II bought my radio from Radiodidty recently and it came with?APP: V1.1.7?Aug 25, 2023,15:09:46? BASE: V1.1.6 Mar 7 2023,09:57:03. My SWR meter works great.
You're on 1.1.6, which Xiegu says is ?the latest "stable version" of the X6100 "App"?Xiegu's web site says the following about the newer version 1.1.7 of the X6100's app:
NOTICE: Consider this version experimental! For normal use we recommend version 1.1.6.
SDR rigs are more computers than radios. In fact the X6100 is a Linux computer.?I've been?in the computer software development industry for 35 years. We always recommend installing the latest stable version of software for a "production" system a customer is running their business on, and then install the newer releases on a test server. These businesses hold back a bit, in case there's something terrible that might cause a patch to be withdrawn or a bug introduced in a module that they regularly use.
However, a home user isn't running a "production system" for a business. I think most of us are eager for new (and long promised) functionality. Frankly, a new version will quickly become the norm, and the expected/only supported version, soon enough. There's no stopping the incoming wave, or even treading water. It's a running to just stand still world now. Further, if your radio is connected to the Internet, and they specifically release a security patch, you want to install it right away. Hackers are wiley?creatures. I always want to have the very latest toys to play with, and I'm hardly running a "production system." So I run pre-release "beta" versions on all my devices. Ham radio is a hobby.
You really have to read the release notes, and see what the forums (like this one) say. The release notes are generally short. In this case 1.1.6 was a biggie, as you can see from the notes. It introduced?Additional CI-V commands,?Bluetooth Serial Port Profile, many display updates and new functionality. Everyone should install 1.1.6.
Reading the release notes for the newer 1.1.7, however, you can see that it only adds WF Server, which is only useful if you want to access your radio with the computer-based WFView over a network, or remotely control it your radio from the Internet (and then only when you have it well secured). Most people don't need WF Server, and since Xiegu specifically calls 1.1.7 "experimental" and recommends 1.1.6. I'm guessing they'll roll WFView into 1.1.8 when it comes out. If you were on the (withdrawn) Aug 7, 2023 version, and you use digital modes, then you really need to update, since it disabled CAT control!
It's a little weird that Radioddity is shipping/pre-installing version 1.1.7, that Xiegu says is "experimental." Perhaps the version on Xiegu's web site is still the older one that disabled CAT control. I don't know. If you want to upgrade your firmware, I would definetly choose the Radioddity download site instead of the Xiegu one. My guess is that the 1.1.7 on Radioddity's site is fine now. But you still don't need it if you don't plan to use WF View or do remote control.
Mr Wintle W1NTL