Yes, you can (just like you an with any two radios). That said, there is one very big problem in doing that. It's called "duty cycle".
A T73 is a 100w mobile radio made to transmit for a short period and then spend a long period cooling down. Think of just how much time a police officer actually spends transmitting during a typical shift - probably less than 5%. The Syntor X, like almost every mobile out there has a relatively tiny heat sink compared to a made-for-the-job repeater amplifier. For example, look at <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3814947151> If you are determined to use a such a radio it's best to look at the manual for a Syntor X and see what the continuous duty specs are. Then look at the manual and see what the power level at each stage in the PA deck is. Then do some surgery to the power amp and disconnect the DC power to the appropriate stages and bypass them for RF. I'll bet that you end up with a 25-30w radio. Then use that to drive a made-for-the-job external amplifier - something that will survive the continuous duty. Like this: <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3095235303> Look at www.repeater-builder.com under Micor and Mitrek and read some of the comments on mobiles in repeater duty. A lot of them hold true for Syntor Xs (think of the Syntor as a redesigned synthesized Micor - a high end mobile - and of the Mitrek as a really low end mobile). BTW check out http://www.open.org/~blenderm/syntorx for more info on the Syntor X. Mike WA6ILQ At 08:31 AM 5/11/04 -0500, you wrote: >On the order of this question, cna two units be used, one for transmit and >one for receive to make a repeater through a seperate controller. > >Mathew > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jim B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 1:15 PM >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Syntor X as a repeater? > > > > ki0ky wrote: > > > > > Can a Syntor X, Id No. T73VBK7004BK, be converted to a 2M ham repeater. >If > > > so, how difficult is the conversion? > > > > > > 73, > > > > > > Steve KI0KY > > > > > > > No. There is only one synthesizer, and it cannot generate tx and rx at > > the same time. > > This will be true for virtually all synthesized radios, unless it was > > specifically made as a repeater from the factory. > > > > -- > > Jim Barbour > > WD8CHL > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
