AnyTone AT-778UVII Transceiver Mobile Radio Dual Band 25W VHF/UHF VOX Vehicle Car Radio w/Cable

This is an inexpensive mobile unit, so know that going in and you'll probably like it. I was going back and forth on whether to get this or the 5888UV or just leave my TD-H8 hooked up in the truck. In the end I wanted a real mobile mostly for the buttons on the mic, and the better speaker in the unit. Also nice to have one less battery that might decide to melt down one day while I'm charging it. I have not gotten a chance to test this too much but here are some first impressions.The good: Easy to program. If you can program a handheld in Chirp then you can program this. Not sure what people are talking about with the volume control, I set my knob to change volume instead of channel in Chirp and it works fine. I have to push a button to switch channels with the knob now, but I mostly just use the keypad or up/down on the mic for that anyway. Seems to work quite well so far. I have to explore the menus some more but it looks like it has a lot of configuration options without hooking it to a computer.The bad: Only 6 characters for channel name? Disappointing, even cheap handhelds usually support 7-8. I have to rename a bunch of things now to make sure I can use it effectively. Screen gets hit with glare easily and makes it difficult to read, but I think mounting it at a good angle can solve this for me. Right now it's just sitting in front of my shifter while I test it out. Also what is this mic clip? It's not the standard clip I was expecting (and already have a mount for on the dash), so I'll be looking for a replacement or something I can make. I snagged one off my scanner temporarily... it's a little low on the mic body and sits tight in the mount so it might not be great long term. The mic cable could also be a little longer, but it's not a big deal.All in all I'm happy with it for the price. The others I looked at in this price range didn't seem like a good buy to me and I've heard good things about Anytone units. I'll put it through its paces and probably eventually get a 50w unit for the truck. This one is so tiny I'd like to set it up for portable use. I'm thinking I can get some quick disconnects for the power cable and take it with me in a backpack with a slim jim antenna. Maybe I can run it off a jump pack or small lithium battery, have to see what the voltage drop looks like while transmitting but I think it should be fine.

I've always wanted to install a radio inside my 2018 KIA Sorento but I didn't want it to stick out like a sore thumb. The Anytone is small and compact enough that I can install it under the steering wheel without getting in the way. I eventually extended the microphone cable so I can connect the microphone from the center console.For these types of radio's, it's very easy to use. I was able to manually program in a local repeater with relative ease. I used CHIRP to program the radio and its menu systems as I have well over 150 frequencies to cover most of the repeaters in the Northeast US.The radio works quite well. The audio is okay and I like that you adjust things like squelch and power levels right from the front panel or even the microphone.It's no 50 watt rig but compared to my previous setup of using a HT within the car, it's far superior.

This Anytone radio fits perfectly in my little Honda, and its color screen, while on the smallish side, is bright and perfectly readable. It has a great sound through my attached Bearcat external speaker, and I am perfectly readable to other hams on our repeater.My only criticism of the radio is the delay in exiting some commands; for example, if I press the A/B button, it stays in the A/B mode for about 10 seconds - if I immediately attempt to change channels using up/down keys on the remote, the unit treats that as an A/B command and simply switches back and forth between the two bands. While you can immediately exit the function delay by pressing the "Func" button on the radio, I found I can also exit by pressing the "*" key on the microphone. All in all, I think it's a great little radio once you figure out its eccentricities.

This little radio is really amazing. Great quality sound and signal reports. Lots of memory spots. Easy to program with anytone software or chirp.Requires a FCC license to legally use. Small in size with surprisingly large capabilities.

Great little radio. Lots of info on programming on YouTube. Turned on power source and the radio and dialed in a repeater and came in loud and clear. Don’t turn on the radio with out being connected to a antenna or dummy load.

We bought this radio fast because the tariffs radio is easy to operate and good support from the company.We like it, good price and nice designAnd slike on the dashboard. 🤠😎