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Updates:
5/12/08: Business / Capitol City Brewing Company (1100 New York Ave. NW), Colleges / Howard University, Business / RFK Stadium
5/12/08: Business / Harman Hall (Shakespeare Theater Company), Business / Zara (1025 F St. NW)
5/12/08: Business / Business / Hampton Inn (599 Massachusetts Ave. NW), Business / H&M (1025 F St. NW)
5/12/08: Business / Donovan House Hotel, Business / Embassy Suites Hotel (900 10th St. NW)
5/11/08: Special Events / DC101 Chili Cookoff 2008
5/3/08: Business / Harman Hall (Shakespeare Theater Company)
5/3/08: Business / Nationals Park, Business / Holiday Inn Capitol Hotel (550 C St. SW), Business / Gallery Place
4/25/08: Business / Lincoln Properties (101 Constitution Ave. NW)
4/25/08: Business / Manulife Real Estate (1100 New York Ave. NW), Federal / United States Information Agency
4/24/08: Colleges / George Washington University, Business / Nationals Park
4/23/08: Federal / National Park Service
4/20/08: Federal / Federal Protective Service, Federal / National Park Service, Business / Tishman Speyer Properties (2100 Pennsylvania Ave.)
4/20/08: Federal / Government Printing Office, Federal / Mint, Federal / Department of Transportation, Federal / Department of State
4/18/08: Special Events / Papal Visit (monitored April 17, 2008)
4/13/08: Business / Canadian Embassy, Business / Newseum, Federal / Department of the Treasury
4/12/08: Federal / National Gallery of Art, Federal / Capitol Complex, Federal / Department of the Interior
4/3/08: Business / Washington Design Center, Business / Gallery Place
4/1/08: Business / Nationals Park
3/29/08: Business / National Building Museum, Special Events / National Marathon (2008), Business / DC USA
3/29/08: Special Events / Smithsonian Kite Festival (2008), Special Events / National Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony (2008)
3/27/08: Hospitals / Providence

Washington, DC

Police
Fire
Local Government
Hospitals
Colleges
Railroad
Federal
Military
Other
Business
    Nationals Park
    RFK Stadium
    Verizon Center
    Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Special Events
Unknown

Police

Motorola ASTRO 3.6K

453.4500, 460.0250, 460.1000, 460.1500, 460.2000, 460.2500, 460.2750, 460.3250, 460.3500, 460.3750, 460.4000, 460.4250, 460.4500, 460.4750, 460.5000

Base: 453.4500
Spacing: 12.5
Offset: 380

Base: 460.0250
Spacing: 12.5
Offset: 480

159.1500 [127.3] Simulcast of Citywide 1 (16624)

Fire

Motorola ASTRO 3.6K

852.6125, 852.6375, 852.6625, 852.6875, 852.7125, 852.7375, 852.7625, 852.7875, 855.2125, 855.2375, 855.4625, 856.9875, 857.9875, 858.9875, 859.9875, 860.9875

154.1900 [  77.0] Simulcast of Dispatch (1616)

Local Government

See Fire trunked system above.

Recreation Department
453.2250 [151.4]

Hospitals

462.4000 [  77.0] Hospital Net

Childrens National Medical Center
464.1500 [ d131] Security
464.8000 [ d023] Engineering
464.1250 [ d251]

Georgetown University Medical Center
463.2000 [ d132] Maintenance/Engineering
464.4750 [192.8] Housekeeping
464.8250 [192.8] Security

George Washington University
464.9250 [  74.4] Security
462.2750 [         ]

Greater Southeast Community
464.8250 [186.2] Security

Howard University
155.2800 [186.2] Security

National Rehabilitation
461.6750 [ d132] Security

Providence
462.0750 [123.0] Security
462.1125 [100.0] Engineering

Sibley Memorial
153.6650 [167.9] Engineering

Walter Reed Army Medical Center
462.0500 [186.2] J & J Maintenance

Washington Hospital Center

LTR

451.7250 (3), 452.6500 (7), 461.6000 (11), 463.8000 (15), 464.8500 (19)

Colleges

American University
151.7450 [151.4] Maintenance/Engineering
495.6875 [ d243] Security

Catholic University
464.5750 [100.0] Security

Gallaudet University
461.8875 [ d243] Security

Georgetown University
461.1250 [ d734] Transportation Department
462.7250 [ d606] Technology Services
463.3750 [ d606] Maintenance/Engineering
463.5750 [ d754] GERMS (EMT service)
463.7250 [ d734] Security
464.1500 [ d606] Conference Center

Georgetown University Law Center
461.3750 [ d606] Engineering
463.7250 [ d132] Security

George Washington University
463.5375 [ d205] Escort
463.6750 [173.8] Shuttle
464.2000 [ d132] Security (Channel 1)
464.4375 [173.8] Marvin Center
464.4750 [ d025] Smith Center (Repeater)
464.6500 [  91.5] Shuttle (obsolete?)

Howard University
461.7000 [         ] Police (MOTOTRBO digital--cannot be monitored)
463.2750 [136.5] Police Call Boxes
464.7250 [  88.5] Parking Enforcement

Railroad

Union Station
160.2900 [114.8]
160.3500 [114.8]
160.4400 [114.8] Station Services
160.8000 [         ]
160.9200 [146.2]
160.9950 [ d023]
161.1450 [114.8]
161.2050 [146.2]
161.2950 [192.8] Amtrak Police
161.4450 [114.8]

Federal

Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Police use UHF radios.

Capitol Complex
170.3750 [ CSQ] House Democratic Pager
406.3875 [ d723] Capitol Tours (R) (input 415.3875)
408.5125 [ d632] Capitol Tours (R) (input 417.5125)
409.8375 [  74.4] Capitol Tours (R) (input 418.8375)
414.8750 [         ] Architect of the Capitol (obsolete?)

Capitol Police
169.2250 [110.9] (Channel 1)
165.5375 [146.2] (Channel 2)
170.1750 [156.7] (Channel 3)
162.2500 [173.8] (Channel 4)
162.6125 [127.3] (Channel 5)
173.5250 [167.9] Unknown

Customs Service
165.2375 [100.0] Operations

Department of Agriculture
406.4250 [         ] P25 digital (input 415.4250)
415.2250 [156.7] Operations

Department of the Interior
166.3250 [NAC 546] Headquarters Security

Department of State
407.6000 [NAC 0F0] Security (encrypted/unencrypted)
407.8625 [NAC 0F0] Security (encrypted/unencrypted)
408.6000 [NAC 0F0] Security (encrypted/unencrypted)
409.0375 [NAC 0F0]
409.7125 [NAC 0F0]

Department of Transportation
171.3625 [NAC 293] Headquarters - Security (R)
461.9375 [ d631] Headquarters - Engineering (R)
463.5500 [ d723] Headquarters - Security (R)

Department of the Treasury
163.3500 [146.2] Main Building/Annex Operations

Federal Protective Service
415.2000 [NAC 201] (Channel 1) (encrypted/unencrypted)
417.2000 [NAC 201] (Channel 2) (encrypted)
414.4750 [NAC 203] (encrypted)

Federal Reserve
415.2500 [ d023] Headquarters Security (R)

Government Printing Office
409.5125 [ d073] Security

Library of Congress
408.1250 [136.5] Security/Operations (input 417.1250)

Mint
417.8875 [NAC 295] Headquarters Security

National Arboretum
164.9125 [127.3] Security/Operations

National Gallery of Art
163.3750 [210.7] Maintenance (R)
165.4125 [210.7] Maintenance (input 173.1125)
406.5500 [210.7] Security (input 415.5500)

National Park Service
166.9500 [141.3] C&O Canal
168.3000 [141.3] C&O Canal
168.4250 [         ] National Capital Parks - East
169.7750 [NAC 4C5] George Washington Parkway (R)
172.4750 [NAC 4C5] National Mall & Memorial Parks (R)
172.7500 [NAC 4C5] National Mall & Memorial Parks (S)

National Zoo (part of the Smithsonian Institution)

LTR PassPort

408.4500 (input 417.4500), 409.4250 (input 418.4250)

408.4000 [ d627] "refund from Coke machine"
462.9250 [ d245] Concessions; Repeater

Park Police
166.7250 [127.3] Special Events (Channel 1)
166.9250 [127.3] Dispatch (Channel 2)
167.0750 [127.3] Administrative (Channel 3)
166.8500 [127.3] Tactical Operations (Channel 4) (S)

Smithsonian Institution

LTR PassPort

407.0750, 407.3750, 408.5500, 408.8750, 410.3125

407.3750 appears to be the busiest channel (possibly primary home channel).  The Smithsonian Museums, as well as the National Archives and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum use this system.

466.5250 [ d311] Air & Space Museum Einstein Planetarium
467.8500 [  79.7] Museum of Natural History; IMAX Theater Operations?

