Good day. The BaofengTech (BTech) DMR-6X2 transceiver is physically similar to the Anytone 878 transceiver which is listed on the Digirig compatability page, but there are several firmware differences between the two radios.
However, there are no references to BTech radios on the Digirig compatibility webpage.
To your knowledge, will the Digirig cable for the Anytone 878 work on the BTech DMR-6X2?
Thank you for your assistance.
From what I can tell BTech DMR-6X2 takes K1 connector, same as Baofeng. It will likely work with the audio cable, less likely with the programming cable.
Let us know your findings if you decide to give it a try.
I was hoping i could find someone who had already tried it. So it looks like I’m going to be the guinea pig! As long as the audio cable works thats fine since i have a programming cable already.
Thanks for the response.
Kevin, W4KCA
What was the outcome of this experiment? I would like to use the Btech DMR-6x2 for Winlink, but not sure the Anytone cable will work. Any confirmations?
Inconclusive unfortunately. The audio cable did not work on the BTECH, but did not work on the Baofeng either! After spending a few hours troubleshooting, I gave up and moved on to other projects with the intention of revisiting the Digirig later, but I’ve just not had the time. Sorry.
Kevin,
If you have any suspicions about the cable, you can check the connections against the schematic published in the product listing. Additionally you can do some testing with audio loopback and simulated PTT as demonstrated in the troubleshooting videos at:
FWIW, I couldn’t get my cables to work with the Baofeng HT until I pushed them in all the way. I was new to radios, and I did not realize the force necessary to make the full connection.
73 Constrainted
I will definitely do that and let you know what i find out. Thanks for the advice.
I did see some posts here regarding the force necessary to achieve a good connection with the microphone jack. I don’t think I could mash down any harder on the connector without damaging the radio, but unfortunately no success.
I know it has been several months since i first asked if the Baofeng audio cable for the Digirig would work on my BTech DMR-6X2. Today, I finally got around to installing Direwolf on my Windows 10 computer and the Baofeng audio cable worked perfectly. Receive and transmit audio, along with PTT, all worked fine both on the Baofeng UV-5R and the BTech DMR-6X2.
Sorry it took so long to get back to the Digirig, but retirement has given me more time but also more projects.
Kevin, W4KCA
Thanks for reporting your success!
73 Constrainted