Motorola Syntor x UHF questions
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was wondering if anyone could tell me about it... It came with a
mobile data terminal model # D2706CG ... Can I use that for packet? or
anything else interesting?
How many watts is it?
Can it be used for the 440 ham band?
Can it be full duplex mod-ed for repeater use?
How is it programmed?
Also, does anyone have the color codes for the wiring harness? this one
seems to have been hacked up a bit and I need to reconstruct it.
Also, where the heck do the mic and speaker hook up?
And one more... approxamately how much is this thing worth?
Thanx,
Royce Chow KF6PEO
ru...@infosite.com
Jon Caery
Gary Sanders
It can be brought down to the 440 band, but you have to retune the
receiver front end. Normally the front end is broadbanded from 450
to 470, and when they say 450, they mean it! It might go down to
449 if you're lucky as shipped from Motorola. I've retuned several to
cover 441 to 463, so the same radio can be used for most of the 440
band and the GMRS frequencies. It has to be done carefully to
retain it's broadband characteristics. The transmitter will go
down to 440 without any modifications needed.
There's no way the radio can be duplexed. It uses the same synthesizer
and multiplier string for transmit and receive. But you can buy the
radios cheap enough to use two!
As someone else already mentioned, for programming info check:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/5857/
Paul Bennett has programming software available at a _very_ attractive
price that can program these radios. All you need is a (relatively)
inexpensive programmer capable of programming 2816 Eproms. Puul's
software works very well, and he's good to deal with.
.. wrote:
>
> I recently bought a mobile motorola syntor x model # T74VBJ7204BK and I
> was wondering if anyone could tell me about it... It came with a
> mobile data terminal model # D2706CG ... Can I use that for packet? or
> anything else interesting?
> How many watts is it?
> Can it be used for the 440 ham band?
> Can it be full duplex mod-ed for repeater use?
> How is it programmed?
> Also, does anyone have the color codes for the wiring harness? this one
> seems to have been hacked up a bit and I need to reconstruct it.
> Also, where the heck do the mic and speaker hook up?
> And one more... approxamately how much is this thing worth?
>
> Thanx,
>
> Royce Chow KF6PEO
> ru...@infosite.com
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Royce Chow
> It's a 100 (or 110) watt rig.
>
> It can be brought down to the 440 band, but you have to retune the
> receiver front end. Normally the front end is broadbanded from 450
> to 470, and when they say 450, they mean it! It might go down to
> 449 if you're lucky as shipped from Motorola. I've retuned several to
> cover 441 to 463, so the same radio can be used for most of the 440
> band and the GMRS frequencies. It has to be done carefully to
> retain it's broadband characteristics. The transmitter will go
> down to 440 without any modifications needed.
According to paul's web page, there is a 403-430 MHz version, and it
appears to be that because the sticker inside the cover says it's
programmed to 413.850 for all channels. The web pabe says the 403-430
version requires surgury on the VCO, and retuning, but I can't find any
more info on that... Heck, I don't even know what a VCO is! (I'm new at
this) So is this thing worth the trouble, or should I just sell it and
buy something that's ready to go?
Also, thanks to all that replied!
Royce Chow KF6PEO
ru...@infosite.com
Gary Sanders
what I've seen on the mid segment rigs, I wouldn't even try it. It's
too easy to get one in the right segment to start with.
Gary
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