Anytone AT-D878UVII Plus Unboxing, Review, Firmware Update, DMR Radio

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The Anytone AT-D878UVII Plus is the latest hand held DMR radio from Qixiang Electron in China. This radio packs in Bluetooth, GPS, Full APRS (RX and TX), resolves the digital contacts database size issue, has a new DMR Repeater Roaming feature and a faster processor. This video reviews and unboxes the device, takes you through the firmware update process and uploads the Digital Contacts database to the device. All steps are shown so you know exactly what to do when setting up this device.
Useful links:
Anytone Official Downloads page
anytone.net/download.html
Update Digital Contacts List
www.radioid.net/database/dumps#!
or
www.radioid.net/static/user.csv
Register for Digital ID
www.radioid.net/account/regis...!
Martin Lynch and Sons (UK supplier)
www.hamradio.co.uk/
I hope you find this video useful and thanks for watching, 73 and take care
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@llaymard 10 ай бұрын

Well done and well paced introductory video. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

@NLKMediaGroup 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful and thanks for commenting. All the best MJ7NLK

@AnytoneRadio 9 ай бұрын

@@NLKMediaGroup Thanks Sir, we just saw the video, and thank you for the appreciation of our radios. We have updated the new software on website, always welcome to download and test again. By the way, I am Joey from Anytone :)

@NLKMediaGroup 9 ай бұрын

@@AnytoneRadio thanks for making contact and letting me know about a new software release. Glad to see your site has had the SSL cert issue resolved. Always happy to receive new units for testing. Please feel free to contact me through the channel contact if you have any interesting new releases coming up. All the best. Love the D878UV2+, its a great little radio and has amazing battery life on the extended battery, great job, well done.

@ilijapilipovic 7 ай бұрын

@@NLKMediaGrouphope to hear soon, try to get licence in Norway. 73

@johnhodgdon3767 2 жыл бұрын

Very complete video with the best information on the web to program your Anytone radio Thanks for taking the time to explain this process in detail!

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Hi John, thank you for your kind words and I am glad you found the video helpful. All the very best MJ7NLK

@pbhound 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I just got mine on April the 28th 2022. Programming it can be overwhelming at first and you helped.

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

I am pleased that the video helped you and I hope you enjoy the Anytone its a nice little radio. All the very best, thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment, much appreciated, MJ7NLK

@hudsonthomas3941 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I love the detail and the way you explain things. I think I’m sold!

@NLKMediaGroup Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback, the Anytone is a fine radio with amazing battery life. All the best and thanks for watching.

@tribulationprepper787 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your concise and instructive video. I have been looking to buy this radio for a month. I think that it is the best "Chinese" made radio available and one of the best... period, certainly for the money. Thank you for your time in making this video. Don, Arkansas - USA

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Hi and thank you for watching and commenting. I have to agree that out of the assortment of Chinese radios available the Anytone is a decent option. If you need DMR then this is the way to go in my view. Getting a spare battery or two will also help. If you need analogue and DMR doesnt interest you then Retevis RA685 is a better quality UV5R equivalent style radio for under £45 and worth a look. Heard some good reports on them. The RA85 is the GMRS version with the RA685 being the UHF/VHF version. All the very best, MJ7NLK

@bulldogmadblitz Жыл бұрын

Excellent resource, made firmware update seem impossibly simple

@NLKMediaGroup Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped and thanks for commenting. All the best and thanks for watching

@WilliamAdrianMoore 2 жыл бұрын

Great video I just purchased this rig from ml&s so setting it up is far easier than trial and error, it’s a nice piece of kit and I look forward to using it in the next couple of days. So a big big thanks from GW4THK William

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks William, greatly appreciated feedback. It’s a nice radio, I am sure you will have many years of use out of it. Thanks for watching, all the very best, 73’s MJ7NLK

@barriemorgan8042 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video well explained and helped me out a lot Thanks for taking the time to explain everthing easily

@NLKMediaGroup 3 ай бұрын

Your most welcome and thanks for watching. All the best MJ7NLK

@colinlyne7399 6 ай бұрын

Clear as a bell. Very good instructions, thanks again.

