!CHIRP! Programming The Quan Sheng Uv-k5 Ham Radio Transceiver!

Welcome to our channel, where we combine two passions: chirping birds and programming the Quan Sheng UV-K5 Ham Radio Transceiver! Join us as we explore the fascinating world of ham radio communication and unleash the power of this versatile transceiver through programming. Whether you're a seasoned ham radio operator or a curious beginner, our tutorials and tips will help you unlock the full potential of the Quan Sheng UV-K5. Get ready to chirp your way to programming mastery and take your ham radio experience to new heights! Don't forget to subscribe and stay tuned for exciting updates. Let's dive in together!
Spoiler - there is an issue with the Quan Shen UV-K5 radio (or just my radio)

[@richard180961]

Great News, Got myself a Quansheng a few months ago. Have been familiar with Chirp for my Baofeng's Much better software than the standard quansheng programming software. Now I should be able to copy my saved channels from my baofeng radio. Lovely Jubbly..

[@ham-fam]

Yeah , Chirp is the way forward once the devices is supported :)

[@richard180961]

I note mic gain is set to 2 using Chirp, perhaps crank it up a little. I will check mine out to see if audio is bad. I had lost interest in the Quansheng & only purchased it due to the recent hype, and a curiosity as to the Am mode. Now that I can use Chirp, it may well be worth experimenting with a little, despite the fiddly small butttons. My best radio is Baofeng UV-82. Good size 3x4 button layout & performs very well. Now I know what "SCREN" is in the menu: Scrambler Enabled. Happy Days...

[@ham-fam]

Ah yeah , nice ill put the gain up a few notches :)

[@user-em6vi6sj7p]

The AM RX can be much improved in the K5 by changing a 100pf cap to 1nf next to the audio chip theres a video on YT how to do it by i thnk he's a Polish ham?

[@user-em6vi6sj7p]

Yes i have a couple of UV82 they are great handys replacement batteries are common, has a big speaker. Although it has the same incorrectly located resistors across the mic input problem as the UV5R has, which lowers the mic gain and removes high audio frequencies. My favourite Baofeng at the moment is the UV9R, waterproof and everything on it works well, but the new BF18H look promising and probably uses the same new Beken BK4819 chipset as the K5 does. the UV5R , UV82 and most Baofengs use the old 1846 chipset

[@BronxCowboy]

Quick Question Mr. Ham Fan. Where did you get that programming cable with the straight connector? All the cables I’ve found are at a right angle making insertion difficult as the cable doesn’t allow good insertion. Thanks for an informative video. Cheers!

[@ham-fam]

i used a similar cable to this one - a.co/d/51bgkId i hope this helps :)

[@BronxCowboy]

@@ham-fam thanks for the quick reply. But I’m looking for a cable that pushes into the radio straight on as yours does. All the cables I’ve found bend 90 degrees making it difficult to push the plug in firmly. Hope I’m making myself clear. I had to literally partially sand off the flexible part of the cable to make it. Does anyone know of a K type plug the goes straight in and does Do the 90 degree angle???

[@ham-fam]

@@BronxCowboy Yes , thats that cable , if you look to the bottom of the image you will see two connectors , one is a right angle and the other is straight , the straight one is that connector :)

[@ham-fam]

the one immediately above the right angle one

[@BronxCowboy]

@@ham-fam I’ll have to look again. Thanks mate.

[@shuntera]

Why not use the Radio > Query Source > Repeater Book to get the list of repeaters? Already formatted correctly then copy and paste what you want into the main channel window?

[@ham-fam]

I was tired LOL but good tip which i didn't mention. that's what fatigue does to you

[@nats50]

Since the Quansheng UV-K5 looks exactly like the Radtel RT-590, can it use the Quansheng's Chirp version? No support for the Radtel yet.

[@ham-fam]

I don't have the radtel branded version, you could try and see if it works :)

[@daytona1212]

I noticed Chirp doesn't show al the feature that are available in the original software, like the password set option. There's a firmware hack available the makes the radio recieve from 18 to 1300Mhz that works just fine. So the radio can install thirth party firmware, so I have no clue what the "Limits disabled for modified firmware is for" in Chirp? Maybe to stop thirth party firmware from installing when you check that option?

[@ham-fam]

Yeah, I'm still not sure about that one. will be looking at the new firmware soon and see what that is all about :)

[@daytona1212]

@@ham-fam I installed the new firmeware that provides an calibrated S meter. And these also a new fireware mod that enables you to send text messages between two UV-K5's. Fun stuff.

