NEW CRT SS9900V - Again!!!!!

 

First discussed on the blog back in June, the CRT SS9900V made a brief appearance on the CRT website then mysteriously vanished. 

But in the past few days the radio has once again made itself known and is said to be 'Coming Soon'.

LINK: CLICK HERE

Listening to the Space Station on an Anytone Ares II - Is it even possible?

The Anytone Ares II has a built in VHF receiver which is used in North America to the emergency weather channels, however it is possible to program the 'weather channels' to any VHF frequency between 144MHz and 170MHz. So I programmed my radio with the Space Station frequency of 145.800 to see if I could pick anything up.

ARISS Contact between the International Space Station NA1SS and Girl Guiding Surrey West at Brooklands Museum GB4GGB with Astronaut Sunita Williams KD5PLB on Saturday 5th October 2024 at 1129UTC/1229BST

Special Event - Celebrating Kris Kristofferson - The Rubber Duck - 06/10/2024

Following the sad news of the death of Kris Kristofferson, the Rubber Duck from the 1978 film Convoy, a special event has been organised to celebrate his life.

From 19:00 hours (BST) / 18:00 hours (UTC) stations across the UK and beyond will take the air on channel 19 AM (27.185) in memory of the man who helped to popularise CB radio across the world. 

Updating the Firmware on the Anytone AT-6666 Pro

Video:YouTube/Ridge Hiker

In this video we see how to update the firmware on the new Anytone AT-6666 Pro.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR DEALER BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO UPDATE THE FIRMWARE AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SOME DEALERS WILL NOT HONOUR THE WARRANTY IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ANYTONE UPDATE. 

 

President Washington Radio – Review, Modification, Hidden Menus

Video:YouTube/NLK Media

Hamfest Sales Week @ Moonraker

Some cracking deals to be had on the Moonraker website during their Hamfest Sales Week

LINK: CLICK HERE

Including:

Antron 99 - Only £125.96 (Normal price £139.95)

Sirio Gain Master £152.96 (Normal price £169.95)

Sirio Vector 4000 £116.96 (Normal price £129.95)

Jopix CB-514 Handheld £80.96 (Normal price £89.95)

Anytone Ares II £161.96 (Normal price £179.95)

President Washington £314.96 (Normal price £349.95)

Anytone AT-5555N II (Short Case) £179.96 (Normal price £199.95)

Anytone AT-Firmware Update + PC Alignment Software

 

Now available on the Anytone website are the very latest firmware update and PC alignment files.

I suggest that you read the instructions carefully and proceed with caution as you don't want to brick your shiny new radio!

Also note:

The Anytone PC Alignment (service mode) software tool for the AT-6666 PRO, is designed for the professional radio market. This tool is intended for use by qualified radio service providers only, and requires the use of radio test equipment.

LINK: CLICK HERE

CHANGELOG:

 V1.01 (QX6666P_H_V101_20240920) 

- Add MEMORY copy to VFO feature. (Press BAND while in MEM mode to copy the frequency and settings to VFO (uF) mode). 

- Stop the overwriting of saved MEMORY channels. (Changes to saved MEMORY channels are temporary). 

- Add TXCOLOR menu item. (Allows setting of a different LCD backlight color in TX mode).

- Add SCAN to the PF.KEY selection list. 

- Add CW.RX menu item. (Allows setting of CW-U (USB) and CW-L (LSB) modes). 

- Add CW.BKIN menu item. (Allows setting of the CW break-in delay from 0-1000ms). 

- Add CW.SHIF menu item. (Setting "ON" will shift/offset the RX frequency in CW mode to the value set in the CW.FREQ menu. This will set the CW RX tone and CW TX sidetone to the same frequency, automatically).

- Add support for the PC Alignment (service mode) software tool.

- Add Firmware Version menu item (VER.xxx).

Radioddity QT60 Review and On-Air Tests

Dave (M0OGY) has been a very busy bunny recently and amongst the radios he has currently is the Radioddity QT60 Pro. So here is a selection of videos he has produced. 

 

NEW FIRMWARE: Anytone AT-6666 Pro/Radioddity QT-80

Video:YouTube/N8MJS

A first look at the new firmware available for the Anytone AT-6666 Pro (and possible the Radioddity QT80)

Anytone AT-6666 Pro Firmware Update?

 

Some very interesting news posted on Facebook about the Anytone AT-6666 Pro.

It would appear that Anytone are about to provide a firmware update for this radio adding several features and giving access to the 'Service Menu' for those with the correct test equipment. 

"AnyTone will be adding a new a new radio firmware update V1.01, a new PC Alignment (service mode) software tool V1.02, and new PC Programming software V2.05 for the AT-6666 PRO, on their website soon.

This will all be available at https://www.anytone.net/download

PC Alignment (service mode) software tool V1.02

The AnyTone AT-6666 PRO PC Alignment (service mode) software tool for the AT-6666 PRO is designed for the professional radio market. This tool is intended for use by qualified radio service providers only, and requires the use of radio test equipment.

In addition to providing access to the AT-6666 PRO alignment parameters, the software also enables users to READ and SAVE the alignment settings of the radio, allowing for the restoration of original factory settings.

Please note that each radio has unique factory alignment settings. It is not advised to transfer alignment files between different radios, as this will result in incorrect calibrations. A complete alignment is necessary to ensure proper operation.

To use the new PC Alignment (service mode) software tool, you should have the latest firmware updates loaded into the AT-6666 PRO.
(V1.01 - QX6666P_H_V100_20240920 or newer is required.)


Firmware Update V1.01:

The new AT-6666 PRO firmware V1.01 contains the following improvements:

- Add MEMORY copy to VFO feature. (Press BAND while in MEM mode to copy the
frequency and settings to VFO (uF) mode).

- Stop the overwriting of saved MEMORY channels. (Changes to saved MEMORY
channels are temporary).

- Add TXCOLOR menu item. (Allows setting of a different LCD backlight color in TX
mode).

- Add SCAN to the PF.KEY selection list.

- Add CW.RX menu item. (Allows setting of CW-U (USB) and CW-L (LSB) modes).

- Add CW.BKIN menu item. (Allows setting of the CW break-in delay from 0-1000ms).

- Add CW.SHIF menu item. (Setting “ON” will shift/offset the RX frequency in CW mode to the value set in the CW.FREQ menu. This will set the CW RX tone and CW TX sidetone to the same frequency, automatically).

- Add support for the PC Alignment (service mode) software tool.

- Add Firmware Version menu item (VER.xxx).


PC Programming software V2.05

The AT-6666 PRO PC Programming software V2.05 update supports the new radio firmware V1.01.


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