Papal Visit Finds

Here are frequencies/talkgroups monitored on September 23 during Pope Francis's visit to DC:

DC Trunked System talkgroups:
716 Medical - White House/Mall area
717 Medical - Basilica area
2099 Department of Health
2161 Department of Transportation
2223 "release to armory"
2341 Bishop units; "soldiers returning to armory"

Joint National Capital Region Trunked System talkgroups:
2133 Encrypted
2147 Roam unit; Vatican unit
25543 Medical

Metro Trunked System talkgroups:
49200 Crowd control at Brookland after Mass
50096
50224 Crowd control (unknown station)
57440 Media units
58032 SAFE units

166.7250 [127.3] Park Police
461.2000 [  82.5] National Shrine Security
462.7000 [  97.4] Go Teams (R)

Federal Reserve Switches to NXDN

Security for the Federal Reserve headquarters building in DC has switched to NXDN. The frequency remains the same (419.4875).

Prince George's Business Update

Here are new/updated Prince George's business frequencies:

461.9875 [         ] Largo Medical Center (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 4000) (R)
464.9750 [         ] Prince George's Community (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 1000) (R)
464.5500 [  67.0] Woodmore Towne Centre - Costco
467.2250 [ d365] Woodmore Towne Centre - J.C. Penney
467.8500 [ d047] Woodmore Towne Centre - Old Navy
467.8750 [  67.0] Woodmore Towne Centre - Party City
467.9250 [ d506] Woodmore Towne Centre - Best Buy
469.5000 [ d172] Woodmore Towne Centre - Wegmans

Montgomery Hospitals Update

A couple of new DMR frequencies found for Montgomery County hospitals:

462.4250 [         ] Holy Cross (DMR - Color Code 3, Slot 1, Group 3) (R)
462.1375 [         ] Washington Adventist - Security (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 1) (R)

Air Show Finds

Here's what was found at the Joint Base Andrews Air Show last Saturday:

Joint National Capital Region trunked system talkgroups:
9645 Medical/First Aid
25107 Public Affairs
25149 Bike Patrols ("Defender")
25156 Security ("Guardian" "Havoc")
25168 Fire (simulcast of Prince George's talkgroup 2007)
25183 Utilities/Portable Restrooms
25259 "Support 1" "flight kitchen"
25260 Distinguished Visitor Parking/Escorts
25261
25263 Vendor Support?
25265 Air Ops/Air Boss
25267 "box lunches on buses"

Prince George's County trunked system talkgroups:
95 PGPD Escorts?
249 Maryland State Police Forestville Tac
321 Maryland State Highway Authority District 3
2007 Fire
2009 Medical/First Aid
2011 FedEx Field Parking
2013 PGPD traffic control around base/Metro
2015 Special Event 2
2027

125.3500 [ CSQ] Air Boss

Weekend Events

• The Nationals play Friday at 7:05, Saturday at 4:05, and Sunday at 1:35 at Nationals Park.
• The Landmark Music Festival is Saturday and Sunday at West Potomac Park.

Accenture Federal Services FCC App

Accenture Federal Services, located in Chantilly, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for an analog/DMR repeater on 464.7500, and analog/DMR simplex on 451.2875, 451.5125, 451.7125, 452.1625, 456.2875, 456.5125, 456.7125, and 457.1625.

Park Shirlington Apartments FCC App

Park Shirlington Apartments, located in Arlington, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for analog/DMR simplex on 451.6625, 452.1875, 452.8375, 456.6625, and 457.8375.

University Towers Condo FCC App

University Towers Condominium, located in Silver Spring, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for an analog/DMR repeater on 463.4625, and analog/DMR simplex on 452.0750, 457.0750, 464.1000, 464.4500, and 469.1000.

DC Hotels Update

Updates for two DC hotels:

462.5000 [         ] Fairmont - Engineering (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 1) (R)
462.5000 [         ] Fairmont - In-Room Dining (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 2, Group 2) (R)
462.5000 [         ] Fairmont (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 2, Group 5) (R)
463.2375 [         ] Fairmont - Housekeeping (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 4) (R)
464.5875 [         ] Fairmont - Banquets (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 2, Group 3) (R)
464.1750 [         ] Hay-Adams - Engineering (DMR - Color Code 3, Slot 1, Group 101)

Market Common Clarendon Using Capacity Plus

Market Common Clarendon, a shopping area in Arlington, is using a single-frequency Capacity Plus system. Only one user has been identified. The license is not coded for a trunked system.

