Just wanted to say thanks, recently one of our local repeaters changed tones and I had to re-program the radio. I didnt want to drag out the laptop so figured I would just manually program the new tone in, this really helped!
Had one of these for a few days and have been getting quite frustrated! Back in the hobby after a long break and the radios have changed quite a bit. You saved the day with your instruction on how to program this radio....thanks! 73 de DL/G4SKN....now resident in DL land and soon to have a German callsign.
Thank you for explaining this! Programming at least one single channel was a big challange, haha! But now I've got the trick. Didn't know that you can give any channel a name, I try it and it works! Many thanks for sharing this! :)
Great explanation, and the Anytone is actually has a straightforward programming procedure. The video beats the manual hands down. One to bookmark for sure! De WB2VUO here near Buffalo, NY
Thank you! You really helped me. I didn’t want to use the programming cable. Just could get my repeaters right. I’ll keep your video handy for when I forget. Thanks again and Happy Holidays to you.
I was in the same situation and don't like having to have a programming cable. I trial and errored it and made a video similar to yours. Thanks for including how to name it. I hadn't got to that yet. Thanks for the info!
Mike, thx so much for doing this. I am in the process of transcribing the content of your video into a text "cheat sheet" to document the individual steps as concisely as carefully chosen words will allow me. Howard, N4KYW
Amazing video. I just got into this and I bought that radio for the price and features it was what I wanted for my first mobile radio. You answered all my questions that I couldn't decipher on Google. Have a good day and merry Christmas.
Great vid. Question: How do I delete a memory channel that is already in use? I don't need to move them to another memory channel, but delete the channel altogether. As mentioned, you are WAY clearer than the manual.
Hi Joseph, to delete a memory channel press the V/M button together with FUNC and that channel will delete and move onto the next channel. 73' and stay safe!
I found it really helpful as a newcomer to the hobby, I do have a question to ask, how to delete a `memory channel`? as I`ve saved the same repeater twice.
Short press the ‘func’ key until you show the ‘v/m’ option on the front screen. Press and hold the ‘v/m’ and the ‘func’ key together for two secs on the memory channel you want to delete and it will delete that channel and move onto the next.
John Smith..... I had a look at the manual. You need to change a setting on the Function menu Press “func” button, select option 1 “func menu” by pressing the rotary knob scroll down to option 3 “DSP” via the rotary knob and then press the rotary knob The characters on the right go green. Select “NM” then P3 “BACK” and “P3 EXT” the name should then be displayed
Excellent. Thank you. An American RUclips chap said it couldn't be programmed from on the unit. That's a relief, if a little clunky. I will probably get the programming lead, but always prefer to do it directly. It seems a lot to remember, but I have digital music workstations. This should be a doddle. 😅
Thanks Mike; well explained in a straightforward easy-to-follow way. Fine point-> your audio is dull around 1 to 2 Khz which makes you sound muffled like you have a couple pairs of socks over your mic ... but otherwise a first rate job. Thanks for sharing.
This is one terrific vid, so helpful, I am an older om and really cant be doing with the fast talking lot who would have me find the web page and plug why
Very useful video 👍🏼 Do you know if there is any way of setting the RF Gain on these models? My Anytone version has some problems overloading with strong signals using the aerial on the roof of the house.
Hello MIke...thanks for taking the time to write this article. Like you said, I was getting very frustrated until I found your article. I got a couple of channels programmed okay, but I don't seem able to lable either one successfully. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.....73 John KI4RO
Hi John, in channel mode and go to the channel you wish to label, and press and hold 'FUNC' the enter 'CHAN MENU'. scroll down to option 9 'NAME SET' and in there use the channel select knob to enter your text. When you've done that, just press P3 'Back' and it will save. Come back out of Function menu and you should now display the channel name. Hope that helps, best 73'.
John Smith..... I had the same issue. You need to change a setting on the Function menu Press “func” button, select option 1 “func menu” by pressing the rotary knob scroll down to option 3 “DSP” via the rotary knob and then press the rotary knob The characters on the right go green. Select “NM” then P3 “BACK” and “P3 EXT” the name should then be displayed
This is great! I have this saved as I find programming anything complicated. Good chance I might buy this set or it’s equivalent and I will certainly make use of your vid. Subbed in thanks. ☘️👍
Your great vid provided the settings for hitting a repeater. What are the settings for simplex operation? Should CTC be turned off or set to zero as there is no tone needed?
