The Syntor X 9000 A Commercial Radio that found its way in
to the amateur world
Richard LenkerKB3YRC
Some Facts about Motorola
• 1930 First Motorola Public Safety Radio Sales• 1936 Motorola Police Cruiser radio receiver, a
one-way car radio• 1939 First Motorola Two-Way Radio
The Syntor X 9000
• 12 V Mobile radio Fused at 40 Amp• Two piece radio models as high as 100
Watt output• Trunk or under seat mounted • Dash mounted Control head • Alpha Numeric display• Front and Read control heads• Computer programed
The Syntor X 9000
• T-71 30 - 50 MHz• T-73 136 - 174 MHz• T-74 406 - 512 MHz• T-45 851 - 870 MHz
Models
Old Radio New Use Trying to reach out and do something different, As I was moving things in the garage, I stumble on my pile of syntors X 9000.
Think 95 Watts
Next the antenna
Antenna Changes
What's Changing in the Shack
• Two radios came out of the rack, and two control heads went in.
• Under the desk went • A T-71 LB 28-54 (6 & 10 Meters) 30 Ch• A T-73 VHF (2 Meters) 128 Ch• A T-74 UHF (70 Cm) 30
Ch
What changed on the tower
• 1. The top duel band antenna will be changed to a straight 2 meter high power.
• 2. The lower 40 meter whip will be removed, and a 10 meter put in its place.
• 3. Another wing will be added and a 6 Meter antenna will be added.
• 4. But I have no more coax feeds to the tower, for the new antenna.
Diplex Antennas • Remembering my days in the fire service
before the big change to P25, We use the two antenna to one radio, one control head.
• Two antennas cut to frequency with just the right amount of coax to a “T” and back to the radio.
• Dauphin County Fire 33.80 and Cumberland County Fire 46.06