Georgetown University FCC App

Georgetown University has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a UHF repeater on 452.3625, with 500 5-watt mobile units. The Office of University Safety is apparently coordinating this app.

Mount Vernon FCC App

Mount Vernon has an application pending before the FCC. The app calls for a UHF repeater on 452.3875 to be used for "maintenance and security activities." (Mount Vernon currently uses 464.5250 [ d073] for security, and 464.4750 [ d116] for maintenance.)

Weekend Events

Here are two events this weekend:

The Komen Global Race for the Cure is Saturday on the National Mall. This event usually attracts 50,000+ runners and walkers. In 2006 and 2007 (no data for 2008), organizers used VHF rental radios. Park Police will probably use 166.7250 [127.3]. MPD will probably use either talkgroup 16656 or 21232. DCFD will probably use one of the Special Event talkgroups (2096, 2112, 2128).

Celebrate Fairfax runs Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday. Organizers may use the analog coordination talkgroups on the Fairfax County Services trunked system. (The coordination talkgroups have been in use for other recent events in Fairfax County.) In previous years, organizers used UHF rental radios. County police/fire will probably use a few talkgroups on the Fairfax County Public Safety trunked system. (Last year, police used digital Coordination 2 and fire used digital Coordination 3.)

Market Common Clarendon

Spent some time in Clarendon on Saturday, and picked up a few more frequencies for Market Common. Here's the latest list:

151.7600 [ 67.0] Pottery Barn
154.6000 [ 67.0] Williams-Sonoma
461.2625 [ 74.4] Apple
464.5000 [186.2] The Container Store
466.0375 [ 94.8] Ann Taylor Loft
467.8500 [ 74.4] Crate & Barrel

Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Cup

Here are frequencies found for the Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Cup:

151.6250 [ 91.5] Pace cars/motorcycles

459.9375 [141.3] Specific cycling team?

469.7500 [ d371] Organizers

Arlington Police used talkgroup 11 (1K - Special Operations Section).

Washington Folk Festival

Here are frequencies used at the Washington Folk Festival this past weekend at Glen Echo Park:

169.7750 [NAC 4C5] National Park Service (S)

467.7500 [100.0] Organizers
469.5500 [ d506] Organizers

169.7750, when used as a repeater, is the frequency for the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The Park Service was using it in simplex mode at Glen Echo Park. (Glen Echo is administed by the Park Service as part of the GW Parkway.)

Herndon Festival

The Herndon Festival was this past weekend, and organizers used talkgroups 24272, 24304, and 24336 (Coordination A1, A2, and A3) from the Fairfax County Services trunked system. With more and more festivals in Fairfax County using these talkgroups, this may indicate that Celebrate Fairfax (June 5-7) may use them as well.