Mike when I try to change name it doesnt work? any help is appreciated. I took all the steps you mentioned step by step. Is there a setting I need to change? Thanks in advance.
Thank you for this. I will use it as I recently bought this radio. I downloaded the software from the internet, but a VirusTotal Scan classified it as suspicious. Thus, manual is a safe option.
Hello Mike1074. I just watched your programming video, nice job by the way, very helpful. I was wondering, could the user program the transmit frequency first, then the receive frequency, along with the PL's. I understood that when you program the +/- offset it should automatically set the correct transmit frequency, but sometimes the radio's firmware doesn't always do that, it's often a number or 2 off. Thanks
Hi Carl, I must admit I've never encountered any software that's not set the correct offset that I've entered myself. As for entering the transmit frequency first, I'm not sure that would work. But I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong :) I've only ever done it RX frequency first followed by the offset. In some software, you can manually enter the frequencies for RX and TX in that case there's no problems doing it that way. 73'
@@OntheMicwithMike Ok, thanks for the reply and help. Some radios you can enter both the tx and rx frequency via it's microphone, I wasn't sure about this rig. As for programming via computer a lot of buyers of the Anytone 778 model have encountered issues, I'm one of them. Thanks
Just bought the RT95, this video has been invaluable too me! Clear and concise. Could anyone recommend a power supply unit for it? I want to use it as a base station in my shack. Plus any recommendations for an antenna?
Did you find a power supply Peter? I already have a 5 AMP constant power supply and wondering if it will be beefy enough for the Anytone which I've just ordered.
Excellent video, even if I am a little late to the party. I am looking to build a grab and go box next spring and I have had my eye on the RT95, which is the same radio only re-badged. My concern was the manual programming and whether or not it could be done and if alpha tagging was an option, you have answered my questions, thank you so much. Great video and thank you for making the understanding of it a little easier. 73 M6KVK
Hi Mike. After naming a channel in the memory is it possible to toggle between channel name and the settings stored to reveal frequency, CTCSS etc? Thanks. Neil
Hi Mike, can you tell me what this radio is like using a base colinear? Do you get intermod problems or breakthrough from PMR bands? The last Chinese radio I bought I had to send back because it worked fine as a mobile but as soon as I plugged in my 2m/70cms base colinear it suffered terribly.
I'm so new to this & this might be a dumb question but are the channels the same no matter where u live? Or how do I find which is the right ones for transmission & receiving?
Hi Amanda, no question is dumb :) Depending on where you live, repeaters will change and a way to find your local repeater(s) would be to check out the RepeaterBook website, they also do an app for your mobile device. Search your area for 2 metre and 70 centimetre repeaters and you should find a few that will be heard. Now I must state and I presume you already know but, transmitting on this radio without a ham license on the amateur radio bands can land you in hot water. You could use it for PMR 446 (license free) but the problem with that is - the radio isn’t a legal standard PMR radio and pushes out far too much power for the PMR band. Just wouldn’t want anyone getting into any issues using these radios that’s all. Stay safe!
Great video! I'm easily hitting repeaters in the area within 30 miles in decent conditions. Sound quality is good and the fit and finish seem solid (to me anyway). For the money and features, you can't go wrong. 73 KE8SKH
Hey Mike, here's another issue with my radio... I want to add one of our local repeaters, and it is showing the split. It has the CTC on the transmit, but it's still showing simplex when i transmit. Another example of it's not as easy as it seems. Also, I can not put a UHF frequency on A side, and it automatically does the split. I have to put VHF on A and UHF on B. In my 878, it is so easy to program. Why can't this radio be as easy
Thanks for tutorial Mike. I did get confused at 1:31 when you said the repeater's receive freq was 433.15, I think you meant the repeater's output freq (the one you receive on).
Thanks Steve, maybe I wasn’t very clear but I meant the frequency that the repeater listens on, so the one you’d transmit over to the repeater 👍🏻 (uplink frequency)
Well, do you still own the radio? It's been three years since the video was posted and I wanted the opinion of someone who has this equipment for a long time.
