USCG Joins MARS Crossband GTest

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ADDITIONAL STATIONS/FREQUENCIES
FOR THE ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND MILITARY/AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TEST (10 MAY 2008)

Three U.S. Coast Guard stations have been added to the schedule previously posted on this site for the annual military/amateur radio communications tests in celebration of the 58th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day (AFD). Although the actual Armed Forces Day is celebrated on Saturday, May 17, 2008, the AFD Military/Amateur Crossband Communications Test will be conducted 10 May 2008 to prevent conflict with the Dayton Hamvention (16-18 May 2008), which is the same weekend as the actual Armed Forces Day.

Military-to-Amateur cross band operations will take place on the dates/times in ZULU (UTC), and frequencies listed below for each station. 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.

COAST GUARD STATIONS

STATION: NBMW (10 MAY 1600Z - 11 MAY 0200Z)
Frequency Emission Amateur Band
3390.5 kHz USB 80M
6972.8 kHz USB 40M
14459.5 kHz USB 20M
Location: Southern California
Address:
USCG Armed Forces Test/NBMW
P.O. Box 1694
Upland, CA 91785
POC: Mr. William Scholz
Commercial: 714-292-4271

STATION: NDTH (10 MAY 1400Z - 10 MAY 2400Z)
Frequency Emission Amateur Band
3390.5 kHz USB 80M
6821.8 kHz USB 40M
11130.3 kHz USB 20M
Location: Central Texas
Address:
USCG Armed Forces Test/NDTH
5802 Club Oaks Drive
Dallas, TX 75248
POC: Mr. John Fullingim

STATION: NDGW (10 MAY 1300Z - 10 MAY 2400Z)
Frequency Emission Amateur Band
3203.0 kHz USB 80M
7351.5 kHz USB 40M
15979.5 kHz USB 20M
Location: New England
Address:
USCG Armed Forces Test/NDGW
2341 Herring Ditch Road
Chesapeake, VA 23323
POC: Mr. Chuck Rippel

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

(Army, Air Force and Navy-Marine Corps schedules
were posted previously. Full listing may be viewed
at www.netcom.army.mil/MARS.

[w6em]

Now, are the frequencies "dial" or MARS "mid-passband?"

Which is it?

Since we hams don't use "mid-passband" designations, AF Day could be interesting....... Ha.

Lots of folks could be 1.5kHz off the mark.

73.

PS. No need to confuse us with the classification of the message, we assumed it was unclassified. However, did an Authorized Derivative Classifier (ADC) pass judgement on its content prior to its release?

[WB4UIC]

These frequencies are "dial" frequencies. Just point and shoot! It's a great time - been involved for years, and am a USAF MARS member as well.

73!

Tom WB4UIC / AFA5GT / AFF5T

[aj8l]

Does anyone know if MARS has a current list of frequencies other than Coast Gaurd? I went to the MARS website and can only find last year's frequencies.
Geoff, AJ8L.

[n6vx]

What? no CW?....

Rob