Eric- Thanks for the review of the Anytone 878. That was the last little push that I needed.

Have had the AT-D878UV for a while and love it.

Eric, Thanks for the programming-in-a-nutshell video. I'm till a beginner after 3 months, so keep the video's coming! Vry 73 & thanks!

I really love this radio, and the soud is gorgeous. I'll probably buy it

Passed exam in July for HF side of the hobby. I had zero interest in 2,70 or DMR. Few months on and I’m the proud owner of the Anytone 878, I use it with the MMDVM hotspot and I love it. Still can’t believe how long the battery lasts. Cheers for the video. 73 M7BCN

Thank you so much for the awesome video 😊 I really love Radio. I am using it i the Military in Sweden when i am on my boat and Its very handy and easy to program and i can tell you we are using the sms very often and it works very good 👌 Love your videos man

Got an 878UVII Plus on the way today to replace the Baofeng I got to learn on. Fantastic handset from what I've seen and heard

Had mine for a week and like it more every day.

Obviously I haven't finished this video yet because it just got posted 1 minute ago but I just wanted to thank you for all of the great content, Eric!

The AnyTone AT-878UV, the perfect companion for death metal mosh pits. Now with APRS so your fellow hams track you live from the pit. Keep having fun. KE0VGE :)

This is a fantastic beginners radio. It makes all the contacts and has all the settings a newbie would ever need. I use mine for work and it is a tuff mofo. I run a fork lift in a warehouse constantly jumping on and off a lift. My belt clip did break but I replaced it with a Baofeng BF888S belt clip. It'll work until I can get a official replacement. But I give this thing a solid 8 out of 10.

I passed my exams yesterday and I will get this radio! Can't wait! 73

Eric, when setting or creating a talk group (contact) from the front panel you use the # key to toggle between private and group contact modes.

Subscribed for two reasons... I just got this radio and DEATH METAL!!!

I’m from Indian River County too, Vero Beach, FL! Just bought this radio. I’m a new ham. I live in Minnesota now, but still get down there to visit family. Small world! Thanks for posting this video. We can exchange info offline, if you’d like to be an Elmer to me. This account isn’t under my real name, FYI.

Way cool!! I’d love to win that radio

Good work mate

I have the predecessor to that, the AT-868UV and it has a great sound as well, but now I need to redo my codeplug forthe new hotspot.

You have way more self control than most of us. Having a new radio sitting for days or weeks without playing with it. Most of us have trouble making it home without pulling our car into a parking lot to open the box and pull out the radio!

Passed my tech test yesterday-I lwill check this adio out further as my first radio

Thanks for making this video. I was considering that radio, just passed my Technician exam. Going to do some reading on DMR.

Had mine a few days and getting used to it. Love it so far. Dumped Ailunce HD-1 for it.

Hopefully you will do a video on openSPOT2 setup for that DMR radio. I got rid of that annoying call end notification. I have it setup with a jumbo spot pi-star. I am tempted to send it back to Bridgecom to get it programmed to one of their dv mega hotspots but it can't be that hard to get it going on my openSPOT2.

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Tnx for the review :) Is it possible on this or any other Anytone to have a "split" zone like 2 different banks (with individuals channels) inside the zone like the TYT md 38-390?

The only issue I’ve had with the 878 Plus, along with a lot of other users, is maintaining the Bluetooth pairing. I’m pretty sure it is a firmware issue. And yes, the battery is HUGE! The radio feels like I’m holding a potato in my hand. There is a 2200maH battery available that really slims the radio down.

June 8th. Not Aug 6th ? Cool video :-)

Anytone 878 includes good features plus a programming cable. Price point seems a touch high. Dreaming of a DMR radio for myself......... Thank you Eric for the review. Mike N6IMY

Hi Eric , is it still a great radio 1 year later ? Great video mate

When you program a digital channel, there is a function to receive, listen to all traffic on that frequency? (like a baofeng 1701)

I just purchased one of the new Bluetooth models and I can't wait to get going with it. Thanks for your videos! 73 - KI5HYD

Great video, thinking of buying this radio. The only thing is the closest DMR repeater is 17 1/2 miles away and there is only one around here. Main question is.... will I need a hotspot? Thank you again.

I just got the 878 plus delivered to my house today and I'm trying to learn how to use it. Every video I see, I see options for channel set etc but on mine I don't see anything like that. Can't switch vfo either. Does this radio need to be connected to a computer first to get fully unlocked or what ? So confused

now I can have the same radios NYNY in vegas had

Looks great and sounds great! Only thing is that long delay it has when you unkey for the reply. That adjustable??

