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They sure are. I don't mine still using them. Thanks for the comment.

I didn't think anyone would notice.... lol Thanks for the comment.

@@Darrell_Coquillette your welcome and that is a lovely tree! even if it cost you some money! good thing its grounded!

It's a bit of a science with these. I have a friend that knew these up and down. He repair a lot of them. The R2670B is nice for sure. Thanks for the comment.

@@Darrell_Coquillette I’ve got a fully optioned R2670A. The B/C revisions have VGA where the A revisions only have CGA and are a pain to get good captures from because of it.

I hope so. I'll take it slow and hope I make no mistakes. Thanks for the comment.

This kit was fun to build. I highly recommend it. I've had zero issues with it so far. Thank you for the comment.

Or via the internet and a couple receive sites at other ham's houses or anyone who has the internet and a small spare pc for voice over IP..

I'm going to mod these and see if it works out. But your idea is possible. Thank you for the comment.

@@Darrell_Coquillette Certainly yes do the mod as you are doing what you enjoy (tinkering/experimenting) and if you get good results which I am sure you will the 6m repeater will be welcomed since they are sparse indeed.. What State/County do you plan to operate it in?? I am in Northeast Ohio so I don't know if I will ever have the pleasure of working it.. My sons are hams but we want to put up a GMRS repeater as my one son has a callsign for this service and we are trying to find out if we can run a repeater in this service with remote internet inputs.. I am pretty sure it is not allowed but we might be able to separate receive and transmit via a 500 foot long run of private fiber.. But we will have to test and see how far apart at 462mhz the R and T antennas need to be to prevent desense..

Sounds good. I hope to begin this soon. Thank you for the comment.

Oh no! These are still very useful. But you're right, there's a million of them out there. Thank you for the comment.

Oh now, that is a clever repeater build. I have a few different Zetron controllers up in the attic. I should be using them, but as yet, they sit. Thanks for the great comment.

I'm holding off on what to do with these. They have be donated to the club, and our next meeting is in Jan 2025. I would direct you to ebay. But I can understand if you are not an Ebay'er. For the same money you could get a much more desirable 16 pin model. These are much easier to put to many uses. Thanks for the comment and I will try to keep you updated on what is going to happen to them. Tnx again.

@@Darrell_Coquillette We are replacing a existing one, with out reinventing the wheel, we have bought one on ebay already, and it was junk and don't have a way to program the unit. We have two 5 pins with a RIC.

These older radios would be a great choice for what you were using them for. The MTS200/HT1000 are great quality radios even today. Thank you for the comment and the short story.

That is a Optoelectronics Scout frequency counter. Which is pretty cool, but an older unit. The company is still in business and makes a newer model. But even if you find an older one like mine, it is still a useful tool to carry with you. Thank you for the comment.

Ha! No thank you for now. But if you're still messing with them, I'd keep the parts radios around a bit longer. I may need a volume pot on day. Better in a box at you place them mine. ;) Thank you for the comment.

Hello. Live next to Bartlett, TN. If they used the radios, they were not junk. That city has plenty of money.

Bonding back to the main service ground is the standard. But I know what you mean, as far as will it work the next time or will there be a next time. Only the lightning bolt knows. Thanks for the comment and 73.

I'll try doing just that. There's no way these screws that I have will work. They are simply to long. When I can, I'll pickup some shorter screws and try again. Thanks for the comment and advice.

Building that project sounds like fun. Our club repeater uses an off site AllStar link over RF. So the AllStar board is connected to the transceiver and talks to the repeater like a mobile. It's about 15 or so miles from the repeater site. Thanks for the comment and keep me updated if you build this. Thanks again and 73.

These would be a great use for that purpose. Even a mobile range extender if your on a HT and far from a repeater. Thanks for the comment.

I'd suggest use the radios for remote linking of repeater controllers

Once I find out what the clubs wants to do with them, I will let everyone know. Thanks again for the comment.

I totally agree with you on that. The Saber/Astro Saber was a great radio for sure. Thank you for the comment.

Bob, the repeater will be located in Alto Pass IL. This is where our club site is. We are currently waiting on the install of a shipping container to use as a new repeater shack. I'm still working on the coordination for the split. So nothing is for sure on that yet. The tone will be 88.5Hz. You should be able to make the repeat from your qth. We also have a morning net monday-saturday at 7:30am - 9:00am 146.850 PL 88.5Hz. Thanks for the comment.

Hi Darrell, I check in often. Dave Echo, Kd9e is my ham neighbor to my south. He does net control on Monday's. 73 Kc9boz Bob Lewis

That's another great use for these. They still have plenty of life in them. Thanks John for the comment.

Ha! I'm sure that's been done. lol Thanks for making me laugh and for the comment.

Before the duplexer is where you would put your amp. The duplexer filters out everything but the receive and transmit frequencies. So you need to find a duplexer that can handle the amount of power you want to use. The smaller mobile duplexers may not be able to do the job for you. I hope you can get something up an running. Thank you for the comment.

