Quansheng UV-K5. How to scan the AM Air Band + My Antenna choice. (Egzumer V.022)

[@SentinelOneLove]

Interesting content fred .. if possible perhaps more of the same but listening to the ham bands calling frequencies . Keep up the good work and 73s

[@jeffkorenman2498]

Not a gimmick - hands down the best for scanning the airband

[@UV-NIR-Thermal]

Oh wow, I was just typing a frequency in then using the spectrum analyzer. Setting the range makes it so much better. Thanks

[@shh_you_are_wrong]

Thanks for the antenna suggestion, I just bought one and it does make a difference.

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed your Quansheng vuv k-5 ham transceiver is awesome my friend

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thank you. Stay safe buddy.

[@stevenveal5836]

Thanks for posting, Fred. Luton? Pulling for the Hatters to stay up...

[@jeffkorenman2498]

Consider using a Uniden rubber duckie antenna - had very decent results using that antenna for airband

[@valvemonky4734]

it works well for air band plus you can use it to listen to the radio armature repeater on the ISS when in range

[@sparky71a]

So I've made a dipole antenna for my Quansheng. A centre, then a wound toroid, and two telescopic attached. Aircraft range for me in North Yorkshire, right across UK, also craft seeking clearance to land at Schiphol recently. I can use antenna to cover vertical and horizontal,and have one shorter to make a sort of J-Pole effect. These little radios are cracking fun. 126.575/600 N.London weather, usually a great benchmark frequency.

[@onemorething100]

When I listen to AB I like to get the Plane number and plug it in and you can see exactly where it's on map and where it's heading

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Yes ive done that on Radar Tracker

[@PCEngineer2007uk]

Wow, this is a fabulous little radio. I've had Yupiteru receivers for years (I've got all of them) but I think I'll buy one of these.

[@mickdonnelly2038]

I use mine with a Nagoya 771 antenna, pulls in a lot more traffic than the standard antenna. Make sure you get a genuine Nagoya though.

[@bryanplog869]

The air audio on this one sounds a heck of a lot better than mine.

[@garyh8315]

Just picked one up for £6.. mostly to listen to aircraft and alike whilst out in the car.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

£6 thats crazy

[@garyh8315]

@@CB-RADIO-UK yes, i thought that too

[@thomashardy9994]

The audio sounds quite good.

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed my hobbies are painting pictures and listening to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my Grms license

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed I learn lot from you about bying cb radios and antennas for cb radios and power supplys for cb radios

[@denniscrowley8517]

Amazon sells a 2w, 8ohm speaker. It is easy to install. There is a KZbin video by “the lonesome tech”, with an informative install. He’s all thumbs and ham-fisted, but he gets it done. Cheers from Texas 😊

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks for the info!

[@jamiemurray1886]

Thanks fred for the info

[@davidstewart4825]

great video for newbies...ty

[@bulldogbrower6732]

Hey Freddy, great visuals with the software. Wish the audio was better. Can you borrow an airband scanner and do a comparison. Thanks for all your postings.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

I do have a desk top scanner connected to a discone antenna. That has a much bigger speaker so would not be fair.

[@SamFinch-bn8kr]

I think the Tumble dryer noise was your real qrm 😂

[@soldierloz]

Hey mate. How fid youvreduce the treble on the radio? Great vids by the way! Love your channel. Laurie

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. You cannot adjust it on the radio. I always have to adjust it on the video editing :-(

[@nickl3872]

Thank you!

[@Greg-et2dp]

Fird in the shed your KZbin videos are awesome my friend

[@MrCofresipirate]

Excellent video just purchased one and subscribed….73s

[@19TC504]

If you use f4hwn v2.5 firmware its base on egzumer but you can set the power level it do on low power so low as legal pmr

[@SleepscapeSerenity]

going for about £13 incl delivery (5 days from China) on Aliexpress

[@buzzkillington8078]

Has it arrived yet?

[@SleepscapeSerenity]

@@buzzkillington8078 yeah took less than 5 days too

[@rajjena4092]

Great video Fred. Is this with stock firmware or do you need Egzumer for this?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi you need Egzumer v 0.22

[@adriangreen6462]

Hi Fred great video, I just wanted to pick your brain, I have a 32 ft mast that is guy roped , if I put up a Sirio 827 can I guy rope directly to the antenna if I nylon rope , or will it effect the antenna when the nylon gets wet , keep up the good work ade Sheffield

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

In theory it will be fine but i have to say ive never heard of someone adding a guy to the antenna itself.

[@adriangreen6462]

Ok thanks for your reply,keep up the good work

[@MevRB19]

@@adriangreen6462 Of course you can guy rope, no problem just use appropriate antenna insulators (ceramic eggs or similar) at the antenna to guy connection. It has been done since Marconi days and still is. ;-)

[@martinwray7001]

Seems like such a bargain. I'm tempted. What else can it receive that might be of interest? Thanks for all the great content 👍

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Pretty much everything from 17 Mhz upwards.

[@MONTY-YTNOM]

Pressing the 4 changed the +_ in the lower centre of the screen

[@lewnetoons]

TY, this is a much easier way for scanning AM, however I have never figured out how to TX with the .22 firmware,, so I just play with the scanning then reload a firmware that can TX. Maybe someday i will figure out python.......

[@MONTY-YTNOM]

Just bought one :)

[@irongron]

They closed the airspace down when russia invaded 2 years ago, so no the hairbands totally silent here. I did scan for a couple of weeks and only heard one transmission, dunno what that was, maybe some kinda military jet. I dunno what band the MiG-29 or Su-24/25 or Su-27 use.

