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  • Echonet with Anytone 868

    From Dennis Scott@1:275/89 to All on Sun Feb 26 13:08:34 2023
    Hello Everyone,

    I have an Echonet question if I might.

    I'm considering using my Anytone 868 on Echonet but I can't find out any information about connecting the transceiver to my Windows PC. It came with a USB cable for programming it but I don't know if that would work with the Echonet software or not.

    If the cable works then what programming of the radio would I need to do?
    Seems that you can't really do anything with these DMR radios without programming it first on your computer.

    Has anyone here connected their Anytone to Echonet and if so, please elaborate.

    Thanks,
    Dennis, KD4LLC
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  • From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to Dennis Scott on Sun Feb 26 13:09:28 2023
    Re: Echonet with Anytone 868
    By: Dennis Scott to All on Sun Feb 26 2023 01:08 pm

    Hello Everyone,

    I have an Echonet question if I might.

    I'm considering using my Anytone 868 on Echonet but I can't find out any information about connecting the transceiver to my Windows PC. It came with a USB cable for programming it but I don't know if that would work with the Echonet software or not.

    If the cable works then what programming of the radio would I need to do? Seems that you can't really do anything with these DMR radios without programming it first on your computer.

    Has anyone here connected their Anytone to Echonet and if so, please elaborate.

    Do you mean EchoLink? As far I know, it'll work with any audio input device that Windows recognizes. If your USB cable is only for programming your HT, then likely, it cannot be used as a Windows audio device.
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to Dennis Scott on Mon Feb 27 00:33:00 2023
    Dennis,

    I have an Echonet question if I might.

    Did you mean Echolink?? If so, I can possibly assist, as I use it
    on my Windows 11 computer and my Android Smartphone. I've never heard
    of Echonet.

    Also, I maintain a spreadsheet of selected D-Star, Echolink, and
    D-Rats Nets from the first hyperlink off of my bio on QRZ.

    Daryl, WX4QZ

    ... Ham Radio D-Star, Echolink, D-Rats Net Spreadsheets: wx4qz.net/elk.htm
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