First off, I have not used this radio to transmit. I bought it only to receive. And for that it has been great. It’s receive abilities are excellent. There’s plenty of information and videos online on the Quansheng UV-K6 [K5-8] being used to transmit. In a nutshell, it’s transmitting abilities are very good. I watched […]
Realistic 400 Channel Pro 2006 Scanner
One of the scanner legends of the 1990’s. A great scanner that has almost withstood the test of time. Even today, as far as analogue receivers go, the Realistic Pro 2006 is excellent. It has a wide scanning range of 25MHz – 520MHz and 760MHz – 1300MHz [UK]. In 2025, with few gaps in the […]
GRE PSR-255 Scanner Receiver
The 50 channel GRE PSR-255 “Professional Scanning Receiver” is often overlooked and considered as a cheap low-end radio scanner. But after owning one for many years, and putting up against other scanners, I can say from experience that it is a bit of a dark horse. It always put up a good fight against scanners […]
Setting Up a Scan List On a Modified Quansheng
Here is a quick video on how to set up a scan list on a modified Quansheng. Yes, the Quansheng is technically a scanner, despite what some people seem to think. Adding channels is a fairly similar process for whatever upgraded firmware you are using. Whether that be UVMOD, Egzumer, RE3CON, IJV etc. And all […]
Birmingham Bus Communications Have Gone Digital
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 […]