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PD362i vs. PD362

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I seem to have both PD362 and PD362i ... they seem to function the same, what's the difference (if any)?
 
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To be clear, this is not a request to send me software. I am trying to figure out which software I need.

I have been trying to sync up my fleet of PD362's and am realizing that I am in version hell. I have a bunch of radios, and they seem to be two distinct sets (per the display)

Set A : PD362i - firmware V1.06.02.501, baseband V2.01.05PD_A
Set B : PD362 - firmware V2.05.05.001, baseband V2.01.05PD_A

My CMS is v2.05.15.001.NA2 and works with the "Set A" radios (even though it facially looks like a major version mismatch). Oddly, the CMS does *not* work with Set B radios. I get a "Model settings does not match." error when I try to read from the Set B radios.

So my questions are:

1 - Is there any harm in downgrading the Set B radios to V1.06.02.501 (I have that "upgrade" file). Will that even work?
2 - Is there any CMS that will work with both the Set A and the Set B radios?
3 - Can the Set A radios be upgraded to V2.05.05.001, or is there something really different between the i's and not i's?

Thanks!
 
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Update - have an answer to my own question:

V2.06.04.502 = V1.06.02.501

The difference is purely whether the radio is a PD362 or PD362i (before and after Motorola lawsuit), and the updater figures out which to apply based on the i / no-i designation.

CMS v2.05.15.001.NA2 controls them both.
 
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