TYT MD-9600

Supported

One image serves every board revision. On a V1-V3 radio, FM and DMR on both bands, DMR voice and data, text messages, roaming, scan, dual watch, APRS, the hotspot, each split duplex half and the USB network services work on air, with every power level checked on a wattmeter on both bands. Transmit is armed per power cycle. Open: V4 and V4A/V5 boards have not run on a radio, and SFR loses inbound voice frames.

Also sold as: Retevis RT90
Type: Mobile
Bands: 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Power: up to 50 W
Processor: STM32F405
Screen: monochrome, 128 × 64
Voltage reading: Supply (DC input)
Clock kept when off: Not known yet

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Features

Feature	Full	Amateur	Commercial
Radio and voice
Analog FM receive and transmit`FM`	included	included	included
CTCSS / DCS encode and decode`SUBTONE`	included	included	included
DMR Tier II voice (modem, call stack, AMBE FEC, vocoder)`DMR`	included	included	included
Basic privacy (Motorola / Anytone BP)`DMR_PRIVACY`	included	left out	included
Talker alias receive and send`DMR_TALKER_ALIAS`	included	included	included
ETSI GPS Info in the embedded LC`DMR_GPS`	included	included	included
CSBK signaling: call alert, radio check`DMR_SIGNALING`	included	included	included
DMR emergency (alarm, emergency call, hot mic)`DMR_EMERGENCY`	included	included	included
Repeater roaming`DMR_ROAMING`	included	included	included
VFO (hand-tuned frequency)`VFO`	included	included	included
FM VFO`VFO_FM`	included	included	included
DMR VFO (color code, slot, talk target typed in; mode change FM / DMR)`VFO_DMR`	included	included	included
Scan, band scan, dual watch, nuisance delete`SCAN`	included	included	included
Dual watch: A and B in any zone or the VFO, PTT on the selected one, its screens, talk back`DUAL_WATCH`	included	included	included
Beeps and alert tones`BEEP`	included	included	included
FM TX tones: roger beep, 1750 Hz burst`FM_TX_TONES`	included	included	included
DTMF transmit from the keys`DTMF`	included	included	included
FM VOX`VOX`	included	included	included
Frequency trim, Settings > Advanced`REF_TRIM`	included	included	included
Receiver battery saver`BATTERY_SAVE`	included	included	included
GPS receiver: the module driver and its NMEA input (Settings > Location > GPS)`GPS`	included	included	included
Key assignment (Settings > Keys, codeplug)`KEY_ASSIGN`	included	included	included
Channels list: every channel by number, a channel's settings (hub 5)`CHANNEL_LIST`	included	included	included
Channel editor: edit a channel, New channel from current settings, text entry`CHANNEL_EDIT`	included	included	included
Zone editor: move, add, copy and remove channels in a zone; rename, copy and delete a zone`ZONE_EDIT`	included	included	included
Contact editor: a new contact from Find or a call's actions (name, ID, type, timeslot)`CONTACT_EDIT`	included	included	included
Volume bar when a knob the MCU reads turns (#354)`VOLUME_BAR`	included	included	included
DMR data
Text messages (ETSI IP text by default)`DMR_SMS`	included	included	included
Motorola TMS text format`DMR_TMS`	included	left out	included
ARS registration`DMR_ARS`	included	left out	included
LRRP location`DMR_LRRP`	included	left out	included
Zone and channel sharing: send a zone or a channel, import an offered one`ZONE_SHARE`	included	included	included
Compressed UDP/IP headers on transmit (SAP 3)`DMR_UDP_COMPRESS`	included	included	included
Single frequency repeater: MMDVM SFR, and the standalone SFR (experimental)`SFR`	included	included	included
Experimental: SFR user receive "dual-path RX": a voice frame whose FEC failed comes from the other copy`SFR_DUALPATH_RX`	included	included	included
Experimental: standalone SFR repeater's periodic CW ID (callsign in Morse, FM)`SFR_CWID`	included	included	included
