[SFDXA] Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Official Announcement

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Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Official Announcement*

Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:10:20 PDT
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.

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 and complete the request form.