I am a CERT in California. I use this with my 578 to give me a 50 watt base radio when we are sent out in the field.
There is a setting which allows you to turn the base radio and the BT-01 on/off using a single button on the BT-01.

I am very happy with the OEM battery on my AT-D878UV. But, it never hurts to have a spare readily available. As always, irdering from BridgeCom is easy and accurate.

having some difficulty comprehending the digital programming still

still working on setting up HT so I can use SkyBridge

I think you get what you pay for. The BridgeCom University Training is extensive and helpful. It is the difference between purchasing another vendor hotspot, spending hours researching how to get it working ( and some people like to do that) and being provided the tools to get up and running with minimal time investment. I fall into the later group, and that's part of what I paid for. I researched the SkyBridge as well - the hardware is a Pi 4 the package is really quality. I think you will be happy with BridgeCom if you agree with my assessments. 73's

Easy to find what I wanted. It was just as easy to order, ppay and have it shipped. The shipingf was great as the product arrived earlier than exppected. PERFECT. The Radio is up and running and fits my needs extremely well. LOVE IT.

Never received

Not only did you sell me the equipment, but through the BridgeCom University Training Course you made sure that I knew how to use my 878 radio and my SkyBridge. I just wish that I was able to access the "show notes" in the training course.

I love the 578 mobile, does every thing it stated in the adds. I have not used the BT-01 as of yet. hope get it hooked up soon.
Ryan kd7rq. 3141166 enjoy!

Jeremiah Mulford called me and setup a remote session to connect to my Fire HD 8 tablet to assist with the upgrade. He knew that the upgrade failed when I tried it because I attempted to upgrade with the files located in the downloads directory on the Fire tablet. Once we moved the files to the root directory of the Fire tablet, the upgrade worked perfectly on the first attempt! Thank you Jeremiah, you are a rock star! Absolutely excellent service.

Works as it should

This radio for truly speaks for itself It is outstanding in every way she performed, It is surely out performed my Standards of at HT radio

My plan is to use this as part of my emergency response vehicle
This will now give the ability to operate from the driver seat, or from the rear of the vehicle, if incident command is needed on scene
The upgrade to the radio and BT 01 device is a little challenging, but the technical support from Bridgecom will get you through all of that
My recommendation is, if you have older radios, just be patient and it will be worth the wait
I did do a very informal battery test and I was able to get 14 to 15 hours of standby on the Bluetooth microphone and it still had one bar left
By the way, my brother was so impressed that he ended up upgrading to the BTO1 one as well

Regards.
Joe Joe.

used the 578 and the be01 in my auto works fine as the radio is under the seat; and only the bt01 is clipped on the dash with velcro

The radio arrived very quickly. To be honest was not quit ready myself. But overcame that part and the RADIO is up and running 100%. Could not ask for better service and support. EXCELLENT RADIO