I bought another returned AnyTone AT-5289 II expecting the usual mystery: broken radio, weird settings, or maybe nothing wrong at all. The radio itself actually checked out fine. Then I tried to use the programming software, and that’s where the wheels came off.
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In this video I test the radio, try the official and third-party programming paths, dig into the firmware/update mess, and show exactly where the user experience falls apart. The radio passed. The software story… not so much.
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AT-5289 II #1