dead spots transmission issues on my sds100

[kaitlyn4589]

@AzTac i didnt drop it i sat on the bed And it rolled off but it seems to be fixed now not sure what i did but i had no issues last night

 

[kaitlyn4589]

@werinshades update for ya i set my global filter to wide normal and so far i havent noticed any issues im also using a retromix 800 antenna and so far so good will keep you posted

 

[werinshades]

Did I miss an edited version of a post where the OP talked about dropping the scanner??

earlier today i accidentally dropped my sds100 scanner on the floor, it slid off while i was adjusting my position on the bed. the scanner works fine i tested it, but theres a small speck of dust between the lcd and the outer screen, i dont wanna void my warranty is there any way for me to fix this issue so it doesnt drive me crazy below is a pic showing the issue circled in red

i checked it doesnt look like a dead pixel any ideas on how to remove the dust or should i just leave itView attachment 112611

Here you go..

 

[buddrousa]

@AzTac knowing how to set up and use your SDS scanner is very important. Most are not willing to spend the time to setup the SDS to work and run circles around other receivers.
And let us guess you do not and have not owned a SDS scanner.

 

[AzTac]

@buddrousa - As I stated in my previous post, had you taken the time to actually read it, I own both the SDS100 and SDS200. There's no need for you to be Uniden defensive. I'm merely relating my personal experience in hopes it may help the OP.

Since you broached the topic, there's a large segment of the market that's desirous of a plug n' play style scanner. While such a product really doesn't exist these days, for 700+ bucks it would be nice to have something a little more user-friendly that helps shoulder the workload and doesn't require technical acumen to effectively operate. To be brutally honest, saying that the SDS runs circles around other receivers is simply not that much of an accolade considering it's effectively the only product currently on the market (other than Unication) that can even marginally handle simulcast vagaries.

Any specific tips you care to offer to help us learn how to "set up and use" our SDS scanners would, I'm sure, be appreciated by us all.

 

[buddrousa]

If you would read the several post like this thread where we have helped those reach the potential of the SDS scanners and they out preform other scanners you would learn something. We offered help you offered HEARSAY NEGITIVE comments that were of no help to the OP.

 

[werinshades]

@buddrousa - As I stated in my previous post, had you taken the time to actually read it, I own both the SDS100 and SDS200. There's no need for you to be Uniden defensive. I'm merely relating my personal experience in hopes it may help the OP.

Since you broached the topic, there's a large segment of the market that's desirous of a plug n' play style scanner. While such a product really doesn't exist these days, for 700+ bucks it would be nice to have something a little more user-friendly that helps shoulder the workload and doesn't require technical acumen to effectively operate. To be brutally honest, saying that the SDS runs circles around other receivers is simply not that much of an accolade considering it's effectively the only product currently on the market (other than Unication) that can even marginally handle simulcast vagaries.

Any specific tips you care to offer to help us learn how to "set up and use" our SDS scanners would, I'm sure, be appreciated by us all.

This scanner can be used as a "plug and play" type of scanner if the owner takes it upon himself/herself to make it function like that. While I don't use it, the zip code feature comes to mind and some have had and continue to have success doing it that way.

As buddrousa mentioned, many posts have offered suggested remedies to users who legitimately want to learn the functions of the SDS series scanners. Many of us have mastered certain programming methods to get to the same result.

 

[IAmSixNine]

Sounds like pretty typical simulcast reception problems to me. In my experience, the SDS models (and especially the 100) are pretty overrated when it comes to simulcast reception.

Sadly, they're about the only option (unless you consider the professional - and less expensive - Unication receiver.) I know, I own them all and still miss a lot of transmissions in the Phoenix metro area with the Uniden products.

Good luck experimenting with it. It's kind of like trying to nail jello to the wall...

(By the way, the flickering of the signal strength bars you mention is likely just the radio scanning different tower sites with varying strength levels. My Unidens do that as well. I'd also suggest to you not to waste a lot of money on antennas just yet. There are other things to try before you even consider that - assuming you are within or near the Tucson metro area.)

Interesting. I have the opposite reaction to my SDS100. In fact i like it so much that i am using my KNG2-P800 less and less and the SDS100 more and more. I also have other commercial gear and often when testing i find the SDS100 is fairing quite well. Then if i have time i also test it against my BCD436 and find the SDS100 for sure does work much much better with simulcast systems. So now a days my BCD436 mainly monitors conventional VHF, UHF and a UHF Connect Plus system. I no longer use it for any 700/800mhz public safety systems.
But for my SDS100 to work so well i had to spend time playing around with each system filter settings. Stock it was not so great. Between learning how filters work and testing out filters on different systems and replacing stock antenna with a remtronix antenna i finally got the unit to work very very well.

 

[kaitlyn4589]

@IAmSixNine agreed my sds100 is working much better now that i have messed with the filters

 

[kaitlyn4589]

i got this issue all sorted out using the filters option

 

[es93546]

He ment the output radio transmit power from the towers, not the audio levels. The SDS series strangely lack any kind of audio AGC to compensate for audio differencies, like there are in almost any other scanner, so audio levels changing dependent of users and systems will always be an issue.

/Ubbe

Once again, I'm not impressed with Uniden. I'm almost ready to order a SDS-200 as within 6 months I'm probably going to be listening to a new system of trunking with part time encryption and a federal system that will be going digital with likely part time encryption for running plates, wants and warrants. I can handle the digital systems with my wonderful GRE PSR-600 base station, but it has no way of muting the encryption. Now I see Uniden wants nearly $1000 for a SDS-200 (including 2 software upgrades) and they don't have AGC?????? 😒 What is wrong with those people? My 325P2 is full of all sorts of design failures and now it seems my only option is another Uniden scanner with the same. I just wish GRE was still building scanners, my PSR-600's and PSR-500 have been near perfect radios for my type of use.

 

[Ubbe]

... and they don't have AGC??????

It's very strange why they did this. You can see when you switch model type in Sentinel that the AGC setting in x36 disappears in a SDS target selection. So it's deliberately made so the necessary hardware are probably missing to be able to add it in software. Maybe in their next scanner model.

/Ubbe