Digital DMR Dual-Band Handheld Commercial Radio

CPS

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 a 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 simultaneously (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 “code plug.” Creating a code plug is a ‘bottom-up’ process where the lowest (common) elements must be created first, then built upon until a fully functional code plug that can be loaded into a radio has been created. The AT-D868UV radio has unique software for creating the code plug and writing it into the radio for use. When you start creating a new code plug, many lists and groups are populated with single entries, which may be used as placeholders for the initial creation of lists. The programming software allows importing and exporting most of the programming parameters to create a 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 imported into the radio's CPS. The export will allow for the collection of both analog and DMR repeaters and the associated DMR talkgroups. RepeaterBook has thoughtfully considered repeater owners' concerns 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 radio operator's responsibility to assure that the exported data, subsequently imported to the radio via any means, is proper and correct for the repeater's desired operation.

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 it to the radio. The complete CSV of all talk groups can be downloaded here.

• Step 1: create the Contact List
• Step 2: create the DMR ID List
• Step 3: create the Radio ID List
• Step 4: create the Scan List
• Step 5: create the Zone List
• Step 6: create the Channel - Frequency List
• Step 7: Optional Setting

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

RepeaterBook default is BOLD.

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 next step is to fill the radio with all possible contacts you may ever encounter. By doing this, the radio will, for each contact you make, display the name, DMR ID, callsign, etc., of the individual you are connected with.

The Contact List is a “look-up” table for the radio to display all the contacted person's details instead of only the DMR ID number. Individual entries (updates) can be made as shown below but would be very time consuming when creating the initial list.

A master list of DMR contacts in CSV format is available at the DMR-MARC website: All DMR-MARC Users

This database of contacts can be directly used for DMR ID’s and imported into the radio as required. Download the list and open it up as an excel spreadsheet.

This step is completed completely outside of RepeaterBook. Follow the CPS manual for additional information.

This step is completed completely outside of RepeaterBook. Follow the CPS manual for additional information.

This step is completed completely outside of RepeaterBook. Follow the CPS manual for additional information.

This step is completed completely outside of RepeaterBook. Follow the CPS manual for additional information.

This radio offers the programming of 4,000 channels for UHF and VHF.

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 unknown 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.

Export defaults are BOLD.

This step is completed completely outside of RepeaterBook. Follow the CPS manual for additional information.

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