Chuck - still working on that repeater issue too. I am not able to get them either. I am even using the settings from the Repeater book too.
On Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM Daniel Poirot via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Chuck, > > You really stepped in it! > AnyTone is supported in CHIRP, but not the 878 HT. > > From the Reddit: > The DMR radio uses different parts of that info than CHIRP and many analog > radios use. > > To easily explain this, download your contacts into your AnyTone CPS and > export the CSV file to open into an editor. (CSV files are clear text) > > Next, open CHIRP and import a contact list from somewhere. Then export > that into a CSV file to open into an editor. > > Compare the header row as well as the data either one provides. > > So, Take the 2 CSV files as shown above and manually populate the rows > from the CHIRP to the CPS CSV file export. Then import the new CSV that the > CPS likes and upload the new data into your radio. There may be some > additional changes to the CPS data in order to get the whole RDT file to be > compatible with your radio as well. > > The way cool TIDRADIO H3 has an alternate firmware called nicFW. TIDRADIO > is supported in CHIRP, but not with the nicFW loaded. > > I did the same dance with the nicFW tool - read from the CSV file and > paste into the nicFW programming tool. Tedious, but workable. > > 73 > Dan KJ5IZK > > P.S. This looks interesting: > https://support.bridgecomsystems.com/anytone-878-v2-model-cps-firmware-downloads > > > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM Chuck Brown via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Good afternoon. >> >> I bought an AnyTone 878 HT, not realizing I needed a PhD, an undergrad in >> engineering, and black magic to program this thing. >> >> So, I'm looking for anyone that could sit with me and show me how to >> program this handheld rubix-cube supercomputer. I have the RT Systems >> software, but the hitch needs to be with the importing and programming the >> talkgroups. >> >> I'll gladly buy someone a burger for helping me. >> >> If not, this bad boy will be put under the back tires of an oversize load >> 18 wheeler. I'd drown it, but it's waterproof. Fire is out of the >> question in this drought, sadly. >> >> So if you can help, I'd appreciate a kind helping hand. >> >> This is one of those times where I'm actually wishing I had bought the >> Baofeng, LOL. >> >> -- >> Chuck W. Brown >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Richard Bonica C: 281.935.7222 Email: [email protected] Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile Territory: NE Fort Bend CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Ameture Radio
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