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Tech808
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Username: Tech808
Post Number: 5737
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 13, 2005 - 5:35 pm: | 
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This was information was forwarded to me by Tech833 for Everyones General Information.
ARMED FORCES DAY (AFD) WEEK ANNIVERSARY
MILITARY/AMATEUR CROSSBAND COMMUNICATIONS TEST
(14-15 May 2005)
The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are co-sponsoring the
annual military/amateur radio communications tests in celebration of the 55th
Anniversary of Armed Forces Day (AFD). Although the actual Armed Forces Day is
celebrated on Saturday, May 21, 2005, the Armed Forces Day Military/Amateur
Crossband Communications Test will be conducted one week earlier on May 14, 2005
(local). The reason is so the AFD Military/Amateur Crossband Communications Test will
not conflict with the Dayton Hamvention (20-22 May 2005), which is on the same
weekend as the actual Armed Forces Day.
The annual celebration features traditional military to amateur cross band
communications SSB voice test and the Secretary of Defense message-receiving test.
These tests give Amateur Radio operators and short wave listeners an opportunity to
demonstrate their individual technical skills and receive recognition from the Secretary
of Defense and/or the appropriate military radio station for their proven expertise.
QSL cards will be provided to those making contact with the military stations. Special
commemorative certificates will be awarded to anyone who receives and copies the
digital Armed Forces Day message from the Secretary of Defense.
PART I. MILITARY-TO-AMATEUR CROSS BAND SSB TEST CONTACTS.
Military-to-Amateur cross band operations will take place on the dates/times in ZULU
(UTC), and frequencies listed below for each station. Voice contacts will include
operations on single sideband voice (SSB). Some stations may not operate the entire
period, depending on propagation and manning. Participating military stations will
transmit on selected Military MARS frequencies and listen for amateur radio stations in
the Amateur bands indicated below. The military station operator will announce the
specific amateur band frequency being monitored. Duration of each voice contact
should be limited to 1-2 minutes. The following stations will be transmitting on MARS
frequencies listed below which are provided as "Window/Dial Frequency" in kHz.
STATION: AAZ (14 May 1300Z - 15 May 0200Z)
Frequency Emission Amateur Band
4038.9 kHz LSB 80M
6913.0 kHz LSB 40M
7424.0 kHz USB 40M
13741.5 kHz USB 20M
13993.0 kHz USB 20M
18211.0 kHz USB 17M
18639.0 kHz USB 17M
20219.5 kHz USB 15M
20810.0 kHz USB 15M
24760.0 kHz USB 12M
27788.5 kHz USB 10M
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW!
http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/af-day/AF-Day-2005-SKED.pdf
This may be something very interesting to Listen too. 
Lon
Tech808
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Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 5741
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 12:08 pm: |
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Anyone out there listening to this today except me?
Army & Air National Guard in Peoria using 27788.5 kHz USB here now. 
Lon
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Bigbob
Senior Member
Username: Bigbob
Post Number: 1887
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 1:40 pm: |
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Do you mean 28788.5,that's ten meters,27788.5 may be mil. but is used by freebanders.Bigbob |
Yankee
Advanced Member
Username: Yankee
Post Number: 540
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 2:41 pm: |
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yes, 27.788.50 USB is a military frequency, also military radio conciders this frequency 10 meters for some reason. And all I have is non understandable way off frequency,Spanish DX at this frequency. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2582
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 6:06 pm: |
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hummmmm if i remember right the AN/GRC-3 tank radios went from 20-59 mhz give or take a few .... FREEBANDERS must realize the freeband frequencies belong to others. The mitilary has the right to use most frequencys....... just ask the hams booted off the air in WW2. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 5748
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 8:10 pm: |
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Copper Forum Member's,
For a COMPLETE LIST of Frequencies being used this weekend CLICK on the LINK in my above post.
Lon
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Moderator136
Moderator
Username: Moderator136
Post Number: 18
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 8:44 pm: |
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Yes bruce you are correct! about the frequencies that was in the tanks, GRC-3 and bc603 i belive.
Well i did here them today on 10 meter band and also the 15 meter band.
People we are at WAR and dont forget that!!!
A lot of things to consider you might jeopardize a life. Think about that if you freeband.
moderator136
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2584
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 10:14 pm: |
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Now THERES a golden oldie a BC-603! I converted one back in the 60's even made a small power supply that fit in that thing. It was replaced by the AN-GRC-3 ( with the RT-70 ) and was found on most army tanks/ jeeps of the mid 1960's. The VRC-12 was just comming in when i got to FT. Knox in 68 so they were still widely used..... covered 20-59 and the RT-70 went from 45-57 ( ABOUT )...... I made a few 6 meter FM contacts on thoes rt-70's ....... AH ...... thoes were the days! |
