Friday, December 30, 2011

Weekend Events

It's a fairly busy New Year's weekend:
  • The Capitals play Friday at 7 PM at Verizon Center.
  • Georgetown plays Saturday at 2 PM at Verizon Center.
  • There are many events for New Year's Eve. Two of the largest are First Night Alexandria, and Big Night DC at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center.
  • The Wizards play Sunday at 6 PM at Verizon Center.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Military Bowl Today

This afternoon at 4:30, the Air Force Academy plays the University of Toledo in the Military Bowl at RFK Stadium. In 2008, when it was known as the EagleBank Bowl, organizers used 464.7500 [ d156]. Here are some RFK frequencies that may be active:

461.1375 [ d152] CSC Event Staff (S)
461.3875 [ d152] CSC Event Staff (S)
461.4375 [ d152] CSC Event Staff (S)
461.5125 [ d152] CSC Event Staff (S)
461.8125 [ d311] Guest Services (active 4/10)
463.5375 [ d311] Parking (active 4/10)
463.5750 [ d664] Centerplate (S)
464.3750 [110.9] Engineering/Maintenance (R)
464.7250 [ d114] Centerplate? (S)

Friday, December 23, 2011

Weekend Events

Just one notable event this Christmas weekend:
  • The Redskins play Saturday at 1 PM at FedEx Field.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Hillwood Museum FCC App

The Hillwood Museum has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for repeaters on 461.5875 and 464.7875. The frequencies are coded for both analog and MOTOTRBO operation.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Weekend Events

Quiet weekend:
  • The Wizards play a preseason game on Friday at 7 at Verizon Center.
  • Georgetown plays Saturday at noon at Verizon Center.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Trip to Baltimore

I took a day trip to Baltimore on Sunday, mostly to monitor M&T Bank Stadium. I wanted to see if there were changes to their frequencies, specifically if the stadium had switched to MOTOTRBO (their license indicates the change). Well, even though the license was changed last year, they continue to operate on analog frequencies, as does the Maryland Stadium Authority, which uses frequencies in the 453 MHz range (license). I did see at least one employee with a MOTOTRBO handheld, but he was using it in analog mode. This may indicate they are going to switch to TRBO next year.

I found the talkgroups on the Baltimore P25 trunked system that the police and fire units assigned to the stadium were using. Police were on talkgroup 9111 for inside units, and 9134 for outside units. Fire was on talkgroup 9019.

In other Baltimore scanning news, the National Aquarium has changed some of their subaudible tones from CTCSS to DCS. Here are the updated listings:

461.1000 [ d134] National Aquarium - Visitor Services/Admission (R)
464.4750 [173.8] National Aquarium - Engineering/Housekeeping/Gift Shop/Education (R)
464.8250 [ d245] National Aquarium - Security (R)
464.9750 [  77.0] National Aquarium - Biological Programs (R)

The Aquarium's license also indicates that they may be switching to MOTOTRBO in the future.

For all the latest finds, see my Baltimore page.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center FCC App

The Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for five simplex frequencies: 451.3625, 451.4375, 452.1625, 452.2875, and 456.3625.

MWAA Rebanded

A user on Scan-DC reports that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority trunked system has already rebanded. All previous frequencies shift down 15 MHz. The new control channel is 853.2125.

Friday, December 9, 2011

MWAA Rebanding Early Next Week?

According to this RadioReference post, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority will be rebanding their system between Monday and Wednesday.

Weekend Events

Once again, it's a big sports weekend:
  • The Capitals play Friday at 7 at Verizon Center.
  • Georgetown plays Saturday at noon at Verizon Center.
  • The Army-Navy Game is Saturday at 2:30 at FedEx Field.
  • HBO Boxing is Saturday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The first fight is at 6:30, and the main event begins at 9:45.
  • The Redskins play Sunday at 1 at FedEx Field.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Orange Sheriff Ch. 2 Using MOTOTRBO

Orange (VA) Sheriff Channel 2 (155.6850), which is normally used by the Town of Orange Police and the Town of Gordonsville Police, has switched to MOTOTRBO. Orange Sheriff Channel 1 (155.3700) has been using MOTOTRBO for several months. These two frequencies are under license WNWA437.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Tysons Corner Center Major Update

