[GCARC] Reminder: DoD <-> HAM crossband radio activity starts tonight 8pm!

Fri May 9 19:32:18 EDT 2025

As talked about at Wednesday's club meeting, and written about on page 12
of the May Crosstalk, your challenge to contact a military radio station
from your HF ham radio starts tonight (0000z, 8pm local) as part of the
once-per-year Armed Forces Day Crossband Test.  Listen for them on one of
their out-of-our-ham-band frequencies to learn where inside a ham band they
are listening for you to call them on, then figure out how to set the
"split" right on your radio right to make the contact.  It's a bit of a
challenge, but you're up for it, right?

For convenience, I've re-ordered the list of stations scheduled, from the
link in the Crosstalk article, based on their scheduled start times below.
     For example, "WAR" (callsign from the Pentagon), is scheduled to go on
air at 8am local time tomorrow (1200Z).
In the case of WAR, propagation to the DC area should be pretty good to our
area on the 7.305 Mhz frequency they listed, which is just above our 40M
ham band.

If you do succeed in making any contacts, you can request at
https://www.usarmymars.org/armed-forces-day-qsl-card-request for them to
send you QSL for free.

Good luck to all that try!

Jim

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Starting 8pm local Tonight:  (0000z)

NITG / SUBMARINE DRUM SS-228 MUSEUM SHIP, AL (USB + CW)
    0000Z – 2359Z 4,445.0 kHz USB 7,718.5 kHz USB 14,512.5 kHz USB 18,272.5
kHz USB 20,973.5 kHz USB

NEMW / BATTLESHIP ALABAMA BB-60 MUSEUM SHIP, AL (USB + CW)
    0000Z – 2359Z 4,043.5 kHz USB 7,882.5 kHz USB 14,441.5 kHz USB 18,211.0
kHz USB 20,997.0 kHz USB

NIIW / USS MIDWAY CV-41 SAN DIEGO, CA
    0000Z 10May - 0400Z 11May 4,010.0 kHz USB 5,371.5 kHz USB 7,390.5 kHz
USB 14,476.0 kHz USB 18,060.0 kHz USB 20,973.5 kHz USB

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Starting 7am local Saturday (1100z)

AAC / BARROW ARMY RESERVE CENTER, KY (USB + RTTY)
    1100Z 10May – 1100Z 11May 4011.0 kHz USB 5,346.5 kHz USB 6,968.5 kHz
USB 13,963.5 kHz USB 17,457.5 kHz USB

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Starting 8am local Saturday (1200z)

AFM4NPD / NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY MID-SOUTH, MILLINGTON, TN
    1200Z – 2200Z 4,575.0 kHz USB 7,540.0 kHz USB 13,993.0 kHz USB

AGA2SY / HANCOCK FIELD, NY
    1200Z - 2000Z 7,473.5 kHz USB 15,807.0 kHz USB 19,955.0 kHz USB
20,740.0 kHz USB

WAR / PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC (USB + CW + RTTY)
    1200Z - 2400Z 4,018.0 kHz USB 5,357.0 kHz USB 7,305.0 kHz USB 14,383.5
kHz USB 20,997.0 kHz

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Starting 9am (1300z)

USBAAN / U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND, CO
    1300Z - 2000Z 6,970.5 kHz USB 14,550.5 kHz USB

GRIFFIN1 / 193rd RTI ARMY NATIONAL GUARD BETHANY BEACH, DE
    1300Z – 1800Z 5,217.0 kHz USB 7,588.5 kHz USB 14,441.5 kHz USB 18,293.0
kHz USB

NSS / US NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS, MD (USB + CW)
    1300Z 10May – 0200Z 11May 4,038.5 kHz USB 5,330.5 kHz USB 7,533.5 kHz
USB 9,944.0 kHz USB 14,487.0 kHz USB

NWKJ / USS YORKTOWN PATRIOTS POINT, SC
    1300Z 10May – 0100Z 11May 4,027.0 kHz USB 7,421.0 kHz USB 14,438.5 kHz
USB

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Starting 10am
AAM3D / DISA CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE, FT MEADE, MD
    1400Z – 2000Z 4,013.5 kHz USB 5,403.5 kHz USB 7,431.5 kHz USB 14,484.0
kHz USB 20,920.0 kHz USB

NAF / NEWPORT NAVAL RADIO STATION MUSEUM NEWPORT, RI (USB + CW)
    1400Z - 2300Z 7,498.5 kHz USB 14,463.5 kHz USB

NBGC/ USS HORNET AMATEUR RADIO CLUB ALAMEDA, CA (USB + CW)
    1400Z - 2359Z 7,935.0 kHz USB 14,375.0 kHz USB 21,886.0 kHz USB
27,860.0 kHz USB

NEPM / USS IOWA BB 61 LOS ANGELES, CA (USB + RTTY +CW)
    1400Z - 2300Z 4,013.5 kHz USB 7,493.5 kHz USB 14,463.5 kHz USB 18,293.0
kHz USB 20,997.0 kHz USB

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Starting 11am

AAZ / FT HUACHUCA, AZ
    1500Z - 2359Z 7,645.0 kHz USB 14,438.5 kHz USB 18,211.0 kHz USB

ADB / CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA
    1500Z - 23590Z 14,487.0 kHz USB 20,994.0 kHz USB

AGA5SC / SCOTT AFB, IL
    1500Z - 2300Z 5,186.0 kHz USB 7,938.0 kHz USB 14,832.0 kHz USB 27,736.0
kHz USB

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Starting Noon

AGA0WJ/ NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND OAK HARBOR, WA
    1600Z - 2300Z 5,403.5 kHz USB 7,431.5 kHz USB 13,528.5 kHz USB 18,272.5
kHz USB

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Starting 1pm (13h)

AGA9TR / TRAVIS AFB, CA
    1700Z - 2359Z 5,004.5 kHz USB 7,915.0 kHz USB 14,760.0 kHz USB 20,763.0
kHz USB 27,877.0 kHz USB

NEPP/ USCGC HEALY SEATTLE, WA (USB + RTTY)
    1700Z – 2359Z 7,5433.5 kHz USB 9,430.0 kHz USB 15,742.0 kHz USB
19,223.0 kHz USB

NMC1/ US COAST GUARD BASE ALAMEDA, CA (USB + RTTY)
    1700Z - 2359Z 7,351.5 kHz USB 14,459.5 kHz USB 22,955.5 kHz USB

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The last one is scheduled to start 4:22pm Saturday (16:22h)

NWVC / LST-325 EVANSVILLE, IN (USB + CW)
    2022Z 10May – 0300Z 11May 3,325.0 kHz USB 6,913.0 kHz USB 9,988.5 kHz
USB 13,974.0 kHz USB