The biggest drawback to these (and baufengs) is the lack of filtering. However; it’s extremely easy to make your own band pass filter for any handheld. In fact, that would be a great topic for a video 😉
@MatCatSoft
7 ай бұрын
The UV-K5, K5(8), K6, and UV-5R Plus (quansheng one of course) are all identical radios with just slightly different cases. Some people have claimed better speakers or better AM or this or that, but they are all internally identical, well except for the UV-5R Plus which does NOT have USB-C, though it does have a slightly bigger battery.
@phillipsmiley5930
7 ай бұрын
They all use the new Beken BK4819 chip
@pep729
7 ай бұрын
Clip off the little plastic tab on top of the big battery on the 5r plus and it'll fit in your K5.
@HamRadio2
7 ай бұрын
Not exactly identical, no.
@willc8542
7 ай бұрын
@@HamRadio2So what’s the difference? Nothing notable or you’d mention it already. 😂
@LeoLaRock
7 ай бұрын
I use firmware which unlocks 10 MHz to 1300 MHz and I can hear China International Radio on 17.650 MHz with Quansheng
@norrinradd8952
7 ай бұрын
Was able to pick up 10m FT4/8 on mine plugged into a CB antenna.
@oncomics1128
7 ай бұрын
The stock antenna works pretty well in the 2m space. Better than most rubber duckies. I’m using IJV mod right now.
@mnoxman
3 ай бұрын
220 and 50Mhz need love. Too hard to find HT/Mobiles that TX on those bands.
@someguy782
Ай бұрын
But there's that Wouxun one that'll transmit a whole watt on 6m or whatever.
@blueboy1183
7 ай бұрын
I have the K 6 so much with all the hacks and use the egzumer firmware!! The price was so cheap lol!!
@EWSRadio
21 күн бұрын
I got different results with my TinySA Ultra. It had a couple of nasty harmonics when transmitting on 220.
@zer0bytes2000
7 ай бұрын
Also works on the Retevis RA79 variant
@19TC504
Ай бұрын
egzumer firmware is one key to change up and lower band and 3 to switch to vfo and channel mode,also if you wanna transmit out of band you need seperate antenna,s for every band,so if you wanna transmit on 220 you need a 220 antenna otherwise it wont work lol :) i m no ham i use them on pmr lol
@HamRadio2
Ай бұрын
@@19TC504 I'll look up that firmware
@DNMEBOY
7 ай бұрын
Egzumer allows you to bypass the function button by pressing and holding whatever button. No need to press function 2 to swap A/B, just press and hold the A/B button is assigned to the desired function. I believe the firmware removed the NOAA alert function though. I haven’t been able to find it in the settings, and the button no longer enables it. It launches the spectrum analyzer instead when you press function/5.
@k6usy
7 ай бұрын
Need to put a tri-band antenna on that thing now.
@phillipsmiley5930
7 ай бұрын
Use a telescopic and adjust the length for a 1/4 wave
@daytona1212
6 ай бұрын
I installed a CEC Mod that makes this radio transmit SSTV and APRS, and more stuff like CW. And you will be suprised how the radio looks on that little screen.
@mostlypostie1
7 ай бұрын
"IJV" firmware is what you need. It is by FAR the best. It provides SSB (DSB and CW TX as well! And FYI, the K5 and K6 are identical, other than the case and backlight. (The K6 looks and feels a lot better in the hand. IMHO). 73
@JoeFramo-uw9fp
7 ай бұрын
They say the uvk 8 Jason is it will receive all of the upper lower sideband CW I think from 40 m on up to 10 meters
@the_mad_swimbaiter455
7 ай бұрын
I got one of the k5 radios in your mystery box before this radio got popular lol
@yungsmile7546
3 ай бұрын
I have 3 radtel 470 10 watt radios. Tests with tinySA showed 2M 1st harmonic only 5-6 dBm below fundamental and 3 watts out on frequency. Power meter reads 11 watts total meaning there's 8 watts of splatter. On 220/1.25M it's 6 watts on frequency and 1st harmonic is -52 dBm, so though it's slightly above -16.02 dBm it's close enough for me. That harmonic is 4μw. That's all I needed to know to have hts dedicated to 220. I've got numerous other clean radios for 2M. Quansheng UV5R Plus, TYT 8000D, Retevis RT85 (TYT UV88), and TIDRADIO H8, that all meet FCC requirements. Some newer China manufacturers are learning the low pass filtering needed where others don't care. 73 KN6VYP
@av3510
7 ай бұрын
I've got one of those as well and opened it up for 220 as well. I've got a couple of 220 repeaters in my area (less than 5 miles away) and I can't ever hit them. Same distance for the 440 and 2m repeaters and I hit them fine. The power output on 220 must be negative, lolz!