APRS: AFSK positions, status, messages; DMR positions; KISS TNC`APRS`	included	included	left out
APRS receive: demodulator, station list, digipeater`APRS_RX`	included	included	left out
APRS iGate rules (with tools/aprs_gate.py)`APRS_IGATE`	included	included	left out
GPS screen: sky plot, signal bars, grid locator (Tools > Position)`GPS_SKY`	included	included	left out
Network (USB network adapter and IP over DMR)
IP over DMR gateway`DMR_IP_GATEWAY`	included	included	included
Minimal TCP`NET_TCP`	included	included	included
KISS over TCP, port 8001`NET_KISS`	included	included	left out
HTTP status page and JSON, port 80`NET_HTTP`	included	included	included
HTTP static files stored and served gzip compressed`NET_HTTP_GZIP`	included	included	included
Web control: the front panel page, keys, status and receive audio over /ws`NET_WEBCTL`	included	included	included
rigctld, port 4532`NET_RIGCTL`	included	included	included
APRS-IS client`NET_APRSIS`	included	included	left out
Audio linking (USRP over UDP, port 34001)`NET_USRP`	included	included	included
mDNS / DNS-SD (rfoundry-<id>.local)`MDNS`	included	included	included
TFTP codeplug read / write`TFTP`	included	included	included
DMR ID database over TFTP (iddb.bin, combined codeplug.bin)`TFTP_IDDB`	included	included	included
Compact DMR ID database (format C) read beside format N`IDDB_COMPACT`	included	included	included
Control station mode (boot as network, PC answers data, fixed link)`DMR_CONTROL_STATION`	included	left out	included
SNMP v2c agent and traps (USB and over the air)`SNMP`	included	left out	included
USB network adapter (CDC-NCM)`USB_NETWORK`	included	included	included
PPP on the serial host port (IPv4 into the gateway)`NET_PPP`	left out	left out	left out
Host link and USB
Task stacks in the debug link view`TASK_STACKS`	included	included	included
USB device`USB`	included	included	included
Host link: hotspot, CPS, debug link on the host port`HOSTLINK`	included	included	included
MMDVM hotspot`HOTSPOT`	included	included	left out
Split duplex repeater (two radios, one duplex modem)`HOTSPOT_SPLIT`	included	included	left out
Debug link`DEBUGLINK`	included	included	included
Open-firmware CPS protocol (qdmr)`CPS_OPENFW`	included	included	included
Fast codeplug protocol (debug link CODEPLUG)`CPS_FAST`	included	included	included
Loader hand-over (stub entry, command 0x1A)`STUB_ENTRY`	included	included	included
Crash log`CRASH_LOG`	included	included	included
Crash log screen`CRASH_SCREEN`	included	included	included
Crash report over DMR`CRASH_REPORT`	included	included	included
Hardware watchdog`WATCHDOG`	included	included	included
User interface
Diagnostics page`DIAG`	included	included	included
Spanish on the radio`LANG_ES`	left out	left out	left out
Italian on the radio`LANG_IT`	left out	left out	left out
Start in Spanish`LANG_DEFAULT_ES`	left out	left out	left out
Start in Italian`LANG_DEFAULT_IT`	left out	left out	left out
Settings menu on the radio`UI_SETTINGS`	included	included	included

● included · ○ left out

Not available on this radio: 16x32 font, Anti-aliased fonts, Larger text, Color screen settings (theme, highlight color, filled status bar), Vibration alerts (Settings > Sound > Vibrate), Settings and codeplug storage on SPI NAND, Fault trace on the host UART, Air band AM receive (108-137 MHz), Broadcast FM receiver

Entering Update Mode

Disconnect the radio's DC power cable (the power key alone is not enough) and connect the USB cable to the mini-USB port on the rear.
Hold P1 and the orange (alarm) key while you connect the power again. The screen stays blank and the backlight blinks once a second.
Release the keys.

TYT MD-9600

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Entering Update Mode

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