[Scan-DC] Good, strong, analog signals in Arlington area?

[Dewey3]

If by referring to Anacostia you mean Bolling, they actually have a tower,
but I don't know if it's manned.  I would think that somehow, they
coordinate with DCA tower since they're literally right across the river.
Kind of hard to come and go without any DCA coordination, especially if one
of the planes is using Rwy 15/33 or Rwy 4/22.  As a side note, I remember
reading in a publication somewhere how unique Bolling is since it's one of
the very few Air Force bases that does not have a runway.

Dewey


On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Steve Thompson <steve at n4tx.com> wrote:

> I've never heard anything from Anacostia, nor have I ever seen anyone
> offer a freq for it.
>
> Best guess is...either they rely on DCA Tower, across the river
> (which would not be unusual, but I've never heard any indication of
> it) or, more than likely, they have an encrypted freq somewhere since
> the helos that operate out of Anacostia come from a very small
> collection of military units.  Or they're using light signals, which
> is effective but low-tech.
>
> Nor have I ever heard anything out of the White House for landings there.
>
> An easy way to handle that would be to use the USSS encrypted system.
>
> Steve, N4TX
>