If you have any more information or modifications that you’d like to share electronics geek will be comfortable at this level.Īdvanced: excellent soldering skills required, very good knowledge of electronics and/or Moderate: some skill required in soldering,Įlectronics and/or computing, some disassembly needed. Picking up a screwdriver makes you break out in a cold sweat, however, you Each modification is rated on a difficulty scale as follows:Įasy: no specialist skills required, easy Not all of these modifications are my own ideas, and credit hasīeen given to the original author of the information as best as I have beenĪble to find. Presented here is a collection of modifications & technical informationįor the 578. Rated for 60 watt output on VHF and 45 watts on UHF, 4000 channels, 200,000 (increased to 500,000 in the improved 578PLUS) digital contacts, true simultaneous dual receive including dual same band RX, the 578 has been eagerly anticipated, and well worth the wait. But the 578 is more than just an 878 crammed into a mobile radio case. Anyone familiar with the AnyTone handheld 878 DMR handheld will instantly be at home using this radio. Updating the SCT3258 baseband / DMR codec firmwareĪnyTone’s AT-D578UV is a superb dual or tri band DMR & FM mobile radio.
Preventing your 578 from freezing / locking up and how to cure many problems Replacing the SO-239 socket with an N-type socketīacking up or restoring vital alignment & configuration data of your radio
My receive keeps cutting in and out on FM, can that be fixed?Įxpanding FM band frequencies 76 to 121 MHzĬhanging the display font / modifying some of the iconsĮnabling full test / self adjustment modeĪ mod to improve the output volume of the 578 internal speaker What about fortuitous air band (118-136 MHz) reception for non PLUS models? Receiver sensitivity & transmit output power measurements Selecting operational bands updated some new band changesĮxpanding RX frequencies: modified firmware based on v1.14 & v2.01 available for download Known button held during power up sequences Using the address book to dial EchoLink nodes Make your radio sound like a Motorola, or play with some other fun tone sequences
Using a Bluetooth module for external audio input and output for digital modes etc. Modify the 578 microphone for external audio input and output for SignaLink etc. Microphone socket pinouts & information, including use of a base microphone for your 578, with schematicĪn integrated power supply & console is available for the 578 How to reply on an active channel found while scanningĪ remote mount head / display for the 578?Ĭustom engraved call sign labels for your radioĭifferences between the two external speaker sockets Strange error messages - Band Error has it’s own section, click here (updated)Ī website with lots of great hints & tips for the AnyTone DMR radio family
Trouble getting the drivers to install or work properly on Win 7 or 10
Virus detected! Is the CPS software really safe to use? Hint when using the programming software / CPS What is the difference between the AnyTone AT-D578UV and Alinco DR-MD500 / DR-MD520? What is the difference between the AnyTone AT-D578UV and AT-D878UV? It is possible to cause the radio to cease functioning correctly if instructions are not carried out with care. Use caution if writing non standard data to the radio in some of the advanced modifications listed below.Save yourself a lot of headaches and REBUILD the codeplug before writing it to your radio. You just can’t tell, the CPS won’t tell you unless it is a very early version codeplug. While it might be convenient, you can’t be guaranteed what version the shared codeplug was built under, and therefore whether it would work properly under the firmware version installed in your radio. For the same reason above, I would caution anyone from sharing and using other people’s codeplugs.This keeps the underlying data sent to the radio consistent in version. You must REBUILD your codeplug every time a new CPS or firmware version is installed. Codeplug version, CPS programming software version and firmware version present in the radio must all match in version number.