Just got myself an inexpensive HAM for the car when mobile, an Anytone AT-778UVII, and I just figured out how to program it over CHIRP! Now to program all the stations in that I use on my HT #AmateurRadio #HAM
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I've migrated from #Anytone to #Tytera. I use the MD9600 (a dual band analog/DMR base mobile radio at $220) and the Tytera UV-390 (also dual band analog/DMR at $120) as my handheld. Both radios came shipped with the #OpenGD77 firmware. This common firmware means I use the same #codeplug for all my radios, and the #DMR programming is #ham friendly with the OpenGD77 approach. These radios support #hamradio as well as commercial, so they meet my needs in the #EMCOMM space really well. (Our town's EOC uses DMR). I've found the UV-390 to be more rugged than the Anytone handhelds for daily carry, especially outside in rainy weather.
How are you getting along with the 778? I’m thinking of getting on myself for the car, but torn between it and the 779 which is physically smaller.