DC Inauguration updates

[ka3jjz]

Here is a very quick list of stuff heard during today's events. Some of these freqs are not in the files currently available - amend and add as needed. If there are other corrections or additions I'll get them out tomorrow

143.85 "BEEHIVE OPS" for 112th FS Toledo - being used for interflight.
273.95 NIGHTHAWK helos (USMC Quantico)
276.55 ARROW Interflight
315.90 Tankers AAR
228.00 AR777 primary
315.9 AR777 secondary

CAP/Huntress:

228.9 (Huntress)
139.7 AM (Huntress)
260.9 (Huntress)
269.5 (Boom freq now being used for MUDDY units- CAP)
350.25 (Guard Dog)
135.525 (Guard Dog)
277.35 (CAP AAR)
257.35 ARROW A-A
324.6 Tankers AAR
324.0 GOLIATH Alpha (E 3B AWACS Tinker AFB OK) calling PELICAN 01
251.25 NAVY PTD at Andrews
326.475 (ARROW units Eglin AFB F15 interflight)

Customs:

165.2375
165.4625
166.5875
350.025 (should be 350.2500, I'm pretty sure)

Others:

126.55 Potomac TRACON (really the well known alternate to 135.525)
167.4625 FBI
345.00 CG 'GUARDIAN' helos interflight
Note the new tac name - not 'BLACKJACK' as been heard in earlier exercises
This is one of the 4 new UHF CG freqs as already listed in the files

73 Mike

 

[drivinflyin]

Analog POTUS System

The system designated POTUS seems to be the old analog Arlington system.

Can I safely take this out? Is it no longer used? I need to do a huge clean up of my analog freqs. The redundancy is completely unecessary, unless multiple squelch modes are used to differentiate.

A Pro-96 file would also be very nice. Hmmm--I do have one, but not as comprehensive as my WIn500 file.

 

[jeffkraussws]

It's still used. I'm not clear on the Arlington digital transition plan. Both the analog and the P25 systems are both active. But I don't know whether the digital system duplicates the analog system or not.

Can I safely take this out? Is it no longer used? I need to do a huge clean up of my analog freqs. The redundancy is completely unecessary, unless multiple squelch modes are used to differentiate.

A Pro-96 file would also be very nice. Hmmm--I do have one, but not as comprehensive as my WIn500 file.

 

[mike_s104]

Mike_s see earlier messages in this thread. I posted FreeScan and BCTool files, both of which should work with the 996. The BCTool file is for a 396, but it should be a snap to load into a 996.

[edit] Links for those 2 apps;

Freescan: http://scannow.org/
and the user manual is at: http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/FreeScan_User_Guide

BCTool: http://www.bctool.org/ (use the beta version - it's really 'production' code)

Thanks. I tried both, neither will import a p500 file. I'll look for something.

EDIT: I used the Demo of Win500 and just copied and pasted into Excel and saved as a CSV.

 

[drivinflyin]

Inauguration file for Pro-96

The original file was created by dc2wheel. I filled in any and all empty spaces with conventional fed and other freqs. It's not hugely organized, but the Fed stuff is jammed in. The new generation of scanners would be better suited for better organization. I guess I could take all the freqs I put in here, into my Pro-95 instead and carry 2 scanners. Hmmmm.

This file might drive the heavily organized scannist a bit bonkers.

I hope the security at the parade route doesn't confiscate scanners.

 

[drivinflyin]

I looked at the CSV file by ka3jjz. I have to learn the art of minimalism. Way too many redundancies. I'll eventually clean it up.

 

[mike_s104]

I looked at the CSV file by ka3jjz. I have to learn the art of minimalism. Way too many redundancies. I'll eventually clean it up.

Probably my fault. It was data from the CHM, what I found and scan most of the time, what was posted here and from what was in the RRDB. I have a smaller list of freqs actually used so far.

 

[drivinflyin]

A quicky Pro95 file--some tags--not many

This was copied and pasted together. Things are mixed up, but tons of fed, media, wireless, PD, transport freqs for DC. Last minute--sorry about the mess. This will probably be a 2nd scanner for the trip.

 

[ka3jjz]

These freqs were reported by John Coker, monitoring from Rosslyn on Scan-DC;

