[Motorola] Recycling Old Micor/ Mocom 70's?

[npalex at bellsouth.net]

The recent email regarding old MICOR's hinted to using the PA stage combined a with more modern low power transceiver would make a nice high power VHF radio.  Has any one put together that combination or the 100w amp from a MOCOM-70?  If so is there some information as to what is needed to accomplish that recycling?   Alternately, has anyone developed a Channel Element frequency synthesizer for a MICOR or MOCOM-70.  Those old boat anchor chassis were very rugged, and they still fit into a trunk nicely.  The result would be a great receiver and a big 110W output, it would be a very good mobile.  I have one of each, built for and channeled for the 2m band.  Control heads and cables are a bit rough, but still servicable.

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Regards,
Norm W4QN
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 >   In a message dated 1/1/2009 6:16:51 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
> k0dan at comcast.net writes:
>     MICORs were great radios in their day, but whatever treasure trove you have 
> just might be an achor around your neck! If you're rebuilding one for the thrill 
> of it, that's cool but if you want to do a whole fleet of them, I think you're 
> putting a LOT of resources into a money pit. You might almost do better 
> cannabilizing the RF amps out of the MICORs, recycle the rest of the hardware, 
> buying modern low power exciters, and ending up with modern high power radios. 
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