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====== 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
    * <color #ed1c24>Perhaps some direct messaging/SMS/e-mail?</color>
      * 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  |