[MRCA] Armed Forces Day Commo Test a Week Early

[w8au]

Tnx Breck, for the alert. We will have NWVC (USS LST325) on 4007, 6913, 13974
with USB & CW. (also a 12M channel that will be useless). We'll use two
stations. GE TCK for CW and modern gear for USB. (this ship's period did not
have SSB). An NWVC pix QSL is available for those sending theirs.
Hope to hear some of you....

Perry  w8au, CHOP  


--- "B. Smith" <smithab11 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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. 
> >          
> (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