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

[Johnjewkes at aol.com]

I know a local to Salem, Oregon ham did a frequency synth control head for  
the Mocom 70's using a pair of RCA jacks to send data to/from the mixer in the  
control head to the old crystal jacks. I would have to dig around, I actually 
 have 8 of those sans the heads. He gave the bodies away free at the end of 
the  hamfest, but not the control heads. I think I still have one with his 
'contact  me' qsl cards on it... 
 
73 de John W6HNC
 
 
In a message dated 1/2/2009 8:21:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
npalex at bellsouth.net writes:




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.
--
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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