'ai un souci avec mon micro, ma touche A/B n'est plu fonctionel ni mes touches numérique ou peut ton modifier pour réactionné les Touches du Micro. je vous remerci.
I have a problem with my microphone, my A/B key is no longer functional nor my number keys or can you modify it to react the Microphone keys. thank you
This was explained and displayed perfectly for us beginners/newbies to the Anytone. Thank you.
This is the most straight forward easy to understand video I’ve seen…Thanks for posting!
Very much appreciated for the kind feedback. Thank you!
Just the job Mike - much more enjoyable to watch your video than plough through the manual.
Thank you, it’s very much appreciated. 73’ and stay safe.
Amazing video. Not only successfully programmed got 2 new contacts out of it thanks much 73
Glad the video was of some help. 73’ all the best.
Thank you. You got straight to the point with easy to follow instructions. Well done.
Thank you Mike, very much appreciate the feedback.
Just wanted to say thanks, recently one of our local repeaters changed tones and I had to re-program the radio. I didnt want to drag out the laptop so figured I would just manually program the new tone in, this really helped!
Glad the video was of some help, I appreciate the kind words. Thank you and 73’ stay safe.
I spent all last trying to figure this out, thanks so much for this video. Couldnt have done it without it.
Glad it was of some help. Many thanks and best 73’
That was a marvellous video! 👍 Thank you!
you explained this better than any one else thanks ,Keith
Much appreciated, thank you.
Considering buying one of these, i think this video has helped make up my mind. Thanks for the vid and the instructions.
Very well presented and explained Mike. Great stuff.
Thanks Tim :)
Nicely done! Clear and concise instructions.
Had one of these for a few days and have been getting quite frustrated! Back in the hobby after a long break and the radios have changed quite a bit. You saved the day with your instruction on how to program this radio....thanks! 73 de DL/G4SKN....now resident in DL land and soon to have a German callsign.
very easy to understand this vedio on how programming manually..big tango this is DY7FJS from phil.73
Thank you for explaining this! Programming at least one single channel was a big challange, haha! But now I've got the trick. Didn't know that you can give any channel a name, I try it and it works! Many thanks for sharing this! :)
5 dislikes? Nuts Great Video.. How could anyone dislike this video? What do they want? You to come over and do it for them? 73 de KG5P
Great explanation, and the Anytone is actually has a straightforward programming procedure. The video beats the manual hands down. One to bookmark for sure!
De WB2VUO here near Buffalo, NY
Thank you! You really helped me. I didn’t want to use the programming cable. Just could get my repeaters right. I’ll keep your video handy for when I forget. Thanks again and Happy Holidays to you.
Very much appreciate the feedback Martin. Many thanks, and happy holidays to yourself also. Best 73’
Great video. I just ordered one due to the ease of operation.
You won’t be disappointed it’s a great radio. Enjoy the hobby! 73’
Excellent tutorial, thank you for sharing the information.
Many thanks, much appreciated.
Thank you, I have just got a CRT Micron and this should make life a bit easier
Just ordered my transceiver from China so looking forward to having a go upon its arrival.
Very big help. So well explained
I'm subscribing and saving the link for future reference
Thank you, thiswas exactly what I needed!!!
Great video. Please don't ever take it down. I have to reference it every now and then.👍🏼
I won’t take it down 👍🏻
Thanks for the tutorial Mike, 73 Robert.
Thanks Robert, very much appreciate the kind feedback. All the best, 73'
Just an excellent tutorial.
You explain it in a way that’s understandable.
Thanks 🙏🏻 Subscribed.
I was in the same situation and don't like having to have a programming cable. I trial and errored it and made a video similar to yours. Thanks for including how to name it. I hadn't got to that yet. Thanks for the info!
I know i am a few years late, but THANKS SO MUCH! you really helped me out here just now. Greetings from Ohio USA :-)
You're most welcome Mike, glad the video was of some help. 73' and stay safe.
Nicely done! Clear and concise little tutorial. Much appreciated!
Very much appreciated for the kind feedback, best 73’
EXCELLENT VIDEO...
very informative !!!!