[@MONTY-YTNOM]

F16s soon

[@irongron]

@@MONTY-YTNOM At least I know what band to scan. 225-327 MHz AM. 👍

[@sebastiansombra]

Nice video! Do you have a link for a similar antenna?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Have a look on ebay as they go out of stock too fast. You will need a sma barrel connector also.

[@sebastiansombra]

@@CB-RADIO-UK thanks for your reply. Would an antenna with a female sma still need the barrel connector?

[@sebastiansombra]

I found one in Aliexpress "27MHz CB Retractable Portable" with a female sma connector

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

The radio has a male pin so a female would fit.

[@74quo]

Hi Fred. I have the quansheng uv-5r plus,what is the difference pls And is it worth getting the uv-k5 8 Cheers

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

I think the main difference is that the UV-K5 is modable with firmware updates.

[@sws6387]

I'm new to all this . What type of connection does the antehave to be male or female? To fit quansheng uvk5 ? Please

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. Its SMA female (no pin)

[@CinematicTouchProductions]

I hope you get to me on my question, @ the 3:10 point what do those numbers mean the -95/-50 very top far left ?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

To be totally honest i dont know

[@axi6ne8us]

Do I set those same frequencies for AM air bands in the US ?

[@redrockr5150]

Yes

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Yep

[@paulroberts2373]

How did you change the tone and change the trebble tone?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Just reduced it in editing the video. Nothing i did on the radio as that still sounds as tinny as hell.

[@facundofontes8681]

Is it worth buying a BC125AT for scanning aviation frequencies or this one does the trick? I’m close to an airport.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

The Uniden is six times the cost. Prob very nice for that cost but this radio will work.

[@stefanp4258]

8.33 kHz step and bandwith should be better setting

[@joemason9187]

could the speaker be replaced with better quality Sir nice vid

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

I doubt it as there is very little space inside.

[@gibkcoc1]

Fred your scanning on 25k width, airband is a lot lower, width is better or your miss many transmissions

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi thanks. yes i missed that it should be 6.25 k

[@LJ.350]

Can you use the charger as a power supply so you don't only depend on the battery?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Yes you can run off the usb.

[@craniumjunglist8934]

Does the walkie need upgrading to do the scanning because mine doesn't do what youre one does when i hold down 5 or press f5 . Cheers

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Yes you need Egzumer V.022. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp7Hop13ZZeBh8U

[@craniumjunglist8934]

@CB-RADIO-UK thanks 😊 i actually managed to it last night . Thank you i have subbed . Cheers

[@PCEngineer2007uk]

Fred, does this do the 8.25Khz step that airband uses these days?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Looking at the radio Egzumer tunes to 8.33 KHz. However in a scan you can se 0.25 KHZ so it should work.

[@PCEngineer2007uk]

@CB-RADIO-UK ah great, sorry I meant to say 8.33Khz... 😄😄

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

No prob. yes the radio is good to go.

[@PCEngineer2007uk]

@@CB-RADIO-UK Perfect! 👌👌

[@dazzp2]

What antenna do you recommend for these for 10/11 mtr RX? Cause mines as deaf as a post , the stock antenna are what they are fred

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

You need to look on Ebay for an SMA 11 meter antenna. I ve not bought one myself so cannot recommend any,

[@XENONEOMORPH1979]

can you drop a link on flash egzumer on quansheng radio i can not find it thanks in advance

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

This should cover it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp7Hop13ZZeBh8U

[@XENONEOMORPH1979]

@@CB-RADIO-UK thank you my good man

[@davidhooper1767]

Can you get airband without using firmware ? I need 130.780 for my local airport.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Yes airband is built in without mods.

[@davidhooper1767]

​@@CB-RADIO-UKThanks.

[@rosscopeeco69]

Can you show us the settings Fred.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Have a look in my playlist as i did a complete series. Ta.

[@mokuspar]

the bandwidth of the airband is 8.33 khz, the device only knows 12.5 and 25. Is it possible to use 8.33?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Not currently.

[@rolyatecnal]

Very Nice. 73 VA6LAT

[@optscep]

Will the telescopic antenna work on CB and SSB to transmit ?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

No sorry.

[@KH07734]

Bottom line this if you can, what’s the actual difference between the k5 and the k8?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Just cosmetics i think.

[@johnoneill62]

Newbie here, does it come fully programmed for Uk plus weather channels

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. I dont know of any UK weather channels only North America.

[@johnoneill62]

@@CB-RADIO-UK sorry it’s a typo error from me, does it come pre programmed with Uk channels on it ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, is there any weather channel for Uk I could listen to

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. Not that I am aware.

[@ClickinChicken]

Maybe the Internet is a gimmick. I'm speaking of OTA television VS. ROKU, TUBI, PLUTO. etc. I enjoy it like hell, my Dear friends I'm subbed to. So I think, what's the point? You're going to paying for it anyway? ANYWAY, my next project it the OTA TV station on house on ROOF! Carefully with wrenches and tools!

[@dazzp2]

Didn't realise there is bad stock version fred ?

[@dedsert9653]

£11 + tax on aliexpress right now.

[@croachain]

Scanning 761% ! How?

[@MevRB19]

Useless,, start from the beginning as in from open box how to set a range.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

All those videos are on my channel on a playlist if you take the time to look.

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed my hobbies are painting pictures and listening to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my Grms license