<div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_157be28df27c6f7c" alt="Imagem inline 2" width="382" height="412"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The AnyTone AT-D868UV
dual-band VHF/UHF DMR portable radio (left) and the AnyTone AT-D868S mono-band
DMR mobile (right). <span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Today,
Qixiang Electron Science & Technology Co., Ltd, the Chinese manufacturer
that produces the AnyTone line of two-way radios, announced its intention to
release the AnyTone AT-D868UV, a dual-band VHF (136 – 174 MHz) and UHF (403 –
480 MHz) DMR portable radio in the United States on March 1, 2017.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Unlike
the recently announced <a href="http://www.va3xpr.net/baofeng-dm-5r-dmr-tier-ii-upgrade/">Baofeng DM-5R</a>,
this new dual-band portable will support both DMR Tier I and Tier II operation,
making it compatible with ham DMR repeaters, which utilize two-slot TDMA
technology.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The
AnyTone AT-D868UV will also offer three power levels of 6W/2.5W/0.5W. One feature
of this radio that many hams will find particularly useful is that it will
auto-sense digital or analog transmissions and connect accordingly, making
mixed mode operation a treat. In addition, the radio will feature 1,000
channels, VFO tuning and for DMR operation, it will offer two channels per
frequency. Additional specifications will include:<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt 11.25pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">A 1.77 inch TFT color LCD display;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt 11.25pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">12.5 khz/25 kHz analog operation and
12.5 kHz digital DMR operation;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt 11.25pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">CTCSS/DCS and DTMF/2TONE/5TONE encode
and decode;<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Optional GPS support.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">In terms
of battery options, the AnyTone AT-D868UV will come standard with a 2,000 mAh
Li-ion battery, however higher capacity 2,400 mAh and 3,300 mAh Li-ion battery
options will also be available for purchase. Pricing for the AnyTone D868UV is
expected to be around $200 USD.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">In
addition to the AnyTone AT-D868UV portable radio, AnyTone will also introduce
its new mono-band DMR mobile radio, the AnyTone AT-D868S with the same
technical specifications, however the power output levels will be
10W/5W/2.5W/0.5W. Both radios will be FCC approved and supported with an
enhanced software programming package.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Anytone
also announced that several additional AnyTone radios are planned for release
later in 2017, including the dual-band DMR mobile , the AnyTone AT-D5888,
which will be a mobile version of the AnyTone AT-D868UV.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15pt;line-height:16.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Thanks
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