You're a pro at presention. Clear concise and to the point.

So it's the same radio just slightly updated look. Interesting Thanks for yet another sensible and informative video.

@GadgetTalk4U

6 ай бұрын

I don't think I'd even say "updated" as they were both included in the same FCC filing. Thanks for watching.

Hi Jim, thanks for sharingyour insights. This certainly helps. Best greetings from Düsseldorf, Germany.

@GadgetTalk4U

6 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers.

Excellent in-depth review. Thank you

@GadgetTalk4U

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Just subscribed, interesting discussion easy to understand, thank you from UK

@GadgetTalk4U

6 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Now there is a Quansheng UV-5R PLUS, to ensure confusion with the BaoFeng UV-5R.

Great review video Jim! I didn't even know you had one of my hamshack reference mats. Glad to see you like it. Just a heads up, I've dropped the pricing quite a bit on all the different versions of it. Looking forward to watching more of your informative videos. 73! James - KH2SR

@GadgetTalk4U

6 ай бұрын

Very Cool. Glad you saw the shout-out. I reference the mat's info all the time!

The Charger is universal..110 v to 240 v 50/60 Hz ..the Main plugs are only different. In the KZread you say it was till 120 v...😏 I have UV-K6...with F5HWM V 2.7 firmware based on Egzumer 0.22..excellent 👍😄 Nice review...73 Gerben PA0GDW Netherlands 14:41

because uv-k5 is very cheap in China, I bought one uv-k5 last week ,it cost me $9.5

What about the new uvk5(99)… seen offered on Amazon lately, just wondering if you are aware of any differences with these? Thank you in advance.

@GadgetTalk4U

5 ай бұрын

Just got one. Pretty similar so far.

Audio tip: Any chance you can grab a lapel mic like a RODE wireless or DJI? Your room reverberates and make for a hollow sound. Check out Ham Radio Tube where Mike explains how he does his mic.

@GadgetTalk4U

2 ай бұрын

I bumped a fairly expensive mic that ended up catching some reflected sound off the table in front of me. Have you checked out any recent videos? They're much better.

I've got one of each, and they are not the same. I can't flash the uv-k5(8) like I can the older one. I also can't use the cps or chirpp to read and write to the new one. The memory map must not be the same. Though, I was able to clone what I have programmed into the old one to the new one using the over the air copy mode. It didn't work quite how I expected, but all my data and settings moved over, including my custom boot message (my callsign).

@PaulMc-qn7iv

7 ай бұрын

So the older version is the one to get then?

@Xpurple

7 ай бұрын

@@PaulMc-qn7iv : Yep.

@DinsDale-tx4br

6 ай бұрын

@@PaulMc-qn7iv Only until Chirp software catches up 🙂

@suprlite

4 ай бұрын

Uuh, lots of people flash the uv-k5(8) (uv-k6). Are you sure you dont have a knockoff?

Hi! do you have any tips and tricks to this radio WITHOUT CONNECTING TO COMPUTER?! greetings, Levi in Sweden (besides the one you showed here)

@GadgetTalk4U

8 ай бұрын

You can do just about everything in the menu system that you can do on the computer. It just takes a lot longer. Sorry you're having trouble connecting. I have not had that trouble.

@MrKeys57

8 ай бұрын

@@GadgetTalk4U I finally managed to connect it to the computer!! greets,Levi

Jim. Shouldn’t we be identifying ourselves if using an amateur frequency to transfer data (programming) between two radios?

@GadgetTalk4U

2 ай бұрын

That's a good question. I've wondered that, too. Several models allow that feature and I have no idea what frequency they use.

Any idea connecting ham radio to computer.. like monitor wave sequence.. reading any data.. 😊

@GadgetTalk4U

3 ай бұрын

Try this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6uI3JewoszJnbw.htmlsi=J6LjTrirpe0DwP03

Do i need a ham/ cb radio license to use these as a walkie talkie? Or are these especially for hamradio amateurs?

@GadgetTalk4U

4 ай бұрын

They are designed for ham operators.

@BibiProvenceBBSmoothMusic

4 ай бұрын

@@GadgetTalk4U thank you

it is a beautiful radio but it has a problem in the Netherlands hot air balloons use 8.33 KhZ and now there is a problem example 122.255 / 122.250 - 8.33 is a problem. when the frequency is entered on grid 8.33 it indicates a problem that already indicates that the correct bandwidth is not correct that means that this walkie-talkie is not the right one which will work well and the modulation will not work correctly because it is next to modulate the frequency and the speech will not be good, but other than that it is a nice cheap walkie-talkie.

@MrKeys57

7 ай бұрын

Update the firmware and you will be very surprised on what happends!

Why would you need or buy them when many can use /or have cellphones?

@GadgetTalk4U

5 ай бұрын

Good question. Amateur radio is a hobby that many enjoy. As with most hobbies, the object of the hobby isn't something you need, its something you enjoy. My spouse just got herself a new sewing machine even though there are lots of stores that sell clothes.

@angelisone

5 ай бұрын

@@GadgetTalk4U Thank you for replying back.

How is UV k6?

@GadgetTalk4U

7 ай бұрын

I believe it is the same radio with different frequency ranges locked in the factory firmware.

@cqdx1677

7 ай бұрын

@@GadgetTalk4U k5(8) has HF USB Lsb capacity 😮 k6 has?

@GadgetTalk4U

7 ай бұрын

@@cqdx1677 The K5 has some interesting open source firmware that really changes the radio's capability. The factory K5 isn't an HF radio.

@lpz3sn

7 ай бұрын

"FCC ID : XBPUV-K5 Model Number: UV-K5, UV-K5(2), UV-K5(6), UV-K5(8), UV-K5(9), UV-K5(11), UV-K5(22), UV-K5(66), UV-K5(88), UV-K5(99), UV-5R, UV-5R PLUS, UV-82 To Whom It May Concern: We, The QUANSHENG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. hereby declare that the models are identical except the model names & cover designs. Except for the different above, no other modification is performed." fcc.report/FCC-ID/XBPUV-K5/6401581.pdf

learning all the function s is hard enough

@GadgetTalk4U

10 ай бұрын

Yes, seems like with flexibility comes complexity. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Almost everyone is updating the firmware on this radio. I used IJV firmware.

@GadgetTalk4U

3 ай бұрын

The whole open firmware idea is pretty cool. Cheers

Why do HAMS talk about nonsense things on repeaters? Like airfryers, the weather. They got the license and spent a lot of money on radio gear just to talk about airfryers.

@dancollier3523

4 ай бұрын

Don't forget about the price of vegetables 😂

@drspyqwerty

3 ай бұрын

Lol

@johnmcmenamin7692

3 ай бұрын

Honestly I just wish the local hams would chat about Anything on my local repeaters

@RyanLackey

3 ай бұрын

Mostly I hear discussions of radio gear or complaints about old age health issues

@pjcanada4763

2 ай бұрын

Onnce a while there are good conversations about politics and current events , main thing is hobby and making long distance contacts , and perhaps new ham friends world wide .and yes, sometimes there chat for hours about antennas, i tune out ,lol

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@alisterwest6987

6 ай бұрын

Blah blah, without it no information, for folk that need it, blah blah 😊