Chinese Embassy in Washington DC.(Photo courtesy of Chinese diplomatic service)
Our friend Allan Henney on the Scan-DC list posted the following:
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"It's May -- that time of year for the embassy open houses! This Saturday and the following Saturday 70 embassies will host opening houses. Some use two-way radios, and I've been fascinated by the legal ramifications. If you go, please bring your scanner and share your close-call hits or at least note which embassies have radios and what type/band. Here are a few notes I have captured in past years and would appreciate further confirmation:"
Australia 171.950? Also had a brief close-call hit on 160.08. They used Motorola EX500/600 series.
Canada 463.5250r/s [d306] and 464.6750r/s [d306] (used in past, repeater and simplex)
French had an FRS-style radio in the guard shack, but was not in use.
Germany 160.270 [156.7] odd one, huh? Also 171.7625 and 172.5625 both freq counter hits (not confirmed) and 468.4125 catering (not confirmed)
Iraqi had a Motorola FRS/GMRS radio (not in use).
Italy 461.1125s [67.0], was: 464.5500s [67.0]
Saudi Arabia 468.6500s [141.3] and maybe 466.0625s
Slovak 462.675s(?) [hired security]
Sweden, House of 464.325s(?)
I expected to see some high-end gear last year, at least from the super powers, but mostly saw old analog Motorola business-style radios. One guard at the British Embassy had an old Motorola GP300 or GP350. Would love to pin down their frequency!
Does anybody have other embassy frequency finds to share?
See these Websites for the participating embassies:
May 5: http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/things-do-see/passport-dc/participating-embassies
May 12: http://www.euopenhouse.com/plan-your-trip
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