OpenGD77

GD-77 and DM-1801 have several advantages over the UV380/RT-3S They both have separate RF sections for VHF and UHF and hence have a cleaner Tx signal and also better Rx sensitivity Also they take around 30% less current when in Rx standby. So have much better battery life than the UV380/RT3S SNIP I...

if someone is interested in hacking on an Auctus A6 based radio and they happen to be in the US, right now a non-keypad version, CO04D is going for USD$12 ea. I doubt you could buy the individual components for that price. BTW, here are some CPS screenshots taken of Auctus A6 related radios and a di...

this radio uses the Auctus A6 chip, it is used in a variety of low cost DMR HT besides Baofeng. A ham in the United States dove pretty deep in another radio using the A6. Here is a good collection of info on the A6 https://jhart99.com/auctus-a6/ https://jhart99.com/auctus-a6-revealed/ https://jhart9...

this radio uses the Auctus A6 chip, it is used in a variety of low cost DMR HT besides Baofeng. A ham in the United States dove pretty deep in another radio using the A6. Here is a good collection of info on the A6 https://jhart99.com/auctus-a6/ https://jhart99.com/auctus-a6-revealed/ https://jhart9...

component level repair Electronic tech and design engineer A/V tech; Network and Systems engineer and Administrator - 50+ years took early retirement due to pandemic trying to survive on SS income RALPH Hi Ralph Good to see you here. Looking forward to hearing you on the local repeaters. Liz KI5PGJ

I have 40+ years IT experience, it wasn't called IT when I started. You should get an GD77, I have 3 of them for family use and help other local club members install OpenGD77 and Open1801 on several other GD77 radios. In addition I bought one to give to my brother, unfortunately I didn't realize the...

if you ever have a need for a MD-2017 let me know, it isn't going anywhere. well I can still provide the radio to a developer, even if you use it as a paperweight :-) I figure it has more usefulness in the hands of someone other than myself. FWIW, I've donated quite a bit of hardware to OpenBSD proj...

I have a TYT MD-2017 (no GPS) which I can donate to your team

The only issue is it now displays in chinese language after the last factory firmware update, which makes it unusable for me

Unfortunately, I am only aware of one DMR repeater in the Louisville area, and I think it's currently down: 443.000 +5MHz CC1 K4KTR (Actually managed by KK4CZ) Most of the hams I know in the area with DMR radios use them with hotspots. Repeater book lists this one in LaGrange, but as of yet I've no...

Hi Welcome I see you are from Ky, I was curious if you know much about DMR repeaters in Louisville area? I'm originally from Louisville, but moved to New Mexico 45 years ago, but my brother ( and folks ) still live there. He is also a ham with an old VHF handheld so I bought him a GD77 for Christmas...