Weekend Event

A relatively quiet weekend for events:

• DC United plays tomorrow at 4:30. (The Washington Freedom is also playing a game at RFK.) See the Washington, DC page for recent frequencies.

Weekend Events

Several notable events this weekend:

• The Capitals have a playoff game tonight at Verizon Center. See the DC page.
• The Nationals play tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday at Nationals Park. See the DC page.
• Maryland Day is tomorrow at the University of Maryland-College Park. See the Prince George's County page.
• There is a "Climate Rally" for Earth Day on the National Mall on Sunday. Park Police may use 166.7250 [127.3] and/or 166.8500 [127.3].

DC United Major Update

DC United is using their recently-licensed UHF simplex frequencies. They are using them in analog mode (not MOTOTRBO). Out of the fourteen they licensed, I heard seven in use yesterday evening:

461.2750 [ d152] DC United - General Operations (Channel 1?)
461.3250 [ d412] DC United - Gates/Guest Services (Channel 2)
461.7500 [ d172] DC United - Audio/Visual
462.3500 [ d223] DC United - Unknown
462.4250 [ d245] DC United - Unknown
464.6250 [ d371] DC United - Merchandise
464.7250 [ d023] DC United - Housekeeping

CSC Continues to Work Nationals Park

In an earlier post, I speculated that CSC might have lost their contract at Nationals Park. Looking at CSC's list of events, I see that they have Nationals games listed, so they must still be working there. Here's what they usually use:

463.8000 [ d152] Command Post (R)

461.3875 [ d152] On-field personnel (S)

Busy Sports Weekend

Saturday will be a busy day for sports in Washington. The Nationals play at 1:05, the Capitals have a playoff game at 7:00, and DC United plays at 7:30. All the relevant frequencies can be found on my Washington, DC webpage. The frequencies are listed by venue (Nationals Park, Verizon Center, and RFK Stadium).

Guardian Angels Using VHF Radios?

Yesterday I saw several "Guardian Angels" on the Metro system and at the Cherry Blossom Parade. One of them appeared to be carrying a VHF portable radio. I wasn't able to get a good look at it, but it looked like an older model. Anyone ever seen this/know the frequency?

Cherry Blossom Parade/Japanese Festival

Here's what I found yesterday at the Cherry Blossom Festival Parade:

464.5000 [ d627] "lead banner"
464.6250 [ d606] Seating?
464.6500 [ d565] Logistics?
464.7500 [ d712] Audio/Video Cues
469.6250 [ d503] Golf Cart Transports
469.7500 [ d371] Parade Route?

DC Trunked System talkgroups:
2096 DCFD Special Events 1
16656 MPD Special Operations Division

The Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival was using the same frequency/tone as last year (468.2250 [ d051]).