Armed Forces Day Crossband Test:
Bill Sexton (N1IN)
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April 18, 2009
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ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND MILITARY/AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TEST (09 MAY 2009)
The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are co-sponsoring the annual military/amateur radio communications tests in celebration of the 59th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day (AFD). Although the actual Armed Forces Day is celebrated on Saturday, May 16, 2009, the AFD Military/Amateur Crossband Communications Test will be conducted 09 May 2009 to prevent conflict with the Dayton Hamvention (15-17 May 2009), which is the same weekend as the actual Armed Forces Day.
The annual celebration features traditional military to amateur cross band communications SSB voice tests and copying the Secretary of Defense message via digital modes. These tests give Amateur Radio operators and Short Wave Listeners (SWL) an opportunity to demonstrate their individual technical skills, and to receive recognition from the Secretary of Defense and/or the appropriate military radio station for their proven expertise. QSL cards will be provided to those stations making contact with the military stations. Special commemorative certificates will be awarded to anyone who receives and copies the digital Armed Forces Day message from the Secretary of Defense.
MILITARY-TO-AMATEUR CROSS BAND SSB & CW TEST CONTACTS.
Military-to-Amateur cross band operations will take place on the dates/times in ZULU (UTC), and frequencies listed below for each station. Voice contacts will include operations in single sideband voice (SSB). Some stations may not operate the entire period, depending on propagation and manning. Participating military stations will transmit on selected Military MARS frequencies and listen for amateur radio stations in the Amateur bands indicated below. The military station operator will announce the specific amateur band frequency being monitored. Duration of each voice contact should be limited to 1-2 minutes. The following stations will be transmitting on MARS frequencies listed below which are provided as "Window/Dial Frequency" in kHz.
Some stations will use CW to provide the opportunity to check in by Morse Code
STATION: AAZ (09 May 1400Z - 10 May 0300Z)
Frequency Emission Amateur Band
Location: Fort Huachuca, AZ
ATTN: NETCOM-OPE-M (MARS) (31)
Ft. Huachuca, AZ 85616-7070
Commercial: (520) 533-7324
STATION: AAC (09 May 1300Z - 10 May 0100Z)
Frequency Emission Amateur Band
HQ 1st BDE, 100th DIV (IT) MARS Station
Barrow Army Reserve Training Center
Commercial: (859) 227-0137
STATION: ABH (09 May 1600Z - 10 May 2300Z)
Frequency Emission Amateur Band
Location: Schofield Barracks, HI
Commander, 396th Signal Company
30th Signal Battalion, 96857
POC: WO1 William Pemberton
Commercial: (808) 655-3387
STATION: ALM (09 May 1600Z - 10 May 2300Z)
Frequency Emission Amateur Band
Location: Fort Wainwright
Commander, 507 the Sig Co, 99703
POC: CW4 Roderick Mitchell
Commercial: (907-353-0082
STATION: WAR (09 May 1200Z - 2400Z)
Frequency Emission Amateur Band
Location: Pentagon, Arlington VA
Commercial: (703) 693-8423 DSN 223-8423
STATION: WUG-231 (09 May 1300Z - 10 May 0200Z)
Frequency Emission Amateur Band
USACE Memphis District Office
Public Affairs Office Room B-202
Commercial: (901) 544-4109
STATION: AAV (09 May 1300Z - 2000Z)
Frequency Emission Amateur Band
STATION: AIR (09 May 1200Z - 2400Z)
Frequency Emission Amateur Band
4517.1 kHz USB 80M
6996.1 kHz USB 40M
13985.1 kHz USB 20M
20737.6 kHz USB 15M
ROBERT WILLIAM STROH, A1C, SCORB, USAF
GLOBAL SYSTEM RADIO OPERATOR
STATION: AIR-2 (09 MAY 1200Z TO 2400Z)
Frequency Emission Amateur Band
4590.1 KHZ USB 80M
7540.1 KHZ USB 40M
13993.1 KHZ USB 20M
POC: Mr. AL EIERMANN
ADDRESS: AFCA / AF MARS
203W LOSEY ST
SCOTT AFB, IL 62225
COMMERCIAL: (618) 229-5963
Navy/Marine Corps Stations
STATION: NAV (09 MAY 1200Z - 09 MAY 2330Z)
FREQUENCY EMISSION AMATEUR BAND
ADDRESS: HQ NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION NAV CHEATHAM ANNEX BLDG. 117
WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23185-5830
COMMERCIAL: (757) 887-4494 DSN: 953-4494
STATION: NAV3 (09 MAY 1200Z - 10 MAY 0400Z)
FREQUENCY EMISSION AMATEUR BAND
ADDRESS: NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION NAV3
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78419-5234
COMMERCIAL: (361) 961-5002 DSN: 861-5002
STATION: NAV4 (09 MAY 1200Z - 10 MAY 0400Z)
FREQUENCY EMISSION AMATEUR BAND
ADDRESS: NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION NAV4
GREAT LAKES, IL 60088-2850
POC: ITC (SW/AW) STEPHEN ANDERSON
COMMERCIAL: (847) 688-3787 DSN: 792-3787
STATION: NBL (09 MAY 1200Z - 10 MAY 0400Z)
FREQUENCY EMISSION AMATEUR BAND
ADDRESS: NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION
POC: ROBERT VETH, DIRECTOR REGION ONE
COMMERCIAL: (978) 256-5264
STATION: NPL (09 MAY 1500Z - 10 MAY 0400Z)
FREQUENCY EMISSION AMATEUR BAND
ADDRESS: NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION
COMMERCIAL: (619) 532-1490 DSN: 522-1490
STATION: NUW (09 MAY 1500Z - 10 MAY 0400Z)
FREQUENCY EMISSION AMATEUR BAND
ADDRESS: NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION
NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA 98277
COMMERCIAL: (360) 675-2823 DSN: 820-8038
PART II. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MESSAGE TEST VIA DIGITAL MODES.
