There is a Yahoo group dedicated to the Maratracs. It is new but growing. Moving the Maratracs into the amateur bands is very simple. In most cases only your RSS must be edited, the radios already operate in the amateur bands but they can be retuned to work even better. The lowband radio definitely needs to be retuned to cover the entire 6m band. They are basically the same as a Maxtrac (in design) and use many of the same mods. There are instructions on editing your RSS available on both Batlabs (for the earlier RSS) and in the Maratrac Yahoo group files section (for the most recent RSS).
While Maratracs look like Mitreks they are not the same and the RX and TX circuits are not easily seperated for repeater duty. You'll have to use two Maratracs instead. Best to reduce the transmitter output to about 50-60 watts (or lower) because of the increased duty as a repeater transmitter. Wiring is very simple. Same connector as a Mitrek. Many tips are available on Batlabs as to what pins to jumper, etc. to simulate a control head and make the radio turn on. Best to use external cooling too. Gary k6kusman wrote: > Hello all.. Does anyone have any info on the Moto Maratrac as related > to making a pair of them into a repeater or using them as remote > bases?. How hard are they to move to the ham bands as I have a few that > are 42-50, 150-164, 450,470. I have searced around the different sites > and can find almost no mention of the Maratrac. I would be interested > in hearing any info related to them. Thanks. > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
