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A Lemmy Community to share links about and for amateur (ham) radio to advance the technology, and promote communication and international goodwill. This community IS NOT for CB, GMRS, MURS, FRS, etc topics unless they are related to ham radio in some way.

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If asking questions about regulations, please include your country because we recognize that, while the hobby is international, regulations often aren't.

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@amateur_radio Just passed my Technician test!! Looking into the Anytone 878. Is this a good or bad first unit? (mastodon.social)

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@amateur_radio Just passed my Technician test!! Looking into the Anytone 878. Is this a good or bad first unit?

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[–] TrojanHam 3 points 10 months ago

I wouldn't recommend the AT-878uvII+ (or the 878uv) as a first rig. It is a good radio (I have one) but it is DMR and uses a Windows-only CPS that isn't user friendly to program the rig. Similarly, it is a bear to program on the rig. Unless you really want to get into DMR (is there activity in your area?), I would suggest the king of all HTs - the Radio Shack HTX-202 (I have one as well). They're easy to program on the rig, true FM, have a superhetrodyne receiver, are a classic, and can be found at reasonable price on eBay. Drawbacks - only 2m, big, squelch seems sensitive to some of my computer monitors, and you'll probably need to buy a wall charger and new battery.