@NLKMediaGroup 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful, all the best MJ7NLK

@DonzLockz 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, excellent video. Thank you, I do plan to get this radio in the coming months.🍺👍🇦🇺🐈‍⬛

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Don’z, thanks for the kind feedback, very much appreciated. It’s a good radio and a fine choice. All the best, 73’s MJ7NLK

@colinlyne7399 6 ай бұрын

Extremely helpful, thank you

@NLKMediaGroup 5 ай бұрын

Your most welcome and thanks for watching MJ7NLK

@ScottAReid 8 ай бұрын

i typed this out step by step. thanks. radio arrives tomorrow. hope it works. thanks so much! love this video, no way could have figured that out. if i need other videos from you for this radio, please reply and i will type those out also. total newbie to DMR.

@NLKMediaGroup 6 ай бұрын

I hope it all went smoothly and your enjoying your new DMR radio. Happy new year and all the best for 2024

@katominori9651 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mj7-nlk for the excellent tutorial. I'm a beginner and you've made a lot of light in my mind. With your help I took the first steps in using my Anytone AT-D878UVII Plus station. I still don't know how to make the first call, but I'll look into your lessons with confidence.

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kato, thanks for the feedback and I am glad the content has helped you. The Anytone is a lovely little radio. Look up on the internet in your region what the calling channels are for UHF and VHF and then tune in on a Friday evening or Sat morning and Sun morning and see what you can pickup. There is usually something going on especially on Sun mornings but it really does depend on your area. Call CQ CQ CQ and give your call sign and ask if there is anyone on air. You will get the hang of it in no time. Also check out your local repeaters, there are apps on your phone for this. Repeater Book and alike. If you dont have much going on in the simplex area then hit your nearest repeater and see what you can find. All the very best, MJ7NLK

@PrestonJSY 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Really good information and if bought this radio I would definitely buy a spare battery and consider the antenna you recommended!

@NLKMediaGroup Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@petercarter9034 4 ай бұрын

A very nice radio and a thorough review its a little out of my price range if I decide to get my Foundation Ham Radio I will consider it

@NLKMediaGroup 3 ай бұрын

Its a very versatile radio and the battery lasts forever on a charge. I have three of them now in the collection and it tends to be the UHF/VHF goto radio for me. I have an Icom ID52 amongst others but gravitate towards the D878UVII+ as its built like a tank and I wouldnt be too concerned if I dropped it, which I have done a few times and i think the road came off worst. The menus are a little clunky at times when searching for an option but apart from that its a very flexible and powerful radio. All the best and thanks for watching. 73 MJ7NLK

@luish19779 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info 👍 All this work for my Radioddity GD-AT10G DMR Radio. Those 2 are the same radio. Thanks. KE2AUM 👍📡

@plwalker59 2 жыл бұрын

crackin video. just ordered 1 of these yesterday from ML&S. Had stuff from them before, very good. Cant wait for it to arrive...

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Your in safe hands with ML&S they are great. I have used them many times and they have always been amazing. Enjoy, it’s a fun little radio. Thanks for watching, 73 MJ7NLK

@plwalker59 2 жыл бұрын

@@NLKMediaGroup Hi, whats the crack with serial port. I cant progress past this as I know nothing about this. Any help would be appreciated, thanks

@plwalker59 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, me again. Didnt know how to change comm ports but sorted it now...thanks.

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear your up and running. Hope your enjoying the Anytone. All the best. MJ7NLK

@SMRo7 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, well done!

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment, much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed it. All the very best

@davidking5708 2 жыл бұрын

Good summary

@NLKMediaGroup Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@sourcefollower Жыл бұрын

Loved this tutorial. Any chance you could be tempted into doing a follow up on creating a code plug?

@NLKMediaGroup Жыл бұрын

Yes sure, I have added this to the list. The list is quite long but it's something I have been asked for before. All the best and thanks for watching

@nellbrown770 Жыл бұрын

great information on your video, can you use the radio without the computer stuff as thats far to complicated for me and only have a phone for internet.

@NLKMediaGroup Жыл бұрын

Yes, you can but its far easier to use a code plug and define everything using a computer. It's quite a small screen and a pre-defined code plug (which is essentially lots of channels and settings in a file you upload to the radio covering your area) saves time and button pushing. Dependent on your area you might be able to get the shop selling the radio to load one for you. If purchasing from the UK then you could try calling Martin Lynch and Sons www.hamradio.co.uk and they might load one for you before despatching. They are very helpful and have an engineering department so worth a try. All the best and thanks for watching

@ebreevephoto Жыл бұрын

I realize this was awhile ago, how does APRS functions compare to the Kenwood TH-D74A (which I consider the gold standard).

