[GCARC] Fwd: [GoFRC] FW: [PVRC] Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Official Announcement Official Announcement

Chuck Colabrese colabrese at comcast.net
Thu Apr 26 15:38:23 EDT 2018


To anyone interested...  Saturday May 12, 2018


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From: Glenn Kurzenknabe <bgkurz at verizon.net>
To: GoFRC <GoFRC at groups.io>
Date: April 26, 2018 at 8:44 AM
Subject: [GoFRC] FW: [PVRC] Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Official Announcement Official Announcement


 

 

From: pvrc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <pvrc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of donovanf at starpower.net
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Subject: [PVRC] Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Official Announcement Official Announcement

 

The Army 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.    WAR, WUG-2 and NSS will also make CW contacts.

 

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           20,994.0          

 

ADB / CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA

1500Z - 0100Z             14,487.0           20,994.0                                                                                        

 

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             5,330.5             7,533.5             9,447.0      14,487.0      17,545.0 USB + CW           

           

 

An AFD test message will be transmitted utilizing the Military Standard

(MIL-STD) Serial PSK waveform (M110) followed by MIL-STD

Wide Shift FSK (850 Hz RTTY) as described in MIL-STD 188-110A/B.

Technical information regarding these waveforms is provided at:

http://www.n2ckh.com/MARS_ALE_FORUM/MSDMT.html http://www.n2ckh.com/MARS_ALE_FORUM/MSDMT.html .

 

The AFD test message will also be sent at 0300Z in Continuous Wave (CW)

mode (refer to the far right column in the table below). The message will be

transmitted on the following frequencies in kilohertz and at the listed times:  

 

1400Z    AGA2SY  13,506.5 kHz     ACC           17,443.0 kHz

 

1420Z    WAR         13,506.5 kHz     AGA2SY   17,443.0 kHz

 

1440Z    ACC         13,506.5 kHz     WAR          17,443.0 kHz

 

1500Z    AAZ         13,506.5 kHz     AAZ           17,443.0 kHz

 

2200Z    ADB         13,506.5 kHz     AGA2SY   17,443.0 kHz

 

0300Z    NWVC       5,346.5 kHz

 

 

For those who wish to document their contacts with a QSL card, go to

http://www.usarmymars.org/events http://www.usarmymars.org/events and complete the request form.

 

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