Weekend Events

• DC United plays Saturday at 7 PM at RFK Stadium.
• The Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run is Sunday at 7:20 AM on the grounds of the Washington Monument.

The Line Hotel FCC App

The Line Hotel, located in Adams Morgan in DC, has an application pending before the FCC for ten UHF simplex analog/DMR frequencies.

Hillwood & Stoneridge Apartments FCC App

Hillwood & Stoneridge Apartments, located in Alexandria, has an application pending before the FCC for five UHF DMR simplex frequencies.

Circle Towers FCC App

Circle Towers, an apartment complex in Fairfax County, has an application pending before the FCC for an analog/DMR repeater on 464.2875, as well as four analog/DMR simplex frequencies.

Montgomery County FCC App

Montgomery County has two applications pending before the FCC for an analog/P25 repeater on 150.9950. The repeater will be located at two sites: 5202 River Rd. in Bethesda, and 15916 New Hampshire Ave. in Silver Spring. This frequency was previously used by the county's Transportation Management Center. The county still hold a license for the frequency.

Amalgamated Transit Union Training/Education Center FCC App

The Amalgamated Transit Union Training and Education Center in Silver Spring has an application pending before the FCC for an analog/DMR repeater on 464.2375.

VHF Federal Frequencies Monitored in Fredericksburg

Yesterday, 150.7125 and 150.7375 were monitored along the Route 3 corridor in Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania. The frequencies were using Project 25 encrypted voice. No NAC was obtained, because the BCD436HP does not display the NAC for P25 encrypted frequencies.

150.7375 was previously monitored in Fredericksburg, with some clear voice.

Commonwealth Academy FCC App

Commonwealth Academy, a school in Alexandria, has an application pending before the FCC for five UHF DMR simplex frequencies.

Weekend Events

• The Wizards play Friday at 7 at Verizon Center.
• The Caps play Saturday at 7 at Verizon Center.

Weekend Events

• The Wizards play Friday at 7 at Verizon Center.
• DC United plays Saturday at 7 at RFK Stadium.

One Hill South FCC App

One Hill South, apartments located at 28 K Street SE in DC, has an application pending before the FCC for five UHF DMR simplex frequencies.

Capitol Radio Communications FCC App

Capitol Radio Communications, a radio service provider, has an application pending before the FCC for analog/DMR repeaters on 150.9800 and 153.0425. These frequencies are to be used as a trunked system. The transmitter location is 2844 Wisconsin Ave. NW in DC.

Weekend Events

• The Big 10 Men's Basketball Tournament continues through Sunday at Verizon Center.
• The Rock 'n Roll Marathon is Saturday, ending at RFK Stadium.
• The Shamrock Festival is Saturday at RFK Stadium.

125 O Street SE FCC App

Skanska USA, which is managing a new headquarters building for DC Water at 125 O St. SE, has an application pending before the FCC for DMR simplex on 462.5125, 467.5125, 467.1875, 467.4875, and 467.4625.

Update on Stafford Emergency Management Talkgroups

Stafford Sheriff continues to use the Emergency Management talkgroups for routine communications. Emergency Management 5 (talkgroup 4711) is being used as the "Traffic" channel (escorts, etc.). Emergency Management 2 (4708) is an alternate to the dispatch channel (4707).

Stafford Sheriff Using OEM Talkgroups

Yesterday, Stafford County was using several of the Emergency Management channels on the county's trunked system for unencrypted Sheriff's Office communications. Emergency Management 1 (talkgroup 4707) was used for dispatch. Emergency Management 3 (4709) was used as an "Info" channel for license/registration lookups, etc. Emergency Management 4 (4710) was used for courts. Emergency Management 2 (4708) was also in use, but the user could not be determined.

It's unknown why these talkgroups were being used for the Sheriff's Office, and for how long this will last, but it was a chance to hear unencrypted Sheriff's Office communications for the first time in several years.

McDermott Will and Emery FCC App

McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm in DC, has an application pending before the FCC for five UHF DMR simplex frequencies.

Marriott Wardman Park Audio/Visual FCC App

PSAV, which runs the audio/visual department for the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in DC, has an application pending before the FCC for a DMR/analog repeater on 452.7500, and DMR/analog simplex on five other frequencies.

14200 Shady Grove Rd. FCC App

14200 Shady Grove Rd., an office/laboratory building in Rockville, has an application pending before the FCC for DMR repeaters on 464.0625 and 464.1875. The app also calls for six other DMR simplex frequencies.

Possible Stafford Schools Frequencies

In recent days, several Stafford conventional frequencies have had problems with open microphones. The problem affected the Dispatch 1 and Dispatch 2 frequencies for Stafford Schools, but it was also seen on three other UHF-T frequencies that were previously used by the county. This may mean that these frequencies are now assigned to the schools, even if not used often.

489.3125 [156.7]
489.5625 [156.7]
489.8375 [156.7]

Weekend Events

• The Wizards play Friday at 7 at Verizon Center.
• Georgetown plays Saturday at noon at Verizon Center.
• DC United plays Saturday at 7 at RFK Stadium.
• The Caps play Saturday at 7:30 at Verizon Center.
• The Wizards play Sunday at 5 at Verizon Center.