{"id":706,"date":"2025-04-06T05:37:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T11:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=706"},"modified":"2026-05-10T07:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:00:12","slug":"interface-board-for-retevis-rt97l-gmrs-ham-repeater","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/store\/product\/interface-board-for-retevis-rt97l-gmrs-ham-repeater\/","title":{"rendered":"interface board for Retevis RT97L,RT97S,Midland MXR10 GMRS\/Ham repeater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>5-10-2026 Sorry for the delay but due to rising costs, fuel,etc i am trying to resource the parts trying to keep price low! So i need to get a recount on how many people are still interested in this. thanks<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Interface board is built and test and 3d box printed <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PER ORDER,<\/span> so Lead time: 1 week (<em>or MAYBE less) <\/em><em>after payment been received<\/em>!! Also, if you are ordering TWO interface board, you must do that in TWO separate orders I have to ship them in separate boxes due to the size of the box and insurance!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Holidays\/weekends MAY add more of a delay too!!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you signed up for email notification when it&#8217;s back in stock, make sure you check your spam folder for that notification!!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>How to pay:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Zelle payment are accepted<\/span>, More info and how to do that here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?t=175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?t=175<\/a><\/p>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">PayPal payment are accepted<\/span>,\u00a0 (sorry there will be an $10.00 add on fee for using this service NOTE: I won&#8217;t be accepting PayPal soon), after checking out email me with total price and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>I will send you the info<\/em><\/strong><\/span> on how to do that: <a href=\"mailto:gmrstwowayradio@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"gI\">gmrstwowayradio@gmail.com\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I am NOT responsible for lost or stolen packages!!!<\/p>\n<p>All shipments are shipped using USPS with tracking number to the address you provided when ordering, SORRY can NOT ship to P.O box address!!!<\/p>\n<p>I have no control over your package once it is handed\/placed\/given to the USPS!!!<\/p>\n<p>If the tracking link on my site don&#8217;t work or update, you can copy and paste the tracking number on USPS website, <a href=\"https:\/\/tools.usps.com\/go\/TrackConfirmAction!input.action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here to do that!<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This will work with 3 repeaters models:<\/p>\n<p>Midland MXR10<\/p>\n<p>RetevisRT97S<\/p>\n<p>RetevisRT97L<\/p>\n<p>May also work with other repeaters if you know your repeater pinout, and you can make an adapter for it!!<\/p>\n<p>YouTube video here: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Qz7pIhgBO9Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Qz7pIhgBO9Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This interface board is <em><strong>plug and play<\/strong><\/em> (NO soldering, wiring, etc.) <em><strong>ONLY<\/strong><\/em> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/store\/product\/save-100-on-the-retevis-rt97s-gmrs-two-way-radio-repeater\/#\">Retevis RT97s<\/a> (NOT RT97 MUST be the RT97S model) or the Midland MXR10 or Retevis RT97L GMRs two-way radio repeaters! Those three repeaters have a DB9 on the side of them, this interface board plugs into the computer and repeater! So you can run programs on the computer like date &amp; time, weather announcements, announcements, repeater ID, Zello and this can broadcast over your two-way radio air waves and\/or over zello, using a computer ( laptop, mini pc,etc) or Raspberry Pi.<\/p>\n<p>Please read the <em><strong>ALL the FAQ&#8217;s BEFORE BUYING<\/strong><\/em> on my forum <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">NOTE: SETUP is the same as the RT97S\/Midland mxr10 interface board:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">Mic and speaker volume on the RT97L set to halfway level!!!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/forum\/viewforum.php?f=22&amp;sid=ef234dad47b565537139f818f2fd465a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interface board forum FAQ&#8217;S\/help\/setup link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>here is a FULL setup video:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jcY1rHgsf5E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FULL software setup video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You must do ALL the steps right, so if you are having problems, watch this video:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U7OSO4upbmw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/U7OSO4upbmw<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Package Includes<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>about 12&#8221; DB9 cable that is solder to board, This plugs into the repeater (see picture)!!!<\/li>\n<li>1 DC wall adapter power supply which is solder onto circuit board (see picture) remove wall adapter and connect power direct to a 12dc volt solar system!!<\/li>\n<li>audio cables which are soldered to the circuit board (one is speaker output and one is microphone input). The length of each cable is about 19 inches (see picture)<\/li>\n<li>This interface board will be installed in an enclosure\/box! The box is for indoor use only, box has 4 mounting tabs, so box can be mounted! (see picture)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">What you need to buy separately for interface board to work!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I highly recommend using USB sound card!! I have brand-NEW computers and the sound card in them didn&#8217;t have good sound quality for this setup!!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1). <\/strong>You need a computer (laptop, mini pc, etc.) that is running Windows 8 and higher for the software the interface board uses, This DON&#8217;T need to be a top of a line it can be an older one. The computer software that is need to be uses on the computer does NOT require a fast or a computer with high graphics!<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2).<\/strong> Here is the USB sound card I use!! (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong> you must use this USB sound card!! any other sound cards may cause problems or not work at all!!)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/274125100662?hash=item3fd3211676:g:eKMAAOSwu-teZtpw&amp;amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4AN%2F2ZccGODK0nf4cJmBKzu4mS0Cc88iDy047jt3B8%2FbrvEG5CfDmjXyrVeYOFxFIwlDfCKarY2IaJQiT%2BEvxAuOAY7DSNticjVFjpIfQ3TFMn7BDzMgHapsTxf4Je2gym6ov2JNNYxdRS6CHl7lJH4YlAB4LV23Zo0XuJ%2F%2FOtBD2Pxpf8h2eyO85t0LnueLBbTbMGuNARc4DC9Udu%2B9zb3EeOCCITS%2BivkN9CI9O1qF29assAwL2pKtGalcUDfTdup3DBQFfX7IXDpG6lsrvd53%2FF26HMBkDdGSIafyTvku%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7Cn6_CsYw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USB sound card eBay link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3).<\/strong> You will also need a USB to DB9 adapter (unless your computer is old enough and has one, then you won&#8217;t need one)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/323921914851?hash=item4b6b402be3:g:NIEAAOSwnsZZfwc4&amp;amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA0HP4BGpuf%2BGSQknaq3TDJ%2FpplG8Ia%2F%2BYfrQQrZKq0kWoy1DixBh1tWttq9zRgMLAhcDRyYpsngXlgMB1RVUuj%2BnEYqdpBypBCGne619QYFdgQAgRApjzvAtq6Br%2B2qMJf0wuEvTDNb1huM02Xm5j7Bw4CCYWOd4UuxHNeryaNOoXUk15Lm%2BVtswZkFPw0DN0mEVlGUcBWu4Kz4mnuh34wnJGR438lvmfqHbIBREJnkWMp0e2zAH282C9lmckfANfAcmrSFdk5Szd66x0AJVW3Ko%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR76Wz6XnYQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USB to DB9 adapter eBay link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>My YouTube video playlist on setup\/help\/troubleshooting\/for RT97S\/midland MXR10 interface board, which is the SAME for the RT97L:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLsgwiBVJqD2ehOM0a6nk6M4oMF-VeKKgo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLsgwiBVJqD2ehOM0a6nk6M4oMF-VeKKgo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5-10-2026 Sorry for the delay but due to rising costs, fuel,etc i am trying to resource the parts trying to keep price low! So i need to get a recount on how many people are still interested in this. thanks &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Interface board is built and test and 3d box printed PER ORDER, so Lead [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[18],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-706","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-gmrs-two-way-radio-repeater-accessories","8":"first","9":"outofstock","10":"shipping-taxable","11":"purchasable","12":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=706"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=706"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmrstwowayradio.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}