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Quansheng UV-K5
Another new toy, a Quansheng UK-K5(8). Size-wise itβs taller and heavier than the Baofeng UV5R and has a nicer display. The reason I got this, apart from the price is there is firmware available to enable a spectrum display among other things.
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Iβve loaded this version: https://github.com/egzumer/uv-k5-firmware-custom/wiki. Loading was simple enough. There have been mentions that one needs to insert the programming cable very firmly but I found that my aftermarket Baofeng USB cable went in quite easily with a click. Once I had remembered you need to turn the radio on in program mode the firmware went in via the Edge browser in just a few seconds.
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Other than that I have yet to use it on air and it has not yet been near a spectrum analyser so no idea how good or bad it is RF wise. Thereβs plenty of information out there already anyway. For me, like the UV5R itβs a handy little radio that wonβt hurt too much if lost or damaged, but it is the available firmware that seals the deal.
Video: DL2YMR zeigt wie das Baofeng UV-5R bequem am PC programmiert wird
Michael (DL2YMR) hat auf seinem YouTube-Kanal verΓΆffentlicht indem er zeigt wie das Baofeng UV-5R mit Chirp programmiert wird. Bei dem GerΓ€t handelt es sich um eines der meistverkauften HandfunkgerΓ€te ΓΌberhaupt. Die Bedienung des GerΓ€ts wird deutlich komfortabler, wenn man es personalisiert und nach eigenen Vorlieben programmiert. Michael erklΓ€rt was dazu benΓΆtigt wird und zeigt wie es funktioniert.