[MRCA] Armed Forces Day Commo Test a Week Early

[B. Smith]

    Those with WWII sets can participate using CW, many stations are 
listed as having that capability.
Z

On 5/11/2017 11:51 AM, MKDORNEY at aol.com wrote:
> Those who operate WW2 Vintage sets are out of luck unless their sets 
> are modified.  Most WW2 vintage sets are not capable of side band 
> communication.
> 73
> Mark
> WW2RDO
> In a message dated 5/11/2017 11:24:59 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> smithab11 at comcast.net writes:
>
>     This is a great event and a chance to use your equipment on a
>     variety of frequencies and to work cross band.  Its a challenge to
>     see how many different millitary stations you can work.  Since the
>     military frequencies are out of band it helps to have a separate
>     receiver. And every year without fail some ham will transmit out
>     of band. The military stations usually announce the frequency that
>     they are monitoring. The military frequencies can be found by
>     using the link below and downloading the PDF file. The ARRL
>     announcement is below with the link.
>
>     Z
>
>     (ARRL Announcement)
>
>     The US Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard will sponsor the
>     traditional military/amateur radio communication tests on
>     Saturday, May 13 to mark the 66th annual Armed Forces Day (AFD).
>     Armed Forces Day is May 20, but the AFD Crossband Military-Amateur
>     Radio event will take place a week earlier in order to avoid
>     schedule conflicts with those attending Hamvention.
>
>     Complete information, including military stations, modes, and
>     frequencies, is available as a PDF file on the Army Mars Web Site.
>
>     http://www.usarmymars.org/home/announcements
>
>
>
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