LOL.
First, the easy stuff. I only keep .NET CF and stuff like that in the kitchen, everything else I do with the UC. UC lets me install about 15 apps, copy ringtones over from my sd card, replaces my S2U2 settings via a registry edit, etc. So for me, keep the kitchen simple.
As for the radio, the 1.11.00F version is what allows you to have the S2A capabilities. Don't ask me why, I don't work for HTC
I just know that is the fact and I deal with it. There are other benfits of the new radio as well, including better overall performance and less of the "heat" issues that people comment about with their TPs.
You can flash the radio and you will not lose anything on your TP, it is not the same as flashing a rom and starting over. Though I did just notice that you are on VZW and the radio is a Sprint radio. I know that I have read that it still works, but I wanted to point that out before you do it, in case you have any problems.
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