[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] FW: ARLX005 Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test Set for May 7 - 8

[Don (KI4D)]

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Subject: ARLX005 Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test Set for May 7 - 8

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ARLX005 Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test Set for May 7 - 8

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Special Bulletin 5  ARLX005
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  April 27, 2021
To all radio amateurs 

SB SPCL ARL ARLX005
ARLX005 Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test Set for May 7 - 8

The US Department of Defense will host this year's Armed Forces Day
(AFD) Cross-Band Test, Friday and Saturday, May 7-8, in recognition of Armed
Forces Day on May 15. The event is open to all radio amateurs. For more than
50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in this exercise,
designed to include amateur radio and government radio operators alike.

The AFD Cross-Band Test is a unique opportunity to test two-way
communications between military and amateur radio stations, as authorized
under FCC Part 97 rules. These tests provide opportunities and challenges
for radio operators to demonstrate individual technical skills in a tightly
controlled exercise in which military stations will transmit on selected
military frequencies and will announce the specific amateur radio
frequencies being monitored.

The schedule of military/government stations taking part in the Armed Forces
Day Cross-Band Test and information on the AFD message is available on the
MARS website at,
http://www.dodmars.org/home/armed-forces-day-2021 .

Complete the request form to obtain a QSL card at,
http://www.usarmymars.org/events .
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