Events This Weekend

Here are a couple of events this weekend and what to listen for:

• This evening is the fireworks display on the Southwest Waterfront. I would listen to the marine channels, the itinerant channels (for the people launching the fireworks), DC talkgroup 2640 (DCFD Fireboats), and DC talkgroup 18320 (MPD Harbor Patrol). Another interesting thing to listen to might be the Airport Authority's trunked system. Specifically, check out talkgroup 1680 (Reagan Airport Operations Dispatch), which was active during fireworks on the Alexandria waterfront a year or two ago. (Operations Dispatch has to give the organizers clearance to begin launching the fireworks, so the display doesn't interfere with air traffic.)
  

• Tomorrow morning is the Cherry Blossom Ten-Mile Run. In the past, the organizers have used one repeated UHF channel. The frequency seems to change from year to year. Two recently-used freqs have been 463.8000 and 461.4000. Also listen for the Park Police, especially channels 1 and 4 (166.7250 and 166.8500, respectively). MPD should be providing traffic control, probably on talkgroup 16656, and DCFD will probably provide medical support on the Special Event talkgroups (2096, 2112, 2128).

Any other listening tips/finds? Post a comment. Thanks.