OpenGD77

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003029376818.html

I just ordered one from your link. Also told me it was the last one and would not let me buy 2. I had to buy the British wall adapter.

Not sure what was / is happening. I hope someone finds this information useful. I am using Win11. I was able to upgrade the firmware in both my GD77's with the February firmware with no problems. I am having intermittent problems programming the radios with CPS. When the GD77 is powered and connecte...

I had device not found while trying to program my GD77. I was able to resolve the problem myself, but I wanted to share my resolution. The particular computer that I was using did not have OpenGD77 CPS installed. I had forgotten that I had not yet installed it on this computer. Without the CPS insta...

I was very happy to see the DCS feature added to this firmware. I use DCS for one repeater in town and also for a couple simplex channels. Prior to the feature addition, I had already programmed those channels with the DCS codes in my codeplug and was content to not use them on this radio. This morn...

The HT comes with three levels (10W, 5W, 1W) so the high power level would not have to be use very often as I would see it. There are only a few situations that I could see that it would be need be need but my only interest is really to see what the radio is possible of, not really use it as a regu...

KU4ZD wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 14, 2019 1:50 am

10 watts can be fun to play with using a little better replacement antenna.

Why? It's only 3db gain, but is going to deplete your battery > twice as fast. Plus its going to start bumping into FCC exposure limits. While they may only be regulation in FCC land, the physics is the same everywhere.

Spent a few years in commercial two way, currently work for Bird. Have built a couple repeaters based on pi-star. I live near Cleveland, OH, USA.