Holton Arms School FCC App

The Holton Arms School in Bethesda has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for one repeater and three simplex frequencies.

461.9875R

451.1875S

451.3125S

451.7375S

Weekend Events

The National Cherry Blossom Festival begins this weekend. The Opening Ceremony and other events are at the National Building Museum on Saturday. Previously, I had 462.6875 [ 77.0] for Staff and 464.5000 [ d703] for Security, but these may be obsolete. (The Building Museum may be using a special internal communications system.) In 2008, the volunteers working the Cherry Blossom events at the Building Museum used Family Radio Service frequencies.

The Smithsonian Kite Festival is also on Saturday. In 2008, organizers used 462.6375 [ 77.0].

Columbia Center FCC App

Columbia Center, an office building at 1152 15th St. NW, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a repeater on 452.4625.

MLS Page Added to Sports Licenses

I've added Major League Soccer (MLS) to my group of pages about sports stadium licenses. It seems like a good time, with the New York Red Bulls opening a new stadium in Harrison, NJ, and DC United acquiring several new MOTOTRBO frequencies. Additionally, the Philadelphia Union is joining the League this year.

Hines Interest FCC App

Hines Interest Limited Partnership, which manages an office building at 1200 19th St. NW, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for one repeater and four simplex frequencies.

462.0125R

451.2375S

451.3625S

451.4625S

451.6875S

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Using MOTOTRBO

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, which is slated to open in June, was monitored using MOTOTRBO on 463.5625 today.

PSR-500/600 New Firmware

New firmware (DSP and CPU) has been released for the PSR-500 and PSR-600 scanners. The upgrade process wasn't too complicated, but one must follow the instructions carefully. Remember to install the DSP before the CPU. All the details, including the files to download, can be found at GRE Support.

DC United FCC App

The company that controls DC United (MacFarlane-Chang D.C. Soccer) has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for fourteen UHF simplex frequencies. The frequencies are coded for both analog and MOTOTRBO modes. These frequencies will be used at RFK Stadium.

461.2750, 461.3250, 461.6500, 461.7500, 462.3500, 462.4250, 463.2750, 464.0500, 464.4500, 464.6250, 464.6750, 464.7250, 464.8500, 464.9500

JBG Companies FCC App

The JBG Companies has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for one repeater and five simplex frequencies. These frequencies will be used at the Rockwall I office building at 11400 Rockville Pike in Rockville.

463.8625R

451.2875S

451.3625S

451.4125S

451.5625S

452.3125S