Anytone AT-D878UVII Plus night

Video of the night is YouTube Link Here

Bring together users, potential buyers and those interested in the Anytone AT-D878UVII Plus DMR radio via a community night event.

Confirmed Thursday 03 Feb 2022 20:00

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)

• 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.

Please contribute questions and collectively we might have the answer