Quansheng UV K5

[fourstardan]

For some reason I got recommended a video about this radio and its gone bonkers now with YT recommending tonnes about it.

So....at a tenner and being an aviation geek I decided to have a punt.

Question, is there anything else I can listen to other than Airlines?

[TonyRPH]

Is it this one?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quansheng-Dual-Band-Porta...

If so, this doesn't seem to cover the aviation band, it's ham radio.

It's also a transmitter / receiver, which I believe requires a licence to operate (transmit only).

According to the Amazon description: Frequency range 136-174 MHz, 400-480 MHz

The airband is 108 to 136 MHz

[S6PNJ]

This one? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005382936140.h... Where can you get it for a tenner?

[essayer]

This one



Mine arrived today, it’s pretty neat. Very solid. Receives between 50-600MHz. USB-C charging.

With stock firmware it seems to only receive AM in the airband frequencies; that means no mil range by default, but £8 off eBay gets you a programming cable that lets you flash firmware with AM across the full range and other useful features like named channels

[Super Josh]

essayer said:

This one



Mine arrived today, it’s pretty neat. Very solid. Receives between 50-600MHz. USB-C charging.

With stock firmware it seems to only receive AM in the airband frequencies; that means no mil range by default, but £8 off eBay gets you a programming cable that lets you flash firmware with AM across the full range and other useful features like named channels

Mine arrived a couple of days ago, which firmware have you flashed?

[S6PNJ]

Super Josh said:

essayer said:

Mine arrived today

Mine arrived a couple of days ago

From where? Links please.

[speedking31]

£10.16 plus VAT if it's your first order.

[essayer]

I bought this one
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005747378093.h...
I was charged £12 though, think some dynamic pricing is going on..
Haven’t flashed it yet.. waiting for the cable

[S6PNJ]

speedking31 said:

£10.16 plus VAT if it's your first order.

From where?

[fourstardan]

Mines arriving in the week and I've bought a cable.

Is there an exact cable or is it just a standard interface cable with online FW flashes?

Most experience with a radio I've got is 1548 Gold AM sk this could be interesting

[S6PNJ]

fourstardan said:

Mines arriving ...

... from? FFS Is it me?

[drewk1]

I have one. ( Licensed amateur )

The programming cable:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RJQTCX1?psc=1&r...

Firmware for flashing:

https://github.com/egzumer/uv-k5-firmware-custom/r...

Mine came from aliexpress:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005747378093.h...

Lots of videos on the usual places.

[TonyRPH]

S6PNJ said:

fourstardan said:

Mines arriving ...

... from? FFS Is it me?

No, it's not just you....

None of the Aliexpress links work.

Here's an Ebay link - £32

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354633225494

Edited by TonyRPH on Sunday 17th December 10:29

[fourstardan]

Bought mine from Aliexpress.

Paypal not working with the far east funnily enough but used a credit card.

I'm not expecting to hear anything where I am unless I go for a drive, I live near bournemouth airport so might go down there with it.

[alfabeat]

I bought a "Baofeng UV-16 Pro Mate" on Temu this morning for £4.50 (using a 90% discount voucher). No idea what I will do with it, or even what it is capable of, but for £4.50 it had to be bought :-)

I have a VHF radio licence for boat use. Can I use it as a handheld VHF when in the Med?

My boat has a proper VHF radio, but a handheld one would be useful when coming into harbours etc.

[mikef]

TonyRPH said:

S6PNJ said:

fourstardan said:

Mines arriving ...

... from? FFS Is it me?

No, it's not just you....

None of the Aliexpress links work.

Here's an Ebay link - £32

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354633225494

Edited by TonyRPH on Sunday 17th December 10:29

Just ordered off AliExprėss for £9.72 including tax. I hold an aviation RT license, so thinking of flashing it, will look at the cable

[S6PNJ]

mikef said:

TonyRPH said:

S6PNJ said:

fourstardan said:

Mines arriving ...

... from? FFS Is it me?

No, it's not just you....

None of the Aliexpress links work.

Here's an Ebay link - £32

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354633225494

Edited by TonyRPH on Sunday 17th December 10:29

Just ordered off AliExpress for £9.72 including tax. I hold an aviation RT license, so thinking of flashing it, will look at the cable

Without wanting to repeat myself but finding I DO have to repeat myself - do you have a link please?

Aliexpress, just like ebay has a vast number of sellers selling the same item, so an actual link to the actual seller would be appreciated.

edited to add an artist's illustration of me composing my reply.

Edited by S6PNJ on Tuesday 19th December 12:23

[mikef]

I just clicked on the link you posted above, then added to basket

[TonyRPH]

This is what I get if I click on any of the Aliexpress links provided in this page.

EDIT: Tried it in Firefox and the link works. Must be an issue with Chrome.

[mikef]

Works for me in Chrome on Mac, also Safari. Interestingly the price is different every single time I click on the link, there's definitely some soft of algorithmic pricing thing going gone. It seems to be cheapest the first time I go to the link with a given browser, then goes up