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WELCOME TO TEXAS ARMY MARS
The Military Auxiliary Radio System is a Department of Defense sponsored emergency communications program, established as a separately managed and operated program by the Army, Navy and Air Force. The program consists of licensed amateur radio operators who are interested in military communications. They contribute to the MARS mission providing auxiliary or emergency communications on a local, national, and international basis as an adjunct to normal communications.
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Texas Army MARS provides unique capabilities to emergency management organizations of all kinds. If you are interested in speaking with our leadership regarding possibilities for Texas Army MARS to provide adjunct emergency communications for your civilian or military operations, please contact our state director, AAA6TX.
SERVICES
- Proud, professional and ready communicators
- Adjunct digital and voice communications
- Email over radio (Winlink)
- Communications consulting
- Resourceful, technical and adaptive personnel
OUR LEADERS
State Director, Lew Thompson - AAA6TX / AAR6UK
Chief Army MARS, Jim Griffin - AAA9A
LATEST NEWS
Raytheon's Radar Over the Horizon - It is quite amazing that they can track targets using HF Radio.
This installation has been blamed for occasional interference on MARS frequencies. In as much as it is a government facility, they may be using some of the same frequencies allocated for MARS.
There are a total of three installations – Texas, Virginia, Puerto Rico. The facility is located on US 281 South of Alice Texas on the West side of the road.
MARS Makes Front Page of Galveston Co. Daily news - Texas Army MARS participated in a recent Rapid Response Task Force (RRTF) drill out of Austin, TX and convoyed down to Texas City, TX.