Amateur Radio-Military Interoperability 5MHz Exercise Set for October 31-November 1

An Amateur Radio-military interoperability exercise will take place over the October 31-November 1 weekend.

The event will begin at 1200 UTC on October 31 and continue through 2359 UTC on November 1 on 60 meter channels 1-4 —5.3305 MHz, 5.3465 MHz, 5.357 MHz, and 5.3715 MHz, respectively.

During this exercise, military stations will attempt to make radio contact with stations in as many of the 3143 US counties as possible. Radio amateurs providing “county status” information will receive a US Department of Defense “interoperability QSL card.”

For more information, contact the Military Auxiliary Radio Service (MARS). 

Source:ARRL

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