A 1500 km station from Rome on a Quanshen. TOTALLY NOT CLICKBAIT.

Quansheng UV-K5 receiving Shortwave radio. BBC World Service on 21.470 MHz AM from the Santa Maria di Galeria Transmitter. The home of Radio Vatican just outside Rome Italy established in 1957.
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Quansheng UV-K58 5W Walkie Talkie Air Band Radio UHF VHF DTMF FM Scrambler NOAA Tyep-C Charging Wireless Frequency Two-Way Handheld Portable Radio.
Specifications:
Channels: 200
FM Storage: 20
NOAA Channels: 10
Frequency Stability: +1ppm
Size: 115mm x 60mm x 37.5mm
Weight: 234g
Voltage: 7.4V
Temperature Range: -20°C to +60°C
Resistance: 500
Transmit Power: ≤5W
Transmit Current: ≤1.5A
Sensitivity:
FM (12dB SINAD):
F1 (50-76MHz): -121dBm
F2 (108-135.9975MHz): -121dBm
F3 (136-173.9975MHz): -123dBm
F4 (174-349.9975MHz): -123dBm
F5 (349-399.9975MHz): -123dBm
F6 (400-469.9975MHz): -123dBm
F7 (470-599.9975MHz): -121dBm
WFM (76-108MHz, 20dB SINAD): -110dBm
AM (10dB S/N): -113dBm
Audio Power: ≥0.5W
Audio Distortion: ≤10%
Frequency Band: 144-148MHz/430-440MHz
Output Power: ≤5W
Output Current: ≤1.5A
Frequency Offsset: ≤5KHz (25KHz) / ≤2.5KHz (12.5KHz)
Distortion: ≤5%
Spurious: -7.5uW
Imminent Power: 70dB (25KHz) / 60dB (12.5KHz)
Residual: 40dB
Features:
- Wide range of channels: The walkie talkie offers 200 channels, providing a diverse range of communication options.
- FM storage: Allows storage of up to 20 FM radio stations for entertainment purposes.
- NOAA channels: Provides access to 10 NOAA channels for receiving weather updates and alerts.
- Frequency stability: With a frequency stability of +1ppm, the walkie talkie maintains accurate and reliable communication.
Compact and lightweight: The walkie talkie measures 115mm x 60mm x 37.5mm in size and weighs only 234g, ensuring portability and ease of use.
- Wide operating voltage: It operates on a 7.4V voltage, offering flexibility in power sources.
- Wide temperature range: Designed to withstand temperatures ranging from -20°C to +60°C, making it suitable for various environments.
- High resistance: The walkie talkie has a resistance rating of 500, ensuring durability and resistance to wear and tear.

[@simonappleby4224]

They are great little radios. So you have been reviewing these "dark side" radios for a while and I have followed your channel for a number of years when I came back to the radio. I think that you could inspire a lot of people and do the Foundation licence. Go on Fred, give it a go, the hobby is in need of new blood. 73's

[@LeoLaRock]

Im from Latvia and I can hear with my Quansheng Chinese radio station on 17.650 mhz and french and Turkish between 17 and 18 mhz

[@scottmasson3336]

Back in the early seventies I did a lot of SWL using.old valve radios picked up at jumble sales. Long wir antenna which was actually a catenary that my father set up to take a power cable to our garage.. I collected QSL cards from all round the world, and even heard a bush pilot in Canada. I found that I could tune my Russian portable SW radio so that it acted as a BFO for SSB. Them was the days....early teens.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Yes there was so much on the SW band back then.

[@fretlessfender]

Quansheng will never know how much I appreciate this radio... Use it for field work to keep in touch with the video team, and it works so well! Love your video's Fred! Watch them all!!!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks.

[@alanslade2319]

Nice one FRED I got one and it's a great little radio cheers 💯👍

[@m4rkb0y]

This week I've seen the radio on sale with the mod factory fitted. A USB charging port on the UV 5R Plus is now optional too, and best of all.. a pair of them can be had for around £22!!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Great news. Where abouts did you see the SW modded radios for sale. Ta.

[@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 my friend

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed this is awesome 0n the Quansheng k-5 to hear shortwave and to hear the BBC my friend

[@321CatboxWA]

My next radio. Thanks

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed I wish you and your wife and kids 73s my friend

[@ClickinChicken]

don't fuss about it. that's how life is. Life is about different circumstances. No worries.

