ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND TEST
(12 May 2018)
The Military Auxiliary Radio System will host this year’s Armed Forces Day Crossband Test,
scheduled for May 12, 2018. This annual event is open to all radio operators, and will not impact
any public or private communications. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have
taken part in this event, which is only an exercise scenario, designed to include hobbyist and
government radio operators alike.
The AFD Crossband Test is a unique opportunity to test two-way communications between military
communicators and radio stations in the Amateur Radio Service (ARS), as authorized in 47 CFR
97.111. These tests provide opportunities and challenges for radio operators to demonstrate
individual technical skills in a tightly-controlled exercise scenario that does not impact any
public or private communications.
Military stations will transmit on selected military frequencies and will announce the specific ARS
frequencies monitored. All times are ZULU (Z), and all frequencies are Upper Side Band (USB) unless
otherwise noted. The frequencies used for the test will not impact any public or private
communications, and will not stray outside the confines of the exercise.
The following stations will be making two way radiotelephone contacts with stations in the ARS
between the time periods listed on the frequencies listed in Kilohertz below.
AAZ / FT HUACHUCA, AZ
1500Z - 2359Z 5,330.5 14,438.5 18,211.0
AAC / BARROW ARMY RESERVE CENTER, KY
1300Z - 0100Z 5,346.5 7,542.0 13,963.5 20,920.0
ABH / SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI
1600Z - 2300Z 5,357.0 14,438.5 18,272.0 20,997.0
ABM1 / CAMP ZAMA, JAPAN
1500Z - 0100Z 14,487.0 20,994
ADB / CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA
1500Z - 0100Z 14,487.0 20,994
WAR / PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC
1200Z - 2400Z 5,357.0 13,963.5 18,211.0 24,760.0
USB + CW
WUG-2 / ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, TN
1300Z - 0200Z 5,403.5 13,910.5 18,293.0 20,973.5
USB + CW
AIR / ANDREWS AFB
1200Z - 2400Z 4,517.0 7,305.0 15,807.0 20,740.0
AGA2SY / HANCOCK FIELD, NY
1200Z - 2400Z 4,575.0 7,540.0 13,993.0
AGA5SC / SCOTT AFB, IL
1600Z - 2300Z 3,308.0 4,872.0 7,545.0
AGA9TR / TRAVIS AFB, CA 1600Z - 0100Z 5,346.5
7,329.0 13,996.0 14,411.0
AFM4AF / NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY MID-SOUTH MILLINTON, TN 1200Z - 0300Z 7,375.5
13,498.0
NMC1 / COAST GUARD ISLAND, ALAMEDA, CA
1700Z - 2359Z 7,542.0 15,740.5 22,924.5
NIIW / USS MIDWAY CV-41 SAN DIEGO, CA
1400Z - 0400Z 4,013.5 5371.5 7,493.5 14,383.5
18,211.0
NWKJ / USS YORKTOWN CV-10 CHARLESTON, SC
1200Z - 2200Z 4,000.0 7,360.0 14,663.5
NEPM / USS IOWA BB 61 LOS ANGELES, CA
1500Z - 2359Z 4,043.5 6,903.5 14,463.5 18,293.0
NWVC / LST-325 EVANSVILLE, IN
1200Z - 0400Z 4,007.0 6,913.0 9988.5 13,974.0
NSS / US NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS, MD
1300Z - 0200Z 4,038.5 5330.5 7,533.5
9,447.0 14,487.0 17,545.0 USB + CW