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Offline Traveling Wave

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68th Armed Forces Day Crossband Test
« on: May 11, 2019, 2300 UTC »
22:57 UTC - AFD Crossband Test,  MARS station  NWVC (Evansville Indiana)  is listening on 7.203 kHz LSB and transmitting on 6913 kHz USB. Taking check-in's from amateur radio operators. The AFD Crossband Test is a unique opportunity to test two-way communications between military communicators and radio stations in the Amateur Radio Service, as authorized in 47 CFR 97.111. These tests provide opportunities and challenges for radio operators to demonstrate individual technical skills in a tightly-controlled exercise scenario that does not impact any public or private communications.”
0116 UTC - 05/12/2019-  Still working stations.
« Last Edit: May 12, 2019, 0117 UTC by Traveling Wave »
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Re: 68th Armed Forces Day Crossband Test
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2019, 2106 UTC »
6913 is also a frequency used by hurricane nets in the Southeast.

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Re: 68th Armed Forces Day Crossband Test
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2019, 0250 UTC »
Heard a few different stations working and being worked throughout the day, but NWVC had the biggest signal by far.
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