Another Frequency for Quicken Loans National

451.8000 [ d627] was in use for the Quicken Loans National. I only briefly heard the frequency in use, so I couldn't identify a user. This frequency/tone combination was also used by organizers of this year's Nike Women's Half Marathon.

Congressional Country Club Using DMR

Congressional Country Club was using DMR on 151.5200 (Color Code 10, Slot 2, Group 2000) for the Quicken Loans National. The emission designators on the license do not indicate DMR, only analog voice. The voice was unintelligible, so I couldn't make out a specific user, but security would be a good candidate.

Spotsylvania's Stars and Stripes Spectacular

Here are talkgroups from the county trunked system that were in use last night for Spotsylvania's Stars and Stripes Spectacular:

00-022 Fire Admin (fireworks safety)
00-087 Disaster Tac (fire/medical)
02-023 Sheriff Tac 2 (traffic control)

Washington National Cathedral New Frequency

Security for Washington National Cathedral is using 461.3000 [107.2] (R). This frequency replaces 463.2250 [107.2] (R). The new frequency is part of the National Cathedral's updated license.

Montgomery County Malls Update

Several Montgomery County malls have changed frequencies and/or tones recently. Here are the updates:

453.0125 [203.5] Westfield Montgomery Mall - Security (R)
461.9500 [203.5] Westfield Montgomery Mall - Housekeeping (R)
461.7250 [ d031] Westfield Wheaton Mall - Security (R)
463.6625 [ d023] Westfield Wheaton Mall - Housekeeping (R)
464.8250 [ d225] White Flint Mall - Security (R)

Quicken Loans National Finds

Here's what I found at the Quicken Loans National on Saturday. The UHF frequencies are DMR. The first number is the color code, the second is the slot, and the third is the group.

Montgomery County Trunked System talkgroups:
1744 Special Events 1 (Police Inside)
1776 Special Events 2 (Police Outside)
1808 Special Events 3 (Medical)

451.1625 1-1-3 Operations
451.1625 1-2-5 Hospitality, possibly skyboxes/suites
451.1875 1-1-12 Security
451.1875 1-2-13 Medical
451.2125 1-1-16
451.2125 1-2-17 Trash
451.2875 1-1-1 Tournament Officials?
451.2875 1-2-4 Vendors
451.3125 1-1-8 Marshals E
451.6125 1-1-14
451.6125 1-2-15 Gates
452.6125 1-1-10 Caddies
452.6125 1-2-11
452.8875 1-1-6 Marshals A
452.8875 1-2-7 Marshals B

Weekend Events

• The Smithsonian Folklife Festival continues through Sunday, and then runs again from July 2-6 on the National Mall. When I last monitored in 2012, organizers used NXDN on 410.9625 (R) and 412.9000 (S).
• The Quicken Loans National continues through Sunday at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda. See previous post about a temporary license for the tournament. Expect the public safety shared talkgroups on the Montgomery County trunked system to be active. Congressional holds a license for several VHF frequencies; these are listed with tones and uses on my Montgomery County page.
• DC United plays Saturday at 7:00 at RFK Stadium.

King George Sheriff Using 159.0900 Again

King George Sheriff is once again using 159.0900 [ $293] for dispatch, after using 151.1150 [141.3] temporarily, probably due to a lightning strike.

Tysons Galleria FCC App

Tysons Galleria, located in McLean, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for repeaters on 462.2500 and 464.6250.

The shopping center was previously licensed for 464.6250, but never for 462.2500. The mall has, however, been using the 462.2500 repeater for security for several years.

Mosaic District FCC App

The Mosaic District, located in Merrifield, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for DMR repeaters on 461.5000, 462.3500, and 463.8875.

The shopping area was previously using DMR on 467.7125.

Children's NMC Seeks Additional Repeater

Children's National Medical Center has an application to its license pending before the FCC. The app calls for a DMR repeater on 463.4875.

King George Sheriff Using Tac 1 for Dispatch

King George Sheriff is not using their regular channel (159.0900 [ $293]) for dispatch, probably due to lingering effects from a lightning strike. KGSO is instead using Tac 1 (151.1150 [141.3]).

Weekend Events

• The Nationals play Friday at 7:05, Saturday at 7:15, and Sunday at 1:35 at Nationals Park.
• The National Capital Barbecue Battle is Saturday and Sunday on Pennsylvania Ave.

Baltimore Major Update

Took a trip to Baltimore on June 7, and updated many frequencies on the Baltimore page. Some observations:

• Johns Hopkins Hospital is now using a MOTOTRBO Capacity Plus trunked system.
• The Hyatt Regency is using an additional DMR repeater.
• The World Trade Center is using 158.8050 [ d606] simplex.
• The Maryland Stadium Authority and the Orioles continue to use analog frequencies, even though they have added the emission code for DMR to their licenses. The Orioles are, however, using a new repeater on 464.2375 [ d464] for first aid.

At BWI, Southwest Airlines is now using a MOTOTRBO Capacity Plus trunked system.

Stern Kessley Goldstein Fox FCC App

Stern Kessley Goldstein Fox, a law firm located at 1100 New York Ave. NW in DC, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for ten UHF simplex frequencies.

Another Unknown Event in Stafford

Stafford Sheriff Special Event 1 was active Saturday for an unknown event. Units made reference to a "launcher" and "school."