462.6375 [131.8] Concessions on National Mall (monitored 7/9/06 during 2006 Folklife Festival)

Supreme Court
163.1000 [         ] Security; P25 digital

Uniformed Division, Secret Service
162.0750 [         ] Operations; P25 digital encrypted/non-encrypted

United States Information Agency
419.1500 [167.9] Headquarters - Security (some DES encryption)

Other

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

Motorola ASTRO 3.6K

489.5125, 489.5375, 490.7625, 490.7875, 490.8375, 490.8625, 490.8875, 490.9125, 490.9375, 490.9625, 496.3375, 496.4375, 496.4875, 496.5375, 496.5625, 496.6125

Base: 489.0875
Offset: 25.0

160.2600 [ CSQ] Red Line
160.3800 [ CSQ] Blue/Orange Line
160.6050 [ CSQ] Yards
160.6200 [ CSQ] Blue/Green/Yellow Line
161.0250 [ CSQ] Maintenance/Paging
161.2350 [ CSQ] Yards
161.3850 [ CSQ] Police
161.4150 [ CSQ] Start-up (Yard Control Net)

Business

American Eagle (Georgetown)
467.7625 [  74.4]

American Red Cross
462.3750 [  88.5]

Banana Republic (Georgetown)
151.8350 [  74.4]

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
461.2000 [  82.5] Security

Beacon Hotel and Corporate Quarters
UHF portables.

Best Buy (4500 Wisconsin Ave. NW)
467.9250 [ d506]

Borders (14th and F)
467.8750 [ d432]

Borders (18th and L)
467.9250 [  67.0]

Borders (5333 Wisconsin Ave. NW)
467.8750 [ d432]

Boston Properties (250 E St. SW)
463.7250 [203.5] Engineering

Cabs, Inc.
452.1000 [100.0]

Canadian Embassy
464.6750 [ d306]

Capital Hilton Hotel
451.3000 [ d031] Security
451.4750 [ d054] Engineering
451.6750 [ d073] Housekeeping
464.6000 [ d165] Banquet/Convention Services?
464.9750 [ d223] Valet?

Capitol City Brewing Company (1100 New York Ave. NW)
467.9000 [  67.0]

Carr Realty
461.2250 [ d723]

Charles E. Smith Real Estate Services (1776 K St. NW)
452.4500 [ d754]

Corcoran Gallery of Art
451.3750 [162.2]
452.6000 [162.2] Operations?
462.3000 [162.2] Security?

Corrections Corporation of America (1901 E St. SE)
461.8000 [ d464] "Citywide" (Channel 3)
464.8750 [ d031] (Channel 1)

Courtyard Washington Capitol Hill/Navy Yard Hotel
Staff appears to use Nextel or special in-house two-way communication system.

Courtyard Washington Convention Center Hotel
451.2125 [127.3] Engineering

Courtyard Washington Embassy Row Hotel (1600 Rhode Island Ave. NW)
461.3750 [ d023]

Courtyard Washington Northwest (1900 Connecticut Ave. NW)
463.5375 [ d703]

Covington and Burling
461.5625 [156.7] Security

DC USA
455.3250 [110.9] frequency counter hit; Security?

467.8500 [  67.0] Bed, Bath & Beyond
467.9000 [ d743] Best Buy
467.9250 [ d506] Best Buy (primary)
467.7500 [ d115] Target (Channel 1)
467.7750 [ d072] Target (Channel 2)
467.9000 [ d205] Target (Channel 4?)
467.8500 [ d306] Target

Daughters of the American Revolution/Constitution Hall
463.3250 [ d624]

Donovan House Hotel
463.3625 [ d343] Housekeeping (S)
463.4375 [ d343] (S)

Downtown DC Business Improvement District
463.6500 [167.9] Safety and Maintenance

Dumbarton Oaks
464.6750 [ d165]

E Street Cinema
UHF portables.

ESPN Zone
451.4000 [ d331]
452.0000 [ d445]

Embassy Suites Hotel (900 10th St. NW)
451.3875 [ d411] Front Desk/Bellmen (S)
451.9500 [ d723] Engineering/Housekeeping/Banquets (R)

Embassy Suites Hotel (1250 22nd St. NW)
463.3625 [ d032]

Folger Shakespeare Library
461.0625 [127.3] Security/Operations

Ford's Theater
467.9250 [ d371]

Fort Myer Construction
461.6250 [118.8]

Four Points by Sheraton Downtown
469.5500 [ d023]

Gallery Place
461.3250 [ d411] Security

463.8125 [ d116] Bed, Bath & Beyond
464.5000 [ d023] Lucky Strike
464.8250 [100.0] Regal Cinemas
466.0375 [  94.8] Ann Taylor Loft
467.9250 [218.1] Urban Outfitters

Georgetown Metro Connection (licensed to Yellow Cab Company)
463.3875 [ d464]

Georgetown Park
463.9500 [ d612] Security/Maintenance

467.9250 [218.1] Anthropologie
468.8375 [ d155] H&M

Georgetown Suites
461.0250 [  91.5]

Golden Triangle Business Improvement District
463.4750 [ d205]

Grand Hyatt Hotel
461.7250 [ d743] Security/Engineering
461.9750 [ d743] Banquet/Catering Services
464.4750 [ d734] Housekeeping

H&M (1025 F St. NW)
468.8375 [ d155] Staff
469.7625 [ d155] Security

Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel
452.0625 [ d205] Banquet Services?
452.1125 [ d331] Engineering
452.1875 [ d351] Housekeeping
452.2375 [179.9] Security

Hampton Inn (599 Massachusetts Ave. NW)
451.7125 [173.8]
452.1375 [173.8]

Harman Hall (Shakespeare Theater Company)
452.7125 [ d503] Guest Services
464.5500 [ d125] Stagehands?
464.6000 [ d243] (obsolete?)
464.6250 [ d343] (obsolete?)
464.7000 [ d654] (obsolete?)

Hilton Garden Inn (Downtown)
462.4750 [ d032]

Holiday Inn Capitol Hotel (550 C St. SW)
461.0250 [ d734]
461.1750 [ d734]
461.7750 [ d734]
461.8750 [ d734] "chips"; "called room service"
464.0000 [ d734] Housekeeping
464.0500 [ d734] Engineering
464.1000 [156.7] "fix light"; "turn off alarm"; Security? (R)

Radios have seven channels.  Selected channels (others unknown):
1 Security/MOD [Manager on Duty]
2 Engineering
3 Housekeeping [not confirmed]
4
5
6 F-B [Food and Beverage]
7

Holiday Inn Central Hotel (1501 Rhode Island Ave. NW)
463.5375 [ d023]

Holiday Inn Hotel (415 New Jersey Ave. NW)
463.9250 [146.2]

Hotel Harrington
461.2000 [ d351]

Hotel Monaco
451.8000 [ d703] Housekeeping/Banquets
456.8000 [ d703] Valet

Hotel Palomar
451.8625 [ d723] Engineering/Other users?

Hotel Washington
462.5625 [  71.9]
VHF portable also observed.

Hyatt Regency Hotel
461.3750 [162.2] Security/Engineering
464.3750 [162.2] Housekeeping (obsolete?)
466.9625 [162.2] Banquets
469.2625 [ d413] Event at hotel?
469.3750 [162.2]

International Spy Museum
461.9875 [254.1] Line Control Staff?
462.3500 [  85.4] Ticketing/Admission
464.9125 [146.2] Security

The John Akridge Management Company (15th and K St. NW)
935.7375 [ d152]

Jurys Washington Hotel
464.5000 [ d032] Engineering
464.5000 [ d125] Housekeeping

JW Marriott Hotel
461.3375 [136.5] Banquet/convention staff?
463.3750 [ d343] Security
463.6875 [136.5] "P5 level"
464.2125 [136.5] "kitchen"
464.3750 [146.2]

Kennedy Center
408.4500 [         ] Security (LTR PassPort) (417.4500 input)

Kennedy Center Shuttle
464.8875 [ d606]

Lansburgh Theatre (Shakespeare Theatre Company)
457.5375 [  82.5] Lighting/Sound Cues

Lincoln Properties (101 Constitution Ave. NW)
463.9750 [ d065] Engineering

Lincoln Square (1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW)
461.3000 [ d654]

Macy's (1201 G St. NW)
464.2750 [203.5]
464.5500 [ d612] (obsolete?)

Madame Tussauds
466.5125 [ d051] Security/Operations

Mandarin Oriental Hotel
451.3125 [167.9] Valet
451.7125 [167.9] Banquets
451.9125 [167.9] Housekeeping
452.0375 [167.9] Food
452.2625 [167.9] Engineering
452.7375 [167.9] Security

Manulife Real Estate (1100 New York Ave. NW)
464.3750 [ d432] Engineering

Marian Koshland Science Museum
Security uses UHF portables.

Marriott Metro Center Hotel
461.2000 [123.0]
461.2375 [ CSQ] Paging/Housekeeping
466.6875 [123.0] Engineering/Other Users?

Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
464.5750 [ d565] Security
452.8000 [ d411] Parking
457.5250 [ d071] May not be hotel operations; may be frequency for Sea-Air-Space 2004 Exposition

Marriott Washington Hotel
Maintenance appears to be using Nextel.

Mazza Gallerie
464.1125 [ d606] Housekeeping
468.5625 [ d606] Security

464.5750 [ d131] Neiman Marcus Loss Prevention
464.9250 [127.3] Neiman Marcus
466.2375 [ d743] Williams-Sonoma

National Building Museum
462.6875 [  77.0] Staff
464.5000 [ d703] Security

National Geographic
464.5250 [ d152] Security
464.9750 [ d152] Engineering

National Museum of Women in the Arts
463.3000 [ d654]

National Press Building/Shops at National Place
463.2000 [136.5] Security
463.9000 [         ]

Nationals Park
461.3875 [ d152] CSC Event Staff (On-field personnel) (S)
461.5125 [ d152] CSC Event Staff (Command Post) (S)
461.6625 [         ] Nationals Staff (MOTOTRBO digital modulation--cannot be monitored)
461.8125 [ d612] Cleaning
461.8125 [         ] Nationals Staff (MOTOTRBO digital modulation--cannot be monitored)
461.9875 [         ] Nationals Staff (MOTOTRBO digital modulation--cannot be monitored)
463.7875 [         ] Nationals Staff (MOTOTRBO digital modulation--cannot be monitored)
463.9375 [         ] Nationals Staff (MOTOTRBO digital modulation--cannot be monitored)
464.5000 [114.8] TV? (active 3/30/08)
464.5500 [  67.0] Advertising Sign Maintenance
464.5500 [167.9] Fireworks Coordination?
464.5625 [  91.5] "dugout" (active 5/3/08)
464.6500 [107.2] TV? (active 3/30/08)
867.7625 [156.7] DCFD First Aid/Medical (inside stadium) (S)
Concessions (managed by Centerplate) appear to use the MOTOTRBO radios.

DC Trunked System Talkgroups:
2096 DCFD Special Events 1 (outside stadium)
16656 MPD Special Operations Division (brief use 3/29/08, 3/30/08)
18320 MPD Harbor Patrol (water display/patrol--3/30/08)
18480 MPD unknown use (mostly encrypted--3/30/08)
20176 MPD unknown use (discussion about unloading buses--3/29/08)
21232 MPD Citywide 2 (street closures, traffic coordination)
34512 Traffic Management Center/Department of Transportation? (Traffic Control Officers)
34576 Department of Transportation (brief use 3/30/08)
35536 Emergency Management Agency
35600 Traffic Management Center/Department of Transportation

Metro Trunked System Talkgroups:
50192 Police Tac 6 (crowd control at Navy Yard Station--3/30/08)
50224 Police Tac 7 (crowd control at Navy Yard Station--3/29/08)
58032 (discussion about escalators at Navy Yard Station)

New Tower Trust Company Multi Employer Property Trust
461.2250 [ d423]

Newseum
461.7750 [         ] Staff (MOTOTRBO digital)
461.8250 [         ] Staff (MOTOTRBO digital)
463.5750 [ d251] Unknown
463.6250 [         ] Staff (MOTOTRBO digital)

451.8125 [ d205] Food/Catering (Channel 1)
456.8000 [ d223] Food/Catering (Channel 2)
462.5875 [  77.0] Store (may also use [  67.0])

460.6500 [  97.4] PW Feats (event management - 4/11/08)

Old Post Office Pavilion
461.3125 [ d023] Security

Omni Shoreham Hotel
151.9550 [         ] Housekeeping Paging
464.3500 [ d606] Banquet/Convention Services?
464.5250 [ d351] Engineering
464.7750 [  74.4] Security

Park Hyatt Washington Hotel
464.4500 [ d205]

Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
461.0750 [ d131] Visitor Operations
461.5000 [ d243] Security

Potomac Creek Associates (L'Enfant Plaza)
464.5250 [173.8] Security
464.8250 [173.8] Engineering

Pottery Barn (Georgetown)
154.5700 [  79.7]

RFK Stadium
451.2750 [ d464] (Active 5/10/08 for women's national soccer team game)
451.3750 [ d464] (Active 5/10/08 for women's national soccer team game)
464.3750 [110.9] Cleaning?/HVAC/Engineering
464.6750 [110.9] Guest Services?
463.5875 [ d172]
464.5000 [ d412] DC United Ticketing/Box Office (Channel 6)
464.5500 [ d412] DC United "Corona party"
464.5875 [ d412] "beverages on way"
464.6125 [ d364] DC United "crowding Gate A"
464.6250 [ d152] DC United Engineering?; "check scripts"; "band a little slow"; "ticket sellers to A"
464.6500 [ d412] DC United "play video"; "send ceremonial kickers"; "countdown clock for warm-ups"
464.7250 [         ] DC United
464.7500 [ d152] DC United (Channel 5?)
466.8250 [ d412] DC United Media (Channel 3)
469.5000 [ d152] DC United Audio/Visual

Primarily related to Washington Nationals baseball:
160.8000 [ CSQ] frequency counter hit
450.1125 [ CSQ] Director Cues (4/23/06)--ESPN?
450.3875 [ CSQ] Director Cues (5/1/05)--ESPN?
450.6250 [123.0] Nationals Staff?
452.2875 [ d754] Aramark
453.6125 [  71.9] Washington Nationals Operations (sponsor promos, t-shirt launch)
457.2875 [ d754] Aramark (beer operations)
458.6625 [ d516] Press Coordination?; "programs for students"
459.7000 [ CSQ]
459.7250 [ CSQ]
461.1375 [ d152] Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC) (private security)
461.3125 [118.8] "color guard"
461.3875 [ d152] Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC) (private security) On-field operations (Channel 2)
461.4375 [ d152] Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC) (private security) (Channel 4?)
461.5125 [ d152] Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC) (private security) (Primary Channel); "command post"
461.8125 [ d311] Guest Services
462.1125 [ d516] "register"
462.3625 [ d315] "character generator"; "skycam"; "wireless cameras"
462.6125 [210.7] FanFest (7/21/06-7/23/06)
462.6750 [  71.9] "will call"; "tickets"
463.2375 [ d754] Aramark; "event center"
463.2875 [ d516] Merchandise (Channel 3?)
463.5250 [ d754] Aramark
463.5375 [ d311] Parking (still active 5/08)
463.9250 [  88.5] "programs"
464.0875 [  67.0]
464.2625 [ d516] Merchandise
464.3000 [  71.9] Washington Nationals Operations?
464.5000 [ d754] Aramark Human Resources
464.5000 [  71.9] Washington Nationals Operations (Special Events)
464.5000 [114.8] "handheld test"; "1, 2, 3, 4"
464.5500 [  67.0] Advertising Sign Maintenance
464.5500 [167.9] Fireworks Coordination
464.6000 [203.5] ESPN?
464.6500 [107.2] ESPN?
464.7125 [ d465]
464.7500 [210.7] ESPN?
464.7625 [ d516] Mechandise
464.8125 [ d364] Ticketing
465.2625 [110.9] Concession operations?; Ob Serv operations
465.8125 [162.2] "Ringling Brothers"; "scoreboard"; Satellite/Cable/TV personnel
466.1125 [ d134] Construction/Renovation
466.1125 [ d311] Housekeeping (still active 5/08)
467.8125 [ d465] "backup CD"
467.8125 [151.4]
467.9000 [  71.9] Audio/Visual
469.2625 [ d411] First Aid; "towing a school bus"
469.2625 [  71.9]
469.4000 [  71.9] Washington Nationals Operations (media relations)
469.5000 [ CSQ] TV/Satellite
469.5500 [ d506]
469.5500 [  94.8] "mike"; "truck"
469.5500 [ CSQ] Audio/Visual
469.5625 [  67.0]
Metropolitan Police used talkgroup 21232.  DC Fire used talkgroup 2096.  Some Nationals staff had radios from USA Radio Rentals.

Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
464.0750 [156.7] Security
464.7750 [156.7] Engineering
464.5250 [131.8] Banquet Services

Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel
463.3250 [ d265] Event Services; may also be used by Housekeeping
464.5250 [ d047] Audio/Visual
464.7750 [ d703] Security/Engineering

Residence Inn Hotel (333 E St. SW)
464.5000 [ d114]

Residence Inn Hotel (1199 Vermont Ave. NW)
Staff uses Nextel.

Residence Inn Hotel (2120 P St. NW)
462.2500 [ d031]

Ritz-Carlton Hotel (1150 22nd St. NW)
451.7875 [ d331] Security/Engineering (R)
451.7875 [ d132] (S)
452.0125 [ d331] Housekeeping (R)
452.0125 [ d132] (S)

Ritz-Carlton Hotel (3100 South St. NW)
461.3250 [ d411] Engineering (R)
461.3250 [ d413] Housekeeping (R)
461.3250 [ d431] Valet (R)
461.3250 [ d445] In-Room Dining (R)
461.3250 [ d503] (S)

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Security appears to be using Nextel.

