USVI MPT-1327 System Update

[scannerboy02]

Got back early this morning from a week on St. John and figured I'd post a little update to my post from the last trip.

USVI MPT-1327 System Info

I just got back to the mainland from 10 days in St. John. I took several scanners and my laptop with 4 RTL-SDR's with the hopes of doing as much research on the radio systems on the island as I could. I was in St. John about 7 years ago and only took one scanner with me at that time (not knowing...

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To my somewhat surprise, the only changes I found were that the VIPD and VIPA are now using voice inversion scrambling.

They also seem to be using "broadcast" talk groups that are using x-8189 for things like "call dispatch" or trying to hail a unit that isn't responding.

Still no signs of the P25 trunking system on the air yet.

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

Where did you stay on St John? Have not been back since before Maho Bay closed up. That was our regular spot.

 

[scannerboy02]

Where did you stay on St John? Have not been back since before Maho Bay closed up. That was our regular spot.

In a cottage near the end of Bordeaux Mountain Road. We like that area a lot so have always stayed on the mountain, I took a short walk up to the tower site this trip. We already have the same cottage booked for next year with hopes of purchasing a place in the not too distant future.

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

In a cottage near the end of Bordeaux Mountain Road. We like that area a lot so have always stayed on the mountain, I took a short walk up to the tower site this trip. We already have the same cottage booked for next year with hopes of purchasing a place in the not too distant future.

I remember going to look at some parcel back in the mid 80's . I want to say Mosquito Cove or something. Anyway the road was impassible because a cement truck had overturned and its huge drum was still there rusting away. Probably still there with a road around it by now.