[@shuntera]

When I downloaded the new Chirp I don't have the Browser or Info tabs - maybe I got a later version. Also can't see any way of managing the Scan lists so looks like I would still need to use the original CPS software to easily manipulate those.

[@ham-fam]

Yeah , thats what the warning is for in Chirp, not all features supported yet :)

[@alphalunamare]

I noticed that but first I gotta say Well Done @Ham-Fam for this introduction! I have a brand new K5 and will experiment. So far I have it all downloaded and saved. I will save its .cxf file before I write to it because it isn't clear if the scan lists will be left out or not on the upload. Shit or bust I guess 🙂

[@alphalunamare]

It worked, Scan Lists are protected over the work flow. So, thus far, I don't see any advantage in using Chirp over Quanseng's own softwaer at its basic level..

[@alphalunamare]

OOOPs .... CHIRP just programmed UK PMR Channels in for me so that is massive! Well Done. Not that I'll use it for that as I am not sure that it is legal, but it shows what can be done. Best ask 'NotARubicon '? :-)

[@richard180961]

I don't see browser tab either

[@mrtonicsvls3624]

Ciao, dove posso scaricare dei file con le memorie da inserire su questa radio? Per esempio gli 8 canali PMR o i 40 CB oppure i ponti radioamatoriali.

[@derkjh]

English only

[@rickvan102]

What version of CHIRP is used in this video. I doesn't match with v. 20231223 that I have.

[@ham-fam]

That was 5 months ago so a much older version of chirp

[@guidelineuk4876]

Just do the mod Egzumer 0.22 flash from your browser in seconds :-)

[@ham-fam]

I decided to put a hold on the "Fun With Quansheng" Videos as the Modified Firmware guys have gone nutts and releasing different versions all the time lol - Hard to keep up

[@johnwest7993]

I think the mic gain is set for someone holding the radio up to their mouth. You obviously aren't doing that, so you probably need to set it quite high to get sufficient deviation. The fact that you are keying the repeater OK but are not hear very well indicates that the problem is mostly mic gain.

[@ham-fam]

Yeah that was mentioned by another person too , i will be testing that when i get a moment :)

[@user-em6vi6sj7p]

One of the reflash mods includes increasing the mic gain

[@ham-fam]

@user-em6vi6sj7p You can change the MIC gain in the original firmware as well

[@user-em6vi6sj7p]

@@ham-fam Yes but not by much, a hacked reflash can make it much louder, I dont know any chinese handy that has enough mic gain, also if a hacked reflash can access the factory settings then the user might be able to control the Deviation too! like you can with some Business Icom handys, i'd like to be able to edge the 2.5k peak dev up to 3k, a 20% increase on such low dev makes quite a difference, with little affect on the adjacent channel

[@user-em6vi6sj7p]

@@ham-fam Up to 4, a reflash can take it higher

[@Novitadyahayulestari-il4kz]

How to find the "write password"?

[@ham-fam]

What write password ?

[@poorman-trending]

Chirp has no way to set scanning channels. After Programming scan simply stops working. There’s a bunch of other features you can’t access as well. This is definitely not production ready.

[@louisbanaszak3125]

cheep cheep

[@ham-fam]

🐦🐦

[@user-em6vi6sj7p]

The anoying thing is if you arent using Win 10 64bit, or Linux or mac you cant use chirp "Next"

[@ham-fam]

If your not using WIN10 64bit , Linux or Mac ..... then what are you using ? 32bit XP ? lol

[@user-em6vi6sj7p]

@@ham-fam Because a lot of programming software for business radios use 32 bit Windows, i have HYT, Kirisun, Icom, kenwood all expect 32 bit windows I use Win 7 32 bit

[@ham-fam]

Wow , then they need to bring themselves upto date or you can just use a 32bit VM running inside a 64bit host and pass the USB traffic to the VM

[@user-em6vi6sj7p]

@@ham-fam I'm happy with the total compatibility of 32 bit windows for all my radio CPS, except Maxons which needs DOS 6 on a slow 8086 Laptop, wont work on Dosbox

[@derkjh]

​get with it you old man

[@missionoutdoorsITM]

Cause it's only about a quarter watt maybe?

[@ChrisRichterUbuntu]

Sorry to say. You spoke about 5 meters away from the Quansheng's radio mic. They DO not have the best mic's installed into them. You have to speak about 50 mm away from the mic. Just my 5 cents.

[@ham-fam]

It wasnt that , the radio just was not as good as the other ones i have, used the same Antenna on another radio later and they could here no problem from the same location.

[@ham-fam]

its a fun radio to play with but the TIDRadio H3 is my daily on Analogue now.