New STARS Site

STARS site 130 is active with a control channel of 161.8725. The only voice frequency seen so far is 162.0000. The control channel is strong in Fredericksburg, but the site may be located to the west, as the talkgroups for VSP Culpeper 1 and Appomattox 2 were seen.

Westfield Montgomery Major Update

Spent a couple of hours at Westfield Montgomery yesterday, and was able to update many frequencies. Here's the latest list:

453.0125 [203.5] Security (R)
461.9500 [203.5] Housekeeping (R)
151.8050 [  74.4] Gap
154.6000 [192.8] Pacific Sun
158.4000 [  74.4] Banana Republic
452.4375 [ d174] Macy's Security (R)
456.6125 [ d115] ArcLight Cinemas
456.7375 [ d132] ArcLight Cinemas
457.7875 [ d162] ArcLight Cinemas
461.0375 [  74.4] Foot Locker
461.0625 [ d632] Bath & Body Works
463.4375 [146.2] Nordstrom Security (R)
464.5625 [  94.8] Ann Taylor
467.8500 [ d047] Old Navy
467.8500 [ d412] abercrombie
467.8500 [ d546] Abercrombie & Fitch
467.8500 [  67.0] Cheesecake Factory?
467.8500 [  67.0] Microsoft
467.8500 [  79.7] Apple
467.8500 [110.9] Unknown restaurant
467.8750 [ d723] Guess
467.8750 [  71.9] American Eagle
467.8750 [186.2] Unknown athletic shoe store
467.8750 [241.8] Champs
467.9000 [118.8] Express
467.9250 [ d412] Sephora
467.9250 [ d743] Victoria's Secret
467.9250 [  88.5] J. Crew
467.9250 [218.1] Urban Outfitters

Mormon Temple Festival of Lights

The Festival of Lights at the Mormon Temple in Kensington continues until January 1. Last night, staff at the Visitor Center appeared to be using FRS radios, but no frequency was found. 464.5500 [100.0] was in use, possibly for parking. The Temple's DMR frequency (451.8875) was also in limited use.

Willard Intercontinental Hotel Update

Here's an updated list of frequencies in use at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel:

451.2375 [         ] Banquets (DMR - Color Code 8, All Call) (S)
451.2875 [         ] (DMR - Color Code 9, All Call) (S)
463.2125 [         ] Security/Engineering (Ch. 1) (DMR - Color Code 7, Slot 1, All Call) (R)
463.2125 [         ] Housekeeping/Private Dining (DMR - Color Code 7, Slot 2, All Call) (R)
463.2500 [         ] "liquor removed from minibar" (DMR - Color Code 12, Slot 1, All Call) (R)
463.2500 [         ] Restaurant Seating/Banquet Housemen (DMR - Color Code 12, Slot 2, All Call) (R)

467.7625 [179.9] was also strong in the hotel, but I could not make out who was using the frequency.

Bullis School License Modification

The Bullis School, located in Potomac, has a modification to its license pending. The school seeks to add a repeater on 463.6250.

MGM National Harbor License Modification

MGM National Harbor has a modification pending to its license to change to trunked operation. This will likely be a MOTOTRBO Capacity Plus system.

Mormon Temple Adds DMR Emission Designators

Earlier this year, the Mormon Temple in Kensington modified their license to add emission designators for DMR to their repeater on 451.8875.

1401 New York Avenue FCC App

1401 New York Avenue, an office building in DC, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for analog and DMR simplex on 457.1500, 466.8000, 468.4125, and 469.9000.

Weekend Events

• The Military Bowl is Saturday at 1 PM at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.
• The Wizards play Saturday at 7 PM at Verizon Center.
• The Redskins play Sunday at 1 PM at FedEx Field.

Wilshire Park Condos FCC App

The Wilshire Park Condos, located at 3701 Connecticut Ave. NW in DC, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for simplex on 466.2500, 468.5250, 469.2875, 469.6250, and 469.9375.

Marlow Heights Shopping Center FCC App

The Marlow Heights Shopping Center, located in Temple Hills, MD, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a repeater on 451.5500.

DC USA Updated

I've updated the list of frequencies for DC USA:

463.7250 [ d306] Security
464.5500 [  67.0] Bed Bath & Beyond
467.9000 [ d743] Best Buy (primary)
467.9250 [ d506] Best Buy
456.8250 [127.3] DSW
461.2375 [100.0] Marshalls
467.9000 [173.8] Modell's
467.9000 [225.7] Staples
467.7500 [ d115] Target (Channel 1)
467.7750 [ d072] Target (Channel 2)
467.9250 [ d155] Target (Channel 3)
467.9000 [ d205] Target (Channel 4)
467.8500 [ d306] Target

Security was not using the pending DMR repeater on 464.1625. The frequency/tone they are using has been seen at several special events in DC; it is likely a radio-rental company frequency.

