First off, I’d like to say that the Yaesu FT70D is an amazing hand held radio. And the results of this test / comparison are certainly not a foregone conclusion that the Quansheng is better than the Yaesu in every way. Of course not. We all know that one comparison test isn’t the absolute truth […]

If you are thinking of buying a new Quansheng UV K5 (8) Or UV 5R Plus in order to modify the radio with custom firmware, do be aware that the V2 [version 2] of these radios is not software upgradable. If you try to upgrade a version 2 with firmware, such as Egzumer or F4HWN, […]

Modifying an old Realistic Pro radio scanner to receive digital signals. Some, or many people think that analogue is kind of dead these days. And in some ways they are right, it’s certainly not as active as it was back in the day. But there is still quite a lot to listen to if you […]

While it certainly wasn’t as exciting as it was back in the day when a scanner could listen to the Police, I was having some fun listening to the goings on with the buses in Birmingham and surrounding areas on the Quansheng K6. Well, that is no more. Not on an analogue Quansheng anyway. It […]