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 tests provide 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 mode on 14,667 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 frequencies will be upper sideband (USB), unless otherwise noted. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in this event. Information on frequencies, times, and other technical information can be found at DoD MARS - Armed Forces Day.
A QSL card will be available in May after the test at www.usarmymars.org/home
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