St. Gregory Hotel & Suites
464.8750 [         ]

St. Regis Hotel
464.5750 [123.0] Engineering/Other Users?

Security Washington
462.1750 [ d432] Federal Communications Commission Building
463.8250 [ d271] Coast Guard Headquarters

Shops at Union Station
464.5250 [ d311] Security Alternate
464.5750 [ d346] Security
464.7750 [ d365] Engineering
464.8250 [ d311] Housekeeping
464.8750 [ d311] Maintenance
464.9250 [ d311] (Channel 6) (Security Alternate)

464.5000 [210.7] AMC Theater (obsolete?)
464.9750 [ d445] "cashier to Myra"; "card not working"; "I'm at bus deck"
467.9250 [ d743] Victoria's Secret
467.9250 [218.1] Express
469.2625 [203.5]

Sofitel Lafayette Square Hotel
463.7875 [ d205]

Tech World
464.9250 [ d664]

Tishman Speyer Properties (2100 Pennsylvania Ave.)
461.8500 [123.0]

United Planning Organization
464.3500 [  71.9] Hypothermia Vans
464.3500 [100.0] Senior Citizen Transportation

United States Chamber of Commerce
464.2250 [192.8]

Urban Outfitters (Georgetown)
464.5500 [141.3]

Verizon Center
153.8900 [ d074] Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC) (frequency counter hit on 153.8850 also) 
155.9100 [ d331] Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC)
461.0750 [         ] Administration/First Aid (Channel 1)
461.1000 [         ] Eagle Cleaning (Channel 7)
461.1500 [         ] Security/Suites (Channel 2)
461.1750 [         ] Parking (Channel 8)
461.2750 [         ] Operations/Engineering/Telecom (Channel 3)
461.4250 [         ] Ogden Foods (Channel 4)
461.5125 [ d152] CSC Event Staff
461.5250 [         ] Washington Sports 1 (Channel 5)
461.5500 [ d116] Food
461.6000 [         ] Washington Sports 2 (Channel 6)
462.0125 [ d043] Suites
463.5375 [ d125] Suites
463.7125 [         ] Audio/Video
464.3875 [ d131] Food/Concessions; monitored during 2005 ACC Tournament
464.5000 [ d031] "hockey changeover"
464.5000 [ d152] CSC Event Staff
469.3625 [         ] Ticket Scanners
469.5000 [100.0] "producer"; "anthem"
469.5500 [         ] Ticket Staff
469.7875 [ d156] Unknown

According to a letter to the FCC, here are the uses of eight of the above channels (461.0750, 461.1000, 461.1500, 461.1750, 461.2750, 461.4250, 461.5250, 461.6000):

Event Management (seating, ticketing, and guest relations)
Security
Operations (event production, engineering, and information technology)
Food and Beverage Concessions
Team Operations
Team Management
Parking and Cleaning
Executive Suites and Club Seating

NOTE: These eight frequencies are no longer analog.  As of October 2007, the frequencies are using Motorola's MOTOTRBO digital product.

Following monitored 10/19/05 (U2 Concert):
151.6850 [  77.0] Coyote Ugly Bar?
163.7750 [         ] Project 25 audio?
461.2375 [ d311] U2 production crew?
466.0375 [ d532] "tour bus"; U2 production crew?
466.1375 [ d734] U2 production crew?
468.9125 [  82.5]
469.7375 [  71.9]

Victoria's Secret (1050 Connecticut Ave. NW)
467.9250 [ d743]

Walter E. Washington Convention Center
453.1125 [156.7] Security and Operations (Channel 1)
453.1375 [ d606] Housekeeping (Channel 4)
453.8875 [ d023] Catering
453.9125 [156.7] Security and Operations (Channel 2)
453.9625 [ d364] Security Alternate (Channel 5)
461.5500 [ d116] Food/Concessions
463.5750 [  88.5] Private Security--CES Security
464.5000 [ d703] Maintenance/Security Alternate? (Channel 3)
467.8750 [156.7] "cable"
467.9250 [156.7] "line cord"
469.8875 [156.7] "engineering has control on lights"; (Channel 7)

Warner Theatre
461.3875 [ d664]
463.8875 [ d664]
464.2875 [ d664]

Washington Court Hotel
464.4250 [ d162] Security/Other Users

Washington Design Center
462.4500 [173.8] Housekeeping

Washington Hilton Hotel
463.9250 [ d026] Housekeeping
464.3250 [ d143] Security
464.3750 [ d143] Engineering
464.5125 [162.2] Banquets

Washington National Cathedral
462.0250 [ d445] Operations
463.2250 [107.2] Security
463.9500 [ d131]

The Washington Post
855.7625 [ d054]

Waterside Mall
Watkins Security uses UHF portables.

The Westchester
151.8650 [250.3] (R)

West Elm (1020 G St. NW)
467.8125 [  67.0]

Westin Embassy Row Hotel
463.5625 [ d306]

Westin Grand Hotel
464.8000 [ d026] (R)

Willard Intercontinental Hotel
462.1375 [         ] InterPark
464.8750 [100.0]
469.8750 [100.0]

World Bank
151.9550 [107.2] Security
463.7500 [ d606] Engineering

Wyndham City Center Hotel
461.1000 [ d054]

Wyndham Washington Hotel
452.2250 [ d532]
464.4250 [ d723] Security

Zara (1025 F St. NW)
UHF dot/star portables--possible frequency of 467.8500 [  67.0].

Special Events

55th Presidential Inauguration (2005)
469.6250 [ d172] Set-up along Pennsylvania Avenue?

National Building Museum Inaugural Ball
464.5000 [156.7] unknown if related
469.5000 [ d743] in use

Union Station Ball
469.1625 [ d631] in use
469.4250 [107.2] unknown if for Ball or general operations
464.3250 [ d532] "stage"

Convention Center
464.6250 [ d023]
467.9000 [ d343]
469.6250 [ d664] Food

Capital Hilton
150.6500 [100.0] motorcade?
464.6000 [ d165] strong--probably not related

National Mall
138.0125 [136.5] "Capitol Base"
138.1500 [141.3]
138.4250 [146.2] "Capitol 6"; "Capitol 5"
138.9875 [156.7]
139.1000 [210.7] "broken down bus"
139.5750 [  67.0] "post 1"
139.7000 [  67.0]
140.3750 [151.4]
141.2625 [167.9]
151.6250 [156.7] Medical Teams
162.6125 [ d031]
167.5375 [167.9] Encrypted/Non-encrypted
168.1250 [167.9]
173.8125 [167.9]

Union Station Candlelight Dinner
160.2950 [114.8]
464.5250 [ d311] Security alternate
469.4250 [107.2] "cart"

Grand Hyatt
452.6500 [ d411] Housekeeping
461.2000 [ d351]
464.8250 [203.5] "north tower"

Wardman Park Marriott
168.1250 [167.9]
461.7750 [254.1] "place to park"
463.5750 [ d351]
464.5000 [ d131]
464.7500 [233.6] "Giuliani"
469.5000 [ d132]
469.8875 [156.7]

White House
451.2625 [ d624] Fireworks coordination
462.0375 [ d156] Housekeeping
464.7250 [ d174] Setup

DoD Belvoir Trunked System Talkgroups
8864 "cordon"; "rover 6"; "MCC"; "aid station 8"
8896 "aid station 2"; "rover"
8928 "rover 6"
37648
37776
37840
37872 "kilo"; "Lawman"

Media
161.7300 [ CSQ] commands
450.0500 [107.2] camera shots
450.1875 [141.3] "Statter"
450.2875 [107.2] camera shots
450.4125 [136.5] ABC?
450.8000 [107.2]
455.0875 [136.5] commands
483.3375 [114.8] CNN
483.6625 [  82.5]
483.7375 [ CSQ]
484.1625 [114.8] commands
484.5625 [ d156]
484.6125 [ d205]

MPD/DC Fire Trunked System Talkgroups
2016
2048 "Capitol Command"; "suspicious vehicle"; "burning sensation from something protesters threw"; Fire ops
2080 "tests on portable propane heaters"
2192 "placard"
2240
2640 "MCC"; "Capitol Command"
18224 Encryption
18320 "food court at bottom of escalator"
19408 "broke into police lot"
20400 "checkpoint closed down"
21200 "Intel 3"; units following protesters
21232 CDU unit
21264 Encryption
21296 Encryption
21360 "shut streets"; "pedestrian crossing"
33712
34000 checking out cars
34128
34288
34320
34448 "station 2 and 11 seen patients"
34480
34512
34576
35536 "DC11"

Adrian Fenty Inaugural Ball (January 6, 2007)
464.5000 [ d114] Catering/Food
464.5000 [ d631]
464.5500 [ d371] "parking stickers"
469.5000 [ d115] Catering/Food

Public Safety Conventional Channels:
460.2625 [         ] MPD; P25 digital
465.5375 [         ] MPD; P25 digital
867.7625 [156.7] Medical Calls/First Aid Stations (Regional Interservice 6; DC Fire Direct 1)
868.5125 [156.7] Medical Calls/First Aid Stations (Regional Interservice 1)

DC Trunked System Talkgroups:
2080 DC Fire Inspectors
16656 MPD Special Operations Division
18288 MPD Special Operations Division Alternate
33872 DC Emergency Management Agency

Adventures in Travel Expo (January 28-30, 2005)
467.8125 [ d265]

America Supports You Freedom Walk (2006)
469.6500 [ d516]
469.7500 [ d371]
Park Police used 166.7250 [127.3] (Channel 1).
Virginia State Police used 154.6650 (multiple CTCSS tones).
Pentagon Police used 407.3250 (P25), and probably also used 406.7250 (P25 encrypted).
Arlington Police used talkgroups 33264 (SWAT), 33840 (street closures/motor units), and 33872 (Civil Disturbance Unit) from their trunked system.

