Building a diy repeater

[WRYG716]

I have 2 tyt9800 quad band radios and found a guy on eBay selling cables to make them run as a repeater. Has anyone else tried this? 

[SteveShannon]

On 10/27/2023 at 6:09 PM, WRYG716 said:

I have 2 tyt9800 quad band radios and found a guy on eBay selling cables to make them run as a repeater. Has anyone else tried this? 

People have built repeaters using two individual transceivers.  I don’t know about that model though.  Sometimes they run into issues with the receiver half de-sensing because of proximity to the transmitter.  One thing you should consider is how you will provide the station ID.

some people use the ID-o-matic, an inexpensive repeater controller.  http://www.hamgadgets.com/ID-O-MATIC-IV

 

[WRYS709]

On 10/27/2023 at 5:09 PM, WRYG716 said:

I have 2 tyt9800 quad band radios and found a guy on eBay selling cables to make them run as a repeater. Has anyone else tried this? 

The eBay listing I found is a cable to connect two TYT TH-9000D radios; make sure it works with the 9800 model.

[gortex2]

In the end most normally spend more in parts than grabbing a good used repeater. The last GR1225 I grabbed was $250 plus shipping.