Cool review and thanks! Shame you went to a jeweller to buy a phone though lol! Who makes a phone case with a hole in the back so you can see the logo.... ;-)

I"m interested to know if this radio will work with motorcycle helmet Bluetooth units like Cardo and Sena.

Thanks

I have the same radio (minus Bluetooth) and can not really work out how to make a contact or if I am accesssing the local repeater. Been looking all over and can not find any video on how to work this or how to check if my signal is reaching the repeater.

1. When a channel is broadcasting does it mute the second channel or can you hear them at the same time? (Single receiver vs. dual receiver) 2. Do VFO A and B contain UHF and VHF or are they limited to UHF or VHF only? 3. In VFO a and b Display mode, how many characters can you see without scrolling? 4. In VFO single Display mode how many characters can you see without scrolling?

I just ordered my AT-D878UV + that should be here next week. Do you have a code plug for it. I live in Fort Pierce and some of the repeaters are the same. I hope to find a code plug to make it a little easier to get started. I just got my license and this will be my first radio. I would like to get up and running soon.

So no text messages to APRS from Anytone 878? Any other ways to send text messages to cellphone or non DRM radio?

Do you have to individually add every channel?

Some areas actually write day month year, so it's probably programmed on the 8th of June 2019.

Is there anyway to charge these batteries without using the cradle? Or alternatively a battery pack that takes AAs or 18650s or something?

Is this ht water resistant we will be going DMR on one of our local repeaters and I am thinking of getting one of these

Is it to late to get in on the free radio? I just got my license and I need a radio.

First, no sleep for you big guy ;)

Damn that's a nice radio....Definitely will give the big three a run for the money. If there were anything that you didn't like, compared to your other radios that are DMR capable, what would it be?

I was looking at it, but found the Alinco and seeing I had Alinco in the past and it was less $$$ I had to buy it.

Dates in many countries are listed day first then month and finally the year. So the radio was made in June 8th of 2019. Hopefully this could help others in the future.

If you wanted to modify the TX range to include 460-470 MHz, is that theoretically possible? The specs claim that it is capable up to 480 UHF, so I was curious. Thanks.

Not sure how this can work, but: BridgeCom guy on Amazon page for this radio says "The radio is only capable of APRS transmitting. it does not have an APRS receiver." Guess it doesn't work w/o a hotspot, but I think one can use there phone as long as it is in touch with a cell tower? I'm confused.

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The mobile version of this radio is coming out this month (Nov, 2019) basically the same radio with DMR except it has triband in the USA (2M, 40CM, 1.25MM). The 220 mhz option will appeal to many. Anytone AT-578III PRO. Here:www.bridgecomsystems.com/products/at-d578uv

If anyone could way in on an issue I am having with the 878uv I would appreciate it. So I just bought it not long ago, finally was trying to get it up and running and come across an issue. I programmed in some local repeaters in my area, none over 10 miles, and I can not seem to make any contacts. On one of the repeaters about 6.5 miles away, I was able to get the CTC tone and hear it come back. THe status LED light is and has always been on a constant green, which tells me that there is acitivty but I am unable to get anyone. WHen I connect my 878 to my PC and using echolink software connected to the same repeater via DRM node I am able to make contact. I am using a Nagoya NA-320 and I have also tried using the stock anntena.

Hello friend the nome of the your best optional antenna? thanks.

When I bought this rig, I sold FT2D. It's fuck.. Good radio.

The Production date code uses Date-Month-Year format.

I just ordered one of these based on this video. Thanks for the review. I like to replace the factory antenna. I like The Diamond brand. Which part # would be best for this radio? Thanks. KM4OVJ

Can I access zello with it?

Death Metal! Oh, yeah 🤘

Can the Bluetooth actually be used with a car radio, or is it only with a proprietary ear piece?

Will you take bids for the Rfinder BoxChip S700

You have radios like I have guns. I'm thinking about getting back into HAM radio, I helped a HAM friend run a MARS station aboard ship in the 60's. I'm thinking about the Stryker SR-955hpc 10 Meter, any advice.

New Ham myself, just got my AnyTone, and my ID is KN4YZI...

Excellent video. Thank you. I'm sold! KG5IGJ

It was probably programmed June 8. (DD-MM-YYYY). Most of the rest of the world does their dates that way. (YYYY-MM-DD might have been a better choice)

4:55 Roaming doesn't find repeaters based on GPS coordinates. It will look in the CPS for channels you marked as roaming and try those to see which has the best signal. If you're mobile and have enough programmed in, the radio can hop channels and stay on the same talkgroup throughout the journey.

