[SFDXA] Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test Set for May 7 - 8

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ARLX005 Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test Set for May 7 - 8

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Special Bulletin 5  ARLX005
 From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  April 27, 2021
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX005 Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test Set for May 7 - 8

The US Department of Defense will host this year's Armed Forces Day 
(AFD) Cross-Band Test, Friday and Saturday, May 7-8, in recognition of 
Armed Forces Day on May 15. The event is open to all radio amateurs. For 
more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in 
this exercise, designed to include amateur radio and government radio 
operators alike.

The AFD Cross-Band Test is a unique opportunity to test two-way 
communications between military and amateur radio stations, as 
authorized under FCC Part 97 rules. These tests provide opportunities 
and challenges for radio operators to demonstrate individual technical 
skills in a tightly controlled exercise in which military stations will 
transmit on selected military frequencies and will announce the specific 
amateur radio frequencies being monitored.

The schedule of military/government stations taking part in the Armed 
Forces Day Cross-Band Test and information on the AFD message is 
available on the MARS website at, 
http://www.dodmars.org/home/armed-forces-day-2021 
<http://www.dodmars.org/home/armed-forces-day-2021> .

Complete the request form to obtain a QSL card at, 
http://www.usarmymars.org/events <http://www.usarmymars.org/events> .
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