Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Nationals Park Update

I attended the Tuesday game against the Red Sox, and had a chance to do some monitoring. Here are some new finds:

461.1375 [d152] CSC Event Staff (S) (only a brief transmission heard; rarely-used frequency; may be for something special like VIP security since Red Sox were in town)
462.5500 [CSQ] mentioned an "order" and "didn't get beer"
467.9250 [67.0] Vendors

867.4875 [156.7] seems to be consistently patched to talkgroup 2096 on the DC trunked system. Previously, DCFD was using the simplex frequency for ops inside the stadium, and the talkgroup for outside operations. Now, inside and outside personnel are on the same frequency/talkgroup.

Metrorail Green Line personnel were using talkgroup 32944 for operations at the Navy Yard Station last night. Previously, Green Line Supervisors used talkgroup 33136. Transit Police were using Tac 8 (talkgroup 50256) last night; they've used Tac 6 and 7 before.

And a couple of frequencies monitored, but not related to Nats Park: 464.2500 [d654] is security for an unknown hospital; they mentioned an "upper helipad." That must mean they have at least one more helipad, which would probably imply a sizeable hospital. They've also mentioned a "pavilion" on this frequency before. And 461.2125 [d754] sounds like a hotel near Nats Park, possibly the Courtyard by Marriott. They mentioned an "eighth floor," which the Courtyard has.

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