David,
I agree with you: my NanoVNA with original firmware does exactly what I want I to do. Sure there may be useful new features in the updates, but one thing that really puts me off is that a major feature of this forum is people having issues with updates. It might be worth doing an update simply to see what is involved and learning from the process - but I don't need to.
Windows upgrades: after every upgrade I have to go round my networked computers and reset the network settings or they won't talk to each other!
Michael (GW7BBY/GB2MOP)
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On 13/07/2022 10:20, David Wilcox K8WPE via groups.io wrote:
Somehow you all missed my point a few days ago¡.. much of the upgrades in firmware are beyond the pay grade of many of the initial users. Until one gets used to using the nano (or your handheld or any new radio tool you have) and performing the tasks it was originally designed for WHY have new features that one doesn¡¯t need or understand? The learning curve of upgrading (especially if you have never done it before) can be intimidating and an error makes your nano useless. It¡¯s always nice to have the latest greatest whatever but much of the time it isn¡¯t needed. My initial H4 nano from R&L Electronics still does all I have needed it for. Someday when I get snowed in or whatever I might look into upgrading but if I don¡¯t need the new features why bother?
There are those who need to have the latest greatest and for them that is fine but many of the upgrades are for special needs that don¡¯t apply to all of us. Maybe if I had a local guru walk me through upgrades a few times I might change my mind but doing an upgrade just to do it doesn¡¯t make sense. If it isn¡¯t broken why fix it? I originally had a guru help me set up my DMR handheld and hotspot and then he moved away¡.. it still does what I need even though there have been upgrades to the AnyTone 878. I am still having fun and haven¡¯t needed to write an email here because I screwed up and bricked my handheld or nano. The newest young guru in our club goes through it all so fast I can¡¯t keep up. He¡¯s not a good teacher even though willing to do upgrades on some things¡. But not the nano yet, just DMR.
Case in point¡. Windows upgrades! How many issues occur every time that happens? It sure generates a multitude of emails to the various QRP groups I follow. Even Linux seems to have multiple upgrades of each version¡. What to do?
Dave K8WPE since 1960 and still having fun with my limited knowledge and initial firmware.
David J. Wilcox¡¯s iPad
On Jul 12, 2022, at 11:24 PM, Jim Shorney<jimNU0C@...> wrote:
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But if your wife wants to "upgrade" her shoes do you tell her no? :D
The bottom line with upgrades is stuff works better. Who doesn't want that? The developers are very quick to fix bugs so you can be pretty confident that the latest stable version that is out there won't be buggy. Could a new bug surface that no one has caught yet? Sure. That is true of literally everything that uses software/firmware. But it probably won't be anything major if it took a while to surface.
73
-Jim
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On Tue, 12 Jul 2022 04:10:55 -0700
"alex"<alex@...> wrote:
Right. The question should be "am I missing something I want to use right now or am I using something that has a bug and should be repaired right now." If you don't know what you're missing and all your tests are performed well, why should you upgrade. Yeah some bugs might be solved, but others could enter just your tests. This is like a married man who wants an upgrade of his wife, is it necessary, is it broken?
