Syntor X9000 lowband for ham

[wazzzzzzzzup]

i have searched all over, this forum, the main batlabs site and the onfreq site. i have found modification info on onfreq for different VHF splits, but nothing for lowband.

there has been numerous references that the syntor X will do 30 to 50mhz plus 10 and 6 meters by just programming, other places reference the X9000 as being built upon the X platform with the same TX and RX hardware.

my question is this, will a syntor X900 lowband do both 10 and 6meters without being modified? i think the answer is correct but want to be sure.

wazz

[com501]

Most will do about 29.2 to 54 without any problems...

You may have to realign the noise blanker and you may have some sensitivity issues at the edges.

I have several that work fine that way.

Pay particular attention to how much power out the radio is doing. It can exceed 150watts if power control is not set correctly.

This is bad....

[PETNRDX]

Yep, the X9000 is arguably one of the best low band radios.
As mentioned, turn the TX power down to something reasonable (like 75 watts).
And just remember you do have to provide antennas for the freq ranges you TX on.
I had two antennas and the critical length cables per the Motorola documents in previous vehicles. (for 6 and 10)
Now, since I rarely use 10, I just carry two antenna coils in the car, and swap to the 10 meter coil on the
occasions where I want to work 10 FM.

[com501]

What?

You don't have the two low band whips with the broadband tuning coils in the coax?

I still have mine, somewhere. Now, if I could manage to shoehorn another radio into this Excursion....

[KG6EAQ]

If someone is interested in a low band x9000, I've got one I'm looking to dump!

[wazzzzzzzzup]

good to know! i should have said i'm more interested in the 6meter side of things, but the 10meter side would be cool for RX purposes and eventual TX when i get motivated to upgrade.

[Tim]

Robert - PM sent

Tim

[Pj]

What you need is the "HAM RSS" for the x9000. It allows out of band programming from 25-54 for the lowband radio. Will work with the 32 and 64 channel radios.

I had excellent results using one from 33.x to 53.x without any problems with a Comtelco NMO antenna cut to 49MHz.

Still far better than the GE Orion I am using now.

[KG6EAQ]

PM's replied to... sorry about the hijack!

[4n6inv]

Yes; it will do bot 10 m and 6 m without modification. I have a dual nand !0/6 Comet antenna hooked to the same radio without a spliter, and it works great!

[motorola_otaku]

I used one with a Larsen NMO50 baseload cut to 50 MHz. It received great down on 10 meters, 39, and 42 MHz.

[KitN1MCC]

need to put a real Low band antenna on that Radio

[wazzzzzzzzup]

i do have a fender mount lowband whip with spring, i may have to install that

[akardam]

Gotta join the ball mount club...

[wazzzzzzzzup]

would the fender mount 5 foot antenna TX/RX better than a larsen NMO 6 meter whip that looks similar to a 5/8 2 meter whip assuming its tuned properly?

[motorola_otaku]

Gotta join the ball mount club...

OP maybe, but you've seen pictures of my handiwork. ;p

Two ball mounts is a little too hamsexy even for me.

[wazzzzzzzzup]

my vehicle would definitely fit the Hamsexy mold, a ball mount would add some style

someday if i get a VHF high power astro spectra with UHF VRS ill add another 2 antennas to the roof, to compliment the handful of designs already there. an upgraded alternator was a requirement many years ago for all the radios currently installed

[com501]

The design limit to look nice for a Ford Excursion is about 11 antennas.....

[tvsjr]

The design limit to look nice for a Ford Excursion is about 11 antennas.....

Bah. I had 15 on my old Expedition (which still has them, in the hands of a new owner). For that matter, I've got 17 on the new truck (15 on the topper, plus a Maxrad Medallion on the cab for cell/gps/wimax/wifi, plus a CB whip on the front corner.)

A lot of the "looking nice" is what antennas you use and how you lay them out. Use cheap antennas and throw them on haphazardly, and they'll look like crap. Personally, I have 5 Larsen NMO VHF widebands down the center, 5 Maxrad UHF 3dB widebands down the right, and the left has 3x 700/800 Maxrads and 2x BMAXSCAN 150/450/800 antennas (multicoupler and multiband XTVA). All are black, thick whip, and spring-loaded.