Testing the Quansheng firmware F4HWN v2.5 by Armel Link to firmware download: github.com/armel/uv-k5-firmwa... Link to Armel's TH-cam channel: / @f4hwn
Thanks a lot for following my tip. Armel has more plans for improvement, but since the current version of his firmware uses up almost every byte of the flash memory, he will have to do away with built-in features. FM broadcast seems to be at the top of the list for a 3.0 version. He already has removed some obscure, little-used features like the flashing flashlight to free some space. Numerous bugs have been corrected, too. His firmware is open-source, just like Egzumer's.
Thank you for the tip. It's good stuff. I understand the memory limitation, but FM broadcast monitoring is important to me, as I don't really want to carry more radios. The bottom line is to receive as many frequencies in as many modes as possible, and to be able to transmit on as many ham bands as possible as well. After that comes the features. For instance, I don't really have to have 2 different S meters. I prefer the mods Armel has made to the classic. No need to waste mem on 2 of them. In fact, an S meter isn't really essential at all if there is another useful feature that can be put in its place. I can guess at the signal report info about as well as my uncalibrated HT display produces. Signal reports are left over from the days of big base-stations, log-books, QSL cards, and some of the contests. Sis reports on HT's are essentially meaningless. Having said all that, I wonder about the possibility of upgrading the internal memory. A lot of us can desolder and replace onboard mem chips. Having twice the room for code would make everyone happy. And of course as soon as the manufacturers see hams doing that mod they would start selling HT's with the expanded memory storage so no one would need to swap chips.
I bought my radio thinking that even if it was a flop, it wasn't an expensive flop. So far, I am having more fun than I thought would be possible for $30 USD (including shipping, tax, etc.). I can't figure out which firmware I want to try...like a kid in a candy store! This one is a strong contender right now. Your videos are very helpful!!!
i tried others, this is the one i kept on all 3 of my k5's. egz is nice , the am fix is great for Airband listening, but the radio would glitch out on 2 meter tx for some strange reason screen would do strange stuff like washout or just not tx , ijv for some reason would not pick up air band at all even using my outside antenna . so far this version works flawlessly and i have not found any glitches. hope that helps
i randomly stumbled upon your channel, very interested in this modded radio, i ordered one and will be fidgeting with it soon, in the meantime i'll watch some more of your video's :)
I tried this firmware for a couple if week and found it very stable but went back to Kamilsss firmware as I missed the spectrum speed scanning feature and I found the items on the display quite hard to read, may be you should demonstrate the Kamilsss firmware Ben
What is "spectrum speed scanning feature"? I've tried the Kamilsss firmware but didn't find that. The regular frequency scan (long press *) works at the same speed as it does in F4HWN, and both of them have the band scope functionality (f+5).
@@user-ml3sz3mm5y in VFO mode set the A and B to set your scan range for example 144.000 in A and 148.000 in B then long press button 5 this will now show the frequency the radio will be scanning, press button F then button 5 again and you are in spectrum scanning use F and * to adjust your squelch threshold, to blacklist (miss out) frequencies push the button below the ptt it is easy once you get the hang of it
Ben, hi! Thanks for the interesting information. I'm currently using version 2.6. I have a question: how can I connect an outdoor antenna to get good reception?
Hi, yes it will work on the K5(8) (I demonstrated it on the original UV-K5) and yes it also compatible with the version of CHIRP which I am using. Thanks for watching 👍
Only real way to upgrade the battery in a simple way is to buy an UV-5R Plus, take it's 2200MhA battery and cut the notch on top of it to make it fit on all models. Other than that I found a 3D Printed battery pack from the IJV firmware website.
@@petercarter9034 yeah your right but id like to see a shortcut for that, like if you could program one of the side buttons to disable ptt. I carry my radio everywhere with me and sometimes the ptt gets jammed on when im driving and gets stuck between the seats or whatever. It would be nice to be able to toggle tx on or off quickly without having to go into the menu all the time. Also those times you forget to enable it and you want to reply to a call, you’ve then got to switch the radio off and go through the procedure of holding buttons. Its the one feature im looking for on this radio but not one firmware seems to have at the moment.
