GD77

One of my passions is Amateur Radio. One of my addictions is buying new radios. The Radioddity GD-77 is the latest one I've added to my collection. So far, I'm pretty impressed with it for its low price.In the box are the usual accessories and an extra battery. A free programming cable is also included. The popular CHIRP programming software does not support this radio at this time, but the free software from Radioddity isn't bad and gets the job done. Thankfully the GD-77's firmware is upgradable too. The process is very simple and takes a few seconds. After updating, my radio has firmware v3.01.01. I've been told that when you update the firmware and programming software, codeplugs created with older software will no longer work correctly.Once I updated the radio, installed the programming software, and charged the battery fully, I spent about an hour created a codeplug from scratch. Programming this radio with the software is very similar to programming the Baofeng RD-5R, which I'm already familiar with. From start to finish, I was on the air in about an hour. Unfortunately there aren't any VHF DMR systems in my area yet, so I tested on a couple UHF systems. At first I just tested the Parrot TG. I thought the audio was about as good as can be expected. It was clear. The RX audio on the GD-77's internal speaker is very good. I had a couple of conversations with different people around the USA. All of them said my audio was very good. I've had the radio on all day, and so far the battery has shown no signs of giving up yet. So I'd say battery life is excellent. The included antenna is OK, but not great. That's not unexpected.All in all, I'm very impressed with the GD-77. So far it performs as well as some of my more expensive radios. The radio does its job well at a price almost anyone can afford. It does take some patience, and like every DMR radio I own, it has a learning curve. In the end, I'm glad I purchased it. It's an excellent low cost addition to my radio collection.

I am new to DMR. One of my club buddies had gotten a GD 77 (everyone else has Ailunce HD 1), and I jumped on the band wagon. The first one I received had the white screen problem. Sent it back, the second one I received was an oped box with the extra battery and the manual missing. Amazon gave me a credit for the battery. I got my buddy's code plug which always works perfectly on his radio and I was ready to go, right? It was always very scratchy on analog even when I was just a few miles from the repeater. It worked intermittently on DMR. Work great one time and not at all the next day with nothing having been changed including transmission location. The hand mic worked great one night then died. The programing was VERY frustrating. If I asked questions to the facebook group I either got no answer or something snarky like "you are an extra, you should know this" My Husband finally commented that I had spent way more than $100 in time and frustration and I should get what the folks I trust use.Back to amazon it went.Looking forward to the HD 1. I know the community is helpful because THEY were the ones trying to help when I got no answers in trying to work the 77. My equipment motto is get the best you can afford. I did not follow that this time and I got a whole bunch of frustration.

I have owned and operated the GD-77 for just at 3 months. At the time, there was about a $50 difference between the TYT MD380 U/V and the GD-77, if you factored in the extra battery and coupon discount. Since then, they are exactly the same price. The GD-77 and Radiodiddy/Baofeng RD-5R internally, seem to be the same radio. The form factor of the GD-77 is much better, but the receive audio quality of the GD-77’ is significantly inferior, especially in DMR mode. The CPS software is about aversge for DMR radios, which has a steep learning curve period. I am upgrading to an Anytone 878 Plus, so this GD-77 will be used only as a back-up. At the current price of the GD-77, which has gone up slightly, I would opt for the TYT hands down at this time.

I got this radio around 2 months ago and I'm still thoroughly enjoying it. I had issues with the firmware it shipped with but after loading the latest and keeping up with the firmware my issues were resolved.It has a great form factor, feels great in the hand. Best of both worlds with digital and analog dual band. Don't have to carry multiple radios. Love the 3 programmable buttons to customize functions. I'm glad I got the 2 battery deal I can easily go all day with heavy use and only swap once. The belt clip is not mounted to the battery so swapping is easy and quick.My only negative is that it only loads about 10k of the over 85k DMR database.

Bought this to use with a DV-MEGA and was surprised to reach my nearest DMR repeater (about 45 miles) with the stock duck. Field programming works for analog channels. Great little radio to get you on DMR for an affordable price.

Used as a DMR radio (digital audio, ) for the first time doing the comm for the NYC Marathon. Worked beautifully with good clean audio in and out of Brooklyn repeater..

Works well as per product description. Dual band digital and analog. First one I bought didn’t work (very low transmit power). Second was perfect. Have not yet contacted for a refund.

This is a good radio to start out with on DMR, I am still learning every time it get on the air. It works well, you just have to be where of others around you as if will RF over load if to close to others when transmitting. Good radio for the price.