RR NOASG DE NNN0ASG 004 T NOALL CENTRAL AREA R 131420Z MAY 2008 FM NNN0ASG IL TO NNN0ALL CENTRAL AREA INFO NNN0AS4 GA ZEN/NNN0AS5 MN NNN0ASA VA NNN0ALD BT UNCLAS SUBJ: CENTRAL AREA BCST 04/08 1. WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND TEST OPERATION AT NAV4 GREAT LAKES NAVAL BASE WITH 575 CONTACTS. 2. THANK YOU, THE MARS MEMBERS AND HAM FRIENDS FOR MAKING THIS WORK. BRAVO ZULU TO THE FOLLOWING OPERATORS MANNING NAV4 DURING ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND TEST: NNN0ASG STEVE ANDERSON IL NNN0XEX CHARLES WIXSOM MI NNN0SXT CRAIG STUNDAHL RMCS(SW)RET IL (EX NNN0ASG) NNN0JJY BOB DIESINGER (CHOP NAV4) IL NNN0EPY DAVID OUELLETTE MI NNN0HFCT ROBERT DIEHI IL 3. WE STARTED AT 1200Z ,THREE HF STATIONS ON LINE, ENDED THE DAY WITH A MT63 BCST AT 0340Z IT MADE FOR ONE LONG DAY, THANK YOU. PROPS WERE IN AND OUT ALL DAY. MANY MARS AND HAM OPERATORS SPENT SEVERAL HOURS WORKING THE FREQS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, WITHOUT THEIR DEDICATION AND HELP THIS OPERATION WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A SUCCESS. BRAVO ZULU TO ALL STATIONS, WELL DONE. 4. ITC(SW/AW) ANDERSON, DIRECTOR CENTRAL AREA: TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING. BT NNNN