[@ArnieDXer]

Too bad the BBC WS has so limited schedule on SW as of recent few months... even though I live in Poland, they became an incredibly tough catch here! Unless I wake up at 6am... Nothing after 9pm, and in fact, nothing after 4pm on weekends, so on Saturdays & Sundays there's almost no BBC on shortwave, and what is left is tightly beamed to remaining target areas in Africa & parts of Asia. All this just when this Quansheng could've come so handy to pick them up, even if only on 13m & 11m 😥 73!

[@cornbread-KO5RN]

👋

[@grahamjones5947]

Fred you can buy the add on board pre assembled ready to fit with little soldering required to fit for around £10.00 from Ali express

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Yeah i know but i cannot solder that fine. I mean we are talking grains of sand fine.

[@rawcado]

Frickin' Frack in the shack 😆

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed your KZbin videos are awesome my friend

[@Perthshire]

So you keep saying, around 250 times a year 😂

[@annax5212]

FOXTROT ROMEO ECHO DELTA

[@andrewfishpool89]

@@Perthshire did you know he is thinking about getting his Grms license my friend. He never tells us 😂

[@Perthshire]

@@andrewfishpool89 that’s the first time I’ve heard this marvellous news! 😂👍🏼

[@SlackBladder]

Hi Fred. I was born in the early 60s, and had many an enjoyable night listening to SW and CB in my bedroom, using the metal bunk bed frame as an antenna. I was suggested your channel by KZbin. And it was like a trip down memory lane. Love it. I am not able to mod a handset as others can. Eyesight and shake stop intricate work. But having watched loads of videos. I really would like a small handset. Having read the specs of quite a few. I am interested in the RADTEL brand. Primarily the RT-470x, and (for the Bluetooth programming) the RT-490. I have looked amongst your posts but have not seen a review by you on these. Could I ask, have you reviewed either of these? If not, could you direct me to another reliable KZbin broadcaster. Thanking you in advance. Stay safe fella. Simon

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi Simon. Ive not reviewed any RADTEL myself. I think Hamtech has covered them on YT.

[@SlackBladder]

@@CB-RADIO-UK thanks Fred. I have a weekend of research ahead. 😁📻💻😃

[@MyEvette]

Hi Fred. Which Shortwave radio has both "MARINE CHANNELS & - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CHANNELS " Plus AM/FM & - other Channels... please Please can U - share W/ Me Please Which Shortwave radio Would best have all these features?? Both AM/ FM - MARINE/AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL....

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

If you want everything then this is your radio. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZWke5h_YttjbLc

[@MyEvette]

@CB-RADIO-UK Hi Fred... It looks really Nice, but Can It pickup both MARINE CHANNELS & - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CHANNELS????

[@Perthshire]

I am pretty sure that greg-et2dp is a spam-bot. Same dull and predictable posts on every Frid video. Quite clever, though, as the bot adapts to the subject matter in hand. Never replies to any comments, though 😂

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Yes its odd. He did reply to someones comment once. He pops up on other channels as well. Totally harmless.

[@fretlessfender]

@CB-RADIO-UK Harmless, a bit annoying though...

[@davidbon4707]

I bought a handset of eBay but I cannot work out how to change the text on the menus from Chinese. Do you have any suggestions on how to change the text from Chinese to English? The menu 21 only changes the voice prompts.

[@rogermarcoux4467]

In chirp click on the settings tab then basic settings then language. Click the drop down on the right hand side and choose English

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

As above give it a try.

[@davidbon4707]

@@rogermarcoux4467 thanks for the advice, I will look into chirp. I have not used that before.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

I made the easiest guide EVER. Its very easy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ2vkoF_ppuheNE

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Easiest guide ever here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ2vkoF_ppuheNE

[@Greg-et2dp]

Frid in the shed iam thinking about getting my Grms license my friend

[@Perthshire]

😂

[@ClickinChicken]

Hearts from Minnesota. I'm a wussy, Internet boy so far. All Internet. Plus I'm a half drunk, at least I tell the truth. To my anti Labour mates in Brit land. Let's talk about it and stay LL good!

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi bud. Waving a hand over the pond

[@LeoLaRock]

I use firmware witch allows me to hear from 10 mhz

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Hi. Thats really interesting. I ve only seen that with a hardware mod. Can i ask what firmware you are using. thanks.

[@LeoLaRock]

@@CB-RADIO-UK I just looked at downloaded files in my computer and it should be uv-k5-firmware-fagcnod-v1.1.2-SSB-lite (it's a file name) and it have SSB too

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Thanks.

[@LeoLaRock]

@@CB-RADIO-UK I found that firmware from KZbin video and when I wrote name of firmware I found video with link

[@joblo497]

​@@LeoLaRock yeah so.. what's it called then ?