I finally got a Quansheng UV-K5 and opened it up for the 220MHz band. THEN I put it on the TinySA - what do you think happened? Let's look! SPONSOR: Bring all of your project ideas to life with https://www.pcbway.com Link to radio: https://amzn.to/3UpVhuw Hayden's Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSuX83ay4Ouh_qMAC79F92DNVaOtywmC5 Signal Stick Antennas: https://hr2.li/80179

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