I don't get this 1Watt setting. The radio default is around 3 tot 4 Watt. So does this setting mean that 1Watt is the max transmit power after installing this Mod?
@@daytona1212That feature would be really good if someone is close and you want to keep your conversation private. Turn it down to the lowest setting that you can still hear each other.😉
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Thanks a lot for following my tip. Armel has more plans for improvement, but since the current version of his firmware uses up almost every byte of the flash memory, he will have to do away with built-in features. FM broadcast seems to be at the top of the list for a 3.0 version. He already has removed some obscure, little-used features like the flashing flashlight to free some space. Numerous bugs have been corrected, too.
His firmware is open-source, just like Egzumer's.
Thank you for the tip. It's good stuff. I understand the memory limitation, but FM broadcast monitoring is important to me, as I don't really want to carry more radios. The bottom line is to receive as many frequencies in as many modes as possible, and to be able to transmit on as many ham bands as possible as well. After that comes the features. For instance, I don't really have to have 2 different S meters. I prefer the mods Armel has made to the classic. No need to waste mem on 2 of them. In fact, an S meter isn't really essential at all if there is another useful feature that can be put in its place. I can guess at the signal report info about as well as my uncalibrated HT display produces. Signal reports are left over from the days of big base-stations, log-books, QSL cards, and some of the contests. Sis reports on HT's are essentially meaningless. Having said all that, I wonder about the possibility of upgrading the internal memory. A lot of us can desolder and replace onboard mem chips. Having twice the room for code would make everyone happy. And of course as soon as the manufacturers see hams doing that mod they would start selling HT's with the expanded memory storage so no one would need to swap chips.
Excellent...I only use this firmware. Tried all others ...This is the best of the best so far
Armel’s tweaked Egzumer firmware is without doubt the best out there atm, 2.6 is basically the same with a few tweaks. Excellent video Ben
Cheers Neil, yep 100% agree 👍
I bought my radio thinking that even if it was a flop, it wasn't an expensive flop. So far, I am having more fun than I thought would be possible for $30 USD (including shipping, tax, etc.). I can't figure out which firmware I want to try...like a kid in a candy store! This one is a strong contender right now. Your videos are very helpful!!!
Thanks for watching, glad you're enjoying the radio! Have fun 👍
i tried others, this is the one i kept on all 3 of my k5's. egz is nice , the am fix is great for Airband listening, but the radio would glitch out on 2 meter tx for some strange reason screen would do strange stuff like washout or just not tx , ijv for some reason would not pick up air band at all even using my outside antenna . so far this version works flawlessly and i have not found any glitches. hope that helps
Really appreciate your time to make and share this useful video . 👍🙏
Thanks & Thanks for watching 👍
It would be funny if v2.6 posted before the video. 😜
i randomly stumbled upon your channel, very interested in this modded radio, i ordered one and will be fidgeting with it soon, in the meantime i'll watch some more of your video's :)
Thanks for watching, glad you're enjoying my videos. Have fun with the radio! 👍
Thank you.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching 👍
I tried this firmware for a couple if week and found it very stable but went back to Kamilsss firmware as I missed the spectrum speed scanning feature and I found the items on the display quite hard to read, may be you should demonstrate the Kamilsss firmware Ben
Thanks for the info and thanks for watching. I'm not familiar with Kamilsss, but I'll certainly give it a look. Cheers.
What is "spectrum speed scanning feature"? I've tried the Kamilsss firmware but didn't find that. The regular frequency scan (long press *) works at the same speed as it does in F4HWN, and both of them have the band scope functionality (f+5).
