[Scan-DC] Mt. Vernon; zoo?

[Andrew Clegg]

Thanks Dave! Interestingly, the one frequency I found at Mt. Vernon is not 
in the RR list. Also, today I found some freqs at the zoo that are not in 
the RR list either. For what it's worth, here's what I found on Close Call 
(all analog) at the Zoo:

NATIONAL ZOO 6/22/08
o Mostly parking, plus some other ops (very active): 463.975 
(output)/468.975 (input) (both DCS632)

o General ops: 409.425 & 418.425 (not in the RR list). These freqs weren't 
as active, plus the 409.425 MHz channel has constant once-per-second key-ups 
(approximately) for some reason. It makes it difficult to include it in your 
scan list.


At Mt. Vernon, they offer what they call an "Antenna Audio Tour," which is a 
little radio receiver you rent for $6 that provides additional information 
on the various things that you see. I believe it may just tune into 
low-power transmitters placed at each point-of-interest, but CC did not lock 
on to anything. Next time I go I may rent one just to get the FCC ID off of 
it so I can look up what frequency it uses. It's possible that it uses 
something that CC would not get, like spread spectrum at 902 - 928 MHz, or 
it uses a band that the 246T doesn't support, like 315 MHz. If anyone knows 
anything about this system, please chime in.

Regards,
Andy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Schoenberger" <davidschoenberger at gmail.com>
To: "Scan-DC list" <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Mt. Vernon; zoo?


> Andrew,
>
> Here are some frequencies for Mount Vernon:
>
> http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?aid=3138
>
> (The tones may have changed for one or more of the frequencies.)
>
> I guess it might be too late for your trip, but the Zoo has some
> frequencies on this page (see the Federal section):
>
> http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=315
>
> The Zoo also uses this LTR PassPort system:
>
> http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=4696
>
> Dave
>
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Andrew Clegg <w4jecom at w4je.com> wrote:
>> At Mt. Vernon yesterday, Close Call grabbed one frequency: 469.5125 MHz. 
>> I
>> did not actually hear the activity on that band, but I noticed that 
>> almost
>> all of the staff were carrying radios marked "T450," so it may have been 
>> one
>> of those. Can anyone point me to a more complete list for Mt. Vernon?
>>
>> I am heading to the zoo today. Anyone have frequencies for that?
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Andy
>>
>>
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