44th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY COMMUNICATIONS CELEBRATION Ref: DoD Directive 4650.2 of 17 Jan 86 1. Purpose. To announce the 44th Annual Armed Forces Day Communications Celebration scheduled for Saturday, 15 May 1993. 2. General. The Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force are co-sponsoring an Amateur Radio Program in celebration of Armed Forces Day per reference (a), featuring the traditional military-to-amateur cross band communications test and message receiving test. The tests give amateur radio operators and short wave listeners an opportunity to demonstrate their individual technical skill and to receive recognition from the Secretary of Defense or the appropriate military radio station for their proven expertise. a. The proceeding will include operations in continuous wave (CW), single sideband voice (SSB) and radioteletype (RTTY). b. Participating military radio stations will award commemorative acknowledgement (QSL) cards to amateur radio operators achieving a verified two-way radio contact. Special commemorative certificates will be awarded to anyone who receives and accurately copies the Armed Forces Day CW and/or RTTY message from the Secretary of Defense. All contacts must be acknowledged by QSL card or certificate to validate military interest in these operators. 3. Military-to-Amateur Cross Band Test. Military-to-amateur cross band operations will take place from 15/1300Z (UTC Universal Time) to 16/0200Z (UTC) May 1993. Military stations will transmit on selected military frequencies and listen for amateur radio stations in the amateur bands indicated below. Frequencies assigned below are the "Assigned Frequency". To derive the "Window Frequency" drop 1.5KHZ from the "Assigned Frequency" for USB. ex: 4005.0 Khz (Assigned Frequency) - 1.5 Khz ---------- 4003.5 Khz (Window/Dial Frequency) The military operator will announce the specific amateur band frequency being monitored. Duration of each contact should be limited to three minutes. STATION MILITARY FREQUENCY EMISSION AMATEUR BAND AAE 4030.5 Khz LSB 80 Meters ARMY HF/MARS Radio Facility 7358.5 Khz RTTY/LSB 40 Meters Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 13994.5 Khz USB 20 Meters 20941.5 Khz CW 15 Meters POC Mr. Leon Ritter 27992.5 Khz USB 10 Meters A/V: 471-3840/5061 Com: (512) 221-3840/5061 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AAH 4021.5 Khz LSB 80 Meters ARMY HF/MARS Radio Facility 6988.0 Khz RTTY/CW 40 Meters Fort Lewis, WA 98433 10151.5 Khz USB/CW 30 meters 14488.5 Khz USB 20 Meters POC: Mr. Chuck Veron 20975.0 Khz USB 15 Meters A/V: 357-2502/3575 20995.5 Khz RTTY/CW 15 Meters Com: (206) 967-2502/3575 27820.0 Khz USB 10 Meters --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AAR 4033.5 Khz LSB 80 Meters Army HF MARS Radio Facility 7309.5 Khz RTTY/CW 40 Meters FT Bragg, N.C. 28307 14440.0 Khz USB 20 Meters 20105.0 Khz USB 15 Meters POC: SGT Hill 27810.0 Khz USB 10 Meters A/V: 236-6711/3108 Com: (919) 396-6711/3108 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIR 4025.0 Khz LSB 80 Meters 89th Communications Group 6995.0 Khz CW 40 Meters Andrews Air Force Base 7315.0 Khz LSB 40 Meters Washington, DC 20331 13986.5 Khz RTTY 20 Meters 13997.5 Khz CW 20 Meters POC: TSGT Damiani 14408.0 Khz USB 20 Meters A/V: 858-6277 Com: (301) 981-6277 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAM 4005.0 Khz RTTY/CW/USB 80 Meters Naval Communications 7393.0 Khz RTTY/CW/USB 40 Meters Detachment Norfolk, VA 23511-6898 POC: RMCS Buck A/V: 564-4115/3112 Com: (804) 444-4115/3112 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV 7365.0 Khz RTTY/CW/USB 40 Meters HQ Navy-Marine Corps MARS 10259.5 Khz RTTY/CW/USB 30 Meters BLDG 13, NAVCOMMDET Cheltenham Washington, DC 20397-5161 POC: RM1 Thornsberry A/V: 251-2266 Com: (301) 238-2266 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAV-8 4008.5 Khz Various 80 Meters DIRNAVMARCORMARS REG EIGHT 14820.0 Khz Various 20 Meters --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NMH 4010.5 Khz RTTY/CW/USB 80 Meters MARS Operator 7346.5 Khz RTTY/CW/USB 40 Meters U.S. Coast Guard Information System Center Alexandria, VA 22310-3999 POC: RM1 Skahill Com: (703) 644-3768 (Office) (703) 644-3698 (MARS Shack) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NMN 7393.0 kHZ RTTY/CW 40 Meters Commanding Officer U.S. Coast Guard CAMSLANT-NMN NAVSECGRUACT N.W. Chesapeake, VA 23322 POC: RMCM Wren/RM1 Bankston Com: (804) 421-6231/6240/6247 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NPL 7382.5 Khz RTTY/CW/USB 40 Meters DIRNAVMARCORMARS REG FIVE 14385.0 Khz RTTY/CW/USB 20 Meters Naval Computer and 20625.0 Khz RTTY/CW/USB 15 Meters Telecommunications