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How to update the firmware on the AnyTone 878

Hi everyone, this is Cody from BridgeCom Systems, I'm going to be showing you how to update the firmware on your AnyTone radio. Now, this is going to be specific to the 878 and the 878 PLUS, and possibly newer versions, but currently, this is what it applies to.

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How To Change the Transmit Power on your AnyTone

Hi, everyone. This is Cody from BridgeCom Systems. In this video, I'm going to be showing you how to adjust the power level on your AnyTone radio. As you can see here, there's no way to actually change the power level right now, of the transmit power. There's a variety of reasons why you might want to do this. First up, open up your programming software, in this case, this radio is using, I believe, it's 111. We've got the software open here. Now go into optional settings and go to a key function.

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How to Add Local Repeaters to your DMR Plug and Play Package

Hi, everyone. This is Cody with BridgeCom Systems and in today's video, I'm going to be showing you how to add local repeaters to your new plug and play package. Now, this is really easy to do. You just have to install the CPS, and we're going to program up to a new zone so you can have all your local repeaters right in your radio. So, if we go over here to the actual radio itself, we can see right now the only zone in here is your DV MEGA zone. So, we can change the channels on there, but we don't have any other repeaters and there's no way to really add them in.

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How to reinitialize your AnyTone 868/878

Hi, everyone. This is Cody from BridgeCom Systems, and in this video, I'm going to be showing you how to reinitialize your radio. So this will apply to the AnyTone 868, 878, 878 PLUS, and probably future radios. But that's what it applies to at this point in time.

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How to locate your HotSpot on Brandmeister

Hello! Many of you have HotSpots or are planning to get one. HotSpots are a very quick way to get on the air fast using DMR. You can start making new friends all over the world. In this video Chuck, KØXM,...

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AnyTone 868 / 878 Programming Guide V1.33

If you have an AnyTone 868 or 878, we have a gem for you. Major props to Trygve (pronounced TRIG-VEE) Svärd for producing this exhaustive guide. In this guide, it will highlight the necessary steps to programming your AnyTone Handheld...

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Is a repeater right for my application? How to test for coverage before spending money.

We are oftentimes asked what is the radio range of a repeater and will it work for my application. This is almost impossible for us to answer as we have no idea about the setting or area the repeater is...

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100 Watts And A Wire Episode 155 - BridgeCom Interview.

"On this episode, it's Field Day! We talk about this great event and remind you to stay safe, hydrated and to have fun. Plus, the backstory on the recent photo posted on social media. Some people thought K0STH ate a squirrel. Others, a human liver. Raspberry Pi? We also learn a little more about...