The AnyTone D868UV radio is a VHF and UHF radio with both Digital DMR (Tier I and II) and Analog capabilities. It offers a total of 4,000 channels (Analog and Digital) and up to 130,000 contacts, as well as multiple DMR ID numbers (Radio ID’s) for a single radio.

This radio is Part 90 DMR commercial transceiver with a 1.77 inch color TFT display. 4,000 Channels with 10,000 Talk Groups. Frequency coverage is 140-174 / 400-480 MHz.

• VHF/UHF Dual Band: Monitor two bands at the same time (V+V, U+U & V+U). It will also monitor one receiver on analog and one receiver on digital.
• Digital DMR and Analog: Features both DMR digital and analog modes on any channel.
• High Power Output: 6 Watts, 4 Watts, 1 Watt selectable transmit power output.
• Color TFT Display: 1.77 inch color TFT screen with dual or single channel display.

User Manual Programming Manual

The software which programs the radio frequencies and all other user defined aspects of the radio operation is called a “codeplug”. Creating a codeplug is a ‘bottom up’ process where the lowest (common) elements must be created first, then built upon until a fully functional codeplug, that can be loaded into a radio, has been created. The AT-D868UV radio has unique software for both creating the codeplug and writing it into the radio for use. When you start creating a new codeplug, many lists and groups are populated with single entries, which may be used as placeholders for initial creation of lists. The programming software allows importing and exporting most of the programming parameters for the creation of large amount of input data to the radio (i.e. large lists of contact names).

Repeaterbook is currently developing a project to export data from DMR repeaters into a CSV file that can be imported into the radio's CPS. The export will allows for the collection of both analog and DMR repeaters, along with the associated DMR talkgroups. Repeaterbook has thoughtfully considered the concerns of repeater owners by not exporting configurations likely to cause harmful interference on the repeater, such as guessing at time slots for talkgroups. If a time slot is not known, the talkgroup is skipped and not exported. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of the radio operator to assure that the exported data, subsequently imported to the radio via any means, is proper and correct for the desired operation of the repeater.

The first searches with export capability will be linked from the DMR Niche Pages.

This is a multi-step process when working with this radio. You must first download the talk group CSV and import to the radio. The complete CSV of all talk groups can be downloaded here.

Step 1 is to create the Contact List.

Step 2 is to create the DMR ID List.

Step 3 is to create the Radio ID List.

Step 4 is to create the Scan List.

The talkgroup CSV contains every talk group recorded in the Repeaterbook database. There are three options, based on your needs:

1. DMR-MARC only compatible talk groups
2. BrandMeister only compatible talkgroups
3. Both DMR-MARC and BrandMeister compatible talkgroups

Numeric DMR talkgroup ID.

Full name of the talkgroup. Truncated at 9 characters

Full name of the talkgroup.

Can be blank.

Can be blank.

Can be blank.

Can be blank.

Values: “Group Cal”

Values: “None”

Once all talkgroups are entered, the Contact List should be imported back into the programming software the same way you exported the file. Click on TOOLS and then import. In the new window, click on Digital Contacts and select the .csv file you want imported.

The following information was derived from deconstructing the exported CSV file from the radio. Each row is headered by the column name in bold below. Each contact row requires an entry in each of the columns. If certain data is not known and could cause undesired consequences when transmitting on a repeater, such as defaulting a time slot to 1 when the time slot is not known, the contact will be skipped. Users must acknowledge that the data from Repeaterbook cannot be 100% guaranteed and must be re-checked through local sources before attempting to transmit through a repeater.

This is an auto incremented record number starting with 1 and increases in integer steps by 1. It should either be empty, or show sequential numbers starting with 1 for channel 1, 2 for channel 2, etc. Repeaterbook will autonumber each row sequentially.

This is a personalized channel name. Propose using the name of the nearest city and a talk group alias (abbreviation).

The receive frequency on the radio. Format is “nnn.nnnn”.

The transmit frequency on the radio. Format is “nnn.nnnn”.

