Shops at Union Station Changes Security Frequency

The primary security frequency for the Shops at Union Station has changed to 464.5250 [ d311] from 464.5750 [ d346]. It's possible 464.5750 was receiving interference from Catholic University, which uses MOTOTRBO on the frequency.

Stafford Sheriff Unencrypted Talkgroup

Talkgroup 4527 on the Stafford County trunked system was active tonight. An exact use could not be determined, but it may have been used for traffic control after a high school football game. The talkgroup was unencrypted, even though the majority of Stafford Sheriff talkgroups run encrypted.

Law Enforcement at High School Football Games

High school football season is underway, and law enforcement was monitored on a few talkgroups in north-central Virginia tonight:

Fauquier County/Culpeper County trunked system: Fauquier Sheriff Tac 4 (24688) and Culpeper Special Event 2 (42320)
Spotsylvania County trunked system: Sheriff Patrol 2 (02-041)

Prince William P25 System Online

Prince William has turned on their Project 25 trunked system, which will eventually replace the current Project 16 trunked system. The control channel is 853.8500. No talkgroups monitored so far, but the system is probably in the early stages of testing.

Weekend Events

• The Nationals play Friday at 7:05, Saturday at 7:05, and Sunday at 8:05 at Nationals Park.
• The University of Maryland plays Saturday at 12:30 at Byrd Stadium.
• Baltimore hosts the Grand Prix this weekend. The primary race is Sunday afternoon.

Charles County Schools MOTOTRBO Update

Charles County Schools may be doing testing on their MOTOTRBO system. Yesterday, 152.9825 had MOTOTRBO on it, but it appeared to be conventional MOTOTRBO, not Capacity Plus or Connect Plus. Perhaps the radio techs are testing the system in conventional mode before "turning on" the trunked system. (From my location in Fredericksburg, I am too far away for DSD and DMRDecode to decode the data.)

Holiday Inn College Park FCC App

The Holiday Inn College Park has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for simplex on 452.1875, 452.2875, 456.4375, 456.6875, and 456.7375. The frequencies are coded for both analog and MOTOTRBO.

Charles County Schools Seeks to Expand Trunked System

Last year, Charles County Schools was granted a license for a MOTOTRBO trunked system. There is now an application pending to add two more frequencies to the system.

MPD Talkgroups Removed from Project 16 System

Because MPD has migrated to the Project 25 system, their talkgroups have been removed from the Project 16 system page on RadioReference. Additionally, a "DC Common" group was created; these talkgroups function as interop for various city agencies.

National Harbor Update

New frequencies for National Harbor:

451.4375 [         ] Wyndham Vacation Resorts (MOTOTRBO) (S)
452.4875 [         ] Wyndham Vacation Resorts (MOTOTRBO) (S)

Also, a few more groups have been identified on the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center MOTOTRBO Capacity Plus trunked system.

DC Business Finds

Here are some recent new frequencies found in DC:

461.8250 [141.3] Blueline Security (R)
451.5875 [ d251] Hotel Monaco (S)
451.7125 [ d251] Hotel Monaco (S)
452.0625 [ d251] Hotel Monaco (S)
456.4625 [         ] The Jefferson Hotel (MOTOTRBO)
451.5875 [         ] LivingSocial (MOTOTRBO) (S)
451.8625 [ d165] United States Institute of Peace - Security (R)
451.2375 [         ] Willard Intercontinental Hotel - Banquets (MOTOTRBO - Color Code 8, All Call) (S)
451.2875 [         ] Willard Intercontinental Hotel (MOTOTRBO - Color Code 9, All Call) (S)

March on Washington Finds

Here's what I found at yesterday's March on Washington 50th Anniversary:

DC Trunked System Talkgroups:
2096 DCFD Special Events 1
2112 DCFD Special Events 2 (logistics/transports)
33872 Emergency Management Agency (simulcast on 2117 on P25 system)
34576 Department of Transportation

Joint National Capital Region Talkgroups:
2145 Encrypted
2146 National Guard? (Mall-area units)
2149 National Guard? (RFK Stadium and Metro station units)
2151 National Guard?

166.7250 [127.3] Park Police (Ch. 1)
166.8500 [127.3] Park Police (Ch. 4)
172.4750 [ $4C5] Park Service
464.5000 [  69.3] Stagehands

Weekend Events

• The 50th Anniversary March on Washington is Saturday from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (there is also a smaller march planned for Wednesday, August 28).
• The Redskins play Saturday at 4:30 at FedEx Field.
• DC United plays Saturday at 7:00 at RFK Stadium.

