Thursday, May 9, 2019

International Spy Museum Requests Repeater

The International Spy Museum, which reopens Sunday at its new L'Enfant Plaza location, has a modification to its license pending for a repeater on 461.7750.

Friday, May 3, 2019

Weekend Events

  • The Virginia Gold Cup is Saturday at Great Meadow in Fauquier County.
  • DC United plays Saturday at 8:00 at Audi Field.

Friday, March 22, 2019

Weekend Events

  • The Caps play Friday at 7:00 at Capital One Arena.
  • The Wizards play Saturday at 7:00 at Capital One Arena.
  • The Caps play Sunday at 12:30 at Capital One Arena.

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Spotsylvania Fire Chief Funeral

The funeral for Spotsylvania Fire Chief Norman Brooks was February 26. Here are talkgroups that were in use that day:

6018 "transportation from logistics"
6019 Sheriff Escorts
6020 Audiovisual
6033 "pallbearers" "programs" "VIP area"
6034 "parking from logistics"
6081 (also used for setting up flag day before) (possibly Talkaround 4)
7041 "ceremonial branch"
7043
7045 "apparatus" "tow trucks" "bikes" (possibly Channel 5)

Friday, March 1, 2019

Weekend Events

  • Georgetown plays Saturday at 6:30 at Capital One Arena.
  • The Wizards play Sunday at 6:00 at Capital One Arena.
  • DC United plays Sunday at 6:00 at Audi Field.

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Washington Hospital Center Capacity Plus System Active

The Washington Hospital Center Capacity Plus system is active. Only one frequency was identified, but the system appears to have three sites, according to the license. This system should eventually replace the hospital's legacy LTR system.

College Park/Hyattsville Finds

Here are a few recent finds from College Park/Hyattsville:

451.9750 [         ] University of Maryland, College Park - Campus Recreational Services (DMR - Color Code 15, Slot 1, Group 103) (R)
452.7375 [ d251] South Campus Commons (R)
467.8750 [  91.5] Busboys and Poets (Hyattsville)

Friday, February 8, 2019

New CHM Newsletter Available

A new Capitol Hill Monitor newsletter was recently released.

Weekend Events

  • The Wizards play Friday at 7:00 at Capital One Arena.
  • Georgetown plays Saturday at noon at Capital One Arena.
  • The Caps play Saturday at 7:00 at Capital One Arena.

Saturday, January 12, 2019

Weekend Events

  • Georgetown plays Saturday at noon at Capital One Arena.
  • The Capitals play Saturday at 7:00 at Capital One Arena.
  • The Wizards play Sunday at 1:00 at Capital One Arena.

Friday, January 11, 2019

Prince William County Recent Finds

Here are some recent finds in Prince William County:

773.40625 [ $293] Northern Virginia Community College (Woodbridge) - Police (some encryption)
461.7250 [         ] Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center - Engineering (DMR - Color Code 1, Slot 1, Group 1) (R)
154.6000 [ CSQ] Walmart (Dumfries)
464.3250 [ d172] Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center - Wegmans

The NVCC frequency appears to be shared across all the campuses. Sentara Medical Center may be using DMR on 462.0750 as well, but no voice was monitored.

Park Police Helo Radio ID

Yesterday, U.S. Park Police helicopter Eagle 2 was called to Stafford County to assist with a water rescue. The helo came up on Stafford's trunked system with a radio ID of 1267010.

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Uniden Introduces the SDS200

This morning, Uniden introduced the SDS200 scanner, which is the base/mobile version of the SDS100.

Friday, January 4, 2019