The AnyTone AT-D878UV is a dual band analog FM and DMR (tier I and II) portable radio, it supports APRS, DMR Roaming and DPRS. This radio is designed for amateur radio. Plus, it has a lot of cool features, it’s easy to program and used via it’s keypad. This radio looks similar to the AnyTone AT-D868UV, but with more features and processing power. Hope you like the review. 73 Pascal VA2PV
Hmm.... programming software looks just like what you get with new Alinco DJ-MD5TGP and the display shows many similarities. I can’t help but think that these two radios are coming out of the same factory. Alinco has GPS but no APRS. Pricepoint is similar. Both have a couple of features that the other does not have.
Hi Curtis, everyone is wondering about that as well, until somebody got both side by side and proof code plug compatibility it's hard to tell. 73 and thanks for watching, Pascal VA2PV.
Hello Pascal, Great review of an excellent radio, I have one myself and have been enjoying it. Would you care to go through, or create a short video of how to set up the aprs on this radio? I've been getting caught up somewhere and have not been able to make it work on either digital or analog. 73, Jake
Hi Jake, Thank you. You can pause my video when I show the APRS page, enter the same value but with your callsign and it should work, at least for analog APRS. There is a video you can dowload on the manufacturer website in the support page, that's where I found the information. There still a few things that I'm not sure, I used the same destination callsign identical as in the support video, but I think there must be a closer digipeater I could use, a work in progress, at least I was able to make it work for the review. I also still wonder if it can received APRS informations and show it on the display, the option "RX APRS" is only available when in digital mode, but it should be DPRS? I just notice there was a new firmware available, I will try it out. When everything is sorted out I could do a setup video, let me know if it work for you. 73 Pascal VA2PV
Thank you sir, I'll give it a shot. Which firmware version do you have? I am showing a version of 1.09 on mine. 73, Jake
Great work Pascal! Alinco and many other HT have their firmware from the same core… I do have an Alinco DJ-MD5GP and it will have APRS soon too. IMHO, Anytone seems to be well seated now in the DMR market…. a nice choice! 73 de Jeff | VA2SS
I'm sure I am completely wrong and the outrage culture will put me in my ignorant place. The first thing I look at on these radios is the transmit frequency range. This one is 136-174 / 400-480 MHz RX/TX. To me that means the FCC doesn't like this radio since it can transmit out of amateur radio frequencies. Again, I am probably wrong in my thinking. But compare these radios to Yaesu, Icom and Kenwood this transmit range is wildly different. Okay outrage in 3...2...1.
re: " The first thing I look at on these radios is the transmit frequency range. This one is 136-174 / 400-480 MHz RX/TX. To me that means the FCC doesn't like this radio since it can transmit out of amateur radio frequencies." So can my Motorola MTS-2000 and several other HTs like it ... The real issue the FCC gets wound up about is, is it FRONT PANEL PROGRAMMABLE by the end user to operate outside the ham bands? Well, is it?
I have no issue with it as long as it is Humans talking & not two computers & nobody Human can understand what is being said. Clayton W4KVW
Great review Pascal, Dave Casler just did a review on this radio on his YouTube channel as well, between the two of you I have decided to get one. 73, Tom
It's being marketed as a Part 90 radio, FCC ID T4KD878UV. Can't look it up on the FCC database due to the shutdown, but it's not being marketed as an amateur radio. Doesn't mean it can't be used as an amateur radio.