@NLKMediaGroup Жыл бұрын

Hi Ben, thanks for commenting and for watching. The APRS on the Anytone is solid. There were some issues with packet receive early on but I think that has been resolved and likely to have been due to issues with compatibility with what was being sent by other radios not just decoding what was received on this device. The Anytone is cheap compared to other devices, has brilliant battery life, a huge amount of contact space, and worked very well when I tested it. The Kenwood was a lovely radio but hard to find and very expensive now. The Anytone is definitely worth a look. All the best

@zaphodprefect6094 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. A few points. The radio is dual watch and dosnt have 2 receivers. The APRS is limited and dosnt display received data on screen. When updating FW, you have to export old codeplug and import on new cps to avoid weird behaviour. 73 2E0BSL

@firemanbif 2 жыл бұрын

Actually mine does display APRS data. You have to set an APRS receive channel, and then keep it on that channel to receive APRS data

@NLKMediaGroup Жыл бұрын

Thanks for clarifying, most helpful. Best wishes

@angeldelvax7219 2 жыл бұрын

Just curious, but does the radio have options to switch between contact 'files'? 'The' database everyone talks about is only one possible source of contacts, and if you use custom contacts, there's no guarantee that you don't use ID"s that also exist in the mentioned database. Or should I only use the custom contacts, and maybe add some of the contacts from the database that I personally connect to?

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, its a single database that all DMR radios should have so that they all have the same data. Its distributed in CSV format so you could mess with it but that would only work on your radio and not all. Older versions of this radio were limited in the number of contacts it could hold and once the DMR database exceeded that number it rendered them usless really. Previosuly it was 200k and this version is 500k. The DMR database is currently running at 222k contacts so plenty of head room. Its simple to just register your call sign and get added to the database and update the database on your device periodically. Hope this helps

@angeldelvax7219 2 жыл бұрын

@@NLKMediaGroup It's not something every radio should have, because this database is strictly for HAM use. Not for any other uses. If I want to set up a private master server, I would need different ID's and callsigns for each radio I use if I want to use them for events, or even for business purposes. My callsign is registered, and I habe a brandmeister ID. Thing is; I would like to use a radio for both my HAM hobby and for use with private DMR systems. And I can't force the keepers of the HAM DMR database to check my private ID's (which they can't even access if it's private) so they won't generate "doubles". But if I get what you're saying is that it's not possible to use a radio both for HAM and private servers / networks. Either that, O or I have to be content that private ID's show up incorrectly if I'm on the brandmaister network.

@angeldelvax7219 2 жыл бұрын

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

@@angeldelvax7219 I understand your dilema and am not familiar with the differences between amature and business use on DMR frequencies. I am sure you could feed a custom list into the radio but to avoid issues would be at the upper end of the ID's as anyone else picking up your signal could show a diferent user if ID's matched with the current database. I have absolutely no clue on the legalities of this so please investigate beforehand in your region. Best of luck and if you do hack the database then please let me know how you got on and if it worked for you. Other viewers or readers might be interested in your results. (It certanly would be easier to just add everyones call signs into the global database who are using the radios)

@angeldelvax7219 2 жыл бұрын

@@NLKMediaGroup Legality is the absolute highest priority in my projects, together with safety ;) Thanks for your reply. Not all users would have a callsign. It's basicallt the same as analog FM use of porto's for events. Using a leased frequency for the radio's and repeaters, and a private network, not connected to internet. But I know what I needed to know, thanks!

@ronandrew878 Жыл бұрын

Hello , Great video. How do I get waterfall and am Air band Thanks Ron

@NLKMediaGroup Жыл бұрын

Hi Ron, neither features are supported on this device. There is no Waterfall display and the supported frequencies are UHF and VHF only. 144-146MHz and 430-440MHz in the UK and 136-174MHz and 400-480MHz in the USA. Take a look at the Icom ID-52 which has UHF and VHF, Airband and broadcast radio. It covers 76.0-108.0 broadcast radio + 108-174, 225-479 for A band receiver + 137-174, 375-479 for B band receiver and can transmit on 144-146, 430-440 frequencies for the European model. Please check the USA version as there are differences in covered frequencies. The ID-52 has a brilliant waterfall display check out my video on this radio to learn more. its not cheap but its probably the best handheld available and the audio transmit and receive is simply amazing. All the best and thanks for watching

