Weekend Events

• The Wizards play their home opener on Saturday at 7 PM at Verizon Center.
• Navy plays Notre Dame on Saturday at 8 PM at FedEx Field.
• The Capitals play Sunday at 7 PM at Verizon Center.

601 D Street FCC App

601 D Street NW, an office building in DC, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for analog and DMR simplex on 456.9125, 466.2750, 467.0500, and 469.8375.

Southwest Adds Frequencies at IAD

Southwest Airlines recently added two DMR repeaters to its Dulles Airport license. 451.8375 and 452.3875 join 462.0375 and 463.2375, which have been used in analog mode (although they do have the DMR emissions designators).

Weekend Events

• The Washington International Horse Show continues through Sunday at Verizon Center.
• The Marine Corps Marathon is Sunday. The event begins at 7:55 AM along Rt. 110 near Arlington National Cemetery.

Cherry Hill Park FCC App

Cherry Hill Park, an RV park and campground in Prince George's County, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for DMR and analog simplex on 456.3375, 457.4875, 462.2875, and 462.3875.

Navy Yard Exercise

From Sunday night into Monday morning, there was an exercise at the Navy Yard. A post on the Scan-DC mailing list provides some of the talkgroups that were active.

Grand Hyatt Requests DMR Emission Designators

The Grand Hyatt Hotel, located at 1000 H St. NW in DC, has a modification pending to its license to add DMR emission designators to its UHF frequencies.

Army Ten-Miler Finds

Here's what was monitored at last Sunday's Army Ten-Miler:

JNCR Trunked System Talkgroups:
324
401 Security
404 "tripod taking pictures" "awards stage" "handing out hats"
410
412 "Enforcer" "AOC" "VIP escorts"
413 "awards ceremony"
415 line numbers
485 "water point"
681 "Charlie 1"
900 Medical

Arlington County Trunked System Talkgroups:
11
39 radio check with Pentagon Police
43 South Division
44 North Division
45 Transportation
46 Transportation?
57
135

DC Trunked System Talkgroups:
2096
2160 Division 1
2176 Division 2

STARS Talkgroup:
6149

166.7250 [127.3]

King George Medic Uses Stafford P25 System

Today, I monitored a King George medic calling the Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center on talkgroup 4775 on the Stafford P25 system. The medic's unit number was 3368006. Interestingly, the unit was in the clear. (When Stafford EMS units communicate with Mary Washington and Stafford Hospitals, they are encrypted.)

Wings & Wheels Festival

Here's what I found at the Wings & Wheels Festival, which was today at Stafford Regional Airport:

129.5250 [ CSQ] Air Boss
399.4250 [ CSQ] Civil Air Patrol

Stafford Trunked System Talkgroups:
4707 Emergency Management 1 (Sheriff)
4709 Emergency Management 3 (Fire)

Weekend Events

• Maryland plays Saturday at noon at Byrd Stadium.
• The Capitals play Satuday at 7 PM at Verizon Center.
• DC United plays Saturday at 7 PM at RFK Stadium.
• The Redskins play Sunday at 1 PM at FedEx Field.

More New DC P25 Talkgroups

A couple of new DC Project 25 talkgroups found on Sunday:

• 709
• 2207 - Mentioned "main gate" and "lab."

Talkgroup 2205 was also active; this was previously seen in September.

Joint National Capital Region System Changes

Several of the system IDs and site numbers for the Joint National Capital Region trunked system have changed recently.

Verizon Ashburn FCC App

Verizon, located at 22001 Loudoun County Parkway in Ashburn, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for DMR and analog repeaters on 453.0125, 461.1750, and 464.2500, and DMR and analog simplex on 456.8375, 466.6750, 466.7500, 468.2625, and 468.6250.

Host Hotels FCC App

Host Hotels, located at 6903 Rockledge Dr. in Bethesda, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for DMR and analog repeaters on 461.2000 and 462.3500, and DMR and analog simplex on 468.2375 and 469.1500.

The application address is Host Hotels' corporate headquarters, but the app description indicates the frequencies will be used for hotel operations. A Marriott Suites and Residence Inn are nearby.

Capitol Hill Day School FCC App

Capitol Hill Day School, located at 210 South Carolina Ave. SE in DC, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for DMR and analog simplex on 467.0750, 468.7000, 469.1500, 469.3125, and 469.9000.

