Due to a false contact in a connector I made a mistake in reporting that the bluetooth PTT didn't work together with external wired mike, It works perfectly! My setup now works like it should. As cyclist I use the bluetooth PTT button mounted on the handlebar, a cheap stage microphone which I can use comfortably with and without helmet in combination with an airtube earphone. and a big PTT switch clipped to my jacket or belt for when I need to get of my bike to do my job. Wearing the radio using either the MSC20B pouch high on my right shoulder with use of the larger comet antenna or the powerwerx CSC868 pouch with standard antenna on my belt.

Bob, love your work. Thank you for being straightforward on the product.

That is it. If you talk about DMR or the Anytone 878 one more time I am going to buy one. Mike N6IMY

🤣 That was me, talking about headphones on the repeater this morning!

Nice and excellent video tutorial and explanation of the accessory. Thanks I’m KP4ALM From Puerto Rico 73

Bluetooth works just fantastic on FM analog also on the 878+

Cool!!!

Nice video Bob. Haven’t got anyone of the KZfaqrs to answer me about the Bluetooth PTT. Is the mic in the PTT or in the speaker mic. If it’s just a PTT I don’t get the purpose. Thanks

Hi Bob when you do your review can you see how it gets on of the networks and repeaters and in analog.Cheers m0cdy

K6uda is used to using handheld microphones on his l.e.o. job lol

I synched my 878 to my 2019 Wrangler's stereo system. It works well. One thing though, every time I restart the vehicle and/or radio I have to pair the PPT feature which takes a bit. I placed the PTT on the driver's grab handle and it works out fine. Despite reading the instructions I am unable to put the Anytone into VFO mode. Any advice would be appreciated.

Bob, like you breaking it up into a shorter format. I have my SteppIR Urbanbeam pointing at Californiastan lately and sitting on 14.202 on the IC 7610. Hint hint. 73 VK6MMB

Do you also have reconnection issues with the Bluetooth accessories? Whenever either the Bluetooth ptt button or the headset gets out of range it won’t reconnect to the radio when going back to range. Unfortunately the disconnection frequently happens already when the radio is in the backpack and the Bluetooth ptt mounted on the handlebar. I wonder if there is a setting or trick that tells the radio to auto reconnect the Bluetooth devices when they come back to range.

Oshnoshy or hoshnoshy?

The 878+ looks better all the time. I might have to give up my Ailunce HD-1. Or can one HAVE too many radios?

Nice video, Free 878? Ok, I’m in line. KB1DYC

I was going to buy a Bluetooth speaker mic for my 878, but I'm still waiting for it to dry out after it took a drink of water last week.

To much back light, it makes the radio to dark to see what you are pointing at. The background is washed out too..

Hi Bob K6UDA would you run the Bluetooth in your car for several days and try more than two hours of operating on Bluetooth? If you do, I'll subscribe like and share. My Bluetooth PTT was already replaced once and all my 4 otherwise Bluetooth audio devices don't stay connected reliably. Everyone I've challenged to more than just connection test use has either said 'yup' or not come back when challenged to state it works for them under normal repeater rag chew conditions. Your audio and PTT May come and go - check it out. Oh yah, let me know if Bluetooth PTT & mic gives you occasional "carrier no audio" transmission. Myself and a friend are having the issue and it's really negative on a heavily used repeater system.

all this video proves is, get 19k subscribers, and Yaesu, and anytone will send you free radios to talk about NOTHING

That case is ugly !!