@Count_Ade 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I was thinking of buying a scanner as at the moment, I'm only interested in listening to broadcasts rather than speaking. Would this be a better buy than an analog scanner for around the same price? I understand that there is an option to prohibit ptt in the software so that there is no danger of accidentally broadcasting. I live on a hill in North Somerset not far from the Bristol DMR repeater. Maybe after listening for a while I'd gain some confidence and sit my licence 🤔 Many thanks 😊👍🏾

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Yes would work well to listen to UHF, VHF and DMR. Would also give you the ability to TX when license obtained. Its probably the best route to take on a cost basis as well. Its hard to beat the Anytones features for the price and a dedicated scanner fully supporting DMR is not going to be much cheaper. Its a nice little radio and am sure you will enjoy using it. All the best MJ7NLK

@misael4096 Ай бұрын

that user list is now over 700k .. how does this affect the radio? what should i do?

@NLKMediaGroup 17 күн бұрын

The latest user CSV file has 261,890 rows in it as of 24 Jun 2024. The radio supports 500k digital contacts so there is still a long way to go before hitting capacity. Download the CSV users file and import. I updated two of these radios a few weeks ago and had no issues doing this. All the best and thanks for watching. MJ7NLK

@keithcheckley3253 3 ай бұрын

I did it the same as your self it went smoothly the firmware update is now 3.03 to date 07-04-2024 The problem now is everything is in Chinese 😂 and I can’t get it back to normal????? Have you heard of this problem if so please help

@NLKMediaGroup 3 ай бұрын

Hi Keith, interesting dilema, probably the best way is to connect the radio to the programming software and under Common Settings, Optional Settings and the Other tab set the language to English and write back to the radio. Please ensure that you are using the software that aligns with the firmware version and set the language required. Hope this helps and please keep me posted. MJ7NLK

@jhutch1470 5 ай бұрын

I just got one today and I cannot find out how to factory unlock the keypad. Can someone help?

@NLKMediaGroup 5 ай бұрын

Hi, am not sure what your asking here. If you want to enter the maintenance mode to be able to set the radios frequency ranges then you hold down the 1 key and PTT and turn the radio on. Then use the channel dial to set which frequencies the radio can transmit on. Hope this helps and thanks for watching MJ7NLK

@jhutch1470 5 ай бұрын

@@NLKMediaGroup Thanks for getting back to me. I finally found the info and have the radio mostly programmed now. Keep up the videos.

@tj1139 2 жыл бұрын

can you ave vfo frequencys?

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Hi TJ, yes you can. there are two different receivers VFO A and VFO B. Each cover slightly different frequencies with VFO A having best coverage. Thanks for watching, MJ7NLK

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

If you want to switch the radio from VFO and Channel modes then just push P2 on the front. that switches modes on my radio. Older versions I think you might need to push the second button under the PTT button. You can also set in the software under Optional Settings and Power On tab. Using the buttons on the radio is much easier.

@jeff1011677 2 жыл бұрын

Can't get mine to update

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff, sorry to hear your having issues. Please ensure your using the correct firmware for your version of the radio. Anytone have a lot of versions all starting with AT-D878U. Thanks for watching, all the best MJ7NLK

@mihaselic 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly it doesnt decode cap+ ras :(

@NLKMediaGroup Жыл бұрын

Hi Miha, yes that is a shame, all the best and thanks for watching

@nopenope9945 2 жыл бұрын

Their website is not secure so let's proceed to download the software to you computer aaaannnd it's gone.

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I did mention it in the video. Poor show from Anytone, they really should get their act together. Thanks for watching. All the best.

@snapman218 Жыл бұрын

Ahh yes, a Chinese radio with an expired website. Seems legit.

@NLKMediaGroup Жыл бұрын

It was a shame re the website back then but they seem to have fixed their certificate issue now. www.anytone.net works fine now and is correctly certificated. The Anytone radios are great value for money, solid and work well so worth considering over some of the other cheaper Chinese radios. The accessories are also well priced and the battery lasts for ages compared to others. All the best and thanks for watching

@AnytoneRadio 9 ай бұрын

@@NLKMediaGroup Hi, MJ7NLK, we now have new type -C batteries available, and still welcome for testing as well :))) Also, some new bluetooth earpieces are all worth trying.

@malanalan1 2 жыл бұрын

Horrible color themes, white font on light blue background or light blue font on blue background. That's nuts! You will not see a thing in direct sunlight

@NLKMediaGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Joe, thanks for watching. Its actually ok to read in sunlight, not the best but its not unworkable. I know what you mean with the colors but I dont have any issues with it. The main VFO screen is white on black which works well. For the money its a really decent little unit. All the very best