NXDN Parameters

With the recent introduction of DSD+ 1.51, it is possible to obtain NXDN parameters, such as RAN (Radio Access Number). Here are a couple of conventional frequencies in the DC area, and their RANs:

• 452.7625 Virgin America - DCA (NXDN 9600 - RAN 1)
• 464.0625 Butler Medical Transport (NXDN 9600 - RAN 33)

World Bank Using UHF P25 Frequency

The World Bank has switched to 451.6000 [ $293] for security, replacing 151.9550. 451.6000 appears to be a networked repeater, with sites in downtown Washington, Landover, Chantilly, and Sterling.

Taste of DC Finds

Here's what was active yesterday at the Taste of DC:

450.1250 [  67.0] Event Staff (security)
459.0750 [ d051] Volunteers?
460.0750 [ d116] Alcohol?
463.4250 [ d503]
463.8250 [ d032]
464.7250 [ d731] Ticketing/Change
468.2250 [ d315] Electrical
468.4250 [ d606] Ch. 3
Finance - Ch. 2
DC HSEMA used talkgroup 33872 (P16 system) and 2117 (P25 system).

Weekend Events

• The Taste of DC is Saturday and Sunday from noon to 7:00 PM on Pennsylvania Ave. between 9th and 14th Sts.
• The Army Ten-Miler begins Sunday at 8:00 AM near the Pentagon.

Field School FCC App

The Field School, located at 2301 Foxhall Rd. NW in DC, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for DMR and analog simplex on 461.2500, 461.9875, 462.3250, and 464.1375.

State Fair of Virginia Finds

Here's what I found at the State Fair of Virginia yesterday. The event concludes today.

461.2625 [ d023] RMC Events
461.3125 [ d023]
466.3125 [ d023] Trams
466.3625 [ d023] Parking
466.1500 [ d152] "aid station"
466.3500 [ d343] "thrill pit"; "lemonade for $5"
466.7125 [ d565]
467.3750 [ d156] Carts
468.7500 [ d346] "put in ATM"
856.0375 [ $293] VSP (Interior)/Medical
857.5875 [ $293] VSP (Exterior)

The STARS mobile site did not appear to be in use. Caroline's 700 MHz trunked system also was not active.

State Fair of Virginia Concludes This Weekend

The State Fair of Virginia, which takes place at The Meadow in Caroline County, concludes this weekend. Organizers are licensed for UHF simplex under two callsigns: WQSL847 and WQKD686.

Virginia State Police use talkgroups (6124 and 6125 in 2010) on STARS for traffic control/parking. Interior VSP units use talkgroups (6162 and 6163) on the STARS mobile site. VSP is also licensed for conventional 800 MHz frequencies in analog and digital mode. 856.0375 [ $293] was used earlier this year at The Meadow. 857.5875 [ $293] was used earlier this year at Kings Dominion.

In 2009 and 2010, not much was found for Caroline County units at the Fair. 155.2200 [ d546] may have been used by Caroline Fire/Rescue. The county currently uses VHF frequencies for public safety, but the county will transition to a 700 MHz trunked system; it's unknown if this will see use at the Fair.

Here are the UHF conventional frequencies found in 2010:

451.2375 [ d411] Towing
451.3375 [ d411] Parking (Channel 2)
451.4375 [ d411] Electrical/Engineering
451.5375 [ d411] "ID tags"; "shoplifter"
451.6375 [ d411] Trams (Channel 5?)
452.3125 [ d411] Beverages/Beer Garden
464.3250 [ d346] Parking (RMC Events)
464.3250 [ d546] Parking (RMC Events)

Weekend Events

• The Nationals play Friday at 3:07 PM and Saturday at 5:37 PM at Nationals Park.
• DC United plays Friday at 8:00 PM at RFK Stadium.
• Maryland plays Saturday at noon at Byrd Stadium.
• The Capitals play Sunday at 3:00 PM at Verizon Center.

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee FCC App

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for DMR simplex on 451.8125 and 456.8125. These frequencies will be used to coordinate campaign activities nationwide.

New Version of DSD+ Released

A new version of DSD+ was released late last night, just making the developer's self-imposed September deadline. DSD+ allows for monitoring of Project 25, DMR, and NXDN.

ArcLight Cinemas Bethesda FCC App

ArcLight Cinemas, a movie theater opening at Westfield Montgomery this fall, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for DMR simplex on 456.6125, 456.7375, 457.7875, 462.2125, and 462.2875.