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-====== Quansheng UV-K5 with egzumer Firmware ======
+====== Quansheng UV-K5 (egzumer Firmware) ======
+Here are the steps to setup the Quansheng UV-K5 radio with the custom ''egzumer'' Firmware, and load VA7FI's frequency list.
+To flash the firmware:
+  - Turn off the radio
+  - Plug the Baofeng programming cable to the radio and computer.
+  - Press and hold the PTT while turning the radio on (the LED will be on and the screen off)
+  - Using a Chrome based browser, go to:   https://github.com/egzumer/uv-k5-firmware-custom/releases
+  - Click on ''FLASH WITH A BROWSER''
+  - Click on ''Flash firmware''
+  - The LED on the radio will flash while in progress.
+To load the frequencies and settings:
+  - Turn on the radio and open Chirp
+  - Open the {{ :links:quansheng_uv-k5_egzumer.img |UV-K5 img file}} (''File'' -> ''Open'')
+  - Edit any of the frequencies you want to change under ''Memories''
+  - And edit the ''Settings'' (specially the ''Message line 1'' and ''Message line 2''): \\ {{:links:egzumer:chirpsettings.png?500}} {{:links:egzumer:startupmessage.jpg?260|}}
+  - Upload the settings to the radio \\ (''Radio'' -> ''Upload to Radio'' -> ''Vendor: Quansheng'' / ''Model: UV-K5 (+ OSFW,unsupported,egzumer)'')
+The customer firmware offers a lot more options.  Here's picture of the stock firmware on the left and the customer firmware on the right:
+{{:links:egzumer:stockvscustom.jpg}}