139.5750 CLEAR RPTR 67.0
143.9750 MARS-PROB 156.7
162.0500 P25C/E.
162.0625 P25E
162.6500 P25E
163.0000 P25C/E
163.3500 CLEAR MAINTENANCE-ELECTR
163.4250
163.5125 P25E
163.7250 P25 NAC073
163.7750 DES?
164.1000 P25E
164.2250 P25E
164.3625 P25E
164.4375 P25E NAC212
164.5500 P25E
164.6500 P25E USSS
164.6750 P25C? NAC075
164.8875 P25E USSS
165.1875 CLEAR-RPTR? 156.7 ARLINGTON CEMETERY?
165.2125 P25E USSS
165.2875 P25C/E
165.3750 P25E USSS
165.5375 CLEAR 118.8
165.7875 P25E USSS
165.9250 CLEAR ANALOG
165.9750 CLEAR ANALOG
166.3250 P25C
166.4375 CLEAR
166.5125 P25E WHCA/USSS
166.5375 P25E?
166.7250 CLEAR ANALOG 127.3 US PARK POLICE
166.7500 P25C "LIMO, ""SECRETARY"""
166.7750 P25C
166.9250 CLEAR ANALOG 127.3 US PARK POLICE
167.0750 CLEAR ANALOG 127.3
167.1875 P25C
167.2125 DES? CLEAR ALSO
167.3875 DES
167.4125 P25C/E NAC167
167.4875 CLEAR/DES
168.1250 CLEAR ANALOG PROTECTEE MOTORCADE?
168.1750 P25E NAC293
168.8625 P25E
168.8750 P25C NAC653 USM TO VARIOUS FED & LG UNITS
168.9000 P25E
168.9750 DES?
169.3250 P25
169.4500 CLEAR 100.0
169.5250 P25E
170.1000 CLEAR-WEAK
171.2125 P25C
171.2375 DIG PAGING
171.4375 P25E
171.6875 P25E
172.2250
172.4750 P25 NAC4C5 NATL PARK OPNS
172.5375 P25E
172.5875 P25E
173.0000 CLEAR?
173.5250 CLEAR
173.6375 P25E
173.6500 P25C
260.9000 "ARROW 1-2, HUNTRESS" "HUNTRESS, REF 139.7"
350.2500 CAP?
351.2000
378.1000
406.4250 P25C
406.5500 CLEAR ANALOG 210.7
406.5500 CLEAR ANALOG 210.7
406.8625 P25E
406.9375 CLEAR VOA?
407.3375 CLEAR
407.3750 CLEAR-WEAK
407.6000 NAC0F0 STATE
407.7250 NAC482 USPS
407.7750 NAC482 USPS
407.7875 CLEAR-WEAK D364
407.8250 CLEAR-STRONG 103.5
408.2750 CLEAR ANALOG 167.9
408.4250 P25E
408.5750 P25E
408.6000 P25C NAC0F0 STATE
409.4000 P25E
410.6250 CLEAR
410.7000 CLEAR ANALOG 103.5
410.8250 CLEAR-SIMPL?
410.9500 74.4
410.9625
411.9500
415.1875
415.2000 131.8
417.8875 P25C NAC295
417.9500 CLEAR ANALOG 127.3
418.0750 CLEAR
419.1500 CLEAR
419.2500 167.9
419.8750 CLEAR ANALOG

P25E is P25 encrypted....

73 Mike

 

[ka3jjz]

any app to convert this to excel or something else that I can use with my 996?

Mike see messages 67 and 70 in this thread for files for your 996 (which is what I was trying to convey last night). They have files for FreeScan and BCtool, both of which will work with that radio. I would recommend FreeScan since it better supports the new firmware's options. BCTool hasn't been updated yet.

Drivin, thanx for the 95 file.

73 Mike

 

[mike_s104]

Mike see messages 67 and 70 in this thread for files for your 996 (which is what I was trying to convey last night). They have files for FreeScan and BCtool, both of which will work with that radio. I would recommend FreeScan since it better supports the new firmware's options. BCTool hasn't been updated yet.

Drivin, thanx for the 95 file.

73 Mike

thanks. I wanted to import the P500 file that drivinflyin posted. neither app would import it.

 

[ChrisP]

Customs:

165.2375
165.4625
166.5875
350.025 (should be 350.2500, I'm pretty sure)

73 Mike

Mike, that 350.025 is a good CBP Customs UHF Air Marine Ops channel. Not sure why you thought it should be 350.250.

- Chris

 

[mike_s104]

as things pick up...

http://www.trafficland.com/city/WAS2

http://www.vsp.state.va.us/downloads/Inauguration2009/Map-Inaugural_Event_Traffic.pdf

 

[ka3jjz]

Mike, that 350.025 is a good CBP Customs UHF Air Marine Ops channel. Not sure why you thought it should be 350.250.

- Chris

I could have sworn I had seen it reported as 350.25, I could easily be wrong. Thanks for the correction

[edit] Some other stuff from the milcom sticky in the Maryland forum to update the list given earlier.

Add 273.55 (Huntress) and 306.35 (ARROW comms) to the list.

Per Tinear...
The UHF side of 126.55 is 269.5, not 269.55
Primary pair is 135.525/350.25 and Secondary 126.55/269.5

Today I understand the ARROW interflight is 276.55, per the Milcom sticky thread. Watch that thread for further milcom stuff - those guys are good.

73 Mike

 

[ka3jjz]

thanks. I wanted to import the P500 file that drivinflyin posted. neither app would import it.

Just to clarify for the newcomers - both FreeScan and BCTool are freeware apps for the Uniden DMA driven scanners. ARC500, PSREdit500 and Win500 are the main players for the GRE (and RS-cloned) Object oriented scanners. Scan Control recently added those radios to their software, but the support isn't nearly as mature as the other 3. Links for all 4 packages, along with support suggestions are in this wiki article...

http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Object_Oriented_Scanner_Software

Two different memory-driven technologies, so they won't work together. Different strokes for different folks, as they say 73 Mike

 

[drivinflyin]

Just a question concerning the DC Police TS.
I notice that I only have one trunking table.
380 759 380 458.775000 12.500

Is this outdated? I'd like to fix it up before heading down to DC.

 

[ka3jjz]

See this article, under the 'Setting VHF/UHF offsets' section - table lines 02 through 05 can be safely ignored for the UHF DC TS, but there are 2 lines needed to make this work correctly. I think those values you have are not correct. FMon alerted me on another post, and I have updated the affected articles

http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Win96

 

[jeffkraussws]

Here's what I have for DC MPD:
380 479 380 453.450000 12.500
480 759 480 460.025000 12.500

 

[ka3jjz]

AFAIK those are correct, Jeff. Fortunately it's easy to fix the tables if it's wrong As he has it there, it would be set up the following way;

ch lo/ch hi/offset/base freq/step

73 Mike

 

[tuttleje]

DC Fire live broadcast...some very interesting information. They are covering the "concert" on the Mall.

When you listen to the live audio feed....you can match it with the video traffic cameras

audio: http://mdfirefeeds.com/custom.html?id=3781


video: http://www.trafficland.com/city/WAS/