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New Update - Unication
Did you test NOAA weather? You can always create a zone box with NOAA weather using the "Free Scan" setting between 162.400 - 162.550. that's how I tested my VHF. Haven't had any problems with that. HAVE had an issue with the Reception bars disappearing for 3-5 seconds like it lost the signal (but it didn't) then with the next transmission the bars LEAP back on. Also volume seems much lower to me after this update. Only known major change was if you had your TG "alerts" set to "silent"? you lose sound. All have to be set to "TONE" now in order to hear anything.
Did you test NOAA weather? You can always create a zone box with NOAA weather using the "Free Scan" setting between 162.400 - 162.550. that's how I tested my VHF. Haven't had any problems with that. HAVE had an issue with the Reception bars disappearing for 3-5 seconds like it lost the signal (but it didn't) then with the next transmission the bars LEAP back on. Also volume seems much lower to me after this update. Only known major change was if you had your TG "alerts" set to "silent"? you lose sound. All have to be set to "TONE" now in order to hear anything.
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There is an extensive conversation of the new firmware in the sticky thread linked below:
https://forums.radioreference.com/u...fficial-latest-g4-g5-firmware-pps-thread.html
There are some mentions of changing a setting from silent to tone that may be your issue. After reading all the problems with this firmware I have not updated the firmware in my G4.
https://forums.radioreference.com/u...fficial-latest-g4-g5-firmware-pps-thread.html
There are some mentions of changing a setting from silent to tone that may be your issue. After reading all the problems with this firmware I have not updated the firmware in my G4.
I've not updated my firmware. Waiting to see what problems everybody has. So far I've not seen a reason to do this update. Biggest thing to me is the P25 two tone but nobody uses it around here so don't need it. Not seem too many posts so wasn't sure how it was going for others
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With the new firmware, I've noticed a slight improvement in responsiveness when changing knob positions but not so much in terms of button pushes. The radio still takes too many liberties deciding when to do what you want vs. what it thinks it should be doing.
The only other real difference I've detected (other than the two-tone - which doesn't work on my home system) - is the addition of the talkgroup wildcard. It's nice to have that option now but if would be better if it was fully functional (it doesn't honor voice storage settings like normal talkgroups).
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