This follows an event on June 10 which also could not be identified.

Knollwood FCC App

Knollwood, a military retirement residence located at 6200 Oregon Ave. NW in DC, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for DMR trunked on 464.8625. The property is already licensed conventionally for the frequency, but now the property will apparently use the frequency for a single-channel trunked system.

Henry's Wrecker Service Modifies License

Henry's Wrecker Service has modified its license for 461.8250 to add the emission designator for DMR.

City of Laurel Modifies License

The City of Laurel has modified its public safety license. The system was changed from conventional to trunked, several frequencies were added, and emission designators for NXDN were added.

1730 Pennsylvania Avenue New Frequency

Tishman Speyer, property manager of 1730 Pennsylvania Ave. NW in DC, has added a DMR repeater on 461.5250 to its license. Note that the two repeaters on the license may be used at other Tishman Speyer properties in the area in addition to 1730 Pennsylvania Ave.

Tough Mudder

Here's what I found yesterday at Tough Mudder. The event continues today at Meadow Event Park in Caroline County, Virginia. Creative Communications licensed these frequencies.

451.1375 [         ] Control/PSOC/Media (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 1)
451.1375 [         ] Security/RMC/Parking (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 2, Group 2)
451.1625 [         ] Tech/Waste Management/Motorola/Volunteers (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 3)
451.1625 [         ] Course (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 2, Group 4)
451.6375 [         ] Medical (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 5)
451.6375 [         ] Construction (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 2, Group 6)

Wisconsin Place Apartments

Wisconsin Place Apartments, located in Chevy Chase, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a DMR repeater on 463.9375.

Oakwood Gaithersburg FCC App

Oakwood Gaithersburg, an apartment building, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for simplex on 468.7500 and 469.1500.

Westin Tysons Corner FCC App

The Westin Tysons Corner, a hotel, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a repeater on 462.1500, and simplex on 466.9750, 468.5250, 468.9750, 469.2500, and 469.6500.

Oakwood Falls Church FCC App

Oakwood Falls Church, an apartment building, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for simplex on 456.2375, 456.3625, 456.6875, 457.0375, and 457.8125.

Tysons International Plaza FCC App

Tysons International Plaza, an office building, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a DMR repeater on 461.2000.

800 K Street FCC App

800 K Street, an office building in DC, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for repeaters on 463.2000 and 464.3500, and simplex on 462.1625, 463.8375, and 469.7500.

Unknown Event in Stafford - June 10

On Tuesday, the Stafford Sheriff Special Events talkgroups were active coordinating an unknown event. On Special Event 1, units mentioned a "hospitality tent" and "parachutists." Special Event 2 had medical/first aid units on it, even though it's supposed to be a Sheriff talkgroup. Units on this talkgroup briefly mentioned River Road.

Stafford Funeral June 6

Stafford Fire used a few talkgroups (Incident 4, Tac 4B, Command 4) on the county's trunked system for the funeral of Chief John McDonald, which was Friday, June 6. Based on the unit IDs seen, it appears there were other non-Stafford units on the system, possibly Naval District of Washington Fire Department units.

Spotsylvania June 6 Special Events

Spotsylvania Sheriff used Tac 2 (talkgroup 02-023 on the county's trunked system) for both the Law Enforcement Torch Run and for high school graduations on Friday, June 6.

Quicken Loans National Temporary License

Creative Communications has licensed several frequencies for the Quicken Loans National Golf Tournament at Congressional Country Club from June 23-29. The frequencies are listed as simplex, but at least some of the frequencies will probably be used as repeaters. Creative Communications has also been known to use DMR, even though the license lists the frequencies as analog.

Lillibridge Healthcare Service New License

Lillibridge Healthcare Services, located at Providence Hospital, was recently licensed for simplex on 451.2875, 456.2875, 451.3125, and 456.3125.

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research FCC App

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, located in Silver Spring, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a DMR repeater on 452.2375.

Celebrate Fairfax

I briefly monitored the Fairfax County P25 system for Celebrate Fairfax talkgroups on Saturday, and the only thing found was Coordination 2, which had Sheriff units on it. It's likely other Coordination talkgroups were active, as well as Coordination and/or Special Events talkgroups from the P16 system.

Weekend Events

• Celebrate Fairfax is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Fairfax County Government Center.
• Spain and El Salvador play a soccer friendly match at 4:00, followed by DC United at 6:30 on Saturday at FedEx Field.

Residences at Thomas Circle FCC App

The Residences at Thomas Circle, a retirement community located at 1330 Massachusetts Ave. NW in DC, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for simplex on 467.3750, 468.9750, 469.0375, 469.3375, and 469.6625.

Oakwood Crystal City FCC App

Oakwood Crystal City, an extended-stay hotel/apartment, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for simplex on 457.3500 and 466.7500.

Mount Vernon Square Apartments FCC App

Mount Vernon Square Apartments, located in Alexandria, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for analog and DMR simplex on 159.8025, 159.8475, 159.8700, 159.8925, and 160.1625.

Alshein Ventures FCC App

Alshein Ventures, a data center in Ashburn, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a DMR repeater on 463.8125.

Park Place FCC App

Park Place, an office building in Rosslyn, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a DMR repeater on 463.7875.

Arlington Tower FCC App

Arlington Tower, an office building in Rosslyn, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a DMR repeater on 463.7875.