It might also be a good idea going forward to first check the firmware’s list of items it is supposed to change/fix/add/suntract. If it isn’t something critical that will further enhance the scanner’s abilities, or it’s solely a frivolous addition that you never needed in the first place, the old adage “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” applies.
Just because there’s a new F/W update it doesn’t mean it HAS to be installed unless Uniden insists it’s a MUST.
I’ve noticed, at least where Uniden is concerned, the expectation is to install each and every upgrade when they become available. That doesn’t hold true in all cases but we are talking about Uniden here so it very well may be necessary to update every time Uniden pushes one out the door. But I saw no need for the latest sub update and didn’t bother with it. Has anyone noted any issues with not installing it? Uniden only listed what it was intended to do when installed, not what might happen if it wasn’t included.
Sometimes manufacturers don’t require the updates to be installed, in which case it may be necessary to instal the F/W you have no need for because future updates that you do have a need for depend upon a previous update in order to install correctly.
I owned an “open source” Ham radio with DMR/conventional dual band transceiver capabilities from Connect Systems. One of its selling points was that you could edit the F/W because it was not copywrited. It was intended to be edited. And it was constantly being updated as a matter of routine. Various alternate scenerios and improvements were developed and released after they were vetted by the manufacturer. Sometimes a new F/W’s intent didn’t suite your needs, or work well with previous updates. In which case you didn’t use it. But manufacturer would warn you if any previous updates needed to be installed first. All the updates were listed and could be downloaded from the manufacturers site.
I am using the term “update”. I differentiate between new free firmware offerings and those you pay for. I call those “upgrades”.