Pentagon City Retail Updated

I've updated frequencies for the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, Pentagon Center, and Pentagon Row. All three shopping areas are on the Arlington page.

Macy's apparently no longer uses their UHF repeaters for loss prevention. An LP employee was seen with a Motorola DTR radio. These radios utilize the 900 MHz ISM band for frequency-hopping spread spectrum communications.

Maplewood Park Place FCC App

Maplewood Park Place, a senior living community in Bethesda, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a DMR repeater on 464.3875.

Weekend Events

• Georgetown plays Saturday at noon at Verizon Center.
• The Redskins play Saturday at 4:30 PM at FedEx Field.
• The Wizards play Sunday at 6:00 PM at Verizon Center.

Sibley Hospital Seeks Additional Repeater

Sibley Hospital, recently licensed for two UHF repeaters, has an application to its license requesting another analog/DMR repeater on 463.5875.

Baltimore Update

I went scanning in Baltimore on Saturday for the Army-Navy game, and updated several items on my Baltimore page, notably the frequencies for M&T Bank Stadium.

DCFD Switches to P25 System

This morning, DC Fire switched to the Project 25 system. Unfortunately, many of the talkgroups are encrypted. The 0 and 0H zones are unencrypted. The 0A, 0B, and 0C zones are encrypted. When DC requires mutual aid, the 0 zone will be used.

Baltimore Protests

Baltimore Police used talkgroups 9110 and 9119 on the city trunked system to coordinate response to yesterday's protests.

United Airlines Modifies IAD License for DMR

United Airlines has modified the license for its 900 MHz trunked system at Dulles Airport for DMR. The system has too many frequencies for a Capacity Plus system, so United may be implementing a Connect Plus system.

Oracle FCC License

Oracle, located in Reston, recently licensed an analog and DMR repeater on 452.0250.

Barry Memorial Service

DC Fire used talkgroup 2096 (Special Events 1) on the DC Project 16 system for Marion Barry's memorial service last Saturday at the convention center.

Talkgroup 2341 (Unified Comm Center 3) from the Project 25 system may also have been used by an unknown agency.

Weekend Events

• The Wizards play Friday at 7 PM at Verizon Center.
• Georgetown plays Saturday at noon at Verizon Center.
• The Army-Navy game is Saturday at 3 PM at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
• The Capitals play Saturday at 7 PM at Verizon Center.
• The Wizards play Sunday at 6 PM at Verizon Center.

Friendship Heights Retail

Here's an updated list of Friendship Heights retail frequencies:

461.2000 [         ] Chevy Chase Pavilion - Security (DMR - Color Code 2, Slot 1, Group 300)
462.5250 [ d074] Chevy Chase Pavilion - Embassy Suites Hotel
467.8500 [  67.0] Chevy Chase Pavilion - Cheesecake Factory
467.9250 [  88.5] Chevy Chase Pavilion - J. Crew
468.8375 [ d155] Chevy Chase Pavilion - H&M
461.0625 [  94.8] Friendship Heights - Marshalls
463.8375 [173.8] Friendship Heights - Nordstrom Rack Loss Prevention (S)
464.5500 [  67.0] Friendship Heights - Maggiano's?
467.7625 [  67.0] Friendship Heights - Nordstrom Rack Staff
467.8750 [ d311] Friendship Heights - DSW
464.1125 [ d606] Mazza Gallerie - Security/Housekeeping (R)
464.9250 [127.3] Mazza Gallerie - Neiman Marcus
467.8500 [ d047] Mazza Gallerie - Williams-Sonoma?
467.8500 [ d364] Mazza Gallerie - AMC Theater
467.8750 [ d172] Mazza Gallerie - Pottery Barn?
467.8750 [100.0] Mazza Gallerie - TJ Maxx
461.4250 [         ] Wisconsin Place (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 100)
461.4250 [         ] Wisconsin Place - Security (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 2, Group 200)
467.8750 [192.8] Wisconsin Place - Anthropologie
464.4125 [ d311] Wisconsin Place - Bloomingdale's

The Chevy Chase Pavilion DMR frequency is part of an expired license. The Mazza Gallerie repeater is unlicensed. The Wisconsin Place DMR frequency is part of a terminated license.

