I got two new Radioddity GD-77 radios the other day - one for new ham KE8PFB, and one for myself.
Programming the radio from the keypad is awkward but not impossible, and we got one analog channel up and running to reach the ARROW repeater. That was plenty to confirm that it was working.
We'll tackle DMR next. I have a DMR hotspot, so it should be possible to share it.
The included instructions were in German and in English, and the "how to get a DMR ID" instructions were for Europe. This led to a support ticket - the USA instructions are at RadioID.net.
The GD-77 is supported by dmrconfig, and I was able to convert my RD-5R configuration to it without too much trouble. The GD-77 only has two squelch settings, so the RD-5R's configuration needs to be edited - other than that, surprisingly easy.
The GD-77 user interface is nearly identical to the RD-5R. A few of the key bindings are a little different, but it's otherwise effectively the same radio as far as capabilities and controls. I guess that's OK, but I sort of wanted to get a completely different rig from what I already had. The tradeoff of course is that it was completely familiar.
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