Case study

Quansheng UV-K5 Hardware Reverse Engineering Project: V1.4 radio PCB reconstruction

The Quansheng UV-K5 Hardware Reverse Engineering Project reconstructs the radio's V1.4 PCB as KiCad schematic and board files. The author describes measuring removed components, photographing and sanding the board to expose inner layers, and aligning those images while tracing connections.

Targets: Firmware
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 417
Last commit: 2025-09-17

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: KiCad is needed to inspect or edit the schematic and PCB design.
Limits: The board files require changes before manufacturing; the author lists value errors and incomplete 3D models.
License: Hardware design files use CERN-OHL-S-2.0; documentation uses CC BY-SA 4.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{quansheng-uv-k5-hardware-case,
  title = {{Quansheng UV-K5 Hardware Reverse Engineering Project: V1.4 radio PCB reconstruction}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/mentalDetector/Quansheng_UV-K5_PCB_R51-V1.4_PCB_Reversing_Rev._0.9}},
  url = {https://github.com/mentalDetector/Quansheng_UV-K5_PCB_R51-V1.4_PCB_Reversing_Rev._0.9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/quansheng-uv-k5-hardware-case/}}
}

Plain text

Quansheng UV-K5 Hardware Reverse Engineering Project: V1.4 radio PCB reconstruction. https://github.com/mentalDetector/Quansheng_UV-K5_PCB_R51-V1.4_PCB_Reversing_Rev._0.9 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/quansheng-uv-k5-hardware-case/

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README.md GitHub · mentalDetector/Quansheng_UV-K5_PCB_R51-V1.4_PCB_Reversing_Rev._0.9 · Revision 9fc1953