New Capitol Hill Monitor Newsletter

The Capitol Hill Monitors have released their latest newsletter, the first in nineteen (!) months.  There are articles about Prince George's County's new 700 MHz radio system, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Montgomery County Ride-On buses, and Summit Point Motorsports Park in Jefferson County, West Virginia.

Black Friday Scanning

See Tips on Scanning Malls for general information.  If you're looking for frequencies used by the individual stores at the malls (which are too numerous to list here), see the county pages at my website.  Here are the state pages that will get you to the county pages:

Virginia

Maryland

DC

Mall Frequencies for Black Friday (DC)

Here's a list of mall frequencies for DC.

DC USA
455.3250 [110.9] frequency counter hit; Security?

Gallery Place
461.3250 [ d411] Security
462.3250 [ d411] Housekeeping

Georgetown Park
463.9500 [ d612] Security/Maintenance

Mazza Gallerie
464.1125 [ d606] Housekeeping
468.5625 [ d606] Security

National Press Building/Shops at National Place
463.2000 [136.5] Security
463.9000 [         ]

Old Post Office Pavilion
461.3125 [ d023] Security

Shops at Union Station
464.5250 [ d311] Security Alternate
464.5750 [ d346] Security
464.7750 [ d365] Engineering
464.8250 [ d311] Housekeeping
464.8750 [ d311] Maintenance
464.9250 [ d311] (Channel 6) (Security Alternate)

Mall Frequencies for Black Friday (Maryland)

Here's a list of mall frequencies for Maryland.

Montgomery

Chevy Chase Pavilion
461.1500 [100.0] Housekeeping
461.2500 [100.0] Unknown
464.2750 [ d606] Security

City Place
464.0250 [103.5] Security/Housekeeping

Lake Forest Mall
464.7000 [ d423] Security
467.7625 [ d664] Housekeeping (obsolete?)

Westfield Shoppingtown Montgomery
463.7625 [203.5] Security
464.6750 [203.5] Customer Service/Housekeeping

Westfield Shoppingtown Wheaton
461.7250 [ d031] Housekeeping
464.6250 [ d023] Security

White Flint Mall
462.6625 [  67.0] Housekeeping
464.8250 [151.4] Security/Housekeeping

Prince George's

Boulevard at Capital Centre
461.9750 [ CSQ] Security (Metropolitan Protective Service) (S)

Bowie Town Center
152.9225 [ d074] Security

Mall at Prince George's
464.3750 [ d032] Security
469.5750 [ d032] Housekeeping (Channel 2)

Anne Arundel

Arundel Mills Mall
451.3625 [ d156] Security
451.7375 [ d466] Management?
452.1375 [ d516] Housekeeping

Marley Station Mall
464.7750 [ d132] Housekeeping
464.8750 [ d315] Security

Westfield Shoppingtown Annapolis
461.3500 [ d043] Housekeeping
464.0125 [ d043] Security

Howard

The Mall in Columbia
461.1125 [162.2] Security
464.8750 [162.2] Housekeeping

Charles

St. Charles Towne Center
936.6625 [ d023] Security
937.9125 [ d023] Maintenance/Housekeeping

Mall Frequencies for Black Friday (Virginia)

Here's a list of mall frequencies for Northern Virginia.

Arlington

Ballston Common Mall
461.8875 [203.5] Security
464.9250 [203.5] Administration/Maintenance

Fashion Centre at Pentagon City
464.4375 [ d074] Security
464.4625 [ d413] Housekeeping

Pentagon Center
464.9250 [ d612] Security

Alexandria
Landmark Mall
463.2000 [100.0] Housekeeping
464.9250 [100.0] Security

Fairfax

Fair Oaks Mall

464.1250 [186.2] Security

464.4750 [186.2] Housekeeping

Galleria at Tysons II
464.6250 [ d132] Housekeeping
464.8250 [  94.8] Security

Springfield Mall
464.3250 [  77.0] Security/Housekeeping

Tysons Corner Center
461.9875 [ d054] Security
464.3750 [ d047] Housekeeping (Channel 2)

Prince William

Manassas Mall
461.0125 [100.0] Security

Potomac Mills
461.3000 [ d043] Housekeeping
463.6000 [ d723] Security

Loudoun

Dulles Town Center
451.3000 [ d411] Housekeeping
451.5250 [ d411] Security/Engineering

Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets
462.4000 [110.9] Security

Spotsylvania

Spotsylvania Towne Centre
464.8250 [  71.9] Security
469.5500 [  71.9] Maintenance

Potomac Mills Recent Finds

A visit to Potomac Mills last Saturday netted lots of new finds.  Here's the most recent list:

