MStep
Member
Having installed the newer 2.05 firmware into my HP-1, I found that I was happier and ultimately rolled back two versions to 2.03.
(See http://forums.radioreference.com/uniden-owner-tech-support/291264-hp-1-firmware-2-05-03-a.html)
There were some advantages of the newer 2.05, but not insofar as P25 reception was concerned--- in fact, to my ears, 2.03 sounds, and seems to work, more smoothly that either 2.05 or 2.04. Unfortunately, I don't have any objective way to measure the differences in performance, and Uniden does not provide much information about changes in each upgrade regarding P25, most likely for proprietary reasons.
That having been said, it might be time for Uniden to rethink its firmware update strategies (at least for future products) and begin offering "a la carte" upgrades rather than packages that include both P25 and feature upgrades rolled into one distribution.
In 2.05 for example, I would have liked to keep the enhanced attenuation enunciation feature without having been required to take the upgraded P25 function, which did not work out for me. Perhaps sometime in the future, Uniden can allow users to pick and choose the feature packages they want to install without affecting other functions in the scanner.
Just a thought I wanted to share.
(See http://forums.radioreference.com/uniden-owner-tech-support/291264-hp-1-firmware-2-05-03-a.html)
There were some advantages of the newer 2.05, but not insofar as P25 reception was concerned--- in fact, to my ears, 2.03 sounds, and seems to work, more smoothly that either 2.05 or 2.04. Unfortunately, I don't have any objective way to measure the differences in performance, and Uniden does not provide much information about changes in each upgrade regarding P25, most likely for proprietary reasons.
That having been said, it might be time for Uniden to rethink its firmware update strategies (at least for future products) and begin offering "a la carte" upgrades rather than packages that include both P25 and feature upgrades rolled into one distribution.
In 2.05 for example, I would have liked to keep the enhanced attenuation enunciation feature without having been required to take the upgraded P25 function, which did not work out for me. Perhaps sometime in the future, Uniden can allow users to pick and choose the feature packages they want to install without affecting other functions in the scanner.
Just a thought I wanted to share.