AnyTone AT 778UV II

My thoughts about the AT 778UV II with a few quick contacts using the repeater on the International Space Station.

[@mattandcarmen94]

Thanks for the video! I ordered this radio today to install in my truck. Also a Northern Nevada resident! 73!!

[@RidgeHikerAdventures]

Great radio, I hope you enjoy it! I live in the Carson Valley area. There are two ham clubs in my area.

[@mattandcarmen94]

@@RidgeHikerAdventures I received it today and am excited to get it in my truck. I’m in South Reno.

[@BrianRamseysg01]

430 Mhz is 70cm's and 145MHz 2m but great contact with iss lower the freq the longer the wave. ;)

[@RidgeHikerAdventures]

Hi Larry, the radio is attached to a home built half-wave vertical dipole mounted about 3-4 feet above the roof. Thanks for watching!

[@jpe1701]

Hi, thanks for the video. I subscribed to try to get you to 1000. I would be very interested in a comparison between the at-788uv ii and the regular at-788uv. I was looking into buying a radio last month and looked at both but there was no comparisons anywhere so I went with a different brand and model.

[@RidgeHikerAdventures]

Thanks for watching, and I appreciate you subscribing to my channel. 1k will be a real milestone for my channel. Which radio did you end up purchasing? 73s from 595 Lake Tahoe Nevada!

[@jpe1701]

@@RidgeHikerAdventures I ended up getting the TYT th-9800 for my base station at home and a QYT kt-5000 for the car. They both have a removable face plate. Very happy with both but the th-9800 especially. I would recommend both. The kt-5000 doesn't have much info about it out there but it was pretty straight forward to program once I got the cable to actually work. I am glad I could help with your channel, and I will keep an eye out for more videos. Take care.

[@mowtown75]

Does Chirp retrieve the first 2 freq names?

[@wayne7939]

Your channels 1 & 2 appear to be all wrong compared to your voice over , 2 & 70 labels back to front and I am under the impression from ARRL info the simplex calling frequencies are (146.52, 446.00 MHz) not what you have programmed in ??? I have the rig too and very pleased with it .

[@danielyoung3083]

I dont have a new pc its old. what version software is needed to use this? Id like to program mine like you did. Im hoping my old laptop will work. Also i scan daily on 2 meter and never ever hear anybody. Only a net everyday at 7:15 repeater check. Other than that its clear nobody uses two meter. Months of scanning channels and nothing heard.

[@RidgeHikerAdventures]

You should be fine to run Chirp or the Anytone program on your old laptop. I right clicked on the program launch icon and observed that the Anytone program can be ran in compatibility mode all the way back to Windows 95. Chirp shows that it can be run in compatibility mode back to Windows Vista. You would only use compatibility mode if you were having trouble launching the program or if it isn't running properly. I live in a geographical area surrounded by mountains on all sides which allows me to pick up mountain top repeaters as far away as 50 miles. There is not constant activity on the repeaters, but the two closest to me have activity a few times a day, mostly by the same local ham operators. I find most of the time if I call out to a local club repeater, I will get a response. It seems that most of the time someone is monitoring the frequency. I would recommend initiating a call and see who answers. Most of the time local operators love to talk. Also, join a club and get the opportunity to meet other local ham operators. Thanks for watching!

[@derekfixter9084]

Thanks for posting the video, I've recently purchased this radio. I notice on the programming of your repeaters in CTCSS/DCS Decode column you have shown the value as OFF, and in the CTCSS/DCS Encode column you have shown the repeater tone value i.e 123.0. If you were to use the tone value in both the Decode and Encode columns would the repeater still work? As you can probably tell from my question I still very new to the hobby and don't really know the difference between Decode and Encode. Lastly do you have any details of your home built half-vase vertical dipole antenna, this is something I would like to build for myself. Thanks again for the video and best wishes from the UK.

[@RidgeHikerAdventures]

Hi Derek, CTCSS codes reject undesired signals on your channel by opening the squelch on your radio when someone sends a matching code. This is obtained by the radio sending out a sub-audible tone. When you have a code entered in the CTCSS/DSC Decode column on your AnyTone database that is programed into your radio, and someone is trying to reach you on the same frequency, they must have programed the same code in their CTCSS/DSC Encode column. If they do not, your squelch will not open, and you will not hear them. Now when you contact a repeater, the repeater requires a CTCSS code to open up its squelch to hear your signal (Encode column). When the repeater transmits back to you, you will hear the signal because no CTCSS code is being sent back from the repeater. You will not hear the repeater on your radio if you have uploaded a CTCSS/DCS code to your radio from the Decode column because your squelch will not open. Check out my video "DYI 2 Meter Base Station with Dipole Antenna for Around $50.00" for information on the antenna. Thanks for watching!

[@derekfixter9084]

@@RidgeHikerAdventures Many thanks for your very detailed and easy to understand reply, it all makes perfect sense now. I'll be sure to check out your other video. Best wishes Derek

[@derekfixter9084]

@@RidgeHikerAdventures Apologies for my late response. I have now programmed my radio following your detailed instructions and I'm pleased to report I can now hear the repeaters. I'm in the process of building a vertical dipole antenna for the 2m/70cm bands, fingers crossed it's as successful as the programming of my radio.

[@RidgeHikerAdventures]

@@derekfixter9084 Good luck with the dipole, I hope it works out!

[@LarrysLeatherWork]

What antenna did you go with? Thank you for sharing the video.

[@RidgeHikerAdventures]

Hi Larry, I'm using my homebuilt halfwave vertical dipole. Thanks for asking!