Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Cherry Blossom Parade Finds

Here's what I found at Saturday's National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade:

461.0375 [         ] Organizers (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 5004) (S)
461.0625 [         ] Organizers (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 5005) (S)
461.2375 [         ] Organizers (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 5001) (S)
461.4375 [ d152] CSC Event Staff (S)
DC Fire used talkgroup 717 (Special Events 2). DC EMA used talkgroup 2117.

CSC Event Staff had MOTOTRBO radios, but were using their frequency in analog mode.

Organizers had several more channels available than the three I found. According to information found about the radio zones, the event used two zones. One was comprised of two "citywide" channels, which were probably repeaters, and may have been leased channels on a DMR trunked system, such as the FleetTalk Partners system. The other zone was comprised of eight (simplex?) channels.

Zone 1:
Event Ops - City Wide
TV - City Wide

Zone 2:
Production
15th Street
Tickets/Ushers
Talent
Assembly
Private
Dispersal
Volunteers

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