The Quangsheng is great value for the money, it will never be as good as a top brand radio, but it does the business. The firmware is constantly evolving and bringing more people into the hobby.
Hi Chris , thanks for the video. K5 made a good job even with stock firmware. Using ijv firmware the K5 receiver sensitivity should have been better than Ft 70. 73 I4HMR
Hi nando thanks for watching , This is the original firmware but the ijv mod Can. Make it more sensitive, but it does not have all the proper filters hardware filters. You will get very strong overload if you put an area on that is two much gain
got mine QK5 factory stock firmware with no brand telescopic 27mhz antenna..so far im hunting ISS transmission and it doing great..cheers from borneo sabah malaysia 73
Hi Chris, Moonraker are selling the new UV-5R Plus for 20 pounds. It comes supplied with a 2200 milliamp hour battery. But doesn't have usb c charging. I brought one just to experiment with and I am very impressed with the performance. The receive is so much more sensitive than my FT 70D. I am now using it on my twice daily dog walk. Love the videos. David M0DUU
@@digitalanaloguehamradio No Chris, they have taken out the usb socket and charging circuitry. So it's only possible to charge from the base unit. I do own the first version in black, and the UV 5R Plus which looks similar to a Boafeng UV-5R.
i love the radio as the serves the purposes i bought it for! buying a new antenna can give me much more, i really should just to get up on those hills and have a wig :D
wonder what kind of range this or comparable radios get in a mediumish city. mine has no real skyscrapers a few somewhat tall banks downtown but for most part more like a bunch of small towns mushed together. not alot to block signals but alot to interfere though.
The aerial I was used in was a mono band black whip 2 meter. I chose it because it's the best one I've ever used. Inabilter area you would probably get a few miles but it's fun to take it somewhere high up or out in the field somewhere
