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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
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SB SPCL ARL ARLX005
ARLX005
Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test scheduled for
Saturday, May 10, 2025
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The Annual Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test, hosted
by the Department of Defense, is scheduled for Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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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.
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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.
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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: .
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Those who wish to document their contacts with a QSL card
should visit and complete
the request form. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in this event.
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