Friday, January 23, 2026

Monday, January 12, 2026

What F4HWN Firmware Actually Is.

 

F4HWN firmware is a community‑developed custom firmware for the Quansheng UV‑K5/K6/K1 family.

It focuses on:

  • Cleaner UI

  • Better scanning behavior

  • More usable features

  • Bug fixes

  • Extra tools (S‑meter, spectrum‑like display, etc.)

It’s not the most feature‑packed firmware—that title usually goes to EGZUMER—but F4HWN is known for being stable, polished, and practical.

Use the FTDI USB Programming Cable ONLY!!!

An FTDI‑based programming cable is considered the best cable for ham radio because it is the only chipset that is consistently reliable, driver‑stable, universally compatible, and immune to the counterfeiting problems that plague cheaper cables. It simply works every time—especially on Windows—while Prolific‑chip cables often fail, disconnect, or refuse to install drivers.


Why did I brick my UV-K5??? by: Kevin Omura

This post is mirrored from Facebook.  All credit goes to Kevin Omura



 Why did I brick my UV-K5???

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

QUESUM (Quansheng) M7 DMR / UV

STAY TUNED!!! 


Ok... I figured this WHOLE thing out! I will try to make some posts/videos in the next few days on my blog BUT I definitely have EVERYTHING working! Whew. It took about 40 hours of my time. www.bageyes.com The ONLY thing that is NOT going to change is this... when you see THIS screen, you are locked down to that ANALOG template. Example... If you add 462.xxx and then you want to add 146.xxx it is NOT happening. This setting is a GLOBAL template setting and if you set everything up THEN change it, you will lose ALL saved frequencies. ALSO... the ONLY cable that works with this radio HAS TO BE the FTDI cable. ALL others give you the "password" issue.