SDS200 Archived Thread

[W5RGP]

Just got my email my SDS200 GPS unit shipped and will arrive by the weekend got my 90 Degree network cables arriving this week and all I have to do is wait on the slow boat to arrive but that is ok with me.

Humm no email here yet and u ordered yours just after I did [emoji106]


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[ShyFlyer]

How come the GPS doesn't come included with the scanner?

The 885 was/is targeted to the mobile user (i.e. truckers) where as the SDS has a much broader target consumer.

Besides, if it were included in the box, could you imagine the wailing and gnashing of teeth in this forum?

 

[buddrousa]

Bob I think we ordered at the same time not sure. Are you home or on the road?

 

[W5RGP]

Bob I think we ordered at the same time not sure. Are you home or on the road?

On the road up in Memphis Indiana for the night and I just got my email mine will be delivered tomorrow



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[Jake68111]

Dumb question or maybe a dumb person asking questions but...…..
Are the screens of the 100 and 200 susceptible to any kind of "screen burn in?"
I have my 100 so that the screen is on during open squelch only but say I were to leave it on or never change the colors?!?

 

[garys]

Out of curiosity, who did you order from?

Just got my email my SDS200 GPS unit shipped and will arrive by the weekend got my 90 Degree network cables arriving this week and all I have to do is wait on the slow boat to arrive but that is ok with me.

 

[buddrousa]

Uniden.com they sold out fast UPMan said more on the way.

 

[garys]

True to his word, they got them in, they shopped them out. I ordered mine from The Ham Station, so hopefully they'll get theirs in a few days.

Then we can have a new thread with commentary from the early buyers and complaints about how bad the scanners are from people who didn't buy one. /sarc We need an eyeroll icon.

Uniden.com they sold out fast UPMan said more on the way.

 

[W5RGP]

Out of curiosity, who did you order from?

Uniden’s own website



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[allend]

How come the GPS doesn't come included with the scanner? It's comes bundled with the Uniden 885 CB/Scanner Radio which is under $400 and SDS200 user will have to pay $50.


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I am pretty sure the GPS puck never was included with any of the Uniden scanners. Pretty sure its not a feature that everybody is going to use or want and most likely it was to keep the total cost of the radio as reasonable as it could be. Its just like the DMR and NXDN. This go around I am not going to buy the DMR ugprade. Just the NXDN for my area.

I am still wondering why the radio has the LAN port was positioned in the front of the radio. I am thinking it might of had to be put in the front because of the design of the circuitry of the wiring and the motherboard of the radio. Connection and so forth. etc. Sure maybe Uniden can answer that question. Maybe they could not put he GPS connector and the LAN port on the back due to the design of the guts of the radio.

 

[03msc]

It’s been answered (OK, speculated but pretty logically) why it’s on the front.

 

[ShyFlyer]

I am pretty sure the GPS puck never was included with any of the Uniden scanners.

Except for the BearTracker 885.

 

[wise871]

Since the SDS200 now powers the GPS receiver, are those who wired up there vehicles with either the Uniden or Garmin GPS antennas out of luck even with some type of RJ11 adapter? I know I have my wire behind the dash and down to the center console. It would take me some time to pull the old wiring and run the new if I decided to get a SDS200 for my vehicle.


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[redbeard]

Since the SDS200 now powers the GPS receiver, are those who wired up there vehicles with either the Uniden or Garmin GPS antennas out of luck even with some type of RJ11 adapter? I know I have my wire behind the dash and down to the center console. It would take me some time to pull the old wiring and run the new if I decided to get a SDS200 for my vehicle.

If someone wants to send me their/a unit I will test it out and see if it's possible to make an adapter to do it. It is probably less than 12V out (likely 5 or 3.3) and TTL serial. An RS-232 level converter and the right socket would be an easy adapter to make.

 

[Tramagod]

Except for the BearTracker 885.

Which is NOT a stand-alone scanner with all the capabilities of the X36 series, the SDS100, and upcoming SDS200. It’s not included, it never will be, STOP BEATING THIS HORSE.


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[kb7gjy]

Which is NOT a stand-alone scanner with all the capabilities of the X36 series, the SDS100, and upcoming SDS200. It’s not included, it never will be, STOP BEATING THIS HORSE.


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If you ever owned horses, I sure there was one you wanted to beat even though it was dead. /s

 

[bill11312]

I guess this means my 436 and 536 will now become obsolete with any updates, just like the 15xt.

 

[mkt853]

I guess this means my 436 and 536 will now become obsolete with any updates, just like the 15xt.

Fortunately the upgrade cycle seems to be about five years, so think of it this way, you're spending $700/5 years to have the latest and greatest radio, or less than $12/month.

 

[KE4ZNR]

Please continue discussion here:
https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/introducing-the-sds200.382091/