Friday, June 30, 2017

Amazon Data Center FCC App

Amazon has an application pending before the FCC for frequencies at four data center locations in Northern Virginia. These frequencies will probably be used as a Capacity Plus system.

Weekend Events

  • The Quicken Loans National golf tournament continues through Sunday at TPC Potomac in Potomac.

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Avalon The Albemarle FCC App

Avalon The Albemarle, an apartment building in DC, has an application pending before the FCC for DMR simplex on 451.3625, 451.6375, 451.7625, 452.2875, and 452.7125.

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Residences at Station Square Condo FCC App

The Residences at Station Square Condo, located in Arlington, has an application pending before the FCC for analog/DMR simplex on 457.8125, 457.9875, 451.2875, 452.7875, and 452.1125.

Saturday, June 24, 2017

Bender Jewish Community Center FCC App

The Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, located in Rockville, has an application pending before the FCC for an analog/DMR repeater on 464.3500.

Friday, June 23, 2017

Weekend Events

  • The Nationals play Friday at 7:05, Saturday at 4:05, and Sunday at 1:35.
  • The National Capital Barbecue Battle is Saturday from 11-9 and Sunday from 11-7 on Pennsylvania Ave. between 3rd and 7th Sts. in DC.

Monday, June 12, 2017

Capitol Radio Communications Adds Site to Trunked System

Capitol Radio Communications recently modified its license to add a site to its trunked system. The new site is at 8300 Greensboro Dr. in McLean and will be using 150.9725 and 150.9800.

American University Adds Site to Trunked System

American University recently modified its license to add a site to its Capacity Plus trunked system. The site will be located at 4400 Massachusetts Ave. and use 461.0500 and 461.5000.

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Arlington, Fairfax, Montgomery Finds

Here are recent finds for Arlington, Fairfax, and Montgomery:

463.3375 [         ] Monumental Concrete (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 14)
461.7500 [         ] Potomac School (DMR - Color Code 5, Slot 1, Group 22151) (probably also uses [136.5])
461.0500 [ d271] Walt Whitman High
463.7125 [100.0] Kensington Park

The Monumental Concrete group fits in nicely with Chaney Enterprises groups in Charles County. (Monumental is affiliated with Chaney.)

855.9375 [         ] Chaney Enterprises (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 11)
855.9375 [         ] Chaney Enterprises (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 2, Group 15)

Herndon Festival

Here are talkgroups found for last weekend's Herndon Festival:

Fairfax Services Trunked System talkgroups:
24048
24080
24304
24336

Fairfax Project 25 Trunked System talkgroup:
1319

Friday, June 9, 2017

Possible Talkgroup for Torch Run

The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Virginia was this morning in the Fredericksburg area. Fredericksburg Police may have used talkgroup 5379 (encrypted) on the Stafford/Fredericksburg system for the event.

Weekend Events

  • Celebrate Fairfax is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Fairfax County Government Center.
  • The Nats play Friday at 7:05, Saturday at 12:05, and Sunday at 4:05 at Nationals Park.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Quicken Loans National FCC App

The Quicken Loans National golf tournament, which will run from June 29-July 2, has an application pending before the FCC for DMR simplex on sixteen UHF frequencies. These frequencies may be used as repeaters.

Last year's tournament (and this year's Senior PGA Championship) used a selection of these frequencies in a Capacity Plus system.

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Loudoun County Business Update

Here are updated Loudoun County business frequencies:

464.7125 [         ] Falcon's Landing - Security? (DMR - Color Code 2, Slot 1, Group 1)
464.7125 [         ] Falcon's Landing - Engineering (DMR - Color Code 2, Slot 2, Group 2)
464.7750 [         ] Falcon's Landing - Housekeeping (DMR - Color Code 2, Slot 1, Group 5)
464.6250 [         ] NeuStar (DMR - Color Code 12)
463.2125 [         ] Rockwell Collins - "WPSV796" (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 10001)
463.2125 [         ] Rockwell Collins (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 30001)
463.2125 [         ] Rockwell Collins - Melbourne (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 30002)
463.2125 [         ] Rockwell Collins - Richardson (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 60002)
463.2125 [         ] Rockwell Collins - Salt Lake (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 70002)
463.2125 [         ] Rockwell Collins - Fairleigh? (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 40002)
463.2125 [         ] Rockwell Collins - Irvine (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 50002)
464.0750 [         ] Trump National Golf Club (DMR - Color Code 9, Slot 1, Group 20165)
463.8625 [         ] Verisign (DMR - Color Code 5, Slot 1, Group 100, Enhanced Privacy)
467.8500 [ d412] Food Lion (20789 Great Falls Plaza)
467.8500 [146.2] Harris Teeter (Sterling)
467.9000 [ d131] Office Depot (Sterling)
452.8375 [ d325] Top Golf (Ashburn)
467.9250 [ d411] Toys R Us (Sterling)

Hyatt Regency Dulles Using DMR

The Hyatt Regency Dulles is using DMR:

452.0000 [         ] Hyatt Regency Dulles - Housekeeping (DMR - Color Code 9, Slot 1, Group 11)
452.0000 [         ] Hyatt Regency Dulles (DMR - Color Code 9, Slot 2, Group 12)

The hotel was licensed for this repeater (and several simplex frequencies) in October 2016.

Reston Town Center Using Additional Frequencies

Reston Town Center is using two additional DMR repeaters in addition to 464.7375. The three frequencies may be configured as a MOTOTRBO IP Site Connect system. Here's the latest list:

461.8500 [         ] Reston Town Center (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 1)
462.2000 [         ] Reston Town Center (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 1)
462.2000 [         ] Reston Town Center (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 2, Group 5)
464.7375 [         ] Reston Town Center - Security (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 1)
464.7375 [         ] Reston Town Center - Engineering (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 2, Group 3)
464.7375 [         ] Reston Town Center - Housekeeping (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 2, Group 4)