Nationals Park

With the Nationals first home series of the season this weekend, I thought I'd recap the radio usage at Nationals Park. In listening extensively yesterday, not much has changed from last year. Nationals staff continue to use MOTOTRBO channels (five repeaters and four simplex, although they are licensed for several more frequencies). DC Fire was monitored on Special Events 1 (talkgroup 2096). They were not using the 800 MHz simplex frequencies (867.4875 [156.7] and 867.7625 [156.7]) that they have used in previous years. CSC Event Staff was using 464.7500 [233.6] (R) for primary ops and 461.3875 [ d152] for on-field personnel. 461.1375 [ d152] was also monitored; this channel may be for supervisors and/or player security.

A few new conventional frequencies popped up. 467.7625 [ d263] is used by security (bouncers) at the new Fairgrounds area outside the ballpark. 464.5500 [ d732] and 467.7625 [ d732] were both active; I'm assuming they're related since they have the same tone. On the latter frequency, there was talk about the "New Jersey lobby" and "cars sneaking in."