I’ve been a ham for almost 2 years now and still not really into the digital side of ham radio. Question. If the internet takes a crap will don’t still work? 73 Kn6mat

Did I understand correctly that you could program multiple radio ID's?

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Ham always wanted to get into ham radio in Australia just not sure where to start

Where do you get the Radio ID...I know how to get radio id from the radio, but yours is different??

So just a question if I may. You did this video so you could have a free handheld? Very little learned for a new DMR person actually! Jimmy, WX9DX

Analog rules! Kenwood TH-D72 was the last decent analog radio with all the bells and whistles. If you have one, cherish it. They don't make real analogue radios like that anymore. What ever you buy these days, even the better brands like Yaesu, icom, kenwood all work with single chip digital circuitry mimicking analogue. Two HT radios I will always keep are Yaesu FT-60 (one tough, easy to use radio with beautiful sound quality and reception) and Kenwood TH-D72. The rest just comes and goes. Having said that, I am looking into DMR these days, just out of curiosity. I don't care if it has GPS, compass, APRS, bluetooth, wi-fi, color screen etc. For me those are nothing but waste of much limited battery life. What I need is just a decent, well built, simple, dual band DMR which can do local repeaters and access points. Any recommendations?

Belt clip fixes to battery ... I REALLY hate that. I've also heard it isn't Chirp programmable. Also, that the proprietary software only works under MS Windows and can be a little buggy... don't know if that's true, but it seems a bit silly limitation given the ubiquity of Chirp. Others have commented elsewhere that the belt clip is a little shallow for broader belts... and, from the video, it seems to me that the clip looks quite low. Others have also commented that the menu is a little awkward. Otherwise, it seems like decent little radio. I just wish I wouldn't have to clip all my spare batteries... it just costs more, takes up extra space in the bag and is a nuisance. Also - if anything fell from my belt, I'd far rather it was the battery than the radio.

I know it's a year out from making this video but it will txt radio to radio without a dmr repeater too.

FYI, this radio does not support full function APRS. You will not be able to send aprs messages to email or cell sms.

I thought BridgeCom Systems advertises that they have it already set up, with code plug when you buy it. They advertise it plug n play. Not sure why he is going through all of this.....

Causally mentions death metal lol. Dimu Borgir gets a spin once in a while.

I emailed you a codeplug I use in Florida to get you started.

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Thanks for your review. It is very bad that they did not put an o-led display on this radio, like on the XIEGU G1M, so that can always watch the information. It was also possible to make a normal s-meter in analog mode. This is probably because the AnyTone company does not have enough radio amateur brains. They are only interested in money.

What is so funny? I AM one of those OLD GUYS!

I like Death Metal!

A Hotspot will give you both DMR and DStar

What is DMR!?

How do you feel about the commotion about the FCC taking down 2 meter and 70cm bands for the new 5G technology?

Hey Eric kc7 jdb Jeff from Lansing Michigan I've started my own KZfaq channel for automotive repair small engine repair and anything I can throw out their ham radio related I've been thinking about getting in the DMR but it's a lot of money to pay for radio when I'm not sure if it's going to be my thing looking forward to your giveaway and more content on this radio you just might encourage me the jumping the DMR 73 for now looking forward to more content

Less chit chat and more meat.

Te better ham radio DMR is a Yaesu radio and YSF2DMR. You don't need programming anything. You will have a radio without bugs not a beta tester's device. Also digital APRS is easier to do.

Most software is not Mac compatible. How bout Any Tone?

In my experience, analogue reception is poor (compared to CRT 4CF V2 and even to Baofeng GT-3TP, using the original antennas)! Moreover, it is very annoying that the lowest volume is still too high, and that changing the volume level interrupts the audio. Can't speak about digital capabilities, though - but I will send it back.

DMR blows for ham radio use. I made the mistake of first getting into it prior to d-star and fusion. The radios suck and the networks suck. The fm receiver in this radio ( I own one ) is terrible. If you simply want to use it for DMR and only DMR with the occasional use for fm, it might be ok, but it doesn’t hold a candle to radios like the ID-51 or the D74. The bundled battery also doesn’t charge anymore. Was purchased back in November 2019. The sound quality and dual slots are irrelevant when everything else about DMR for ham use is a fail.

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IF it was that easy to use .. why did they make 100 videos to show you how to use it ? :)

Why,Why, WHY didd you wait Sooooo long to remove the screen protector??? AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! ;)

sell me that old phone radio.

This is not Plug and Play as they stated. Had mine for 24 hours and can't make it work with the hotspot and not one contact. Watched many videos but not one video that shows it working straight out of the box. So far just a paperweight