@NVRMTmotion
7 ай бұрын
You're not wrong... Mine measures milliwatts of output on 220 x
@W-733_KWX
7 ай бұрын
I also opened it for 220, but power out is in the mW range, needle barely moves on a 5W scale power meter. So for very local coms it may work, as I can't open the repeater I can easily open with my 5W radio on the 1W setting. On top of that the not stellar dual band antenna is surely not engineered to work on 220. Could be useful to use 220 with a dedicated antenna, if one of the radios already have it (on my side I have a Radtel 470X with 220). UV-K5, K6 and 5R Plus are awesome radios, I would personally would like to have tone control to add more bass to it on one of the custom FW. One of the best bargain radio out there. Have a K6, ordered the 5R plus to mess around with custom FW whilst leaving original FW on the K6. Next ones worth taking a look at are the (bigger size) "10W" powerhouses, like the RA89, or NR630 which I have and are awesome radios. Cheers de va3kwx chris
@HamRadio2
7 ай бұрын
I can key a 220 repeater that's 10-12 miles away on the low power output of this radio
@DePalma.
6 ай бұрын
Great radio…I like it the same as I like my UV-5R😊
@allenbacus1324
6 ай бұрын
I just got mine in today and I can't wait to mess with it. The beauty of a cheap, hackable radio is, if you screw up, you just buy another cheap hackable radio.
@JoeFramo-uw9fp
7 ай бұрын
Some people are just plain ignorant does your mind your own business and just enjoy your program ❤❤❤❤❤
@JoeFramo-uw9fp
7 ай бұрын
Love the 220band😊
@dougdaniels
7 ай бұрын
Smiley has a triband antenna that would work with this hack. I have one on my THF6A and it's great.
@HamRadio2
7 ай бұрын
Yeah I have that one too
@UnckieBub
7 ай бұрын
We need to influence the major radio manufactures in Japan, Icom, Yaesu and Kenwood to start producing 222 Radios!!! Mobiles and fix stations. I have no idea what Icom was thinking when they added 1.2 to the 9700. Come On Already!
@HamRadio2
7 ай бұрын
Yes!
@stevenharvey1375
7 ай бұрын
Alinco and TYT are producing 220MHz radio again. I really like the Alinco for just Analog FM. Yaesu has a golden opportunity to make 220MHz radio that runs C4FM and retool the DR-2X repeater with either a 220MHZ option RF board or make it the next feature and call it the DR-2x v2 or DR-3x. You have no issues finding antennas and duplexers on the market. My opinion Yaesu has the lead between ICOM and Kenwood and with the China companies chipping away at there market share.
@Porco_Utah
7 ай бұрын
I think most of Japanese companies are thinking of Japanese domestic market now, I think they are having difficulty competing against Chinese companies. their target seem to be US$500 and UP radio with digital capability. in Japan need for strict transmitter certification pretty much keep many low priced Chinese companies out. AG6JU
@stevenharvey1375
7 ай бұрын
@porcoutah9967 That is an interesting perspective. I never thought about them just being concerned only about the rules in their country. One thing to consider with the China made radios besides price is how clean is the signal compared to the Japanese made ones for higher money. My gut feeling saids there has to be major differences. I would think the YAESU should have a cleaner signal next to bofeng. Just my thoughts. 73's N8RLW
@fredorrell1273
6 ай бұрын
Absolutely love the 220 band. There’s a small group here in the Salt Lake City area and we have around a half a dozen repeaters. I noticed Anytone has some AT-588 monoband 220 mobile radios for around $130 on eBay, but probably with limited quantities.
@nicktan9849
2 ай бұрын
Good day Sir, how many km can cover?
@harleymandk
5 ай бұрын
I played around with SSTV ,Data and Packet via a Baofeng 5r. Anything better for that ?? It has to be small and fit on a modelboat...Data runs on 433 Mhz !
@PlanetObservatory
5 ай бұрын
when i unlock mine for 220 it sends what sounds like dialing a phone when keying and unkeying. Any ideas what I may be missing that causes this?
@phillipsmiley5930
7 ай бұрын
The K6 is a rebadged K5 (8)
@markw.4679
6 ай бұрын
How well does the Nagoya tri band antenna work on this❓️
@HamRadio2
6 ай бұрын
I use that antenna on my TH-350 and it works great. It is heavier than this radio, so it would topple it over, but the performance would probably be great.
