[SixClub] Forum topics

Sun May 10 09:21:00 EDT 2009

I can burn them, that's for sure!  Might cost you a bit of beer money...  HI 
HI

73,

Scott

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW" <w5tfw at cox.net>
To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: [SixClub] Forum topics

> SCOTT !
>
>
>  as soon as I have the time !
>
>  I have about 6 of those e proms that NEED to be burnt !
>
>   Ill send them to YOU !
>
>                                              :-)
>
> KB0NLY wrote:
>> Chris,
>>
>> He was asking about the Syntor X9000, totally different beast...
>>
>> The X9000 is RIB and RSS programmings, not a Sys 90 system, and not a 
>> memory
>> module.  However, there is plenty of aftermarket software that other
>> enterprising folks designed for programming the EEprom in the Syntor X.
>>
>> As a matter of fact i have a UHF repeater here that i help maintain that 
>> i
>> built from a pair of Syntor X's, just pull the memory module, open it, 
>> pull
>> EEprom and erase and burn a new image to using my Willem programmer and 
>> toss
>> it back together and its on the air.  No fuss, just a little time 
>> tinkering.
>> I use a program i found on the net that a couple hams wrote to generate a
>> .bin file with the frequency info, aka the codeplug, to burn to the 
>> EEprom.
>>
>> I can program an X9K in about 10-20 minutes, just depends on how many
>> channels, aka modes, that you want in the radio.  I can upgrade them from 
>> 32
>> to 64, or 128 modes as well just by swapping chips.
>>
>> The programming cable for the X9K is a little tough to find as it uses a 
>> "T"
>> cable, its a passthrough connector that goes between the control cable 
>> and
>> the radio.  I don't bother using that setup anymore and just add a 
>> pigtail
>> with a DB9 to the control cable, that way all i need is a DB25 to DB9 
>> cable
>> from my RIB to program it.
>>
>> However!!  The only drawback to the X9K and its software is needing an 
>> OLD
>> and SLOW computer as it gets fussy when you get too fast.  Too fast being
>> 25Mhz or more!  My last programming laptop died and my "new" one running 
>> at
>> 50Mhz doesn't like to cooperate with the X9K all the time, but if i turn 
>> off
>> the Turbo and run it at 25Mhz i can usually get it to work unless i get a
>> radio with old firmware and slow chips.  The later models had faster 
>> access
>> times on the EEproms and they work marginally better, also the radio 
>> boots a
>> bit faster.
>>
>> Anyway, i used to have a ton of X9K's and i'm pretty familiar with them. 
>> At
>> one time i had a stack of lowband, vhf, and uhf in the mobile, along with
>> another stack in the shack for vhf and uhf.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Chris Boone" <Cboone at earthlink.net>
>> To: <doc at kd4e.com>; "'World Wide Six Meter Club'" 
>> <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 11:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [SixClub] Forum topics
>>
>>
>>> Doc
>>> In answer to your questions below:
>>>
>>> The Syntor will cover 10 and 6 quite well and with NO problems; yes the
>>> parts will eventually start to get hard to replace...with the mutli 
>>> System
>>> 90 head, you can have a lot of channels programmed...Never dealt with 
>>> the
>>> Kenwood BUT it probably WONT cover 29-54 like the Motorola will...and 
>>> both
>>> are limited to a max number of channels..
>>> HOWEVER, Motorola software to reprogram is a BEAR to get ahold of...a
>>> friend
>>> of mine has two of them...and we have looked trying to find someone who
>>> can
>>> reprogram the modules to the freqs he wants..
>>>
>>> PERSONALLY, I suggest getting two Midland Syntech IIs..one on 10 (an A
>>> Range
>>> 70-05xxA model) and one for 6 (70-05xxC model)....that OR an XTR on 10 
>>> and
>>> the STII on 6 (XTR does 22 or 99 channel which is overkill on 10 FM; the
>>> STII does 320 channels!!!)..EASIER to program (Software is in public
>>> domain)
>>> and there is a lot of neat things you can do...PLUS the NOISE BLANKER in
>>> the
>>> Midlands runs rings around the Motorola's "Extender"....and I love the
>>> built
>>> in optional crossband rptr in the STII...I have several that crossband 
>>> to
>>> UHF....and some with VHF crossband (2w synthesized HTs in the crossband
>>> package...and its INSIDE the main radio...overall MUCH smaller than a
>>> Syntor)
>>>
>>>
>>> Still looking for the SS32s...found two TS32...but that's too big for 
>>> your
>>> needs...I THINK I know where the Selectone encoders are...which would be 
>>> a
>>> perfect fit in an HT...Let ya know Monday...my fuel pump went out today 
>>> on
>>> my Blazer and I have to drop the gas tank to replace it..ARG there goes
>>> another $300 I wanted to spend on radios!
>>>
>>> Chris
>>> WB5ITT
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>> [mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kd4e
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:37 PM
>>> To: World Wide Six Meter Club
>>> Subject: Re: [SixClub] Forum topics
>>>
>>> Thank the Good Lord that electrons do not transfer odors!
>>>
>>> If by Forum you mean this list then I have one that I have
>>> raised on another 6M forum ...
>>>
>>> As there any reason to prefer the Motorola Syntor 9000
>>> VHF Low Band 28-54 MHz,100 Watt Model #T99VX+006W or
>>> the Kenwood TK-6110-K2 35-50mhz?
>>>
>>> Questions:  Are their proprietary parts in the Motorola that
>>> given its age may fail and be unobtanium?  Is the software to
>>> reprogram the Motorola any more readily available than the
>>> Kenwood?  Has anyone successfully reprogrammed and tweaked
>>> the Kenwood for both 6 & 10M?
>>>
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