Marriott Marquis Update

The Marriott Marquis Hotel in DC recently switched from conventional DMR to a Capacity Plus system. One of the sites is able to be monitored from multiple points around DC. Recently, another site was found, which is only able to be received in the immediate area of the hotel.

Sibley Hospital Update

Sibley Hospital is using UHF DMR frequencies for communications now, having switched from VHF analog some time ago. Here's the latest line-up:

463.5875 [         ] Security (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 1)
464.2000 [         ] Engineering (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 1)

Nothing was monitored on the other frequency on the license (461.9500).

Lord & Taylor FCC License

Lord & Taylor was recently licensed for simplex on 467.8500, 467.8750, 467.9000, 467.9250, 462.3625, 467.3625, and 467.2375 at Tysons Corner Center and in Kensington, MD (former White Flint Mall).

Joint Base Andrews Using JNCR System

Joint Base Andrews is now part of the Joint National Capital Region trunked system. The frequencies appear to be roughly the same as were used before. Only one frequency (386.6375) has been seen as a control channel. Andrews has many talkgroups on the system, but only a few have been identified. The system should see heavy use during tomorrow's air show.

Weekend Events

• The Nationals play Friday at 7:05, Saturday at 4:05, and Sunday at 1:35 at Nationals Park.
• The Nation's Football Classic is Friday at 7:30 at RFK Stadium.
• Joint Base Andrews hosts an air show on Saturday.
• Maryland plays Saturday at noon at Byrd Stadium.
• DC United plays Saturday at 7 at RFK Stadium.
• The Redskins play Sunday at 1 at FedEx Field.

Playlist Live Finds

Here's what was found at the Playlist Live conference, held at the Marriott Marquis in DC from September 4-6:

464.5500 [         ] Transportation (DMR - Color Code 5, Slot 1, Group 5)
464.6250 [         ] "VIP entrance movie room" (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 1)
464.6250 [         ] (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 2, Group 2)
464.7000 [         ] "programming lights for VIP party" (DMR - Color Code 2, Slot 1, Group 6)
464.7500 [         ] (DMR - Color Code 11, Slot 2, Group 4)

National Book Festival Finds

The National Book Festival was Saturday, September 5 at the Washington Convention Center. As with several previous events at the WCC, organizers of the festival used groups on the convention center's Capacity Plus system.

More FedEx Field Unknown Groups

In addition to the unknown groups on the FedEx Field LTR system previously found, here are a few others found on Sunday:

0-01-107
0-02-115
0-02-118
0-02-119
0-02-123
0-06-157

Washington International School FCC App

The Washington International School in DC has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for simplex on 463.3500, 464.1500, 464.3375, 468.3500, and 469.1500.

Weekend Events

• The University of Maryland plays Saturday at noon at Byrd Stadium.
• The Nation's Triathlon begins Sunday at 7 AM in DC, and continues until early afternoon.
• The Redskins play Sunday at 1 PM at FedEx Field.

Gables Upper Rock Apartments FCC App

Gables Upper Rock, an apartment complex in Rockville, has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for an analog and DMR repeater on 461.3750, and analog and DMR simplex on 457.0125, 457.3375, and 468.3375.

FedEx Field New Talkgroups

While monitoring the FedEx Field LTR system yesterday, I came across a few new talkgroups. Unfortunately, since I was some distance away from the stadium (Gravelly Point) and the system wasn't received too well, I was not able to identify them.

0-02-116
0-02-121
0-02-122

Weekend Events

• The Men's National Soccer Team plays Friday at 7 PM at RFK Stadium.
• The Nationals play Friday at 7:05 PM, Saturday at 7:05 PM, and Sunday at 1:35 PM at Nationals Park.
• The National Book Festival is Saturday from 10 AM to 10 PM at the Washington Convention Center.
• Maryland plays Saturday at noon at Byrd Stadium.