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These stations will transmit the digital mode message from the US Secretary of Defense on MARS frequencies. Frequencies listed are center frequencies. RTTY is 170 Hz shift at 45 Baud.

STATION: AAZ (HQ Army MARS and Western Area Gateway, Fort Huachuca, AZ)

FREQUENCY	MODE	DATE	TIME
6988.0 kHz	RTTY	9 May	0230Z
	PACTOR FEC	9 May	0310Z
	CLOVER 9	May	0340Z
24761.5 kHz	RTTY	9 May	0230Z
	PACTOR FEC	9 May	0310Z
	CLOVER	9 May	0340Z

STATION: NAV (HQ NAVMARCORMARS Radio Station, Williamsburg, VA)

FREQUENCY	MODE	DATE	TIME
7346.5 kHz	RTTY	8 May	2340Z
	AMTOR FEC	9 May	0010Z
	CLOVER 9	May	0340Z
	MT63	9 May	0040Z
14480.0 kHz	RTTY	8 May	2340Z
	AMTOR FEC	9 May	0010Z
	MT63	9 May	0040Z

STATION: NAV-4 (NAVMARCORMARS Radio Station, Great Lakes, IL)

FREQUENCY	MODE	DATE	TIME
7375.0 kHz	RTTY	9 May	0240Z
	AMTOR FEC	9 May	0310Z
	MT63	9 May	0340Z
14,468.5 kHz	RTTY	9 May	0240Z
	AMTOR FEC	9 May	0310Z
	MT63	9 May	0340Z

STATION: NBL (NAVMARCORMARS Radio Station, Groton, CT)

FREQUENCY	MODE	DATE	TIME
7370.0 kHz	RTTY	8 May	2340Z
	PACTOR FEC	9 May	0010Z
	AMTOR FEC	9 May	0040Z
14,393.0 kHz	RTTY	8 May	0240Z
	PACTOR FEC	9 May	0010Z
	AMTOR FEC	9 May	0040Z

STATION: NMH (USCG Radio Station, Alexandria VA)

FREQUENCY	MODE	DATE	TIME
7365.0 kHz	RTTY	8 May	2340Z
	PACTOR FEC	9 May	0010Z
	AMTOR FEC	9 May	0040Z
14,471.5 kHz	RTTY	8 May	2340Z
	PACTOR FEC	9 May	0010Z
	AMTOR FEC	9 May	0040Z

STATION: NPL (NAVMARCORMARS Radio Station, San Diego, CA)

FREQUENCY	MODE	DATE	TIME
7350.0 kHz	RTTY	9 May	0240Z
	PACTOR FEC	9 May	0310Z
	AMTOR FEC	9 May	0340Z
14,465.0 kHz	RTTY	9 May	0240Z
	PACTOR FEC	9 May	0310Z
	AMTOR FEC	9 May	0340Z

STATION: NUW (NAVMARCORMARS Radio Station, NAS Whidbey Island, WA)

FREQUENCY	MODE	DATE	TIME
7380.0 kHz	RTTY	9 May	0240Z
	PACTOR FEC	9 May	0310Z
	AMTOR FEC	9 May	0340Z
13,530.0 kHz	RTTY	9 May	0240Z
	PACTOR FEC	9 May	0310Z
	AMTOR FEC	9 May	0340Z

STATION: WAR (ARMY MARS Eastern Area Gateway Station, Fort Detrick, MD)

FREQUENCY	MODE	DATE	TIME
6988.0 kHz	RTTY	8 May	22315Z
	PACTOR FEC	8 May	2330Z
14,440.0 kHz	PACTOR FEC	8 May	2345Z
	AMTOR FEC	8 May	2400Z

QSL Information

Transcripts of the digital-mode receiving test should be submitted "as received." No attempt should be made to correct possible transmission errors. Provide time, frequency and call sign of the military station copied, including name, call sign, and address (including ZIP code) of individual submitting the entry. Ensure this information is placed on the paper containing the test message. Each year a large number of otherwise acceptable entries are received with insufficient information, or necessary information was not attached to the transcriptions and was separated.

Stations copying Secretary of Defense message transmitted from AAZ or WAR send entries to Armed Forces Day Celebration, CDR. NETCOM/9th ASC, ATTN: NETC-OPE-MA (MARS) (31), Ft Huachuca, AZ 85613-5000.

Stations copying the Secretary of Defense message transmitted from NAV, NAV-3, NAV-4, NBL, NPL or NUW send entries to Armed Forces Day Celebration, Chief, Navy-Marine Corps MARS, Cheatham Annex Bldg 117, 108 Sanda Ave, Williamsburg VA 23185-5830.