Guest Parker Posted June 28 Report Share Posted June 28 Is it possible to connect 2 of the Yeasu ftm 500dr to a duplexer to make a reapeater? I know this is done with other brands of radios, just want to know if this is possible with the 2 afore mentioned radios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted June 28 Report Share Posted June 28 10 minutes ago, Guest Parker said: Is it possible to connect 2 of the Yeasu ftm 500dr to a duplexer to make a reapeater? I know this is done with other brands of radios, just want to know if this is possible with the 2 afore mentioned radios. Technically it’s possible but it’s not really very smart. The FTM-500 is the top end price wise of the Yaesu mobile radios. You’re paying twice for features that simply aren’t needed. You would be much better with a purpose built repeater like the yaesu dr-2. WRUU653, WRYZ926 and marcspaz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted June 28 Report Share Posted June 28 I agree with Steve. Especially since the FTM-500 is a crossband repeater already. I was using two FTM-300DRs as a repeater for EmComm purposes, but I had two radios in two different vehicles and only set them up as a same-band repeater for emergencies and training. Even then, it's not practical and I ended up getting another DR-1X repeater. WRUU653, WRYZ926 and SteveShannon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortex2 Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 The FTM500 is not a GMRS radio anyway. I assume you want a ham repeater ? If so many better options out there but to stay Fusion the DR2 is all ou can use. WRYZ926 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRYZ926 Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 6 hours ago, gortex2 said: The FTM500 is not a GMRS radio anyway. I assume you want a ham repeater ? If so many better options out there but to stay Fusion the DR2 is all ou can use. I was wondering how long it was going to take before someone mentioned that the FTM500 is a amateur 2m/70cm radio. Yes the FTM500 can be MARS modded. But they would still make a poor repeater. Plenty of people have used two mobile radios as repeaters, but they never work as well as a dedicated purpose built repeater. Mobile radios just can't handle the higher duty cycle like a repeater can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.