Canadian Forces Affiliate Radio System

[1] During the Cold War, Canadian troops deployed CFARS radio to military outposts in West Germany.

[2] In the 1991 Gulf War, CFARS provided a means for Canadian soldiers stationed in Qatar to call home, boosting morale.

[3] On October 6, 2011, a malfunction of Telesat's Anik F2 satellite disrupted communications to Canada's high Arctic region for several hours;[4] CFARS operators were called upon to provide emergency backup communication.

While the use of CFARS phone patch traffic in its traditional role as a means for soldiers to contact loved ones is declining with the growing access to communications satellites by military units in the field, the amount of digital radio traffic (such as electronic mail) carried has been increasing.

[citation needed] The following frequencies are in use by the Canadian Forces Affiliate Radio System (CFARS) worldwide:[6]