Enumerated Values: “A-Analog”, “D-Digital.” For DMR channels, use D-Digital. For Analog channels, use A-Analog.

Enumerated Values: “High”, “Low” The radio is capable of four output power settings. Is there a “mid1”, “mid2” or equivalent setting? Repeaterbook will set this to “Low” to comply with FCC rules regarding utilizing the lowest transmit power required to maintain reliable communications. Users can override this setting in the export as needed.

Enumerated Values: “12.5K”, “25K” Use “12.5K” for DMR and “25K” for analog. When Repeaterbook begins tracking the bandwidth of the supported repeater modes, use this value instead.

Values: “Off”, analog PL value, digital PL value. Digital PL example “D125N”. Analog PL example “82.5”. Use the appropriate code or set to “Off” if no code or “CSQ” is present.

Values: “Off”, analog PL value, digital PL value. Digital PL example “D125N”. Analog PL example “82.5”. Use the appropriate code or set to “Off” if no code or “CSQ” is present.

Digital only. Name of the DMR talk group. It is allowed to have spaces. Maximum characters? For analog repeaters, it appears as though the name is “Contact 1”.

Digital only. This is the call sign of the radio owner. Since Repeaterbook requires users to be logged on to export, it will pull the call sign of the logged on user and insert it into this field.

Enumerated Values: “Always”, “Same Color Code”, “Off”

What do these values mean?

Enumerated Values: “Carrier”, “CTCSS/DCS” This is receive tone squelch (TSQ). It only applies to analog repeaters. If a repeater is known to be transmitting a CTCSS/PL/DPL tone, then turn this field to “CTCSS/DCS”. If the repeater is DMR, then set to “Carrier”.

Enumerated Values: “Off”, “DTMF”, “2Tone”, “5Tone”. Repeaterbook will set to “Off”.

Values: Analog only. DTMF ID. Repeaterbook will set to “1”.

Values: Analog only. 2 Tone ID. Repeaterbook will set to “1”.

Values: Analog only. 5 Tone ID. Repeaterbook will set to “1”.

Enumerated Values: “Off”, “at start”, “at end”, “both”. Analog channel only. Repeaterbook will set to “Off”.

Enumerated Values: “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, “7”, “8”, “9”. Digital channel only. The color code needed to access the repeater. Repeaterbook will enter the color code associated with the repeater. If no color code is known, the value will be set to “0”.

Enumerated Values: “1”, “2”. Digital channel only. The time slot the talkgroup (contact) is assigned to on the repeater. Repeaterbook will set to the time slot listed for the talkgroup in our database. If the time slot is not known, the talkgroup will be skipped from export.

Possible Values: “None”, name of the list.

Export will default to “None”.

Values: Digital channel only. Repeaterbook defaults to “None”.

Enumerated Values: “Off”, “On” Set to “Off” will allow transmitting on the channel. Set to “On” and the PTT will be locked out on this channel. Repeaterbook will set all channels to “Off” since the database only contains channels located on the amateur radio plan. Repeaterbook defaults to “Off”.

Enumerated Values: “Off”, “On” Repeaterbook will set this to “Off”.

Enumerated Values: “Off”, “On” Digital channel only. Repeaterbook will set to “Off”.

Enumerated Values: “Off”, “On” Digital channel only. Repeaterbook will default to “Off”.

Enumerated Values: “Enhanced Encryption”, “Normal Encryption”. Digital channel only. Repeaterbook will set to “Normal Encryption”.

Enumerated Values: “Off”, “On” Digital channel only. Repeaterbook will set to “Off”.

Enumerated Values: “Off”, “On” Digital channel only: Repeaterbook will set to “Off”.

Enumerated Values: “Off”, “On”.

This sets the transmit frequency to the receive frequency, putting the radio in simplex and transmitting on the repeater's output frequency.

Enumerated Values: “Off”, “On”. This is allowing an emergency button for workers who are alone to use. Repeaterbook will default this to “Off”. Repeaterbook will set this to “Off”.

Analog channel only. Can use a custom-entered frequency (Hz). Repeaterbook will set this to “0”.