CHIRP

Do you know that this firmware is compatible with the OEM memory format?

I can't give any technical details, but when this firmware is programmed the previous memories are retained and work fine.
FYI This firmware is compatible with Quansheng UV-5R too.

This firmware is becoming very popular as there is a hardware MOD to wideband the radio. A memory management program like Chirp would be a great advantage.
http://www.hamskey.com/2024/03/introduction-to-uv-k5-hf-fullband.html#more

https://github.com/phdlee/uvk5cec/releases/tag/v_01HF
Source code for the firmware.

Young Kim wrote:

from newest firmware of CEC of UV-K5 quansheng, it is not recognized from newest CHIRP. I guess, his versioning rule is CEC_0.x[a-z] as of now.
Can you include this? his greatest update enable waterfall from handy ;)

His firmware versioning rule is somewhat strange. 0.2 for CW. 0.4 for HF.
Cec_0.2v > [a-z] is version and 0.x is model.
It has worked with prog or CPS.

Dan Smith wrote in #note-1:

Do you know that this firmware is compatible with the OEM memory format?

Richard Ebbs wrote in #note-4:

https://github.com/phdlee/uvk5cec/releases/tag/v_01HF
Source code for the firmware.

Issued firmware can be downloaded from ;
https://github.com/phdlee/uvk5cec/releases/download/v0.2v/cec_0.2VC.packed.bin

Hmm, that looks to me like #11212 now, so I'm not sure. The radio is not in programming mode right?

Dan Smith wrote in #note-9:

Hmm, that looks to me like #11212 now, so I'm not sure. The radio is not in programming mode right?

If I share steps what I have done for test.

1. open chirp and go help
2. select load module from issue and select issue number 11243
3. turn on UV-K5, just turn on and make a USB cable connection
4. From chirp, select Radio menu > Download from radio > verify port/vendor/model and ok
5. follow instruction . turn off/turn on again > verify cable connection > select ok

I suppose programming mode is turn on with PTT button. If yes, yes, it was not in programming mode.