ICall/8Call90 activity

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I got this from ReCall this evening...
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Today at 1:45PM a radio test for all Federal & State (Maryland, Va., DC) agency's was conducted. It was like the State all/call to the counties if you are familiar. Each agency was called and asked for a verification of signal quality. Below is a list of the Federal and State agencies that were called. I've never heard anything like this before, but with what's coming up the following week this may be the innerpolice frequency, 866.01250.

Federal : CIA, NSA , FBI... Main and mobile's, Federal Protective Service , US Marshals , US Coast Guard , White House Police.
State : MSP , PG Co. , DC .. Main and SWAT,, Va SP, Fairfax and Arlington
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866.0125 is one of the 800 Mhz ITac freqs (old name: ICall new:8Call90). I recall seeing reports of these tests on 866.3625/39.62 (PMARS and low band translator) but this is the first time I've heard about this on the ICall freq.

ReCall is in Southern Maryland, so it would seem that the 8Call frequencies might bear some watching even if you aren't in the DC area. Perhaps they're starting to dust the repeaters off for Inauguration activity.

73 Mike
 

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You are correct. They have dusted off the repeaters. Five have been installed in DC for the big day.
I caught a radio test roll-call this morning at 10 AM. US Marshalls calling...
This was on 168.875 MHz.
 
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