@dos0711
6 ай бұрын
Just curious...in all your testing is there a Baofeng that you liked?
@HamRadio2
6 ай бұрын
The BTECH UV5x3 is probably my favorite. The UV13 works pretty well too
@kevins4736
5 ай бұрын
Those spurious emissions are not really that bad, cause your using a low powered radio transmitter. Now it this radio was a 100 watt pa those emissions could cause problems.
@HamRadio2
5 ай бұрын
Yes but if they're like this at 4w, imagine how bad they'll be at 100w
@kevins4736
5 ай бұрын
Well the radio circuitry such as the transmit section and receiver were not meant to transmit outside the amateur bands. Just beware users if you plan on using this to drive those dual band UHF/VHF amplifiers that are currently everywhere on ebay. The firmware mods for the uv-k6,k5 are converting a walkie talkie into a wideband scanner.@@HamRadio2
@micwell2247
5 ай бұрын
Does any of it work on the UV-5R plus ?
@kurttuttle1708
7 ай бұрын
Another informative video.
@HamRadio2
7 ай бұрын
Thanks again!
@phillipsmiley5930
7 ай бұрын
They use the new Beken BK4819
@KempOutside
7 ай бұрын
I’m not sure if I missed it but did you say it was clean on 70cm? I am really torn as I love these cheap radios but want them to be clean.
@KempOutside
7 ай бұрын
I just rewatched and saw the 70cm test, but I didn’t see the 2m test. What were the 2m results?
@HamRadio2
7 ай бұрын
2M was dirtiest of all
@KempOutside
7 ай бұрын
@@HamRadio2 thanks! Wasn’t sure if you were saying the Quansheng was dirty on 2m or the Radtel. Now I see you were saying both are dirty. Bummer.
@robertmeyer4744
7 ай бұрын
looks like power drop off on 220 band. Their is a hack for the UV-5R to get 220 band but power drop off on TX . still looking for a tri band HT with 220 around $200 or less that is clean and have full power on 220 band. been looking at the Anytone one with triple display . just waiting for now to buy. I got like 10 HT's now. no good 220 yet. some day . 73's
@HamRadio2
7 ай бұрын
TYT TH-350
@fredorrell1273
6 ай бұрын
Btech is probably the best out there, not counting the new high end $$$Kenwood.
@josevazquez9724
6 ай бұрын
How many miles apart can I use it before it stop working
@HamRadio2
6 ай бұрын
From Earth to the ISS
@legallimitoutdoors9917
5 ай бұрын
Can I run a NAGOYA NA-24J Antenna for the 220 MHZ. Will this work. Anyone?
@HamRadio2
5 ай бұрын
It should
@kumasu
7 ай бұрын
Do you monitor the NCTC repeater system?
@HamRadio2
7 ай бұрын
Not usually but maybe I should
@johnemmons9087
7 ай бұрын
gOOD sTUFF!
@johnemmons9087
7 ай бұрын
You know why I wrote that way, yes?!😎
@legallimitoutdoors9917
5 ай бұрын
What's the best antenna for 220 band?
@HamRadio2
5 ай бұрын
Nagoya makes a triband. I think MFJ has one too
@MatCatSoft
7 ай бұрын
Your tinysa ultra is NOT properly calibrated out! when nothing is attached to input the line should be FLAT, also 40db attenuation is not enough to get proper accurate measurements on TinySA at all, you should be at -25dbm or better on input for accurate readings, for a 5W radio 40db attenuation is only going to be about -5dbm, its safe for the tinysa input, but too hot to get accurate measurements, you should NOT be seeing it around 0dbm you should be seeing it at about 35dbm on the scale since you are telling it you are using a 40db attenuator.
@HamRadio2
7 ай бұрын
This is incorrect
@jimaspinwall7814
6 күн бұрын
Does anyone see an FCC ID # ? Looked it up? Probably, clearly, this product should not have made it across the border.
@user-bd6db9ir6d
7 ай бұрын
you can find a mod that opens it from 8.000 to 13,000.00
@HamRadio2
7 ай бұрын
Nice
@guitarandstuff8265
6 ай бұрын
or just get a baofeng 5rm
@HamRadio2
6 ай бұрын
Those are junk though
@guitarandstuff8265
6 ай бұрын
idk mine does 200mhz out of the box and clear air band reception haha@@HamRadio2
@HamRadio2
6 ай бұрын
Yeah but the emissions are spurious and it might die on you in a year, who knows.
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