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ARLX005 Annual
Armed Forces
Day Crossband
Test scheduled
for
Saturday, May
10, 2025
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Special Bulletin 5 ARLX005
From
ARRL
Headquarters
Newington CT April 25, 2025
To
all radio
amateurs
SB SPCL ARL ARLX005
ARLX005
Annual Armed
Forces Day
Crossband Test
scheduled for
Saturday,
May 10, 2025
The Annual Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test,
hosted by the
Department of
Defense, is
scheduled for
Saturday, May
10, 2025.
The event will test two-way communications
between
military
stations and
amateur radio
operators as
authorized by
the Federal
Communications
Commission in
Title 47 of
the Code of
Federal
Regulations 47
CFR 97.111.
The test
provides
opportunities,
and
challenges,
for operators
to test their
individual
technical
skills in a
controlled
scenario that
will not
impact public
or private
communications.
The annual DOD message will be transmitted via
RTTY on
14667.0 kHz at
1400 and 2000
UTC. Military
stations will
transmit on
selected
military
frequencies
and announce
the specific
amateur radio
service
frequencies
that will be
monitored.
All scheduled
times will be
in UTC, and
all scheduled
transmissions
will be upper
sideband
(USB), unless
otherwise
noted.
Frequencies,
times, and
other
technical
information
can be found
at the DoD
MARS - Armed
Forces Day
site at: www.dodmars.org/mars-comex-information-website/armed-forces-day.
Those who wish to document their contacts with a
QSL card
should visit www.usarmymars.org/armed-forces-day-qsl-card-request
and complete
the request
form. For more
than 50 years,
military and
amateur
stations have
taken part in
this event.
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