Keep them going
Thank you Danny, very much appreciated indeed.
Mike, thx so much for doing this. I am in the process of transcribing the content of your video into a text "cheat sheet" to document the individual steps as concisely as carefully chosen words will allow me. Howard, N4KYW
Many thanks for watching. Most appreciated indeed. 73'.
Many thanks for your demo .. found it very helpful … 73 ☘️
Got my micron and this vid was invaluable, many thanks.
Amazing video. I just got into this and I bought that radio for the price and features it was what I wanted for my first mobile radio. You answered all my questions that I couldn't decipher on Google. Have a good day and merry Christmas.
I’m glad it was of some use and help, also thanks for the kind words. Merry Christmas and stay safe, 73’.
Great vid. Question: How do I delete a memory channel that is already in use? I don't need to move them to another memory channel, but delete the channel altogether. As mentioned, you are WAY clearer than the manual.
Hi Joseph,
to delete a memory channel press the V/M button together with FUNC and that channel will delete and move onto the next channel.
73' and stay safe!
@@OntheMicwithMike Your tip worked great, Mike! 73's from SW Florida!
Just ordered one of these. This video will come in very helpful.
Great well narrated informative video
Thank you John, I appreciate it.
I found it really helpful as a newcomer to the hobby, I do have a question to ask, how to delete a `memory channel`? as I`ve saved the same repeater twice.
Short press the ‘func’ key until you show the ‘v/m’ option on the front screen. Press and hold the ‘v/m’ and the ‘func’ key together for two secs on the memory channel you want to delete and it will delete that channel and move onto the next.
John Smith..... I had a look at the manual. You need to change a setting on the Function menu
Press “func” button, select option 1 “func menu” by pressing the rotary knob
scroll down to option 3 “DSP” via the rotary knob and then press the rotary knob
The characters on the right go green.
Select “NM”
then P3 “BACK” and “P3 EXT” the name should then be displayed
Excellent. Thank you. An American RUclips chap said it couldn't be programmed from on the unit. That's a relief, if a little clunky. I will probably get the programming lead, but always prefer to do it directly. It seems a lot to remember, but I have digital music workstations. This should be a doddle. 😅
John M6LwD in heywood Lancashire your video was very helpful
Glad it was of some help John. Stay safe mate, 73’.
Thanks Mike; well explained in a straightforward easy-to-follow way. Fine point-> your audio is dull around 1 to 2 Khz which makes you sound muffled like you have a couple pairs of socks over your mic ... but otherwise a first rate job. Thanks for sharing.
Muchas gracias y saludos desde El Calafate, Argentina. Thank you very much and greetings from El Calafate Argentina. 73.-
Excelent. This is very helpful. Works for the Retevis RT95 exactely the same. Thanks a lot!
I'm waiting for one of these radios in the post so seeing this video before delivery
Fantastic radio. Mine is still doing the business 5 years on. Enjoy the radio when it arrives!
LOTS of help! Thanks SO much, Mike!!! 73 de W4WNO
You're very welcome, glad it was of some help. 73'
Thanks Mike this video is very helpful, I've just bought one of these and the manual alone is a nightmare. Regards Steve KP441
Seems like a good little rig for the money. I've just ordered s CRT Micron UV. Looking forward to setting it up. 73's M0CPU
Great little radio. Enjoy :)
Excellent video Mike, appreciate the effort. 73, VE3IGS
This is one terrific vid, so helpful, I am an older om and really cant be doing with the fast talking lot who would have me find the web page and plug why
Very useful video 👍🏼
Do you know if there is any way of setting the RF Gain on these models? My Anytone version has some problems overloading with strong signals using the aerial on the roof of the house.
Great video just bought one of these radios thanks for putting up the video. atb John
wow super manual thank you very nice - good day czech republic
73
Hello MIke...thanks for taking the time to write this article. Like you said, I was getting very frustrated until I found your article. I got a couple of channels programmed okay, but I don't seem able to lable either one successfully. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.....73 John KI4RO
Hi John,
in channel mode and go to the channel you wish to label, and press and hold 'FUNC' the enter 'CHAN MENU'.
scroll down to option 9 'NAME SET' and in there use the channel select knob to enter your text. When you've done that, just press P3 'Back' and it will save.
