Future SDS Firmware to include waterfall option .

[10-43]

I read it as a way of saying, "When it's ready, we'll release it, but not sooner"

As useful as " it was working yesterday!", Or "who would do something like that?".

 

[belvdr]

As useful as " it was working yesterday!", Or "who would do something like that?".

To be fair, most users of any software chomp at the bit to get something released on their terms.

 

[Omega-TI]

This is just me (YMMV), but I personally prefer NOTHING is ever said until a program is released. Having experienced "vaporware" on multiple occasions over the decades, I'm no longer interested in playing that game. The longer a company plays the "baiting game", the less respect I have for them. I'm also far less likely to ever buy anything from a company that engages in that activity as well.

 

[werinshades]

This is just me (YMMV), but I personally prefer NOTHING is ever said until a program is released. Having experienced "vaporware" on multiple occasions over the decades, I'm no longer interested in playing that game. The longer a company plays the "baiting game", the less respect I have for them. I'm also far less likely to ever buy anything from a company that engages in that activity as well.

The OP let the proverbial "cat out of the bag", and here we are. Like other " Uniden leaks" over the years, I'm pretty sure it wasn't supposed to be mentioned.

 

[pinballwiz86]

The waterfall pics or vids are a demo/test/proof of concept of what a future waterfall display for the SDS100/200 would resemble. It's not a real-time waterfall. It's been in both of those those scanners for a long time.

To see it on your scanner, connect to ProScan in serial mode so that the virtual display is running, go to ProScan's "Test and Extras" tab, enter SDR (all caps) in the protocol command box on the far right of that window and hit Enter. It won't show in the virtual display, but it will be on your scanner's screen.

To return to scanning, power cycle the scanner.

Wow! That is awesome. Thank you so much.

 

[GTR8000]

Maybe it'll be released in time to celebrate the 3rd anniversary??? 😈

 

[hruskacha]

A variable attenuator setting for each frequency or trunked system would be nice. A variable attenuator setting for the waterfall 'Mode' would enhance its operation by allowing the user to filter out weaker or just low level noise from the display.

I agree! Half of my counties P25 Voice Trunked Frequencies are right next to a ~760MHz cellular band and its overwhelmingly strong.

 

[werinshades]

I agree! Half of my counties P25 Voice Trunked Frequencies are right next to a ~760MHz cellular band and its overwhelmingly strong.

I attenuate by site in a trunked system, and can be isolated to each specific site, but requires a favorite list to be created.

 

[Ubbe]

The database file has all fields that the favorite lists has but some of them are blank and the scanner then use the default value for it, which is Off for the attenuator. ProScan can edit the database but I don't know if that includes the attenuator, which is the value after the Circle text in hpd files. But as for any database edit it will be overwritten by the next weeks upgrade, if you do that each week. As the SDS100/200 has a programmable attenuator it could support a numerical value 0-30 instead of On or Off in the settings in Sentinel and scanner.

/Ubbe

 

[bravo14]

Question is uniden working on updating the file size? The other day I was adding some sites and conv and went over the 1mb. Than it won't scan at all in the Favorite List.

 

[JvdK]

Question is uniden working on updating the file size? The other day I was adding some sites and conv and went over the 1mb. Than it won't scan at all in the Favorite List.

Well, split them up in 2 favorite lists and scan them both. Easy peasy…..

 

[Z-master]

Yep.... It's highly doubtful Uniden would venture into the remote head market again after the underwhelming sales and lack of demand for the RH96.

Little late to the party with this comment, but to be fair, it's a completely different world now.. back in the mid to late 00's when it was released, DIN slots were common in a lot of vehicles. Not the case anymore.

 

[mancow]

 

[garys]

Arguably there was more space under the dash to install radios. Now, it requires modifying the center console to install any size radio. I had to do a lot of work to get the SDS200 to fit in the console of my 2019 Tacoma.

Little late to the party with this comment, but to be fair, it's a completely different world now.. back in the mid to late 00's when it was released, DIN slots were common in a lot of vehicles. Not the case anymore.

 

[darthgarlic]

It's going to look a WHOLE lot better than that!

No, no ETA at this time. It's not in beta yet but should be nearly any time now.

Scrolling text on the display would be great for seeing longer entries.

 

[doc62]

Arguably there was more space under the dash to install radios. Now, it requires modifying the center console to install any size radio. I had to do a lot of work to get the SDS200 to fit in the console of my 2019 Tacoma.

Do you have pictures of your install?

 

[4436time]

Waterfall? I'd be happy with seeing the public works and business service types getting a facelift. I cringe every time I want to hear snowplow TG's and end up, instead, hearing maintenance men, park rangers, waste management, cleaning crews, and golf courses (of all things).

 

[ProScan]

Waterfall? I'd be happy with seeing the public works and business service types getting a facelift.

That wouldn't be the correct approach. RadioReference invented them, called Service Tags. If RadioReference added or changed categories then all software would break that imports from the RRDB

I cringe every time I want to hear snowplow TG's and end up, instead, hearing maintenance men, park rangers, waste management, cleaning crews, and golf courses (of all things).

It sounds like wrong Service Types are assigned to conventional frequencies or talkgroups. To fix it, you can edit your Favorites Lists or submit the corrections.

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[GTR8000]

Waterfall? I'd be happy with seeing the public works and business service types getting a facelift. I cringe every time I want to hear snowplow TG's and end up, instead, hearing maintenance men, park rangers, waste management, cleaning crews, and golf courses (of all things).

That wouldn't be the correct approach. RadioReference invented them, called Service Tags. If RadioReference added or changed categories then all software would break that imports from the RRDB


It sounds like wrong Service Types are assigned to conventional frequencies or talkgroups. To fix it, you can edit your Favorites Lists or submit the corrections.

RR Database Submission Guidelines - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

RadioReference Login

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Before any corrections are submitted, let's be clear about the service tags. Any government run non-public safety operation normally falls under Public Works. This includes municipal snowplows, may include park rangers if they are not performing law enforcement duties, and yes may include maintenance crews for public/municipal golf courses (rather than the Business tag, which would only apply to private entities)

 

[dave3825]

I cringe every time I want to hear snowplow TG's and end up, instead, hearing maintenance men, park rangers, waste management, cleaning crews, and golf courses (of all things).

Do what others do. Create a fav list and locate the tg's the plows operate on and change (in your fav list) the service type to one of the custom ones. Those are there for fine tuning and customization of favorites lists..

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