I spent the day at Tysons Corner Center yesterday, and logged many updates/additions for the mall. Here's the latest list:

461.9875 [ d054] Security (R)
464.3750 [ d047] Housekeeping (Channel 2) (R)

151.6250 [103.5] Sony
154.5400 [  74.4] Gap?
154.6000 [ d331] Old Navy
158.4000 [  74.4] Banana Republic
461.0375 [ d371] Macy's Staff
461.1125 [ d606] Auntie Anne's
461.1875 [ d712] Apple
461.2125 [114.8] AMC Theater Techs?
462.3375 [ d503] American Girl - Security/Management?
462.4125 [ d423] American Girl - Managers?
462.6125 [  67.0] Gordon Biersch Brewery
462.6750 [  67.0] Puma?
462.7875 [151.4] AMC Theater
463.5625 [ d506] Nordstrom
463.8375 [146.2] Nordstrom Security (R)
464.5000 [ d174] "pet"; "grooming"
464.5000 [ d503] La Sandia
464.5000 [ d612] Macy's Security (S)
464.5000 [100.0] Williams-Sonoma
464.5500 [ d612] Macy's Security (S)
464.5500 [  67.0] Wasabi
464.5500 [  91.5] Garage
464.5625 [  94.8] Ann Taylor/Ann Taylor Petites
464.5625 [203.5] Aeropostale
466.0375 [  94.8] LOFT
466.1125 [ d606] Armani Exchange
466.1875 [ d516] Unknown clothing store (strong near Banana Republic and Restoration Hardware)
466.2875 [ d155] H&M Staff
466.2875 [146.2] Foot Locker/Kids Foot Locker
467.1375 [173.8] Lord & Taylor Security
467.2125 [ d072] American Girl - Stock Checks
467.3125 [ d116] American Girl - Housekeeping?
467.4125 [ d251] American Girl
467.7625 [  74.4] LL Bean
467.7625 [179.9] Pottery Barn
467.8125 [  67.0] New York & Company
467.8500 [ d546] Abercrombie & Fitch
467.8500 [173.8] Charlotte Russe
467.8750 [ d156] American Eagle
467.8750 [ d351] Pottery Barn Kids
467.8750 [ d364] "women's flannel-lined jeans"; "car coat" (strong near restaurants)
467.8750 [ d712] Disney Store
467.8750 [ d723] Guess
467.8750 [  67.0] Brio Tuscan Grill
467.8750 [  67.0] Espirit
467.8750 [  74.4] Champs Sports
467.8750 [110.9] The Limited
467.8750 [233.6] Restoration Hardware
467.9000 [ d365] West Elm
467.9000 [ d632] Bath & Body Works
467.9000 [107.2] "secret sale"; "40% off"; "jewelry"; "scarves" (strong near center of mall)
467.9000 [118.8] Express
467.9250 [ d412] Sephora
467.9250 [ d732] Pink
467.9250 [ d743] Victoria's Secret
467.9250 [  67.0] TGI Friday
467.9250 [  67.0] "navy blue jacket" "reference number 012564" (strong near center of mall)
467.9250 [  88.5] "skinny jeans"; "robo sweater" (strong near center of mall)
467.9250 [110.9] Coastal Flats
467.9250 [218.1] Urban Outfitters
468.0250 [  77.0] Nordstrom Housekeeping
468.2625 [192.8] Chico's
468.8375 [ d155] H&M Staff
469.7625 [ d155] H&M Security

Tysons security (contracted to AlliedBarton) continues to operate on an unlicensed repeater on 461.9875. I was unable to locate a frequency for Bloomingdale's loss prevention.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Weekend Events

Sports this weekend:
  • Georgetown plays at 1 PM Saturday at Verizon Center.
  • The Capitals play at 7 PM Saturday at Verizon Center.
  • The Redskins play at 1 PM Sunday at FedEx Field.
  • The BB&T Classic is at 2:15 PM Sunday at the Verizon Center.

Cardinal Forest Condominium FCC License

Cardinal Forest Condominium, located in Springfield, was recently licensed for a repeater on 463.6500.