The Secretary of Defense message will be transmitted via digital modes including RTTY, PACTOR, AMTOR, PSK-31, MFSK and MT63 from the stations listed below, including frequencies, mode, and date/time in Zulu (UTC). All frequencies are listed for center of intelligence. Offset as appropriate for your TNC. Sound cards modes will use standard factory settings (Note: Not all stations may necessarily operate on all the frequencies listed, depending on propagation and available equipment.)
STATION: AAZ (HQ Army MARS and Western Area Gateway, Fort Huachuca, AZ)
Frequency Mode Broadcast Date/Time
6988.0 kHz RTTY 10 May/0110Z
14402.0 kHz RTTY 10 May/0110Z
STATION: WAR (Pentagon MARS Station, Washington, DC )
Frequency Mode Broadcast Date/Time
6988.0 kHz Olivia 09 May/1700Z and 2300Z
MT63 09 May/1715Z and 2315Z
14440.0 kHz PACTOR FEC 09 MAY/1730Z
RTTY 09 MAY/1745Z
4020.9 kHz PACTOR FEC 09 MAY/2330Z
Frequency Mode Broadcast Date/Time
3243.5 kHz MT63 10May/0030Z
7358.5 kHz RTTY 10 May/0100Z
STATION: AIR-2 (Scott Air Force Base)
Frequency Mode Broadcast Date/Time
7831.1 kHz RTTY 09 May/1930Z
14877.1 kHz RTTY 09 May/2130Z
Navy/Marine Corps Stations
STATION: NAV (HQ NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION, WILLIAMSBURG, VA)
FREQUENCY MODE BROADCAST DATE/TIME
7346.5 KHZ RTTY 75 BAUD 09 MAY/2340Z
14480.0 KHZ RTTY 75 BAUD 09 MAY/2340Z
STATION: NAV3 (NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)
FREQUENCY MODE BROADCAST DATE/TIME
7393.0 KHZ RTTY 09 MAY/2340Z
13975.5 KHZ RTTY 09 MAY/2340Z
STATION: NAV4 (NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION, GREAT LAKES, IL)
FREQUENCY MODE BROADCAST DATE/TIME
7375.0 KHZ RTTY 10 MAY/0240Z
14468.5 KHZ RTTY 10 MAY/0240Z
STATION: NBL (NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION, GROTON, CT)
FREQUENCY MODE BROADCAST DATE/TIME
7370.0 KHZ RTTY 09 MAY/2340Z
14393.0 KHZ RTTY 09 MAY/2340Z
STATION: NPL (NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION, SAN DIEGO, CA)
FREQUENCY MODE BROADCAST DATE/TIME
7350.0 KHZ RTTY 10 MAY/0240Z
14465.0 KHZ RTTY 10 MAY/0240Z
STATION: NUW (NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION, NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA)
FREQUENCY MODE BROADCAST DATE/TIME
7380.0 KHZ RTTY 10 MAY/0240Z
13530.0 KHZ RTTY 10 MAY/0240Z
SUBMISSION OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TEST MESSAGE ENTRIES.
Transcripts of the RTTY, PACTOR, AMTOR, PSK-31, MFSK and MT63 receiving test should be submitted "as received". No attempt should be made to correct possible transmission errors. Provide time, frequency and call sign of the military station copied, including name, call sign, and address (including ZIP code) of individual submitting the entry. Ensure this information is placed on the paper containing the test message. Each year a large number of acceptable entries are received with insufficient information, or necessary information was not attached to the transcriptions and was separated, thereby precluding issuance of a certificate. Entries must be sent to the appropriate military address as follows:
a. Stations copying Secretary of Defense message transmitted from AAZ/WAR/AAV send entries to:
Armed Forces Day Celebration
Armed Forces Day Celebration
Attn: NETC-OPE-MA (MARS) (31)
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-5000
b STATIONS COPYING SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MESSAGE TRANSMITTED FROM
NAV, NAV-3, NAV-4, NBL, NPL OR NUW SEND ENTRIES TO:
ARMED FORCES DAY CELEBRATION
CHIEF, NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS
WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23185-5830
c. Stations copying Secretary of Defense message transmitted from AIR-2 send entries to:
Armed Forces Day Celebration
203W Losey St
Scott AFB, IL 62225
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Armed Forces Day Crossband Test:
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by W7GWF on April 19, 2009
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Mail this to a friend!
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Glad to see some stations back on C.W. It's about
time. Too bad some of you don't have a clue what
to do with it.
Gary.
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