====== Anytone AT-D878UVII Plus night ====== Video of the night is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAI5beOZBAI|YouTube Link Here]] ===== Goal ===== Bring together users, potential buyers and those interested in the Anytone AT-D878UVII Plus DMR radio via a community night event. ===== Date and time ===== Confirmed Thursday 03 Feb 2022 20:00 ===== Suggested Agenda ===== Note these are just talking points, please add more. I don't think this will end up as a 'presentation', more a guided tour with people asking questions and chipping in with points / answers / little asides. (//Simon - 2E0UMS//) * AT-D878UVII Plus demo - Simon (//2E0UMS//) * Basic operations (//Memory mode and VFO//) * Why is the Volume a Knob, but uses steps and isn't gradual (//M0TZO//) * Radio settings * Bluetooth setup inc PTT * GPS setup and fixed beacons * APRS * Repeater setup on radio * Analogue * Digital * Simplex DMR (Mark???) * Scanning * Perhaps some direct messaging/SMS/e-mail? * DMR to DMR SMS * DMR SMS to SMS gateway * DMR SMS to SOTA gateway * DMR SMS to email * WX forecast * APRS Messages * APRS Message to M0OUK (discord bot) * Other examples?? * Intro to the CPS and Codeplugs * Firmware / CPS installation * Upload / Download from / to Radio * My first codeplug (//volunteer to talk though this?//) * Talk Groups / Channels / Zones * Sources of data * Contact lists * Repeater details * Talk Groups * Boot images (Paul?) * Connecting to the OARC bridge on the Anytone (//everyone!//) * Intro to APRS on the Anytone - Simon (//2E0UMS//) * Set up in CPS * Set up on HT * Demo * Q&A (see section below) ==== Notes ==== * This session is aiming towards the Anytone AT-D878UVII Radio & Software. Other Anytone Radios and an Alinco are Similar, but the CPS and Radio itself will have different options and menus. ==== Q&A ==== Please contribute questions and collectively we might have the answer ^ Serial ^ Question ^ Asked by ^ Answer ^ Answered by ^ | 001 | Has anyone got download from radio to work in 2.04? | Simon - 2E0UMS | | | | 002 | Has anyone got APRS Information Manager to download / work in 2.04? | Simon - 2E0UMS | | | | 003 | Merits of FreeDMR vs. Brandmeister or any others? | Jonathan - G5LUX | | | | 004 | What is CDT Scan? | Simon - 2E0UMS | [[http://hamradio.joomla.com/images/Anytone/Anytone-578-878-Tone-Decoding-v2.pdf | What is CDT Scan?]] | Simon - 2E0UMS answering his own question | ===== Slidedecks and Resources ===== ==== Tips and Tricks ==== ^ Serial ^ Website ^ Submitted by ^ | 001 | [[http://members.optuszoo.com.au/jason.reilly1/868mods.htm | Modifications, hints, tips and technical information]] | Mark - 2M0IIG | | 002 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce8e5lSOKhc | Intro to DMR - YouTube ]] | Simon - 2E0UMS | | 003 | [[http://hamradio.joomla.com/anytone-dmr.html | Southern Repeaters Anytone DMR page - over 100 tips!]] | Simon - 2E0UMS | | 004 | [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1798919343492370 | Facebook Anytone DMR page]] | Nick - 2E0NGP | | 005 | [[DMRGatewaySetup|DMR Gateway Setup]] | Simon - M0SMU via MI0DNL/EI8ICB | ==== Firmware and Docs ==== ^ Serial ^ Website ^ Comment ^ Submitted by ^ | 001 | [[http://anytone.net/download.html | Anytone Download Centre ]] | Anytone have all the firmware releases in one handy website |Simon - 2E0UMS | | 002 | [[https://bridgecomsystems.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/63000263523-anytone-at-d878uvii-plus-user-manual | AT-D878UVII Plus Manual]] | Bridgecom have a link to the user manual | Simon - 2E0UMS | ==== Codeplug & CSV Files==== ^ Site ^ Website ^ Comment ^ Submitted by ^ | FreeDMR | [[http://www.freedmr.uk/index.php/codeplugs/|FreeDMR codeplug]] | CSVs to Import | Paul - M0TZO | | HamGoodies | [[https://www.hamgoodies.co.uk/anytone-codeplug|HamGoodies (AT-D878UVii) codeplug]] | .. | Paul - M0TZO | | PiStar | [[https://www.pistar.uk/downloads/anytone/|PiStar AnyTone DMR Downloads]] | CSVs to Import | Paul - M0TZO |