Radioddity GD77S Voice Enabled

Contents:

Programming

This Radio is voice enabled. Voice prompts are available for:

Channel number
RX frequency
TX frequency
Zone (mode)
Time Slot (1 or 2)
Color Code
DMR ID
Power Setting

Specifications:

Frequency Range: VHF:136-174MHz, UHF 400-470MHz
Maximium Output Power: 5W
High-Low Power: 5W/1W
Newly added Channel Rotate Button
Analog & Digital DMR Tier I & II, compatible with Motorola and other DMR radios
Contact ID Capacity: 256
RX Group list: 76, each RX group list can hold 32 contact ID Scan list: 64, each scan list can hold 32 channels
Zone Capacity: 32, each zone can hold 16 channels
Channel Capacity: 1024
Battery Capacity: 2200 mAh Li-Po battery
Driver-free programming cable, plug and play
SMA-Male antenna base
2200mAh Battery

The User Manual is available from:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.image.ro/download/Manual/Radioddity/GD-77/Radioddity%20GD-77S%20Manual-English%202018.02.13.pdf

A FAQ is available here: http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.image.ro/download/Manual/Radioddity/GD-77/GD-77%20FAQ%20in%20English.pdf

Programming

Rick VK4HC, has produced a codeplug, "Damo-13_5_18-from-Rick.dat" for the Radioddity GD-77S to work the Mt Coot-tha repeater and produced these instructions.

You will need a programming cable and to unzip and install the GD-77S CPS (Codeplug Software), as well as the Damo-13_5_18-from-Rick.dat codeplug data file. Both can be downloaded from the BDARS Dropbox folder:

Direct link to the BDARS Dropbox Download Folder.

The Codeplug Software application can also be downloaded from:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.image.ro/download/Software/Radioddity/GD-77/Software%20Radioddity%20GD-77S%20V1.1.7.zip

Firstly, established that you can hit the VK4RMC Mt Cooth-tha repeater (o/p 439.975 i/p 434.975 MHz) from your Location with a known working DMR radio.

The GD-77S Code Plug (CP) is programmed with the following Zones/Channels:

Zone 1 (voice says Mode 1) - Analogue
- Channel 1 - BDARS 2m
- Channel 2 - BDARS 70cm
- Channel 3 - Simplex 146.55MHz
Zone 2 (voice says Mode 2) - VK4RMC (Mt Coot-tha) - DMR
- Channel
- 1 TG9 TS 1 Local
- 2 TG505 TS2 Australia
- 3 TG3800 TS2 Australia
- 4 TG3801 TS2 ACT
- 5 TG3802 TS2 NSW
- 6 TG3803 TS2 VIC
- 7 TG3804 TS2 QLD
- 8 TG3805 TS2 SA
- 9 TG3806 TS2 VIC
- 10 TG3807 TS2 TAS
- 11 TG3808 TS2 VK8
- 12 TG3809 TS2 VK9
- 13 TG9999 TS2 DMR Parrot 1
- 14 TG9998 TS2 DMR Parrot 2
- 15 TG143 TS1 DMR+UK
- 16 TG153 TS1 DMR+S. Pacific

The buttons are as follows;

Button	Short press	Long press
SK1 (1st one under the PTT)	Zone select	Nothing programmed yet
SK2 (2nd one under the PTT)	Channel info	Channel info
TK (Top button next to antenna)	High/low power select	Long press = Scan On/off

All the above channels are in the scan list but the scan function has not been tested.

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Glenn Lyons VK4PK - Content by Rick VK4HC
glenn@LyonsComputer.com.au
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