461.3000 [ d043] Housekeeping
463.6000 [ d723] Security

151.8350 [  74.4] Banana Republic
151.9550 [  74.4] Old Navy
154.5150 [  74.4] Gap
461.0625 [ d632] Bath & Body Works
461.1125 [  67.0] AMC Theaters?
461.1875 [ d712] Factory Brand Shoes
461.4250 [ d072] Steve & Barry's
461.4625 [ d265] IKEA Operations
462.5625 [  67.0] IKEA Housekeeping
464.5000 [  67.0] Nordstrom Rack? ("men's department"; "women's department"; shoe department")
464.5500 [  67.0] Ann Taylor? ("wardrobe room")
464.6250 [146.2] Nordstrom Rack Loss Prevention 
466.0250 [ d371] Nike
466.1875 [ d506] Hollister
467.7625 [  67.0] American Eagle
467.8125 [  67.0] Costco
467.8500 [ d606] Polo Ralph Lauren? ("women's section")
467.8500 [ d712] Children's Place
467.8500 [  67.0] Espirit
467.8500 [173.8] Charlotte Russe
467.8750 [ d712] Disney
467.8750 [ d723] Guess
467.8750 [  67.0] AMC Theater--Ushers/Primary Operations
467.9000 [  67.0] Tommy Hilfiger
467.9000 [141.3] Starbucks
467.9250 [  67.0] AMC Theater--Projector Operators
468.8375 [ d155] H&M
Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale, Burlington Coat Factory, Burlington Shoes, and Timberland use UHF portables.

Aloft Dulles North Hotel FCC App

The Aloft Dulles North Hotel, which is scheduled to open January 15, has an application pending before the FCC.  The hotel will use four UHF simplex frequencies.

462.3125

467.3125

462.3625

467.3625 

Help the Homeless Walkathon Freqs Found

Here's what was in use at the Help the Homeless Walkathon on Saturday:

464.6500 [ d565] Primary
464.7500 [ d546]
Metropolitan Police used talkgroup 21232.
DC Fire used talkgroup 2096.
Park Police used 166.7250 [127.3].

Rocket Bar

The Rocket Bar is an underground bar located across from the Verizon Center.  The bouncers/security use 462.7875 [ d411].

G20 Summit Finds

Here's what I found from the G20 Summit last Saturday:

DC Trunked System Talkgroups:
2096 DCFD Special Events 1
16656 MPD Special Operations Division
35536/33872 DC Emergency Management Agency (talkgroups patched)
36880 (previously used for hospital roll call)
40080 "send up 10 more"; "Paul Bagel in building"; "copy of social security card" (probably not related to event)

158.8500 [NAC 001] MPD Motorcade Detail (Encrypted)
167.0750 [127.3] Park Police (Ch. 3) (monitoring protesters)
407.8625 [NAC 0F0] State Department
408.6000 [NAC 0F0] State Department
409.7125 [NAC 0F0] State Department
464.5750 [ d565] Marriott Wardman Park Security
Capitol Police channels active (coordinating motorcades).  Andrews AFB talkgroup 11 active (coordinating dignitary transport/departure).  Metro Transit Tac 8 active (station reopening).

Help the Homeless Walkathon Saturday Morning

The Help the Homeless Walkathon is tomorrow morning on the National Mall.  Here's what I have from last year:

464.5500 [ d365] Primary Operations?
464.6000 [ d331]
464.7000 [ d311]
464.7000 [167.9] Media at finish line (not a Walkathon channel)
469.5500 [ d306] (Channel 2)
469.7000 [ d315]
Park Police used 166.7250 [127.3].
Metropolitan Police used talkgroup 16656.
DC Fire used talkgroup 2112.

Update to the November 13 Post

Here's an update to the November 13 post about miscellaneous finds:

• Talkgroup 37232 on the DC trunked system confirmed as UDC police/security.
• J. Crew at Fashion Center at Pentagon City confirmed using 467.9250 [88.5].  Aeropostale also using radios; unknown if VHF or UHF.

77 K St. NE FCC App

Brookfield Properties, which owns the office/condo building at 77 K St. NE, has an FCC application pending for UHF frequencies. These frequencies will be MOTOTRBO digital.

463.4250R

462.3000S

463.9875S

464.8875S

467.3000S

469.8875S

Miscellaneous Finds--Arlington/DC

Here are a few miscellaneous finds for Arlington and DC:

• Talkgroup 1904 on the Airports trunked system is Police Tac 4, and was heard being used by Reagan National officers.  Unknown if Reagan National and Dulles share the Tac channels.
• 460.8750 [131.8] may be used by American Eagle at Reagan National.
• J. Crew at Pentagon City may be using 467.9250 (no tone identified).
• Watson Place, a coop in NW Washington, appears to be using 462.5000 [ d606].
• River Park Mutual Homes, an apartment complex in SW Washington, is using 151.9250 [ d632].
• George Washington University may now be using 464.6500 [  91.5] for parking garages.
• Talkgroup 37232 on the DC trunked system may be a University of the District of Columbia security alternate channel.  More monitoring required.

