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? ***???????????? ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND TEST (10 May 2025)

- The Department of Defense will host this years Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test, scheduled for May

10, 2025. This annual event is open to all licensed amateur radio operators and will not impact any public or

private communications. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in this event,

which is an interoperability exercise between hobbyist and government radio stations.

- The AFD Crossband Test is a unique opportunity to test two-way communications between military

communicators and radio stations in the Amateur Radio Service (ARS), as authorized in 47 CFR 97.111.

- Military stations will transmit on selected military frequencies and will announce the specific ARS frequencies

monitored. All times are ZULU (Z), and all frequencies are Upper Side Band (USB) unless otherwise noted.

- Military Station listing/frequencies will be provided in upcoming weeks.

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For additional information & QSL card input , go to https://www.usarmymars.org/events\