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APX APX Firmware Question

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Hey all!

Just got another APX for personal monitoring use (not trunked, don’t worry). It came with FW R18.21, and with the latest being R31.02, I wanted to ask if it would be worth upgrading prior to programming. My other APX is already running R29 so never bothered upgrading when I got it.

I have seen mixed opinions about whether or not you should upgrade, so wanted to just ask here.

Thanks!
 
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The decision to upgrade firmware is subjective. Best to read through the release notes from what you currently have up to the latest release, see if anything affects you. Sometimes new features are added in addition to fixes. If it's a basic flash and you're only listening to conventional, haven't experienced any negative issues, and have no need for any fancy new features, then you're probably okay where you are.

There is another reason some prefer to keep their APX at old firmware release level, but that sort of discussion is frowned upon here. I'm sure you can figure it out, although R18 is likely already beyond that threshold.
 
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If you are just using for conventional R18 is just fine. most of the upgrades deal with trunking issues.
 
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