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I'm looking for a phone patch unit that I can send to my friend in a
distant location where I used to live, so that he can patch me into
local 2 meter repeaters.

What you describe is actually a 'reverse' phone patch (phone line
to radio) as opposed to the more 'normal' kind.

It is doable, but you would have to have some way to either
manipulate push-to-talk on his end remotely, or have him do it for you.
Clumsy at best either way, and you rack up long-distance charges.

You may want to look into Echolink. It lets you establish a
realtime link, via Internet pathways, between two repeaters. The only
criterion is that the two repeaters both have an Echolink connection.

http://www.echolink.org/

If both you and your friend are within range of an Echolink-
equipped repeater, no rig mods are necessary: One of you simply sets up
the link, usually via DTMF commands to the repeater, and you're off and
running.

Hope that helps.

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