AnyTone AT-778UV Dual Band Transceiver Mobile Radio VHF/Uhf Two Way Radio

This radio is excellent. I’ve received perfect signal reports (or as close as you can get to one) and I now have one in my car and one as my “base station” in my townhome. It pulls constant 13.7 volts, runs off of my external batteries perfectly, and is super easy to program with chirp. My car radio is connected to a magnetic mount antenna and my base station radio is connected to a j pole. The settings could be a little more descriptive and the manual could do a much better job at stating what all the settings are, especially for the shortcuts. For example, it states what the dual watch setup is but never states that it will show up as “RDW”. You have to go to the specific function number it mentions to figure that out. There are lists that people have put together for this - but that shouldn’t have been needed. This is a relatively small issue compared to the great price, ease of installation, great microphone, and overall value. The manual shortcomings isn’t enough of an issue for me to take off a whole star for it.

I’ve been running this radio as a base station for about 3 years. And it’s a great little radio. Excellent performance every time I fire it up. It sounds decent on receive and I get good audio reports on transmission. Easily programmed with CHIRP and the programming cable (which was an extra purchase). Considering the performance and the price, this is the best-kept secret in ham radio. Couple it with a decent antenna and you’ll be impressed with what it can do. It takes some time to become accustomed to the controls, but you’ll come to appreciate the versatility of the menu system. If you’re on a budget and hunting for a basic VHF/UHF FM radio, this is the one.

I have been very happy with this radio. As of now CHIRP does support this radio and I find it to be one of the easiest to program. The only draw back I see is that the frequency up/dwn buttons are on the side instead of the top of the microphone. This makes one hand operation during mobile nearly impossible and not have it transmit while you are trying to cycle the mike. They need to put the up/dwn on the top instead of the side. Otherwise I have found it to be a very good radio, good audio and easy to read the display even mobile. Using the channel button on the front is still a bit inconvenient when mobile and slower than using the mike up/dwn buttons. All around a good radio at a good price.

I own two and use them every day. The first is my base station (6 amp power supply). I added the second a year later for a mobile. Signals reports give me clear audio: I've never had problems being heard. I am hitting VHF repeaters 50 and 60 miles away. Big plus: the 6 buttons on the face are programmable: you set them to perform the functions you most use. For example, Scan and Reverse feature big in my use and I want the repeater buttons on the main list. The display is easy to read, CHIRP makes it easy to program. Problem: microphone's up and down buttons on the second radio don't work. What I would like to see improved: 1) RJ45 connector for microphone is fragile, I'd like a more robust connector; 2) UI is not intuitive, particularly for repeater settings and memorizing them as channels. Heads up! The older programming cables will not work with Windows 11; the cable with the newer chip cost me $30 from RT Systems. The Newer models added VOX capability and require a different CHIRP programming file. It would have been convenient to use the same file to update both radios' programming. The new models with VOX are not labeled any differently from the older models. Tip: Power connector is standard T type; make a couple for use in base or as portable. Disclaimer: I've not used other makes and models.

My unit came with a flash drive containing the software. Here is a summary of how to program the radio. 1. Install the software as you would with any software. 2. Click on the newly installed icon and you will see an option to install "USBToComPort_Win8." You must install this driver. 3. Open the software and turn on the radio. 4. In the software, click on "SET," and then, "Set Com." The Com port window will open. Click on the pull down for the available Com ports and leave it open. Plug the programming cable into the radio. Now plug the other end of the cable into a USB port on your computer and watch for a new Com port to pop up in the pull down menu. Select that Com port. 5. Click on "Program," and then click on "Read from Radio." You have to do this step first to save an image (configuration) of your radio. Once this is done, you now have a usable file in which you can begin entering your frequencies. Click on "File" and "Save As" and give your new file a filename. 6. Enter your frequencies, CTCSS etc. and any configuration settings you want, like AOP (automatic power on), DTMF, scan type, default volume, etc (see screenshots below). 7. Click the file save icon. 8. Click "Program," and then click "Write to Radio." 9. Done. I really like this little radio. It's built solid, and the greater portion of the case is aluminum heatsink. The receive sound quality is very good, and reports on the transmit sound quality are also very good. And I found it quite easy to learn and use. I am using an old ATX computer power supply, so my input voltage is only 12.4V, but I get full quieting on every repeater within about 25 miles. I don't have a reliable power meter to measure the actual output. This little radio does everything I need, and it does it well. If I buy a radio for the car, I'll buy another one of these. At this price point, it's a no-brainer.

