Anytone Anytone 868UV question.

[scottm2015]

Hey there.

Question for some of the well-versed operators using Anytone's. I'm fairly new to Anytone radios, so please, forgive my lack of knowledge on them.

I bought an anytone 868 off another ham operator, and somehow, they ended up putting the 878 software on it. I didn't realize it until recently, and now the radio is acting all weird. I've tried contacting Anytone through their website, and that was pretty useless, either nobody reads the emails, or they're somewhere in a deep void at the Anytone offices.

I've tried to roll back the software, but none of the usual reset tricks I've found online work. Does anyone know of a way that I can rid this 868UV of the 878UV software? Trying to load it through QXCodePro and through the CPS software (which oddly, the only one that works is the 878 v1.10) doesn't work either.

Obviously, I don't want the wrong software on the radio and would prefer to have the real software that belongs to this radio on it, in case I brick it or totally wreck it.

Any thoughts or suggestions? Or is there really no danger having the wrong software on the radio?

 

[dickie757]

Can you pull the codeplug? If so, do it then do a reset.

Also, is your ID in the radio, or the other operator?

 

[scottm2015]

Hi, I managed at one point to do a reset through the CPS using the 878 software. I was able to reinitialize it, but still not able to do a reset. Currently there is no ID in the radio. Is pulling the codeplug the same thing as reinitializing the radio?

(Sorry for the total noob questions with this radio, I appreciate your help )

 

[dickie757]

No. To initialize, a key press combination is used on power-up.

I dont think the problem is the cross-flash, I think the problem lies in the CP itself.