From Tom Sevart (N2UHC) via Rachel Baughn, MT Editor:
"I thought you might be interested in this intercept of an AF MARS net in MFSK16 I copied tonight. Looks like AF MARS stations are going to change from using freqs ending in .1 and .6. From a new directive they're going to use logical freqs that end in .0 or .5."
From the MARS Broadcast:
DE AFA3VP AFA3VP
MARS CAST 07 FOLLOWS
DE AGA3C NR07
R 101830 APR 2007
FRM AGA3C, IL
TO ALL AF MARS MEMBERS AND STATIONS
ZEN ARMY MARS CHIEF
ZEN NAVY-MARINE CORP MARS CHIEF
BT
SUBJECT: CLARIFY CAST 07-06 AND NEW PROCEDURE
1. TO CLARIFY ITEM 3 IN AF MARS CAST 07-06. THE FREQUENCY CHANGE WILL TAKE EFFECT ON 13 MAY 2007. THIS CHANGE WILL ALSO BE PERMANENT. WE CAN NOT CHANGE FREQUENCIES UNTIL MAY 13 2007 BECAUSE THE FREQUENCIES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN WORLD RADIO MAGAZINE. IF A HF FREQUENCY ENDS IN DECIMAL 1, CHANGE IT TO DECIMAL ZERO. IF A HF FREQUENCY ENDS IN DECIMAL 6, CHANGE IT TO DECIMAL 5.
2. ACCORDING TO ACP 125(F)PARAGRAPH 218 CALLSIGNS ARE TO BE USED WHEN MAKING INITIAL CONTACT. AFTERWARDS THERE IS NO NEED TO TRANSMIT CALLSIGNS. IF THE SAME TWO STATIONS REQUIRE ANOTHER CONTACT, CALLSIGNS WILL BE USED FOR THE INITIAL CONTACT AGAIN, THEN AFTERWARDS NOT USED.
3. PROVIDING THE REIGNS OF COMMUNICATIONS--IN EMERGENCIES
SIGN
DON PQU ilHcukA3C
CHIEF, AF MARS
DE AFA3VP END OF CAST
More on these changes when I get it. Thanks Tim for sharing.