Arlington Parks and Rec Buses Using 853.5125 [114.8]

Today in Fredericksburg, Arlington Parks and Recreation senior buses were using 853.5125 [114.8] to communicate. The buses were using the simplex frequency to coordinate parking in the city after traveling down from Arlington.

853.5125 is Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Channel 1. When member jurisdictions communicate with each other, they must use analog voice with CTCSSS 156.7. But any member may use the frequency simplex, as long as CTCSS 156.7 is not used.

Another King George Medic Uses Stafford P25

Yet another King George medic (9-6, radio ID 3368029) recently used the Stafford P25 system to call Mary Washington Hospital.

This follows other recent King George transmissions on the Stafford system.

DC USA FCC App

DC USA, the largest retail development in DC, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a DMR repeater on 464.1625.

This is the first time DC USA has licensed a frequency. Security was most recently monitored on 452.9250 [141.3].

American University Trunked System

Thanks to the WinDSD program, I was able to obtain site numbers for American University's MOTOTRBO Linked Capacity Plus trunked system. The first four sites were confirmed, but the program also made reference to a fifth site. I was also able to confirm that 489.2375 and 490.3250 are part of separate sites.

NHL Winter Classic License

The National Hockey League recently licensed twenty UHF analog frequencies for the Winter Classic, which is New Year's Day at Nationals Park.

Bloomingdale's (Tysons) New Frequency

The Bloomingdale's Tysons Corner Center location was recently licensed for a DMR repeater on 461.9000. The store was already licensed for analog simplex on 451.4375, 451.6375, 452.7875, 452.8125, and 452.8375.

Hughes New License

Hughes, located in Germantown, was recently licensed for a DMR repeater on 463.4250, and DMR simplex on 456.9750, 457.4000, 466.1000, 468.9250, and 469.4500.

Weekend Events

• The Wizards play Friday at 7:00 PM at Verizon Center.
• A memorial for the late former DC mayor Marion Barry is Saturday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
• The BB&T Classic is Sunday at noon at Verizon Center.
• The Redskins play Sunday at 1:00 PM at FedEx Field.

Wawa Switching to UHF Frequency

Wawa, a gas and convenience store chain with locations in Maryland and Virginia, appears to be switching many of their stores from 154.6000 [ d413] to 451.8125 [ d506]. The frequency is covered under a nationwide license. The license contains five VHF frequencies and three UHF frequencies.

New Fire Talkgroups on DC P16 System

DC has enabled some new fire talkgroups on the Project 16 system. These are likely related to the imminent switchover by DCFD to the Project 25 system. The talkgroups monitored yesterday were 11456, 11648, and 11664. Dividing each of these by 16, one gets their P25 system "equivalent" talkgroup numbers, namely 716, 728, and 729, respectively.

Springfield Town Center Update

Here's an updated list of Springfield Town Center frequencies:

451.9250 [         ] Security (DMR - Color Code 7, Slot 1, Group 1000)
451.9250 [         ] Housekeeping (DMR - Color Code 7, Slot 2, Group 1001)
464.9125 [         ] Security (DMR - Color Code 7, Slot 1, Group 1000)
464.9125 [         ] Housekeeping (DMR - Color Code 7, Slot 2, Group 1001)
464.9125 [         ] Engineering (DMR - Color Code 7, Slot 2, Group 1002)
461.9375 [ d732] JC Penney Security
462.6375 [ CSQ] Macy's Operations
464.1000 [203.5] Macy's Security
464.8250 [100.0] Regal Cinemas (S)
467.2250 [ d365] JC Penney Operations
467.7500 [ d115] Target (Channel 1)
467.7625 [  71.9] American Eagle
467.7750 [ d072] Target (Channel 2)
467.8500 [ d306] Target
467.8500 [  67.0] "fitting room" "denim" (strong from center of mall)
467.8500 [  71.9] Maggiano's?
467.8750 [  94.8] Dick's Sporting Goods
467.8750 [186.2] Athletic shoe store? ("Kobe")
467.9000 [ d265] LOFT
467.9000 [118.8] Express
467.9250 [ d155] Target (Channel 3)
467.9250 [ d412] Sephora
467.9250 [ d743] Victoria's Secret
467.9250 [  88.5] J. Crew
468.5125 [162.2] Charlotte Russe
469.0000 [103.5] H&M

Another King George Medic on Stafford System

King George Medic 9-2 was recently monitored communicating with Mary Washington Hospital on the Stafford Project 25 system. Medic 9-2 was using unit number 3368026. Both the medic and the hospital were unencrypted.

This is the second time a King George medic has communicated with a hospital using the Stafford system.