American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (2006)
464.6000 [ d243]
464.6500 [ d631]
469.6500 [ d632]

Antiwar Rally and March (January 27, 2007)
467.8125 [ d265] Operations (radios rented from Metrotalk Rentals)

166.7250 [127.3] US Park Police Special Events (Channel 1)
166.8500 [127.3] US Park Police Tactical (Channel 4)
Capitol Police frequencies active, especially 169.2250 [110.9] and 170.1750 [156.7].

DC Trunked System Talkgroups:
2096 DC Fire/EMS Special Events 1
16656 MPD Special Operations Division
18288 MPD Special Operations Division Alternate
21232 MPD Citywide 2

Antiwar Rally, March, and Concert (September 24, 2005)
461.5125 [ d152] Speakers/Concert Organizers Alternate Channel (Channel 5)
464.8125 [ d155] Stage Operations
466.6375 [  71.9] Speakers/Concert Organizers Primary Channel (Channel 3?)

450.5875 [136.5] Unknown Media
462.7125 [  79.7] March Operations

Talkgroups active from DC Trunked System:
2096 DCFD Special Events 1
2128 DCFD Special Events 3
16656 MPD Special Operations Division
18288 MPD Special Operations Division Alternate
19760 MPD Secret Service Patch
21360 MPD Command
34576 Department of Transportation

Avon Walk for Breast Cancer (2006)
461.1625 [ d565]
461.5625 [ d364] (Channel 7?)
464.3375 [         ]
464.9750 [ d445] Volunteers? (Channel 5)
468.2375 [ d205] (Channel 16?)
468.8125 [ d723] Operations/Setup (Channel 1)

Avon Walk for Breast Cancer (2005)
461.1625 [ d565] "dispatch"; "count"
461.2625 [ d506]
461.5625 [ d364]
462.1250 [ d423]
462.3875 [ d306]
463.8125 [         ]
464.3125 [ d306] (Channel 13)
464.3375 [ d546]
464.9750 [ d445] "volunteers"
466.4875 [ d351]
467.1625 [ d245] "script"
468.2375 [ d205] "volunteers"; "dispatch"
468.8125 [ d723] "barricade"
Radios used were 16 channel portables rented from Rapid Radio.

Black Family Reunion Celebration (2006)
152.9150 [123.0]
Park Police used 166.8500 [127.3] (Channel 4).
Radio rentals from Blanchard's USA Radio Rentals.

Black Family Reunion Celebration (2005)
Organizers used VHF portables; possible frequency of 151.9250 [156.7].  Radios rented from USA ___.
462.8875 [ d073] Bodyguards for VIP (voice inversion used)

Corteo (2006)
456.8000 [ d155]

Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run (2005)
463.8000 [110.9]
468.8000 [110.9]
(These frequencies may have been used as a repeater, but traffic was heard on 468.8000 and not on 463.8000 simultaneously, and vice-versa.)

DC101 Chili Cookoff 2008
461.4250 [103.5] Organizers (radio rentals probably from USA Radio Rentals)
461.5125 [ d152] CSC Event Staff (security/crowd control)
464.8125 [ d155] Audio/Visual
DC Fire/EMS used talkgroup 2112.
Metropolitan Police used talkgroup 21232.

DC101 Chili Cookoff 2006
154.6400 [ d131] Operations/EMS (frequency may have been 154.6350)
461.5125 [ d152] CSC Event Staff (security/crowd control)
464.8125 [ d155] Audio/Visual
DC Fire/EMS used talkgroup 2112 for operations.
Radio rentals may have been from USA Radio Rentals.

DC101 Chili Cookoff 2004
460.8125 [         ] Unknown
461.3125 [118.8] Operations
461.5125 [ d152] Security/Safety

FOSE 2005
464.3250 [ d631]
464.6000 [206.5]
464.7000 [ d131]

Gerald Ford State Funeral (January 2, 2007)

Ft. Myer Trunked System talkgroups:
324 "motorcade"
412 "have they left Cathedral?"
415 "motorcade"; "personnel screening"; "Eagle command post"
429 "Cathedral command post"; "security sweep"; "motorcade"; "Andrews command post"

DC Trunked System talkgroups:
2096 DC Fire/EMS Special Events 1 (brief transmissions)
2112 DC Fire/EMS Special Events 2 (primary)
16656 Metropolitan Police Special Operations Division (SOD) (primarily street closures)
33776 "JTF Med" (brief transmissions)
34448 DC Department of Health; "drivers dispatched to designated hospitals"
34576 District Department of Transportation (DDOT)

Other frequencies:
162.6125 [127.3] Capitol Police; Simplex
165.3125 [ CSQ] Transmissions about movements of the hearse
166.7250 [127.3] Park Police Special Events (Channel 1)
415.4750 [         ] P25 Non-encrypted (probably not related to event)
463.2250 [107.2] Washington National Cathedral Security
464.5000 [ d631] Coordination inside Cathedral?

Help the Homeless Walkathon 2007
464.5500 [ d365] Primary Operations?
464.6000 [ d331]
464.7000 [ d311]
464.7000 [167.9] Media at finish line (not a Walkathon channel)
469.5500 [ d306] (Channel 2)
469.7000 [ d315]
Park Police used 166.7250 [127.3].
Metropolitan Police used talkgroup 16656.
DC Fire used talkgroup 2112.

Help the Homeless Walkathon 2006
464.6250 [ d606] "start photo"
464.6500 [ d565] Primary
464.7500 [ d546]
469.6250 [ d503]
469.6500 [ d516]
469.7500 [         ] [ d371] used last year
Park Police used 166.7250 [127.3].
Metropolitan Police used talkgroup 16656.
DC Fire used talkgroup 2096.

Channels printed on radio:
1 Main Event Site
2 Course
3 Stage
4 Medical/Command Post
5 Fannie Mae
6 Breakfast
(Radio rentals from BearCom.)

Help the Homeless Walkathon 2005
464.6250 [ d606] "green room" (Channel 5?)
464.6500 [ d565] Main Event Site (Channel 1)
464.7500 [ d546] Stage (Channel 3)
469.6250 [ d503]
469.6500 [ d516] Course (Channel 2)
469.7500 [ d371]

Channels printed on radio:
1 Main Event Site
2 Course
3 Stage
4 Medical/Command Post
5 Fannie Mae
6 Breakfast

Help the Homeless Walkathon 2004
464.5000 [ d311] Audio; may not be related
464.6250 [ d606]
464.7500 [ d546]
469.6250 [         ]

Channels printed on radio:
1 Walk Route
2 Medical/Command
3 Registration - PA Ave.
4 Breakfast
5 Mall Site
6 Stage

International Franchise Expo (2006)
464.5000 [ d465]

International Motorcycle Show (2006)
464.6250 [ d165]

Kids' Extravalooza (2006)
464.6500 [ d565] Media?
464.7500 [ d546]
469.5000 [ d526] Audio/Visual; may have been in a separate radio channel plan
469.6250 [ d503] Security
469.6500 [         ]
469.7250 [ d662]
469.7500 [ d371] Logistics/Materials?
Radios had 16 channels.  Some of the channels were labeled "Private."  Unknown radio rental provider.

Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2007
461.0500 [ d466] TV?
461.8125 [114.8]
463.5750 [  88.5] CES Security (private security)
464.3250 [ d532] Food/Catering
464.5000 [114.8]
464.6875 [ d132] Volunteers
464.7875 [  67.0] Scoring
469.1875 [ d023] Tournament Staff
469.2875 [ d032] General Operations
469.5875 [192.8] Security
469.8875 [ d606]

Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2006
166.8500 [127.3] US Park Police (Channel 4)
453.9125 [ d132] Parking
460.5375 [ d245] Parking
461.0250 [ d134] "doing National Anthem?"
461.0750 [ d116] "court clock"; "minutes off"
463.5750 [  88.5] CES Security (private security)
464.3250 [ d532] Catering
464.5125 [ d223] "keep track of how long each player has been on court?"
464.5625 [ d116] "working on report"
464.5750 [ d532] Catering?
464.6875 [ d132] Volunteers
464.7875 [  67.0] Scoring
464.8125 [ d132] Cleaning
469.1125 [ d712] "courts crew"; "chair umpire"
469.1875 [ d023]
469.2875 [ d032] General Operations
469.5625 [ d754] (Channel 16)
469.5875 [192.8] Security/Park Police
469.7125 [ d516] "women's lounge"
469.8875 [ d606]
469.9125 [ d732] "standby for music"; "feed our audio" (Channel 15)

Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2005
453.9125 [ d132] Parking (Channel 12)
464.5625 [ d116] "score from her match"; "PDAs" (Channel 10)
464.6875 [ d132] Volunteers (Channel 4)
464.7875 [  67.0] Scorekeepers (Channel 6)
469.1125 [ d712] "trainer on duty"; "standby for intro"
469.1875 [ d023] "print another credential"; "dress code for tomorrow"
469.2875 [ d032] Event Operations/Contractors (Channel 2)
469.5625 [ d754] (Channel 16?)
469.5875 [192.8] Security/First Aid (Channel 3)
469.8875 [ d606] Drinks?
469.9125 [ d732] Electrical?; score updates; tournament officials on court (Channel 15)

166.8500 [127.3] Park Police (Channel 4)
463.5750 [  88.5] CES Security
464.3250 [ d532] Food/Catering
464.5000 [ d223] "cart"; "pallet"; cleaning; Bearcom rented radio
464.5500 [ d023] "extra letters"

Channels printed on rented Valleywide Communications radio:
CH 1 Legg Mason Tennis Classic Staff
CH 2 Event Operations/Contractors
CH 3 Security/First Aid/NPS/Police
CH 4 Volunteers
CH 5 Ball Kids
CH 6 IDS/Scorekeepers
CH 7 GSI
CH 8 Design Cuisine
CH 9 T.V.
CH10 ATP
CH11 Media
CH12 Parking
CH13 USTA
CH14-CH16 Open

Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2004
464.3250 [ d532] Food
464.5500 [ d023] Audio/Visual/Electrical?
464.6875 [ d132] Security?
464.7500 [210.7] Audio/Visual?; monitored only once
464.7875 [  67.0] Scoring? (Channel 6)
464.8125 [ d132] Cleaning
469.1875 [ d023] Ticketing/Escorts to Seats
469.2875 [ d032] Operations (Channel 2)
CES Security used UHF portables.  Park Police operated on 166.8500 [127.3].

Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2003
453.9125 [ d132] Parking
461.0875 [241.8] Operations
462.7125 [ CSQ] Foodservice?
464.3250 [ d532] "plates"
464.5500 [ d023] Operations
464.6875 [ d132] Operations
464.7875 [  67.0] Technical/Scorekeeping?
464.8125 [ d132] Operations
469.1125 [ d712] Operations
469.1875 [ d023] Operations
469.2875 [ d032] Engineering?
469.5875 [192.8] Operations
469.8875 [ d606] Operations
Park Police operated on Channel 4 (166.8500).

Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2002
463.5750 [  88.5] "do you have any more water yet?"
464.8125 [ d132] "stadium trash"
469.5500 [ d023] "first-aid tent"

Leukemia Ball (2005)
461.0375 [ d423] Audio/Visual
464.5000 [ d546]
464.6500 [ d565] Primary Operations
464.7500 [ d546]

Lighting of the National Christmas Tree (2005)
464.6250 [ d315]

Lighting of the National Menorah (December 17, 2006)
464.7000 [ d411] Primary
469.6500 [ d412] (Channel 2?)

Lions of the District Kidfest 2004
464.5000 [ d371]

March for Life (2005)
151.8050 [141.3]
151.9250 [  85.4]
151.9550 [107.2] DC Visitor Center?
165.9750 [127.3]
450.5625 [ d165] C-SPAN
452.4750 [ d165]
452.7250 [ d114]
457.5375 [  82.5]
457.5875 [  82.5]
461.5500 [  94.8]
463.7000 [ d226] Confirmed in use for March
464.6000 [ d152]
468.7625 [  88.5]
468.8375 [  88.5]
469.5000 [ d047]

March for Women's Lives (2004)
460.9125 [ d032] Scheduling Coordination
462.3625 [ d315] Audio/Visual?
462.8125 [ d516] "clean up"
463.8125 [ d364] Organizers in charge of money?
464.5000 [ d132] "on way to VIP pickup"
464.5000 [173.8] Audio/Visual
464.6500 [ d431] "trash bags"
464.7500 [ d445] Security
464.9125 [127.3] Audio/Visual
465.7125 [107.2] "move truck"; "clean up"
466.2625 [         ]
466.3125 [ d251] "credentials"; "golf carts"
468.4125 [136.5] "shuttle"; clean up
469.5500 [ d364]
469.7500 [ d464] "lost husband"

NBC4 Digital Edge Expo 2003
464.5000 [ d546] Primary
469.5000 [ d432] "class just ended"
(See Washington Convention Center frequencies above.)

NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo 2006
464.5000 [ d516] Primary Operations
466.0625 [100.0]
466.6875 [100.0]
469.6000 [ d565]

151.9250 [146.2]
461.5500 [ d116] Concessions
463.5750 [  88.5] CES Security
467.8750 [156.7]

NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo 2005
464.5000 [ d546] Primary Operations
464.5500 [ d565] Audio/Visual?/Channel 2?
469.5000 [ d432] Hospitality/VIP Escorts?
(See Washington Convention Center frequencies above.)

National Book Festival (2005)
464.5000 [ d131]
464.6000 [ d134]
464.6250 [ d516]
469.5000 [ d132]
469.7000 [ d155]
Radio rentals from BearCom.

410.3375 [ d411] US Park Police Coordination

National Capital Barbecue Battle 2005
464.5000 [ d627] Administration?; "banner"
464.6250 [ d606] "drinks"; "extension cord"; "banner"
464.7250 [ d632] Stage Operations
464.7500 [ d546] "trash"
467.7750 [ d156] Golf cart runs
469.5000 [ d631] "garbage"; "food tickets"
469.6250 [ d503] Volunteers
469.6500 [ d516] Gates
469.7250 [ d662] "wine"; "ice"
469.7500 [ d371] Security/EMS (Channel 4)

National Capital Barbecue Battle 2004
464.5000 [ d346] Stage Managers
464.5500 [ d664] "four boxes of straws"
464.6000 [ d331] "delivering food"
464.6250 [ d662] "overflow in row 18"
464.6500 [ d364] Operations/Production
464.7000 [ d311] "needs a receipt"
464.7250 [         ] Frequency counter hit
469.5500 [ d306] Ticketing/Entrances
469.6000 [ d343] "frozen drinks"
Beverage channel was channel 8.  Talkgroups 2112, 2128, and 16656 from the DC trunked system (see above) were active; possibly used for other events during the weekend.

National Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony (2008)
462.6125 [  67.0] Appeared to be primary channel
462.6375 [  67.0]
462.6625 [  82.5]
The National Building Museum's frequencies were also active.

National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade (2006)
464.6250 [ d071]
464.7500 [ d116] (Channel 7)
469.6250 [ d072] Production (Primary Channel) (Channel 2)
469.6500 [ d115] (Channel 6)

461.5125 [ d152] Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC) (private security)

National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade (2005)
464.5000 [ CSQ] TV Cues
468.4250 [ d226]
Parade organizers communicated on at least one ID (0-17-169) on a local Champion Communications LTR trunked system.  The home channel for this talkgroup was 496.8375.

NFL Experience 2003
460.7375 [ d065] "media tent"
461.1375 [ d664] Ticketing
461.3875 [ d152]
461.4125 [ d125] Engineering
462.7625 [ d025] Stage Setup
463.8125 [ d043]
464.8625 [ d074]
465.9375 [ d134] "volunteer tent"
466.4125 [ d223]
466.4375 [ d732] May not be NFL Experience
467.0375 [ d115]
467.7875 [ d165]
468.3375 [ d315] Engineering
468.8125 [ d306]
469.8625 [ d251]
467.9000 [ d261] Concessions--may be Guest Services (sells food on The Mall)

National Independence Day Celebration (2006)
164.6250 [ d023] Capitol Police channel?
164.6250 [ d074] "parking"; Capitol Police channel?
173.0000 [         ] frequency counter hit at L'Enfant Plaza; P25
407.8250 [103.5] "annex"
415.2500 [ d023] "officer"
461.0125 [ d174] Stage Lighting
462.3750 [  88.5] Red Cross
463.7125 [ d054] Seating
464.5000 [  94.8]
464.5500 [ d261] Food--Guest Services? (concessions on Mall)
464.6250 [127.3] Capitol Fourth Operations; Repeater
464.6250 [210.7] Smithsonian Folklife Festival Operations?; Repeater
464.7000 [ d411]
464.7250 [192.8] Repeater
469.5500 [156.7] Audio/Visual
469.6250 [ d331]