Love this radio but it's keypad locked up recently. Mic keys (except ptt) work but nothing on the unit works. Does anyone know of a place I can send this for repair? I tried to factory reset via the software etc. But no luck. This is my main home desk 2m/440 radio used on 5 watts 90% of the time with a mag mount dual band antenna on my metal frame large box fan. SWR adjusted down to 1:1. KF6YKM since late 90's. Any info appreciated. Ham since 99 - Advanced Class License - This is a REAL dual band radio in the same ballpark as the big boys. The COLOR screen is phenomenal: Full of info and very colorful which really makes it a pleasure to operate. Operation and programming is easy and simple. I ordered the cable but not felt the need for it. Others have complained about the DTMF functions. It has them but since I don't use them it doesn't affect me. It offers dual watch altho I don't really use that either. Power is nice. 5-15-25 watts. And changeable on the fly. I am repeater guy so 5 watts on a indoor j-pole is fine. I also tested it on a 1/4 wave dual band mag mount on my older fan with a metal case and works nicely as well. For $120 this little rig can't be beat. I did not read the manual at all. (it is a bit rough.) Went on youtube, watched a fellow show how to program / use it and voila! Easy. Has a logical menu system layout and intuitive interface. It feels like a rugged rig. I have had two other "mobile" style Chinese rigs. The first was was okay for $60 but hard to program manually. The second I ordered recently ($80) and returned. No transmit audio. Three bands - 2m, 220 and 440. I could key the repeaters up but no audio came thru. I tested locally with my HT's and true. No output audio. Returned it here to Amazon. It was tough to program manually as well altho CHIRP supports it and made it much easier. Often I like to program on the fly and this AnyTone rig is easy for that. BTW, CHIRP so far does not support this little rig BUT it has it own downloadable software. Not tried it but looked at it. Looks capable enough. Okay, bottom line - how does it sound: Speaker audio out is nice and clear and loud. Some have complained it takes two keys to adjust volume and squelch and that is true. I don't find it a big deal as the keys are next to the multi function rotary dial. Thumb press and turn. Voila. Had a buddy of mine check the audio on a repeater and reported it sounded good, loud and crisp. Can't ask for anything better. I had a feeling it would sound fine as I used it simplex here with the granddaughters helping and it worked and sounded fine. This rig is semi wide banded so working on MURS and GMRS is possible. Of course stay within legal guidelines and make sure your antenna is tuned for those bands. GMRS 10 year licenses are $80 last I checked and MURS is free but keep the power low. Same with FRS. So from a non technical ham that just wants to use a good rig and hear and be heard without too much hassle to work and program, I give this rig two thumbs up.

This little unit replaced the Final Eating B-Tech. Great heat dissipation, The Amateurs I have spoken to all comment how nice the transmit signal sounds both Simplex and repeater. A decent antenna with GAIN will give you enough distance for either mode. The handmike is comfortable and ergonomic fitting. Programming is better than the HTX 212,242 from Radio Shack and tons better the btech and baofengs . Great features ,small size, wont melt through your dashboard if you get a case of alligator operation ( all mouth, no ears,hihi) I literally stuff mine between the Passenger seat and center console of my 2017 Renegade Trail Hawk. For the price? Its a fantastic find for the brand new Amateur looking for a basic FM rig to a Packet rig, to the well seasoned Extra. It gets the KB2SEO stamp of approval. Will be buying one for the Shack and house soon!

This at778UV by Anytone appears to be the same as : 1. RT95 by Retevis 2. DBR2500 by Midland 3. CRT Micron It took me three hours of searching and testing to find correct version of programming software and interface driver. Running Windows 7 Pro and a Prolific PL2303 chip in cable. I found Version 1.0.0 programming software and Prolific Driver PL2303 version 3.2.0.0 USB TO SERIAL PORT ( on com port 3). this is so confusing I not even sure what i'm telling you here. Any ham radio company that is “not” supporting ease of programming with Chirp or spreadsheet files is not fit for mobile service. Why have a radio with 200 plus channels without easy programming from a repeater directory database? They should include programming cable and access to programming software via chirp. Transmit audio is weak per comments from other known hams. Receive audio has scratchy distortion at all volume levels on both radio speaker and microphone speaker. Programming software, if they m ever get chirp or Version #1 working with copy and paste data from spreadsheet I would consider keeping this radio. Difficult direct entry only. no cut and paste allowed, no Chirp, no spreadsheet importing. I'm not here to slam Anytone but the amount of effort to get this radio programmed makes it a garage radio at best. I used it once in RV and then removed it because of a it's just quirky and full of odd problems. The Transmit frequency programmed in radio did not always match the transmit frequency read by computer programming files. I had to fix mismatches at the radio. endless quirks. This may seem like a great deal for a new ham, but stop and think about us that have to struggle to hear their low kevel audio in a emergency, or how the negative comments effect their enjoyment of Ham radio and desire to upgrade, Too many quirks and struggles. Those of you that like a pretty display might like the cool factor.