Alinco_DR-MD500_DR-MD520_AnyTone_AT-D578UV_mods_and_information_VK7ZJA_2023

Modificat ions,hints,tips and technicalinformafion for theAnyTone AT-D578UVdual tri band DMR digital mobile radio(Some relevance to Alinco DR-MD500 DR-MD520 too)VK7ZJA1第⊙Version 7.4-20 October 2022 (FINAL:VK7ZJA SK 17JAN-2023)Updates made since the previous version are shown in this purple colurThis information is primarily intended for amateur 'ham'radio operators who wish to maintain and adjust their AT-D578UV.Any regulatory authority approval (egFCCcertification)may hecome invalid by the use of this information.Users shoull always ensure that they and their radis are operating in accordance with their licence conditions.Manyof these mods may ako invalidate any manufacturer warranty you may have.In any cae,the tser alone acepts all responsibility and risk from the use of this information and toolsprovided hereJason/VK7ZJA is sadly SK.I am providing this mirror of the last version to ensure this valuable information can he availahle to the community in the future.Page links have only heenmodified for mirroring.to remove references to possihly ureliahle external fle hosts,and to add these notices.No content modification has heen performed and I will not he updatinghe ages.-NQ-TGeneral warnings to all users:Codeplug version,CPS programming software version and firmware version present inthe radio must all match in version number.If not,very strange things happen.You mustREBUILD your codeplug every time a new CPS or firmware version is installed.Thiskeeps the underlying data sent to the radio consistent in version.For the same reason ahove,I would caution anyone from sharing and using other people's codeplugs.Whik it might he convenient,you can't he guaranteed what version theerlv under the firmre version instalkd in your radia.You just can't tell,the CPS won't tell youunkss it is a very early versioncodeplug.Save yourself a lt of headaches and REBUILD the clug hefore writing it to your radiaUse caution if writing non standard data to the radio in some of the advanced modifications listed below.It is possible to cause the radio to cease functioning correctly ifinstructions are not carried out with care.