Come back out of Function menu and you should now display the channel name.
Hope that helps, best 73'.
@@OntheMicwithMike Hi Mike...that is the part that works for me but I don't seem able to get the name to display...73 John
John Smith..... I had the same issue. You need to change a setting on the Function menu
Press “func” button, select option 1 “func menu” by pressing the rotary knob
scroll down to option 3 “DSP” via the rotary knob and then press the rotary knob
The characters on the right go green.
Select “NM”
then P3 “BACK” and “P3 EXT” the name should then be displayed
Brilliant thank you so much - nice an clear more videos on this radio please
Excellent, clear explanation, sir. Thank you. Liked and subscribed.
Very much appreciated indeed, thank you and best 73’
Thank you. I am usually pretty good at deciphering Chinese into English manuals, but this one was a pisser.
Outstanding. Many thanks for that mate.
Many thanks, appreciate it.
This is great! I have this saved as I find programming anything complicated. Good chance I might buy this set or it’s equivalent and I will certainly make use of your vid. Subbed in thanks. ☘️👍
Just purchased one these from knights great video very helpful thank you from M6GTV 👍
Great investment. Enjoy 👌🏻
Thanks for your videos it helps me.
Another good video mate still easier if I bring it round lol 😁
michael avery erm no 😂
Just found the follow up to this....thanks..👍👍👍
Thanks Mike, thats a crystal clear explanation, of a very dainting task.
73 Keith, VK2ZVW
Very helpful! Thanks and 73
Glad to help, 73'
Your great vid provided the settings for hitting a repeater. What are the settings for simplex operation? Should CTC be turned off or set to zero as there is no tone needed?
That’s right, simplex requires no codes or anything usually. CTC and DCS should be switched off.
While the radio looks awesome, the programming looks really cumbersome. But, thank you for making this! I've "liked" it for reference later.
Mike when I try to change name it doesnt work? any help is appreciated. I took all the steps you mentioned step by step. Is there a setting I need to change? Thanks in advance.
Thank You from Canada! VE6 RUM📡
Thanks for watching. Best 73'
Great video Mike … Thanks 👍 Can the radio be returned to factory settings ? and if so how ? 73 Gerry
dont!! i did that and i have a doorstopper... its horrible.
Thank you for this. I will use it as I recently bought this radio. I downloaded the software from the internet, but a VirusTotal Scan classified it as suspicious. Thus, manual is a safe option.
Hello Mike1074. I just watched your programming video, nice job by the way, very helpful. I was wondering, could the user program the transmit frequency first, then the receive frequency, along with the PL's. I understood that when you program the +/- offset it should automatically set the correct transmit frequency, but sometimes the radio's firmware doesn't always do that, it's often a number or 2 off. Thanks
Hi Carl, I must admit I've never encountered any software that's not set the correct offset that I've entered myself. As for entering the transmit frequency first, I'm not sure that would work. But I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong :)
I've only ever done it RX frequency first followed by the offset.
In some software, you can manually enter the frequencies for RX and TX in that case there's no problems doing it that way.
73'
@@OntheMicwithMike Ok, thanks for the reply and help. Some radios you can enter both the tx and rx frequency via it's microphone, I wasn't sure about this rig. As for programming via computer a lot of buyers of the Anytone 778 model have encountered issues, I'm one of them. Thanks
Excellent presentation. Thank you.
I appreciate that Ron, thank you. 73’ and stay safe.
Thanks for a great informative video 👍👍
Thanks for this easy to follow
This video helped me a lot. Thanks for taking the time to make it. KD5DPK
Glad it was of some help. Thanks for watching, 73’.
Thanks. Very clear instructions. 73s
Just bought the RT95, this video has been invaluable too me! Clear and concise. Could anyone recommend a power supply unit for it? I want to use it as a base station in my shack. Plus any recommendations for an antenna?
Did you find a power supply Peter? I already have a 5 AMP constant power supply and wondering if it will be beefy enough for the Anytone which I've just ordered.
@@Ben_3113 Hi Ben
Yes I managed to get hold of one but thanks for thinking about me
Thank you, I have been very helpful ti2bf Curridabat city
Great video! Big help.
