Surecom sr112 on a retevis rt97s?

[WRXQ831]

I'm looking for a way to help test my rt97s. I've been looking at this surecom sr112 simplex repeater. It records and plays back your transmission. It has a DTMF encoder to enable or disable or otherwise make changes. It can even be set to play back prerecorded messages at predetermined intervals so it seems like it could be used to identify a repeater if so desired, however I don't think I would do that just because it ties up a repeater channel even when it's not in use. 

It seems like a guy could fashion the correct RS232 interface cable. Set it to sleep mode 99% of the time. Use DTMF to activate it, make your test, then turn it back off. 

It's basically a repeater controller. It relies on a separate transceiver. A retevis rt97s is basically that. You just need the correct cable. I doubt they have one, I would have to make one. Shouldn't be too difficult. 

 

What say you? 

[Socalgmrs]

Why don’t you just turn it on and try and talk to it?   If your using gmrs you obviously have friends and family you can talk with to test out the repeater.  This is another solution looking for a problem that is very easily solved by trying to use the repeater.  I mean grab a couple hts and go for a Drive.  
 

I have a feeling this is another repeater that isn’t needed. 

[LeoG]

Maybe he's setting it up by himself like I did.  Not everyone has people available when they need them to talk on the radio.  I myself used a digital voice recorder which only activates when a sound is made.  Used an app on my phone.

I didn't get a response but I would go to places that I needed it to work and transmitted where I was and if it got recorded I knew that was a good test.  If not, more work to be done or just don't use it there.