Station 937 North Harbor Drive San Diego, CA 92132-5100 POC: RMC Betts A/V: 522-1491 Com: (619) 532-1491 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NZJ 7375.0 Khz RTTY/CW/USB 40 Meters MARS Radio Station 14480.0 Khz RTTY/CW/USB 20 Meters Station Operations and 24805.0 Khz RTTY/CW/USB 12 Meters Maintenance Squadron Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, CA 92709-5020 POC: SSGT Carpenter A/V: 997-2367 Com: (714) 552-2367/3031/3111 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAR 4018.5 Khz LSB 80 Meters HQ Army MARS Radio Station 6998.5 Khz CW 40 meters Fort Detrick, MD 21702 13992.5 Khz RTTY/CW 20 Meters 14403.5 Khz USB 20 Meters POC 20995.5 Khz USB 15 Meters POC: Mr. Vargas A/V: 343-2594 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CW Transmitting. The CW receiving test will be conducted at 25 words per minute. The broadcast will be a special Armed Forces Day Message from the Secretary of Defense to any amateur radio operator or short wave listener desiring to participate. A 10-minute call for tuning purposes will begin at 16/0230Z (UTC) May 1993. The Secretary's message will be transmitted at 16/0240Z (UTC) May 1993 from the following stations on the listed frequencies: TRANSMITTING STATION FREQUENCY (Khz) AAE 7358.5, 20941.5 ARMY HF/MARS Radio Facility Fort Sam Houston, TX AAH 6988.0, 10151.5, 20995.5 ARMY HF/MARS Radio Facility Fort Lewis, WA AAR 7309.5 ARMY HF/MARS Radio Facility Fort Bragg, NC AIR 6995.5, 13997.5 89th Communications Group Andrews Air Force Base Washington, DC NAM 4005.0, 7393 Naval Computer Telecommunications Area Master Station LANT Norfolk, VA NAV 7365.0, 10259.5 HQ Navy-marine Corps MARS Radio Station Cheltenham, MD NAV-8 4008.5, 14820.0 DIR NAVMARCORMARS REG EIGHT Honolulu, HI NMH 4015.0, 7346.5 Coast Guard Radio Station Alexandria, VA NMN 7393.0 Coast Guard Communication Area Master Station Chesapeake, VA WAR 6998.5, 13992.5 HQ Army MARS Radio Station Fort Detrick, MD 5. Radioteletypewriter Transmitting Test. Two radioteletypewriter receiving tests will be transmitted. The first will be 60 words per minute using 170 hertz (narrow) shift. A 10-minute call for tuning purposes will beginning at 16/0300Z (UTC) May 1993. The Secretary's message will be transmitted at 16/0310Z (UTC) May 1993, and the second will be at 100 words per minute using 170 hertz (narrow) shift. A 10-minute call for tuning purposes will begin at 16/0330z (UTC) May 1993. The Secretary's message will be transmitted at 16/0340Z (UTC) May 1993 from the following stations on the listed frequencies: TRANSMITTING STATION FREQUENCY (Khz) AAE 7358.5 ARMY HF/MARS Radio Facility Fort Sam Houston, TX AAH 6988.0, 20995.5 ARMY HF/MARS Radio Facility Fort Lewis, WA AAR 7309.5 ARMY HF/MARS Radio Facility Fort Bragg, NC AIR 13986.5 89th Communications Group Andrews Air Force Base Washington, DC NAM 4005.0, 7393 Naval Computer Telecommunications Area Master Station LANT Norfolk, VA NAV 7365.0, 10259.5 HQ Navy-marine Corps MARS Radio Station Cheltenham, MD NAV-8 4008.5, 14820.0 DIR NAVMARCORMARS REG EIGHT Honolulu, HI NMH 4015.0, 7346.5 Coast Guard Radio Station Alexandria, VA NMN 7393.0 Coast Guard Communication Area Master Station Chesapeake, VA NPL 7382.5, 14385.0, 20625.0 DIR NAVMARCORMARS REG FIVE San Diego, CA NZJ 7375.0, 14480.0, 24805.0 Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, CA WAR 13992.5 HQ Army MARS Radio Station Fort Detrick, MD 6. Submission of Test Entries. Transcriptions of the CW and/or RTTY receiving tests should be submitted "as received". No attempt should be made to correct possible transmission errors. The time, frequency and call sign of the military station copied as well as the name, call sign, and address (including Zip Code) of the individual submitting the entry must be indicated on the page containing the test message. Each year, a large number of acceptable entries are received with insufficient information or the necessary information was attached to the transcription and was separated, thereby precluding the issuance of a certificate. Entries must be postmarked no later than 25 May 1993 and submitted to the respective military commands as follows: a. Stations copying AIR send entries to: Armed Forces Day Celebration 89 CG/DOJB, Andrews AFB Washington, D.C. 20331-3645 b. Stations copying NAM, NAV, NMM, NMN, NPL, NZJ and NAV-8 send entries to: Armed Forces Day Celebration HQ Navy-Marine Corps MARS Bldg-13 NAVCOMDET Cheltenham Washington, D.C. 20397-5161 c. Stations copying AAE, AAH, AAR or WAR send entries to: Armed Forces Day Celebration Department of the Army U.S. Army Information Systems Command ATTN: ASOP-HF Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-5000