diff --git a/content/posts/2020-01-27-aprs-with-hytera-pd785g-v9/index.md b/content/posts/2020-01-27-aprs-with-hytera-pd785g-v9/index.md index 0877dd5..7e171bf 100644 --- a/content/posts/2020-01-27-aprs-with-hytera-pd785g-v9/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2020-01-27-aprs-with-hytera-pd785g-v9/index.md @@ -1,13 +1,11 @@ --- title: APRS With The Hytera PD785G summary: > - This article is based on the Firmware v9. If you still have v8 do not upgrade--- - the v8 is still the better choice! If you need a tutorial for v8 have a look - at [this website](https://dmraustria.at/gps-einstellungen-fuer-aprs-bei-hytera-geraeten/)--- - it is in german though. + This article is based on the Firmware v9. categories: [amateur-radio] tags: [dmr,aprs,hytera] date: 2020-01-27T17:34:01+01:00 +lastmod: 2022-12-15T06:35:56+01:00 --- diff --git a/content/posts/2020-05-17-change-the-bands-in-your-anytone-codeplug/index.md b/content/posts/2020-05-17-change-the-bands-in-your-anytone-codeplug/index.md index 66ceb86..3ba80d2 100644 --- a/content/posts/2020-05-17-change-the-bands-in-your-anytone-codeplug/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2020-05-17-change-the-bands-in-your-anytone-codeplug/index.md @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ summary: > categories: [amateur-radio] tags: [macos,anytone,dmr,reminders] date: 2020-05-17T11:38:31+02:00 +lastmod: 2022-12-15T06:38:03+01:00 --- @@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ the channel knob and power the radio off when it shows the desired limits. But I've read on social media (Telegram) that some people were not able to change their bands---mostly users of mobile radios. In this conversation -[Arnold, OE1IAH](http://oe1iah.at) shared his work-around for this. +Arnold, OE1IAH shared his work-around for this. He just changed the 17th byte in the codeplug file so the bands in the codeplug matched the bands used on the radio. @@ -31,13 +32,19 @@ $ printf '\x03' | dd of=codeplug.rdt bs=1 seek=17 count=1 conv=notrunc ``` ## Why would you need this? -In Austria many of us use the website [dmraustria.at](http://dmraustria.at). The -codeplug for a Anytone radio had the bands set to `0` while some OMs could -not change the bands on their radios so the CPS did not let them write the -codeplug to the radio. +You get a codeplug from a friend but you cannot load it into your radio because +it uses a different band setting and you cannot change that on your radio. So +you want to change the band setting in the codeplug to match it your radio setting. -With this method you can change the bands in the codeplug so you can write the -codeplug to your radio even if you did not change the bands to `0`. +## But, what you still have to consider + +You change from **0** to **3**, that means you can store frequencies within +**136-174 MHz** and **400-480 MHz** while you use the **0** setting. You then +change your codeplug to only make use of **144-146 MHz** as well as **430-440 MHz**. + +_You see where this is going?_ + +You'd be fine if you only use frequencies within the HAM bands, though. ## Bands settings