The Jefferson Hotel FCC App

The Jefferson Hotel, located at 1200 16th St. NW in DC, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a MOTOTRBO trunked system (likely Capacity Plus) on 451.9625 and 463.8625.

The hotel has a license for simplex on 462.3500 (as well as a pending application for four additional simplex frequencies). MOTOTRBO simplex has been confirmed on 462.3500.

The Atlantic Building FCC App

The Atlantic Building, located at 950 F St. NW in DC, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for simplex on 456.3625, 456.7625, 457.1125, and 457.8125.

Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District FCC License

The Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District was recently licensed for a repeater on 463.9125. The frequency is coded for analog and MOTOTRBO.

NeuStar FCC App

NeuStar, a management consulting firm located in Sterling, has an application pending before the FCC.  The app calls for a repeater on 464.6250. The frequency is coded for analog and MOTOTRBO.

Friendly Cab FCC App

Friendly Cab, located at 3022 S. 22nd St. in Arlington, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a repeater on 452.0125. The frequency is coded for analog and MOTOTRBO.

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Modifies License

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital (Emergency Center), located at 19731 Germantown Rd. in Germantown, MD, recently modified its license. A repeater was added on 452.4625. The frequency is coded for analog and MOTOTRBO.

1001 Pennsylvania Ave. Modifies License

1001 Pennsylvania Ave., an office building in DC, has modified its license. Five simplex frequencies were added: 456.4375, 456.4625, 456.6375, 457.1375, and 457.1875. These frequencies are coded for both analog and MOTOTRBO. (The property was previously licensed for a repeater on 461.3000.)

National Education Association Modifies License

The National Education Association, located at 1201 16th St. NW in DC, recently modified its license. A repeater was added on 461.9500, and simplex on 451.1875, 451.6125, 452.0375, 452.5125, and 452.6625. (The organization was previously licensed for simplex on 467.2125.)

IKEA College Park FCC App

IKEA College Park has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a repeater on 453.0125, and simplex on 463.8250, 451.9875, 461.3000, and 464.4625. The frequencies are coded for analog and MOTOTRBO.

Church of the Redeemer FCC App

Church of the Redeemer, located in Gaithersburg, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for sixteen UHF simplex frequencies.

Asbury Methodist Village FCC App

Asbury Methodist Village, a retirement community in Gaithersburg, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for MOTOTRBO simplex on 457.2750, 467.0125, 467.1750, and 467.3250.

St. Mary's Switches to Project 25

This morning, St. Mary's County began transitioning from an EDACS system to a Project 25 system. According to a RadioReference forum thread, there appears to be a good deal of encryption on the system.

Hotel Monaco DC FCC License

The Hotel Monaco DC, located at 700 F St. NW, was recently licensed for simplex on 451.5875, 457.0625, 456.5875, 456.7125, 457.6625, 452.0625, 452.6625, and 451.7125.

The hotel has used 451.8000 [ d703] and 456.8000 [ d703] unlicensed, so these new frequencies will probably replace the two older ones.

Citi Open Finds

Here's what I found at the Citi Open on Saturday:

Tournament Radios:
464.6000 [ d466] "press conference"
464.6250 [ d606] "chair people"
464.6500 [ d565] "bringing anthem singer"
464.7000 [ d516] "video feed" "interview" "tell press about conference" "feed from truck"
464.7250 [ d152] Parking
464.7500 [ d546] Security/First Aid
469.5000 [ d631] "ice towels" "no interviews"
469.6000 [ d606] Parking
469.6250 [ d503] Spanish
469.6500 [ d516] Operations
469.7000 [ d506] "northwest portal"
469.7250 [ d662] "guests already arrived"
469.7500 [ d371] Ushers/Volunteers

Other frequencies:
166.8500 [127.3] Park Police Ch. 4 (S)
461.0375 [ d125] Housekeeping (S)
461.5500 [  88.5] CES Security (S)
462.8625 [179.9] Parking (S)
464.3250 [ d532] Design Cuisine (S)
464.5750 [ d532] Design Cuisine (S)

Weekend Event

• The Citi Open concludes Sunday at the Fitzgerald Tennis Center at 16th and Kennedy Sts. NW in DC.

Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building FCC App

The Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, located at 1 Columbus Circle NE in DC, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a repeater on 464.3250, and simplex on 461.2500, 463.7125, 466.6875, 467.1500, and 468.2750.