@@user-ml3sz3mm5y in VFO mode set the A and B to set your scan range for example 144.000 in A and 148.000 in B then long press button 5 this will now show the frequency the radio will be scanning, press button F then button 5 again and you are in spectrum scanning use F and * to adjust your squelch threshold, to blacklist (miss out) frequencies push the button below the ptt it is easy once you get the hang of it
You can also set the power it do in low power,you can set it so low as a legal pmr radio
v2.6 was released 4 days ago I’ve already updated
Awesome..
Thanks for watching 👍
This seems like a great firmware.
What do you think about the si4732 mod and the CEC cfw (that I did and I think it's quite cool) ?
this looks like the firmware I need!
Thanks for watching, glad you found it useful 👍
Nerdy question but.....
Why no Channel Names on display?
Inverted screen is better in the dark
Is that the HT with the duel receivers? - I've had my eye on that for portable full-duplex satellite work.
Unfortunately, although it will do crossband, it's not fully duplex so you can't listen back to yourself. Thanks for watching 👍
@@m7frs272 Oh yeah, I was thinking about the Qouxun KG-UV9D which looks pretty similar.
Gran trabajo. Este firmware permite TX en todas las bandas ? Incluido 27 MhzCB?
Unfortunately this radio is not capable of transmission on 27Mhz with any firmware.
Ben, hi! Thanks for the interesting information. I'm currently using version 2.6. I have a question: how can I connect an outdoor antenna to get good reception?
Hi, get yourself a SMA male to BNC or S0239 female adapter so you can plug in an external antenna. Thanks for watching 👍
Thanks for the info on this ben, a couple of questions, is this ok on the k5 (8) radio and secondly, is the firmware still compatible with chirp?
Hi, yes it will work on the K5(8) (I demonstrated it on the original UV-K5) and yes it also compatible with the version of CHIRP which I am using. Thanks for watching 👍
Are you finding your K5 battery doesn't last so long? Have you done any battery upgrades?
Only real way to upgrade the battery in a simple way is to buy an UV-5R Plus, take it's 2200MhA battery and cut the notch on top of it to make it fit on all models. Other than that I found a 3D Printed battery pack from the IJV firmware website.
@@DuskarIsNotABot Cool.
You should do a K5 tutorial on how to set up a repeater, from beginners level. A lot of people don't know what all the settings mean.
Thanks for your comment. Yes, I've had a few messages suggesting something similar.
You can make a repeater from a UV k5? Sounds brilliant
@@EverBeyondRadio No. I meant configuring a repeater profile, to use a repeater.
Step on 2m is 12.5k jus saying. Good video will give it a try
GUI (as in Set GUI) is the Graphic User Interface, or fancy words for a screen...!
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Thanks for the info and thanks for watching 👍
Is there a shortcut to disable tx in this firmware?
I believe you go in to the hidden menu PTT and button below and switch on there is the disable TX in there
@@petercarter9034 yeah your right but id like to see a shortcut for that, like if you could program one of the side buttons to disable ptt.
I carry my radio everywhere with me and sometimes the ptt gets jammed on when im driving and gets stuck between the seats or whatever. It would be nice to be able to toggle tx on or off quickly without having to go into the menu all the time. Also those times you forget to enable it and you want to reply to a call, you’ve then got to switch the radio off and go through the procedure of holding buttons.
Its the one feature im looking for on this radio but not one firmware seems to have at the moment.
I don't get this 1Watt setting. The radio default is around 3 tot 4 Watt. So does this setting mean that 1Watt is the max transmit power after installing this Mod?
No, that's just setting the low power output level. So High will still be say 4w, mid 2.5w and low, whatever you set in the menu from 1w down to 20mw.
@@m7frs272 Ah, great, thank you.
@@daytona1212That feature would be really good if someone is close and you want to keep your conversation private. Turn it down to the lowest setting that you can still hear each other.😉
@@cloudstrife5209 You got a point there.
no way
what mean PS in left corner?
Power save for battery