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Repair: 6 guides.
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AnyTone D878UV/D578UV: problems, care and firmware updates
What troubles AnyTone AT-D878UV and D578UV owners most: freezes, GPS, oxidised battery contacts, the SMA antenna connector, buttons and the encoder…
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02
Baofeng DM-1801 / DM-5R / RD-5R: common faults and cheap repairs
What actually breaks on budget DMR Baofengs DM-1801, DM-5R and RD-5R: the SMA-male antenna connector on the radio, oxidized battery contacts, button bounce…
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03
Bricked radio: firmware recovery by model
Radio won't boot after a failed flash or a glitch? How to revive a brick: entering DFU/recovery on the TYT MD-380/390, GD-77/DM-1801 on OpenGD77 and…
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Crackly, jumpy volume: cleaning a radio's encoder
Does your radio crackle when you turn the volume, or skip channels? We break down why the potentiometer and encoder get dirty, what to clean them with (deoxidizer, not WD-40) and how…
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Repairing the TYT MD-380 / 390 / UV380: common faults and fixes
Typical failures of the legendary TYT MD-380, MD-390 and UV380: noisy encoder and channel skipping, loose SMA jack, PTT buttons, display and ribbon cable, corrosion…
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Replacing a radio's antenna connector: soldering SMA without surprises
How to replace a dead antenna connector on a handheld: signs of a loose socket and a broken pin, how not to mix up SMA-male/female (Baofeng is reversed)…
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