--- /a/drivers/uv5r.py	2016-06-15 09:00:15.000000000 +0200
+++ /b/drivers/uv5r.py	2016-08-06 23:07:53.560289955 +0200
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 BASETYPE_F11 = ["USA"]
 BASETYPE_UV82 = ["US2S", "B82S", "BF82", "N82-2", "N822"]
 BASETYPE_BJ55 = ["BJ55"]  # needed for for the Baojie UV-55 in bjuv55.py
-BASETYPE_UV6 = ["BF1"]
+BASETYPE_UV6 = ["BF1", "UV6S83"]
 BASETYPE_KT980HP = ["BFP3V3 B"]
 BASETYPE_F8HP = ["BFP3V3 F", "N5R-3", "N5R3", "F5R3", "BFT"]
 BASETYPE_UV82HP = ["N82-3", "N823"]
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
         raise errors.RadioError("Radio did not respond")
 
     serial.write("\x02")
-    ident = serial.read(8)
+    ident = serial.read(12)
 
     LOG.info("Ident: %s" % util.hexprint(ident))
 
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
     if ack != "\x06":
         raise errors.RadioError("Radio refused clone")
 
-    return ident
+    return ident[:8]
 
 
 def _read_block(radio, start, size, first_command=False):