I vote for doing either - whatever works for you! The Micos is a fine radio - no doubt. It is also a very old radio. The only way to get parts is to scrap an old micor. Just about the same for the SRA series syntor. Both have mechanical frontends and can do a great job, but the syntors DO require two radios to make a repeater. This is not all bat though - you can swap the RX and TX radios and get a station back on the air on no time with no real radio modification. The Micor's require surgery and don't reert easily back to mobiles if needed. One good thing - the cables and control head for up to a 12 channel micor also work directlywith an SRA series syntor.
A syntor 9000 is another animal.
