In the 21st century, the concept of "radio security" has expanded beyond simple voice scrambling. As radios become more digitally integrated, they become vulnerable to exploitation. The 7010b is not immune to threats such as "cloning"
This firmware update (v4.2.1) for the 7010b radio platform introduces critical security patches, improved spectral efficiency, and resolves a known audio latency issue present in version 4.1.9. All field units must be updated before , to maintain interoperability with the new 700 MHz backbone. 7010b Radio Firmware Update
New firmware often resets: