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I have a syntor x9000 that our FD purchased from the government several years ago. Now that our county has switched over to narrow band, we are curious as to if this radio can be reprogrammed to NB. The information that we know on the radio is that it was a DEA unit originally. When looking at the original radio program data decal on the drawer unit, it appears this radio was programmed with several NB frequencies from the factory,along with several WB freqs. My next question is, where or who can program this radio for me? I have taken in to a local motorola dealer in Fort Worth, but they claim to no longer have the ability to do it BUT ... they would cheerfully sell me a new radio. I don't want a new radio !! I want to keep using the workhorse that has never failed us!
Can somebody PLEASE help me on this!!

Texaschad25 wrote:I have a syntor x9000 that our FD purchased from the government several years ago. Now that our county has switched over to narrow band, we are curious as to if this radio can be reprogrammed to NB. The information that we know on the radio is that it was a DEA unit originally. When looking at the original radio program data decal on the drawer unit, it appears this radio was programmed with several NB frequencies from the factory,along with several WB freqs. My next question is, where or who can program this radio for me? I have taken in to a local motorola dealer in Fort Worth, but they claim to no longer have the ability to do it BUT ... they would cheerfully sell me a new radio. I don't want a new radio !! I want to keep using the workhorse that has never failed us!
Can somebody PLEASE help me on this!!

To program the Syntor X9000, you will need a very slow computer running pure DOS, a RIB and the cable to go between the control cable and the control cable connector on the radio. Then you will need the software to program the radio. The radio does not have any narrow band selection for the programming.

With all that said, these radios are not certified to function in narrow band. So the bottom line is they will have to be replaced with a radio certified to function narrow band by January 01, 2013.

You didn't say what band the radio is on. The only band that is not under the narrow band requirement is the low band between 30 and 50 MHz. If that is where your at, then you don't have to worry about it. Just keep on using the radio.

Jim

Thanks Jim. It is a VHF 148-174 radio.

Short answer: No.

Long answer: The original channels were 12.5 kHz-spaced in the 162-174 Federal band; e.g. 165.1375, right? Those are still 5 kHz wideband FM channels, just spaced at 12.5 kHz. While it's certainly technically possible to narrowband a Syntor (probably with a handful of resistors and capacitors) the FCC has already said they would not certify or permit any hardware-modified wideband equipment for operation post-deadline. So you're stuck buying a new radio. Sorry.