklahoma City Bomb site memorial.
Pictures Compliments of Ron, KA0ETF
Cliff Peoples, KE8QR - Forum on Antennas and Equalizers.
Mary Overall, Presentation on Women's Health Care at the Ladies Auxiliary.
D-Star Presentation with the help from Willie, W9SUS; Roy, WJ5Z, and Bob, KE6BJL.
Hospitality Room Go-Box.
Pictures from the Cowboy Museum.
Indian woman at the Cowboy museum.
OMIK Dinner Reception.
Paul, KC5CYY with XYL & Cornelius, KR0Z and friend.
KA0ETF with XYL. |
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Welcome New OMIK Members
Members New to OMIK in 2015: Pam, No Call Members New to OMIK in 2014: Ronnie, KW4AK |
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Welcome to OMIK The OMIK Amateur Radio Association, Inc. was founded on August 17, 1952 as the OMIK Electronic Communications Association by Black hams from the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. OMIK seeks to:
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