DC Trunked System Talkgroups:
2080 DC Fire Inspectors (fireworks safety)
2096 DC Fire Special Events 1
2112 DC Fire Special Events 2
2128 DC Fire Special Events 3
2192 DC Fire Administration 2?
9936 Department of Transportation (formerly on 34576)
16656 MPD Special Operations Division (street closures)
33680 Emergency Management Agency?
33904 Emergency Management Agency?; Traffic Management Center monitored
34448 Department of Health

Metro Trunked System Talkgroup:
50224 Transit Police Tac 7

National Independence Day Celebration (2005)
162.9000 [151.4] Department of Labor
164.0500 [156.7] Capitol Police Input
164.3250 [118.8] Capitol Police Input
164.4750 [127.3] Park Police Input
164.6000 [107.2] Capitol Police Input
164.6250 [146.2] Capitol Police Input
164.8000 [127.3] Capitol Police Input
168.5250 [ CSQ]
169.7250 [103.5] "secretary of the Senate"
407.3375 [ d245]
415.2500 [ d023] "visitor"
463.7125 [ d054] "escort to seat"
464.5000 [  94.8] "camera"
464.5500 [ d134] food
464.5750 [ d532] "fork"
464.6500 [ d265] "water P1"
464.7250 [192.8]
465.5125 [131.8] "find seat"
467.8250 [141.3] "stage"
469.5500 [156.7]
469.9250 [ d271] "check-in"

464.6000 [162.2] Trizec. Security

National Marathon (2008)

DC Trunked System Talkgroups:
2096 DCFD Special Events 1 (primary)
2112 DCFD Special Events 2
2128 DCFD Special Events 3
2640 Fireboats (water display near South Capitol Street/Nationals Park)
16656 MPD Special Operations Division (street closures)
34448 Department of Health
35536 Emergency Management Agency

146.6100 [  77.0] Amateur Radio Repeater (course updates, etc.)

National Marathon (2007)

DC Trunked System Talkgroups:
2096 DC Fire Special Events 1
2112 DC Fire Special Events 2
16656 MPD Special Operations Division
33872 Emergency Management Agency Tac 1
34576 Department of Transportation

146.6100 [  77.0] Amateur Radio Repeater (course updates, etc.)

166.7250 [127.3] Park Police (Channel 1)

National Marathon (2006)

DC Trunked System Talkgroups:
2096 DC Fire Special Events 1
2112 DC Fire Special Events 2
16656 MPD Special Operations Division
21232 MPD Citywide 2
33872 Emergency Management Agency Tac 1
34576 Department of Transportation
34672 "stragglers"
59216 analog simulcast of 34672

Prince George's County, MD Frequencies:
494.7375 [127.3] Police coordination
494.8875 [127.3] Fire/EMS coordination

Amateur Radio Frequencies:
146.4000 [  67.0]
146.5700 [  67.0]
146.6100 [  77.0] Primary operations (Input 146.0100 [  77.0]) (Appears to be a repeater in PG County--http://www.gmra-md.org)

National Memorial Day Parade (2006)
151.5125 [173.8] Parade Order/Scheduling
154.5400 [146.2] Unknown if used
156.5150 [ d114] Golf Carts/Escorts
464.5000 [ d125] "main stage"; probably used for concert in evening
Radio rentals from Blanchard's USA Radio Rentals.

DC Trunked System Talkgroups:
2096 DC Fire/EMS Special Events 1
21232 MPD Citywide 2 (traffic control/street closures)

National World War II Reunion/World War II Memorial Dedication (May 27-30, 2004)
162.9000 [         ]
165.9750 [127.3] "Secret Service check it out"
451.4625 [ d516] Repeater; Primary Channel for Dedication Set-up Operations?
407.2700 [         ] frequency counter hit
408.0000 [         ]
413.9300 [         ] frequency counter hit
451.1625 [ d754]
451.1875 [118.8]
451.2625 [ d624] Repeater; Primary Channel for Dedication Seating and Operations
451.5125 [ d631] "golf carts"
451.8125 [ d606] Repeater; Channel 13?
451.8250 [ d131] "come to receive tent"
452.5625 [ d734]
452.6625 [ d732] Audio/Visual
456.5250 [ d723] "fruit for volunteers"
460.9750 [         ] Audio/Visual
461.0125 [         ]
461.0250 [ d125]
461.4125 [ d664]
462.0625 [ d662] Private Security for Dedication
462.3125 [  77.0] "guest supposed to be on dais"
462.3750 [  88.5] "forklifts"
462.5125 [ d116]
462.7375 [ d546]
462.8250 [141.3] Food/Catering
463.3125 [         ] "emergency on 12"; "heat"
464.4875 [ d503]
464.5000 [ d131]
464.5000 [ d606]
464.5125 [ d311] "missing person"; "volunteer tent"
464.5125 [ d466]
464.6000 [ d331] transportation
464.6250 [ d412] transportation
464.6500 [  91.5] "City Hall"; "Crawford Hall"
464.6875 [ d606]
464.8250 [ d023] "highway safe"
464.9625 [ d606]
465.0125 [ d546] "already supplied ice"
466.0250 [ d125] Audio/Visual
466.1875 [ d412]
466.4125 [ d516]
467.8500 [         ]
469.5000 [ d606]
469.6500 [ d365] transportation
469.7500 [ d411]
498.8100 [         ] frequency counter hit

The Smithsonian Institution coordinated the Reunion.  They used their LTR PassPort system (see above) for operations.  Production Radio Rentals licensed (WQAD337) four repeaters (25 watts ERP) for the Dedication under a Special Temporary Authorization (STA).  The license authorizes 250 4 watt portables on each repeater channel.  The repeater output frequencies are 451.1625, 451.2625, 451.4625, and 451.8125.  Traffic Management (TMS) coordinated bus, car, and pedestrian traffic, probably using rented radios.  Bearcom provided some of the rented radios.  Park Police, who probably had primary jurisdiction over the Dedication, used their channels (see Federal section above).  Capitol Police used their channels (see Federal section above).

DC Fire, who coordinated medical response for the Dedication, used several talkgroups on their trunked system.  On Special Events 1 (talkgroup 2096), "Medical Branch" and "Divison 1" were monitored.  On Special Events 2 (talkgroup 2112), units talked about receiving faxes.  On Special Events 3 (talkgroup 2128), "RFK branch" was monitored.  On the Emergency talkgroup (2576), units talked about locations of medical emergencies and "North Command to Medical Branch" was monitored.  DC Emergency Management Agency (EMA) used their Channel 1 (talkgroup 35536).  On talkgroup 34448, "shuttling doctors" and "scooter patrol" were monitored.

Papal Visit (monitored April 17, 2008)

157.0500 [ CSQ] Coast Guard (Marine Channel 21A)
157.1500 [ CSQ] Coast Guard - Primary Operations (Marine Channel 23A) (some DES encryption)
158.8500 [NAC 001] MPD Motorcade Detail (patched to DC Trunked System talkgroup 18480) (encrypted)
159.1500 [NAC 653] MPD Motorcade Detail (unencrypted)
166.7250 [127.3] Park Police (Channel 1) (street closures)
170.1750 [156.7] Capitol Police (Channel 3)
409.0000 [NAC 293] Disaster Medical Assistance Team (encrypted/unencrypted)
461.5000 [ d243] Pope John Paul II Cultural Center Security
462.3750 [  88.5] Red Cross (unknown if used for event)
463.4375 [ d465] Catholic University Engineering
464.5750 [100.0] Catholic University Security
464.6000 [206.5] Mass at Nationals Park - Organizers (R)
464.6250 [210.7] Mass at Nationals Park - Organizers (R)
464.6500 [218.1] Mass at Nationals Park - Organizers (R)
464.7000 [225.7] Mass at Nationals Park - Organizers (R)
464.8125 [ d155] Mass at Nationals Park - Audio/Visual

DC Trunked System Talkgroups:
1952 DCFD ("radios to give out")
2160 DCFD (Medical)
2176 DCFD (Medical) (patched to 868.0125)
9840 DCFD (Hazmat, etc.)
10032 DCFD Unknown
18288 MPD Special Operations Division Alternate
18320 MPD Harbor Patrol
18416 MPD Protection Detail? (unknown if used for event) (encrypted)
18480 MPD Motorcade Detail (patched to 158.8500) (encrypted)
33840 Emergency Management Agency ("HHS" and "JTF-Med")
33904 Emergency Management Agency
34448 Department of Health
35536 Emergency Management Agency 1
35600 Traffic Management Center
36880 Hospital Roll Call
59952 MPD Special Operations Division (Simulcast)

Metro Trunked System Talkgroups:
50192 Transit Police Tac 6 (crowd control at Navy Yard station)
58032 "EM" units (coordination at Navy Yard station)

Arlington Trunked System (Analog) Talkgroups:
33840 Motor Units/Escorts
34096 Metropolitan Medical Strike Team

Arlington Trunked System (P25) Talkgroups:
34 "MMRT test"

Race for the Cure (2006)
151.5125 [173.8]
152.5200 [ d143] "EMA to ___"
153.3850 [         ] Unknown if used
155.9100 [146.2]
156.5150 [ d114]
157.8150 [141.3]
159.2150 [ d624]
160.7100 [118.8]
(Many of these frequencies are probably off by 2.5 or 5 kHz.)

