[ Quansheng UV-K5 Cheat Sheet ]

One page, everything I reach for in the field. Print this page (it's laid out
to fit a single Letter sheet, black on white), or grab the PDF.
The why behind every line is in the full guide.

F,1 band            F,6 power L/M/H
F,2 A/B line        F,7 VOX
F,3 VFO / channel   F,8 reverse
F,4 freq meter      F,9 call channel
F,5 NOAA weather    F,0 FM radio
F,* find a signal's CTCSS/DCS tone

MENU     settings, confirm (hold: last item)
EXIT     back out (hold: main screen)
Up/Down  step channels or frequency
* hold   start or stop scanning
# hold   lock or unlock the keypad
Side     2 keys, short + long press each,
keys     set in CHIRP

SQL       squelch level
TXP       power: L / M / H
SFT-D     offset direction: + / - / off
OFFSET    0.600 (2 m) or 5.000 (70 cm)
T-CTCS    tone sent on transmit
TDR       dual watch: CHAN_A/B, shows DW
WX        cross-band. NOT weather (F,5)
S-ADD1/2  put a channel in scan list 1/2
S-LIST    which list a scan uses
MDF       show name, frequency or ch no.
SCR       scrambler: keep it OFF
PONMSG    power-on message

1. Radio ON first, then a K1 cable, home
   (FTDI, CP2102 or CH340; not fake Prolific)
2. Download From Radio: Quansheng / UV-K5
   ("experimental driver" warning: Yes)
3. Save it: backup + calibration data
4. File > Import my CSV (see below)
5. Imported channels are in no scan list:
   set Scanlists 1/2 in each one's props
6. Upload To Radio
Boot message: Settings > Logo string 1/2
(12 chars), Power on display: Welcome Info

Version      CHIRP Settings: Firmware
             Version. 2.01.x = V1, 1.0x = V2
Spectrum     UVMOD app: flashlight button
Bootloader   hold PTT while turning it on
             (flashlight on, screen dark)
Hidden menu  PTT + side key 1 at power-on.
             F-LOCK should read FCC. Leave
             the TX unlocks alone.
Never flash V1 firmware onto a V2 or V3.

146.520  2 m national simplex calling
446.000  70 cm national simplex calling
162.400  NOAA weather, WWG75 on Haleakalā
         (WX2; covers Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi)
KH6COM machines (most of ch 10-31) have
emergency backup power.

Ch Name        Output   Shift Tone
 1 2M CALL     146.520  simp  -
 2 70CM CALL   446.000  simp  -
 3-9 WX1-WX7   162.400-162.550 RX only
10 KAANAP 2M   146.900  -0.6  136.5
11 KAANAP 70   442.350  +5.0  136.5
12 KAPALUA     442.000  +5.0  110.9
13 NAPILI      444.800  +5.0  88.5
14 KAHAKULOA   442.400  +5.0  136.5
15 HAL 146.94  146.940  -0.6  110.9
16 HAL 147.08  147.080  +0.6  107.2
17 HAL 442.10  442.100  +5.0  136.5
18 HAL 444.22  444.225  +5.0  110.9
19 WAILUKU 2M  146.760  -0.6  100.0
20 KAHULUI     147.180  +0.6  136.5
21 WAILUKU443  443.025  +5.0  103.5
22 WAILUKU CM  443.225  +5.0  110.9
23 PUKALANI    147.140  +0.6  88.5
24 KAHUA       442.275  +5.0  136.5
25 WAILEA      442.050  +5.0  136.5
26 KEANAE      146.900  -0.6  110.9
27 HANA        442.300  +5.0  110.9
28 LANAI       442.225  +5.0  110.9
29 PUU NANA    442.300  +5.0  136.5
30 KUALAPUU    145.370  -0.6  110.9
31 HALAWA      442.125  +5.0  110.9
Full statewide list: the CSV in the guide.

Listen first. Key up, wait a beat, then talk.
Say your callsign every 10 minutes and at the
end. First call: "N0CALL listening."
Radio a few inches from your mouth, normal voice.

Listening: anyone, anything.
Transmit on 2 m / 70 cm: ham license.
  Technician: 35 questions, 26 to pass.
Never transmit on FRS, GMRS or MURS: the
  K5's FCC record covers receive only.
No encryption: keep SCR off.

Repeater silent  check SFT-D, OFFSET, T-CTCS
Scan skips all   no scan list: S-ADD1/2
Odd TX/RX split  WX (cross-band) is on
CHIRP read-only  it doesn't know the firmware
CHIRP no answer  radio on before the cable,
                 plug pushed fully in