General
Like the Anytone 878, certian key functions cannot be be bound to a long press and must be bound to a short press even though tough the function itself will activate with a long press. Additionally, when bound to a short press, they disable the ability to assign a different function to the long press. These features are:
The 578 measurements are approximately: 7.4" faceplate to fan, 1.6' tall, and 5.55' across the faceplate.
Power Usage
Using a red 7 function digital multimeter set to 5A, power measurements were as follows.
- Idle, not receiving, screen on: 0.48A ~6W
- Receiving (single VFO): 0.5A ~6W
| Power | Digital | Analog |
|---|---|---|
| Low | 1.16A ~15W | 1.56A ~20W |
| Medium | 2.26A ~30W | 3.15A ~40W |
| High | 3.16A ~40W | 5.84A ~70W |
| Turbo | 3.92A ~50W | 6.57A ~80W |
The screen cannot be turned off automatically or otherwise. The radio does have an auto-power off feature, but does not have a feature that automatically turns off the display after some time like the 878 does. This is uncool.
Remote Head Mounting
The 578 does not support remote head mounting. AnyTone offers a remote speaker/mic unit with a screen and battery which can be connected to the 578 either by Bluetooth or a cable. There is a community made kit designed to relocate the 578's faceplate, although there are some issues with the kit on the Plus model. AnyTone 578 remote head kit.
Handheld Speaker Mic
- The up and down buttons on the handheld speaker mic change the channel in the current zone up or down. The up and down buttons do not function if the microphone is unlocked. The functions of the up and down buttons cannot be reprogrammed.
- The A/B rubber bits at the top of the speaker mic will illuminate for the corresponding VFO that is being transmitted on. The A/B rubber bits the left under the A/B sub channel button are constantly illuminated based on the current primary VFO. The lights on the speaker mic are very dim and virtually non-existent in sunlight.
- The speaker in the speaker mic is very quiet.
Airband Receive
- Only one airband channel can be received at a time.
- AM Squelch can be set in Radio Set > AM Squelch (should update this to make sure and add CPS location)
Emergency Alarm
The emergency alarm is activated manually using the alarm key function. See General for more information about activation. In digital modes, when transmitting via the emergency alarm, receiving AnyTone radios will display "Alarm" on the call screen, but will not differentiate the transmission from any other type of call.
Notes
SWR on through glass antenna
Using a NanoVNA H4 running 4.3, I measured the following SWR on a Tram 1192 mounted on the top of a tinted sunroof:
| Freq (mhz) | SWR |
|---|---|
| 149.2 | 2.357 |
| 151.9 (MURS) | 1.450 |
| 153.0 (MURS) | 1.24 |
| 157.8 | 1.974 |
| 460.8 | 1.331 |
| 477.0 | 1.138 |
| 442.8 | 1.066 |
| 430.2 | 1.34 |
| 452.4 | 2.11 |
| 462.6 (GMRS) | 1.427 |
| 467.4 (GMRS) | 2.029 |
| 469.2 | 2.077 |
Cross-band repeat
Repeating a DMR signal using analog cross band repeat does not work. It will capture and repeat, but receiving radios will not decode.