National Harbor/Kooza Finds

Here are a few finds from monitoring yesterday at National Harbor.  (The Kooza frequencies are probably used under license WQEF456.)

Kooza

451.8000 [ d032] Security
464.5500 [ d432] 
469.5000 [ d116] 
467.9125 [ d054] (May not be Cirque du Soleil personnel, but in use for show)

National Harbor

464.5500 [  67.0] Hampton Inn & Suites

Events This Weekend

Here are a couple of notable events this weekend:

Kooza, a Cirque du Soleil show, is performing at National Harbor for several weeks. There are two performances each day on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Check for frequencies used by Cirque personnel in the 451 and 460 business bands. National Harbor uses 461.7875 and 462.0875, but the frequencies are MOTOTRBO digital, and unable to be monitored with current scanners. Here are a few frequencies used by the hotels at National Harbor:

451.3125 [ d516] Residence Inn by Marriott (S)
464.3250 [254.1] Westin - Engineering (S)
464.8250 [254.1] Westin - Housekeeping (S)
469.2625 [254.1] Westin - Service Express (S)

And here are the frequencies/talkgroups for Gaylord National Resort's LTR trunked system:

463.2875 (2), 463.5625 (6), 463.6875 (10), 464.6625 (14), 464.7875 (18)

0-10-001	Security
0-10-005	Engineering
0-10-010	Banquets--Setup
0-10-012	Electric Shop?
0-10-015	Banquets
0-10-020	Housekeeping
0-10-021	Housekeeping?
0-10-025	Housekeeping--Public Areas
0-10-030	Information Technology
0-10-035	Audio/Visual?
0-10-040	Marketing?/VIP Services?
0-10-055	Loading Dock/Logistics

Basketball and hockey have returned to Verizon Center. The Wizards play Friday, and the Capitals play Saturday. The arena's employees use MOTOTRBO, but there are a few other things to monitor. Try 461.5125 [d152] for CSC Event Staff, and 462.0125 [d043] and 463.5375 [d125] for suites.

Marine Corps Marathon Wrap-Up

Here's what I found at the Marine Corps Marathon on October 26:

Marine Corps Talkgroups (Site 403):
32380 Buses to Ft. Myer
63034 doing countdown; "need med team"
63036 Organizers?
63038 Course
63039 Water
63040 Race Tail Ops?
63041 Logistics (collecting tables, set-up, take-down, etc.)
63043 Unknown
63044 "supplies secure"; "bus"; Medical??
63049 Encrypted
63054 Security?
63056 Medical

Arlington Police used numerous talkgroups on their Project 25 trunked system. 1C (traffic posts), 1D (traffic posts, "Division 2"), 1F, 1G, 1H, 1I ("Division 3", Rosslyn), 1J, and 1K were all in use. Talkgroup 20 (unknown channel designation) had SWAT units on it. Talkgroup 21 (unknown channel designation) had K9 units on it.

Arlington Fire used talkgroups A1F (primary), A1G, and A1D (used later in race as medical calls increased).

Street cleaners in Arlington used talkgroup 82.

MPD used talkgroup 21232 (Citywide 2) for traffic control. DCFD used talkgroups A11 (Special Events 1) and A12 (Special Events 2) for medical calls.

Metro Transit Police used Tac 8 for crowd control. Buses were heard on talkgroup 1904.

Virginia State Police used 154.6650 [ CSQ] for traffic control. Park Police used 166.7250 [127.3] for traffic control. Helicopters coordinated air-to-air ops on 123.0250. Crystal City security used 451.7750 [ d205]. Amateur radio operators used 145.1900 [151.4] (R) and 449.9750 [107.2] (R). Unknown users were on 163.1000 [NAC 167] talking about the race.

Election Day Talkgroup

Prince William PD is using Special Events 1 (talkgroup 16432) for election day activities.

Obama Rally Last Night in Manassas

Senator Obama had a big rally last night at the Prince William County Fairgrounds. Some said it may have been the largest gathering of people Prince William has ever seen. Here are some talkgroups monitored:

16144 PWPD West 2 (Traffic Control)
16432 PWPD Special Events 1 (minimal use)
16464 PWPD Special Events 2 (minimal use)
16496 PWPD Special Events 3 (Traffic Control/Security)
32304 PWFD 5J (not as much use as 32336)
32336 PWFD 5K (Medical Calls)
48560 Unknown use for rally--talkgroup falls near known Sheriff talkgroups

Miscellaneous Frequency Finds

Here are a few random frequencies found/confirmed the past few days:

• 464.6250 [ d412] Residence Inn Pentagon City (R).  It seems possible that 469.5000 [ d412] may also be used by this hotel.
  
• 464.8750 [100.0] Regal Cinemas Gallery Place (Ch. 2).  First Regal I've seen with two channels.
• 464.7500 [ d047] Montgomery College--Takoma Park Campus (R)
• 160.0500 [186.2] Alexandria Yellow Cab