Channels:
1 Base Command
2 Race Day Management
3 Stage Production
4 Route
5 Volunteers
6 Event Site
7 Survivor Tent
8 Material/Food Distribution
9 Emergency/Medical
10 Media

Radio rentals from Blanchard's USA Radio Rentals.

DC trunked system talkgroups:
2096 DC Fire/EMS Special Events 1
21232 MPD Citywide 2 (street closures)
34576 Department of Transportation

Park Police used 166.7250 [127.3] Special Events (Channel 1).

Race for the Cure (2005)
464.5000 [ d131] "Base"
464.5500 [ d754] Setup
464.6000 [ d134] Stage Channel
464.6250 [ d516] "escort"; "goodie bags"
464.7000 [ d152] Volunteers
464.7250 [ d156] First Aid
469.5000 [ d132] (Channel 2?)
469.6000 [ d143] Route
469.6250 [ d532]
469.7000 [ d155] (Channel 6); "electricity"

Channels:
1 Base Command
2 Race Day Management
3 Stage Production
4 Route
5 Volunteers
6 Event Site
7 Survivor Tent
8 Material/Food Distribution
9 Emergency/Medical
10 Media

Rally to Stop Genocide (April 30, 2006)
463.4250 [ d125]
464.5500 [ d125]
468.4250 [ d226]
Park Police used 166.7250 [127.3] and 166.9250 [127.3].

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
151.9550 [167.9]

Ronald Reagan Procession to Capitol/Funeral (June 9-11, 2004)
462.3750 [  88.5] American Red Cross
164.6250 [ d023] "task force units"; Capitol operations?
164.6250 [ d074] Capitol operations?

Capitol Police frequencies were among the most active (see above).  Architect of the Capitol frequency active (see above).  409.8375 [  74.4] active; unknown if used at Capitol.  Park Police frequencies active (see above).  Talkgroups 37648, 37680, and 38064 from the Defense Department trunked system (see system on Fairfax County page) were active for the procession on Constitution Avenue.  37648 and 37680 are Military District of Washington (MDW) Ceremonies talkgroups.  38064 is another MDW talkgroup; discussions of locating ceremonial soldiers who had lost their way were monitored.  DC Fire/EMS used Special Events Channels 1-3 (see above).  A user talking about traffic lights and street closures was on talkgroup 34576; suspect this user was District Department of Transportation (DDOT).  Metropolitan Police used the Special Operations talkgroup (16656); most of the traffic was about street closures.

Talkgroup 37936 from the Defense Department trunked system was active on Friday with reports on the progress of the motorcade.  38064 was active with talk about buses; suspect these were buses used by MDW to transport officials.  37104 was active; unknown use.  38000 was active with callsigns Cathedral 1 and Guardian 3; discussions of arrivals at the Cathedral were monitored.  Also, discussions of Senate buses were monitored on this talkgroup.  A few VHF federal frequencies were noted in use.  162.3125 had Project 25 digital traffic.  164.5500 and 165.3750 had DES encryption traffic.  Talkgroups 18288 and 21360 from the Metropolitan Police trunked system were active; 21360 had Motor 4 on it.  Washington National Cathedral's frequencies were active (see above).

Sakura Matsuri-Japanese Street Festival (2006)
467.6375 [ CSQ]

Sakura Matsuri-Japanese Street Festival (2005)
462.6875 [ CSQ]

Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2006
451.2250 [ d516]
452.1750 [ d632] "tour"; "sign your book"
457.0250 [ d606] "Gator"; "pick-up"
464.1125 [ d465] (unknown if used)
464.3875 [ d624] (unknown if used)
Radio rentals from Bearcom.

Channels:
1 Admin
2 Program
3 Food
4 Sound
5 Tech
6 Talk
7 Talk
8 Talk

Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2004
464.5500 [  74.4] Private company set-up operations?

Smithsonian personnel used their trunked system (see above) for all operations.  Because the system is unmonitorable, no IDs could be obtained.  However, a handheld radio had these channels printed on it:

1 Administration/Program/First Aid/Security
2 Foodways
3 Audio
4 Tech
5 Talk

Smithsonian Kite Festival (2008)
462.6375 [  77.0]

Solar Decathlon (2007)
462.7125 [  88.5]

Spanish Riding School of Vienna (November 19-20, 2005)
467.7625 [ d114]
467.8125 [ d131] Possible frequency; unknown if used
(MCI Center's frequencies were in use.)

Taste of DC 2003
460.9125 [ d032] Set-up/take-down?
461.3125 [118.8] Food
462.3625 [ d315] Operations
462.8125 [ d516] Operations
464.9125 [127.3] Operations
465.1125 [110.9] Channel 13?
465.7125 [107.2] Operations
468.4125 [136.5] Security
461.5125 [ d152] unknown if related; simplex
464.5125 [107.2] unknown if related; security service
Metropolitan Police (MPD) used talkgroup 16656 (Special Operations Division) for operations.  See the MPD trunked system above for details.

Washington 2006 World Philatelic Exhibition
462.1125 [ d072]
462.1375 [ d072]
464.5000 [ d174] Private Security

Washington Auto Show 2006
461.7750 [ d411] Operations
462.5500 [131.8] Ticketing
463.5500 [203.5] Operations
463.5750 [  88.5] CES Security
464.0000 [ d411] Operations
464.5500 [ d134] Food/Concessions
467.9250 [ d343] "rovers"; Security?
(See Washington Convention Center frequencies above.)

Washington Auto Show 2005 (December 26, 2004-January 2, 2005)
461.5750 [ d116] Food
461.7750 [ d411] Conversations about loading/unloading cars
463.5750 [  88.5]
464.0000 [ d411]

Washington Boat Show (2005)
462.5500 [131.8] Ticketing
Additional UHF frequencies probably in use--unable to determine.

Washington Home & Garden Show (2005)
462.5500 [131.8] Ticketing

Washington International Horse Show 2007
464.5000 [ d346]
464.6000 [206.5] (R)
464.6250 [210.7] Inside Operations (R)
464.6500 [218.1] Exterior Security (R)
469.5000 [ d351] Scoring?
469.6000 [ d343]

Washington International Horse Show 2005
464.6000 [206.5] Primarily pre-show activities (set-up, etc.)
464.6250 [210.7] Security
464.6500 [218.1] Scoring; Administration?

151.8950 [141.3] Probably specific show competitor
MCI Center's (see above in Business section) frequencies were active.  Radio rentals were from BearCom.

Washington International Horse Show 2004
464.6000 [203.5] Administration?; Repeater
464.6500 [218.1] Scheduling/Cues/Scoring; Repeater
464.7250 [229.2] Outside Security; Repeater; two tones appeared: [225.7] and [233.6]--correct tone probably [229.2]
464.8250 [203.5] Brief conversation heard; probably repeater
MCI Center's (see above in Business section) frequencies were active.  Radio rentals were from BearCom.

Women of Faith Contagious Joy Conference (2006)
464.5000 [ d754]
464.5500 [ d754] discussing possible bad check
467.7625 [ d754]
467.8500 [ d754]
467.8750 [ d754] Set-up?
467.9000 [ d754]
469.5000 [ d754]

World Bank/IMF Protest (October 20, 2007)

DC Trunked System Talkgroups:
2096 DC Fire/EMS Special Events 1
2112 DC Fire/EMS Special Events 2
16656 MPD Special Operations Division
18288 MPD Special Operations Division Alternate
34000 Department of Transportation/Emergency Management Agency?
34448 Department of Health
DC Fire/EMS also used 867.7625 [156.7] in simplex mode.
Talkgroup 18192 had encryption--unknown if used for the protest.

World of Wheels 2005
464.5500 [ d343]

Unknown

410.8250 [ d631] Delta units; Security
413.9250 [ d712] frequency counter hit at 12th and E NW
418.0750 [114.8] "Virginia Ave. door"; "table in auditorium?"
451.4750 [ d132] "tripod"; monitored at 16th and I
451.9125 [ d174] engineering; repeater
462.1750 [ d432] Security Washington--FCC Building?
463.2375 [123.0] mobiles heard from 15th and I
463.4125 [  77.0] strong at L'Enfant Plaza; security
463.6500 [ d026] "The Bistro"; monitored at Westin Grand Hotel
463.9250 [  94.8] "main lobby"
464.3250 [ d632] "701"; "lobby"; mobiles heard at Canadian Embassy; "8th floor"; "East residential"; "West commercial"
464.5000 [ d331] "alarm"; "front desk"; monitored near 12th and E
464.5250 [107.2] strong near Metro Center; "loading dock"; Security
464.5750 [167.9] strong at Capital Hilton; simplex; hotel
464.8250 [ d243] "phone call at A desk"; monitored at Verizon Center

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