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TO ANALOG, OR ONE CAN BE SET TO ANALOG AND THE OTHER TO DMR.  WHEN BOTH
VFOS ARE SET TO DMR, YOU CAN ONLY RECEIVE ONE DIGITAL SIGNAL AT A TIME.
KEEP IN MIND THAT THE ANALOG APRS SUPPORT IS FOR TRANSMIT ONLY.  YOU CAN
SEND YOUR POSITION MANUALLY OR AS A TIMED BEACON, BUT YOU WONT BE RECEIVING
ANY APRS BEACONS OR DISPLAYING THEM ON THE SCREEN.  THE ANYTONE AT
D578UVIIIPRO IS A FULL DUPLEX TRANSCEIVER, AND IT SUPPORTS THE REPEATER
MODE ALSO KNOWN AS CROSS BAND REPEAT.  YOU CAN OPERATE CROSS BAND BETWEEN
THE 2 METER AND 70 CENTIMETER BANDS, AND YOU CAN ALSO OPERATE CROSS BAND
BETWEEN THE 1R25 METER AND 70 CENTIMETER BANDS.  YOU CANNOT OPERATE CROSS
BAND BETWEEN 2 METERS AND 1R25 METERS.  FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
REQUIREMENTS FOR CROSS BAND REPEAT OR AUXILIARY OPERATION IN THE US, SEE
WWW. ARRL. ORG/ AUXILIARY STATION FAQ.  IN CANADA, AN ADVANCED CLASS
LICENCE IS REQUIRED.  I WONDERED IF THE RADIO SUPPORTS CROSS BAND REPEAT IN
DMR AS WELL AS ANALOG FM.  I STARTED MY TEST IN ANALOG BOTH VFO A AND B IN
FM, AND IT WORKED.  THEN I TRIED DMR ON BOTH VFOS, AND IT WORKED.  THEN I
TRIED ONE VFO SET FOR DMR OPERATION AND ONE FOR ANALOG FM, AND I WAS VERY
SURPRISED TO SEE THAT IT DID CROSS MODE BETWEEN THE TWO VFOS.  YES, YOU CAN
USE AN ANALOG RADIO TO TALK TO A DMR RADIO USING THIS FEATURE.  KEEP IN
MIND THAT THE DMR COLOR CODE ANALOGOUS TO AN ACCESS TONE IN ANALOG FM, TIME
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