I've been messing with this receive radio for bit. But you may be right on that. Thank you for the comment.

Motorola has a program called (Repeater Diagnostics and Control utility). This is a software package that you use off site. This will allow you to remote into the repeater over the internet and monitor the repeater and make changes. If you don't have a Motorola account, I would get one. Once you get it going, tell them what you want to excess on the account, like parts, programming software, etc. They are very helpful if you don't see what you want they will help you find it. Thanks Nigel for the comment.

@@Darrell_Coquillette Thanks Darrell, I do have an account and will seek out that program as it's a drive to reach the GMRS repeater. Watching your mouse urine episode right now! Cheers Nigel

That makes sense. I saw they were programmed to public safety, but didn't know if pd or fd. Thanks for the comment.

I am in Poughkeepsie, New York

They are still nice working radios even today. Thanks again Roger for the comment.

Can you believe Motorola lists the fan as discontinued. But I can find an after market fan online for it. That power supply fan needs cleaning or replacement. I just take them apart and clean and oil them and they keep on ticking. Thanks for the comment.

Ha! Yes they are. And so is the old dos rss programming software. Thanks for the comment.

Glad to hear you have one on the way. They're fun to put together and use. I didn't have to coordinate mine because 1. I did ask anyone. and 2. Mine is the only one near me. But I'm sure in the bigger cities you may need too. Let me know if you get yours on the air. Thanks for the comment and 73 de N9JOD

True on that. But there are plenty of people that have it. I've programmed many of these over the years. Thanks again for the comment.

@Darrell_Coquillette it ones that come after with "newer" software that blocks you out, piss me off most with Motorola

In the video I did end up finding them and got them installed. Thanks for the comment.

I'm happy you've liked the videos so far. Thank you so much for subscribing. And thank you for the comment. Yeah Those things are pretty big.

Thanks Jeff. You can do a lot with these radios for sure. That's interesting that the station was using them as a remote. I know of a number of ham repeaters that use them for linking. Thank you for the comment.

At the end of the video, and in the description I show that I did get them form McMaster Carr. They're working great. Thanks again for the comment.

That is a great use for one of these for sure. Thank you for the comment. 73

I have both a Motorola business and personal account. I have the wide band entitlement. You have to take the training first. This one wasn't to dirty. Thanks for the comment.

I haven’t had any luck finding any information about being able to buy the programming software from Motorola as a ham. Every Google search link I’ve come across seems to land me at a spot that wants me to have or create a business account with Motorola before I can go any further; and I don’t have a business license number, which (at least in the links/sites I’ve found) I don’t have. Subgunman, if you know where to find the correct Motorola site to sign up to buy the software as a ham/non-business customer, and can share that; I’d really appreciate it.

You can setup an account with Motorola pretty easily. I have a business account and a personal account. Just give them a call and let them know you want to open up a customer account. On a couple of pages on the site, it directs Ham Radio operators to open a customer account. BTW. They no longer charge for CPS software.

@@Darrell_CoquilletteOh. That’s good to know. Clearly I have not been finding the most current info in my Google searches. I’ll wait until after the new year; and try a few phone numbers. For some reason, I think nowadays nobody wants to talk on the phone and everyone wants stuff done online. Maybe old school phone calls are more productive! 👍

Awesome! We have a few hams from IN. that checks in to our morning net. One of them lives in Washington ID. Your more then welcome to check in when you hear it. Thank you for the comment. 73 de N9JOD

I don't normally do it. What is it, and what does it need? Thanks for the comment.

The Spectra is a great radio. You can still find new batteries out there. What HT is it?

That's is a good use for them. Thanks for the comment. 73

Thanks Dan, They can be a bear sometimes for sure. OK, on the UHF repeater. We may go that way too. Thanks again for the comment. 73 de N9JOD

That sound great. 170' tower would be a great site for your repeaters. The 5 pin radios can still be used, but not has fast and easy as the 16 pin radios. I'm sure your Grandpa would be proud that his tower will be used by his grandson. Thanks for the comment and 73.

Hes still alive and well. I talked to him about it the other day and he said we will look into it sometime. Its just across the field on the other side of our property so it isnt far at all.

That's great. I hope you two can get something up and running.

That's a good use for them for sure. Most of the software to program these radios is out on the web. But you will need an old dos machine to program them. Thank you for the comment.

Ha! I know their out there, and some how someone is always bringing the older stuff for me to work on. Thanks for the comment.

Rene, It sounds like you have a lot of experience with these older radios. They can be a bear to work on at times. Those radios were built to last. Guys like you are the type I like talking to about them. And ok, on the Tech ticket. Don't forget to get on the air and have fun with it. Thanks again for commenting and

Christopher, One or two may be used for that purpose. Thanks for the comment.