That is too much money.

You can buy a real repeater for less then that.

You can convert a 460 mhz Motorola down to 440 by looking at the BatLabs site.

Depending on model - you can have it recrystaled or reprogrammed.

Someone here just doesn't know what they are doing, and does not know much about repeaters.

We have built them out of old cop car radios for years.

Sinitar, Micor, Mitrex etc are all easily modifiable.