Glad it was of some use, cheers and 73'
Fantastic, do you have a PDF of it, you're right the manual is a nightmare
Excellent video, even if I am a little late to the party. I am looking to build a grab and go box next spring and I have had my eye on the RT95, which is the same radio only re-badged. My concern was the manual programming and whether or not it could be done and if alpha tagging was an option, you have answered my questions, thank you so much. Great video and thank you for making the understanding of it a little easier. 73 M6KVK
Many thanks for the feedback and it’s very much appreciated. Glad the video was of some help. 73’ and stay safe.
I have the RT95 and just tried this but Chan menu 9 is not NAME
Hi Mike.
After naming a channel in the memory is it possible to toggle between channel name and the settings stored to reveal frequency, CTCSS etc? Thanks. Neil
Hi Neil,
You can indeed. In settings there’s an option to display either Channel Name or Frequency readout (which shows offset and tone as well).
73’
Hi Mike, can you tell me what this radio is like using a base colinear? Do you get intermod problems or breakthrough from PMR bands? The last Chinese radio I bought I had to send back because it worked fine as a mobile but as soon as I plugged in my 2m/70cms base colinear it suffered terribly.
I couldn’t tell you to be honest. I don’t use 2m/70cm at all, purely HF myself. But hopefully someone can assist in the comments. 73’
I'm so new to this & this might be a dumb question but are the channels the same no matter where u live? Or how do I find which is the right ones for transmission & receiving?
Hi Amanda, no question is dumb :)
Depending on where you live, repeaters will change and a way to find your local repeater(s) would be to check out the RepeaterBook website, they also do an app for your mobile device.
Search your area for 2 metre and 70 centimetre repeaters and you should find a few that will be heard.
Now I must state and I presume you already know but, transmitting on this radio without a ham license on the amateur radio bands can land you in hot water.
You could use it for PMR 446 (license free) but the problem with that is - the radio isn’t a legal standard PMR radio and pushes out far too much power for the PMR band.
Just wouldn’t want anyone getting into any issues using these radios that’s all.
Stay safe!
Look for repeater in your area
Great video! I'm easily hitting repeaters in the area within 30 miles in decent conditions. Sound quality is good and the fit and finish seem solid (to me anyway). For the money and features, you can't go wrong.
73
KE8SKH
Parabéns amigo, excelente vídeo de explicação
Hey Mike, here's another issue with my radio...
I want to add one of our local repeaters, and it is showing the split. It has the CTC on the transmit, but it's still showing simplex when i transmit.
Another example of it's not as easy as it seems.
Also, I can not put a UHF frequency on A side, and it automatically does the split.
I have to put VHF on A and UHF on B.
In my 878, it is so easy to program. Why can't this radio be as easy
Everything I wanted to know about manual repeater programming - nothing I didn't want to know. You should write your own user manual for this radio.
Many thanks for the kind feedback, It really is very much appreciated indeed. 73'
thanks a lot perfect clear instructions ! 73
very good instructions!!!
Thanks for tutorial Mike. I did get confused at 1:31 when you said the repeater's receive freq was 433.15, I think you meant the repeater's output freq (the one you receive on).
Thanks Steve, maybe I wasn’t very clear but I meant the frequency that the repeater listens on, so the one you’d transmit over to the repeater 👍🏻 (uplink frequency)
Great video mate but when I scroll down to option 9 to name the repeater I don't have the option to name any ideas ?
very helpful. thank you.
Very good, thanks for share with us.
Well, do you still own the radio? It's been three years since the video was posted and I wanted the opinion of someone who has this equipment for a long time.
I still have the radio yes, but to be honest I don't use it much as I don't really use 2m/70cm. But it does still work as it should.
@@OntheMicwithMike thank you
You can do this with chirp now, chirp works well with this unit.
'ai un souci avec mon micro, ma touche A/B n'est plu fonctionel ni mes touches numérique ou peut ton modifier pour réactionné les Touches du Micro. je vous remerci.
I have a problem with my microphone, my A/B key is no longer functional nor my number keys or can you modify it to react the Microphone keys. thank you
My radio Displays an error When I try to enter the offset.
Any idea how to change that?
Very informative.