Install The MD-380 Software. The MD 380 Uses a direct USB Cable, The USB chip is in the radio, So beware Windows will not detect a USB Device until the Radio Is Plugged in and turned on. Programming The Radio. Open the MD-380 software by the icon on your desktop or selecting the start menu. Jan 23, 2016 Within days of the recent announcement that some innovative hams had reverse engineered or “hacked” the TYT MD-380 DMR radio, new experimental firmware has surfaced that will allow this wildly popular radio to function as a DMR scanner. DON’T MISS: Hams hack $110 DMR radio to allow support for D-STAR, P25 and System Fusion. DMR at Foxhollow. The purpose of this webpage is to collect and store the required files to program the Tytera MD-380 & MD-390 and Anytone AT-D868UV and RT3S radios. This Codeplug (radio settings) was originally designed to be used in South-West Ontario Canada with a specific emphasis on London, Ontario. Update for tytera md-380 programming software. First, new technologies are emerging, as a result, the equipment is being improved and that, in turn, requires software changes. Secondly, the needs of users are growing, requirements are increasing and the needs are changing for tytera md-380 programming software.
TYT MD-380/390 Codeplug
As always, please customize this to your needs, and read below for things you MUST change in this codeplug before loading it into your own radio!
This page is the home of a basic DMR codeplug for the Tytera MD-380/390 radio. This is a minimalist codeplug that has configurations for the following repeaters:
- Doylestown W8WKY
- Akron KE8LDH
- Rittman WW8TF
- Wooster W8WOO
- Massillon W8NP
- Ashland N8IHI
- AkronU W8UPD
- Canton KG8DQ
- Medina N8OND
- Mansfield W8WE
- Richfield (Copley) KA8OAD
Additionally, it contains a limited number of “popular” or area-appropriate Brandmeister talkgroups:
There are two zones per repeater in the format CALLSIGN-STD and CALLSIGN-TAC (e.g. W8WKY-STD, W8WKY-TAC). The -STD zone contains a collection of non-TAC31x talkgroups and the -TAC zone contains TAC310 to TAC319.
- Local 9 (TS1)
- Ohio
- NE Ohio
- Ohio TAC
- Ohio WX/ARES
- US 8th Area
- US National
- Worldwide
- TAC310 – TAC319
Each channel name is in the form REPATER/TALKGROUP/SLOT. For example “WKY/Ohio/2” would be Ohio 3139 on Timeslot 2 on W8WKY. Another example would be “8TF/Loc9/1” would be Local 9 on Timeslot 1 on WW8TF. Additionally, the W8WKY -STD zone also has REPEATER/DiscTGG/SLOT (e.g. WKY/DiscTGG/2) to disconnect all dynamic talkgroups from the numbered slot.
At the request of Wayne Co. ARES, we have added an additional zone named “Wayne ARES” which includes the standard channel list for the Wayne ARES group.
To use this codeplug, you must do the following:
- Download the codeplug from this site (below) and save it to a good location.
- Launch the Tytera CPS programming software for the MD-380/390
- Open the codeplug file with the software
- Enter your callsign and DMR IR as shown here
- Write the code plug to your radio. Note that this will overwrite any other existing program in your radio!!
File Download
Tyt Md-380 Programming Software Download
