In this video, I’m hacking the Quansheng radio by installing custom firmware, checking out what changes, and answering the big practical question: will it work with CHIRP? The short answer is yes, but the setup is a little tricky. I’ll walk through the firmware install process, show the hidden Breakout-style game, and explain what makes this firmware different from the stock radio experience.
Radio:
👉 Quansheng UV-K1 Mini-Kong: https://geni.us/uUVu45
👉 AIOC Programming/Data Adapter: https://temporarilyoffline.com/products/aioc-all-in-one-cable?variant=43007738216582&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TO&utm_content=QuanshengMiniKong
Firmware:
👉 F4HWM Custom Firmware: https://github.com/armel/uv-k1-k5v3-firmware-custom
👉 Armel’s Firmware Flasher: https://armel.github.io/uvtools2/
Extras:
👉 AIOC 3D Printed Case: https://temporarilyoffline.com/products/3d-printed-aioc-case-current-batch-color-bright-green?variant=44118226829446&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TO&utm_content=QuanshengMiniKong
👉 Mini-Kong – Mini-Battery: https://geni.us/B7Y0
👉 Baofeng UV-5R (25th Anniversary Edition): https://geni.us/8xt9Aq
👉 Baofeng UV-5R Mini: https://geni.us/C0FRgFe
👉 Baofeng UV-5R USB-C Battery: https://geni.us/ptbeHAc
👉 Zero to Hero Course: https://courses.hamradiodx.net/b/LmQGB/af697d88594372e
👉 Starter Course: https://courses.hamradiodx.net/b/TqJWp/af697d88594372e
This is not just a “look, new firmware” video. The goal is to show what you actually gain, what gets weird, and what you need to know before flashing your own radio. We’ll look at the new menu behavior, the extra features, the radio’s personality shift after the firmware update, and the CHIRP compatibility quirks that can trip people up.
If you have one of these Quansheng radios and you’re wondering whether custom firmware is worth installing, this video gives you the real-world version: how to install it, what changes afterward, and whether the radio becomes more useful, more fun, or just more complicated.
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