SDS100 battery case that uses 'AA' Lithium cells?

[iMONITOR]

Does Uniden plan to release a battery case for the SDS100 that can accommodate 'AA' batteries? It would be desireable for those using their scanner for an extended period of time without access to any kind of charger or power, IE: field work and during a power outage. Icom does this for their IC-R30.

 

[doctordialtone]

Does Uniden plan to release a battery case

As you probably already know, nobody here knows what Uniden is going to do - until it happens.

 

[buddrousa]

I have this from Amazon will run the SDS100 well over 24 hours not county the 8 hours with the factory 42.50 today.
Anker PowerCore 26800 Portable Charger, 26800mAh External Battery

 

[Saint]

I took my Sds100 scanner to Niagara Falls on Tuesday and I had recording turned on I was ID searching five or six digital systems and the battery lasted seven and a half hours I didn't have the charger cable with me so I had to shut the scanner off so I wouldn't lose any of the recordings

Just ordered a second battery and the charger from radio world in Toronto so this time I'll have two batteries to work with it's expensive to do it this way I wish I could have slipped in some double AA batteries but no such luck
Steve

 

[sibbley]

I have this from Amazon will run the SDS100 well over 24 hours not county the 8 hours with the factory 42.50 today.
Anker PowerCore 26800 Portable Charger, 26800mAh External Battery

I have a similar unit. The external batteries work very well.

 

[whooey]

AA's would be nice for sure, my PSR 500 has got me thru a few hurricanes with no power for extended times.

 

[Markb]

SDS100/SDS200: - Nip it In the Bud

Same here, no email yet. I'm wondering if they are notifying in the order of the scanners shipped date. I remember that I received my scanner the same day you posted that yours arrived. I've checked my Uniden registration, everything is correct. Guess I'll just have to keep checking. I wonder...

forums.radioreference.com

"With 3-4 times the power needed than the 436, because of extra processors, etc. The AA batteries (4) would last under an hour."

 

[iMONITOR]

I have a similar unit. The external batteries work very well.

The down side they're bulky and heavy and when they're dead, you're done until you can charge it. You can get 'AA's everywhere.

 

[iMONITOR]

SDS100/SDS200: - Nip it In the Bud

Same here, no email yet. I'm wondering if they are notifying in the order of the scanners shipped date. I remember that I received my scanner the same day you posted that yours arrived. I've checked my Uniden registration, everything is correct. Guess I'll just have to keep checking. I wonder...

forums.radioreference.com

"With 3-4 times the power needed than the 436, because of extra processors, etc. The AA batteries (4) would last under an hour."

An expanded battery case with Lithiums would last as long as Uniden's big battery pack.

 

[Citywide173]

Does Uniden plan to release a battery case for the SDS100 that can accommodate 'AA' batteries? It would be desireable for those using their scanner for an extended period of time without access to any kind of charger or power, IE: field work and during a power outage. Icom does this for their IC-R30.

The battery pack was a response to consumer request, specifically to get away from the AAs. Now that the battery pack is here (again-BC100/200XLT, 220XLT, etc) people want the AAs back.....go figure.

 

[kb3isq]

I can't understand why anyone would want a battery pack that is made for just one application instead of a holder that you can load with very available AA batteries.

 

[jonwienke]

I can't understand why anyone would want an external battery pack that would only last 3 hours or less.

If you want more runtime than that that, you need Li-ion, C, or D batteries.

 

[garys]

How many times have we had this debate on RR? People didn't like the battery packs that started with, I think, the BC235. Maybe even before. So, starting with the 396T, they went back to AA batteries. People didn't like that and complained that they wanted battery packs.

Maybe Uniden will introduce a solar powered scanner. Or maybe one with a wind turbine.

The battery pack was a response to consumer request, specifically to get away from the AAs. Now that the battery pack is here (again-BC100/200XLT, 220XLT, etc) people want the AAs back.....go figure.

 

[buddrousa]

I stated this would happen when the SDS100 pictures were released. Now the same people that wanted a rechargeable battery pack like a pro radio are beating on the drum wanting AA's again.

 

[pb_lonny]

Both have a place (you don't put AA's in a iPhone). Personally I prefer AA's but understand that the SDS has such high power needs that they won't last very long.

 

[Xray]

The battery pack was a response to consumer request, specifically to get away from the AAs. Now that the battery pack is here (again-BC100/200XLT, 220XLT, etc) people want the AAs back.....go figure.

Oh yeah, were you surveyed ? I sure was not.

 

[buddrousa]

Nobody was surveyed it was a reaction to the posters here jumping up and down wanting changes. Now the same ones are jumping up and down again. It went so far as to hope the competition even went with the battery pack.

 

[Xray]

Nobody was surveyed it was a reaction to the posters here jumping up and down wanting changes. Now the same ones are jumping up and down again. It went so far as to hope the competition even went with the battery pack.

I'll take your word for it, I was out of the scanning loop and haven't been to this forum for years until fairly recently. I have no idea of what you say is 100% accurate, I have a hard time believing that they make design choices of their products from monitoring forums, and I don't know who was yelping for integral packs who now are yelping for AA's.

I can see the point about power requirements, I can also see the point about convenience with AA's. I personally would like AA packs for airshows, guess I'll have to either pony up for another batt [unlikely because airshows are about the only time I would use an extra], lug a power pack along with me or simply get another mil air handheld just for airshows.
Designing one would be simple for uniden, I think they'd be a good little money maker if they offered the option - So lets see if they actually do monitor this forum and take requests to heart.

 

[IC-R20]

As you probably already know, nobody here knows what Uniden is going to do - until it happens.

and it will be of poor quality or a disappointment/letdown when they finally do.

 

[jonwienke]

I can see the point about power requirements, I can also see the point about convenience with AA's. I personally would like AA packs for airshows, guess I'll have to either pony up for another batt [unlikely because airshows are about the only time I would use an extra], lug a power pack along with me or simply get another mil air handheld just for airshows.

Uniden still makes the 436, which uses AAs. Its feature set and performance is similar to the SDS100, except for simulcast, and it uses the same Sentinel software for programming.