[chirp_users] Stable low cost radio with flat audio
I am asking this question here as I believe there is a good collection of folks who are familiar with different radios. Of course whatever is recommended I hope it can be programmed with Chirp.
I am looking for a handheld radio that can do 12.5khz bw audio that can be used for data. I would hope it would have a flat audio in/out port but if not mods are part of the game.
It needs to be frequency stable (I will be using it for data) and 12.5khz channel widths. and of course programmable with Chirp.
The radio cost needs to be low, I would like to keep the whole project under $500. I will need two radios 1 for RX and 1 for TX. There will be a controller involved.
If need be I will put each radio in a can for isolation. This is for a solar project so that is also part of the reason to try to use a handheld.
The Quansheng UV-K5 and K6 are the new ultra cheap handhelds around. They certainly meet your low power requirements.
On Fri, 6 Oct 2023 at 15:56, Chuck Hast kp4djt@gmail.com wrote:
I am asking this question here as I believe there is a good collection of folks who are familiar with different radios. Of course whatever is recommended I hope it can be programmed with Chirp.
I am looking for a handheld radio that can do 12.5khz bw audio that can be used for data. I would hope it would have a flat audio in/out port but if not mods are part of the game.
It needs to be frequency stable (I will be using it for data) and 12.5khz channel widths. and of course programmable with Chirp.
The radio cost needs to be low, I would like to keep the whole project under $500. I will need two radios 1 for RX and 1 for TX. There will be a controller involved.
If need be I will put each radio in a can for isolation. This is for a solar project so that is also part of the reason to try to use a handheld.
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Does chirp support the quensheng uv-k6 yet? I know it's a fairly new model so wasn't sure if it had been added.
Thanks, Jeffrey Gallaway
On Fri, Oct 6, 2023, 1:13 PM Tony Ling tonyg7txu@gmail.com wrote:
The Quansheng UV-K5 and K6 are the new ultra cheap handhelds around. They certainly meet your low power requirements.
On Fri, 6 Oct 2023 at 15:56, Chuck Hast kp4djt@gmail.com wrote:
I am asking this question here as I believe there is a good collection of folks who are familiar with different radios. Of course whatever is recommended I hope it can be programmed with Chirp.
I am looking for a handheld radio that can do 12.5khz bw audio that can be used for data. I would hope it would have a flat audio in/out port but if not mods are part of the game.
It needs to be frequency stable (I will be using it for data) and 12.5khz channel widths. and of course programmable with Chirp.
The radio cost needs to be low, I would like to keep the whole project under $500. I will need two radios 1 for RX and 1 for TX. There will be a controller involved.
If need be I will put each radio in a can for isolation. This is for a solar project so that is also part of the reason to try to use a handheld.
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On Sat, Mar 9, 2024 at 1:44 PM Jeff Gallaway jeffrey.gallaway@gmail.com wrote:
Does chirp support the quensheng uv-k6 yet? I know it's a fairly new model so wasn't sure if it had been added.
Thanks, Jeffrey Gallaway
I thought the 'k5' and 'k6' were the same electronics in slightly different cases. Just like all of the other variations on the UV-K5: UV-K5(8), UV-5R Plus, Retevis RA79, etc. Do you have one? Have you tried to read it using the UV-K5 model selection?
Jim KC9HI
Yes.
It's listed under Quensheng:
https://chirpmyradio.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home
Ken, N2VIP
On Mar 9, 2024, at 12:42, Jeff Gallaway jeffrey.gallaway@gmail.com wrote:
Does chirp support the quensheng uv-k6 yet? I know it's a fairly new model so wasn't sure if it had been added.
Thanks, Jeffrey Gallaway
I think the k6 might be similar design as the k5 but didn't know much about it. I just ordered one on Ali and havnt tried connecting it to chirp yet. Once it gets here, I'll connect it and give it a try. If the k5 is in chirp then it will probably be fine.
Thanks, Jeff
On Sat, Mar 9, 2024, 2:02 PM Ken Hansen ken@n2vip.org wrote:
Yes.
It's listed under Quensheng:
https://chirpmyradio.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home
Ken, N2VIP
On Mar 9, 2024, at 12:42, Jeff Gallaway jeffrey.gallaway@gmail.com wrote:
Does chirp support the quensheng uv-k6 yet? I know it's a fairly new model so wasn't sure if it had been added.
Thanks, Jeffrey Gallaway
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