You do know that post is a joke right?
Introducing the SDS200
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UPman, you just stick with us, we'll get you straightened out on this Uniden stuff
There are some caveats with your plan. The first is that you will need a separate GPS puck to use the radio with GPS control. You probably will not get a good GPS signal if you mount the puck behind the seat where your radio is located. The GPS puck likes to be on the dash, or by a window where it can get satellite signals. So plan for that. Also to use one of these radios successfully with GPS location control requires a fair bit of input from the user. By that I mean that the location data in the Radioreference database, which is where the radio will source that data, can be horribly inaccurate. That unofficial data is submitted primarily by members of these forums. It's rarely checked carefully for accuracy, and is highly subjective in any case. As an example, in a county near me the city of Astoria has the same GPS data as the county it is located in (Clatsop). Which means your radio would enable the Astoria channels long before you are close enough to receive them. In another case the city of Salem location data was entirely outside the city of Salem. That one has since been fixed, but you get the idea: you have to take the location data at RR with a grain of salt. When you "Zip Code Scan" you are using said sketchy data. You can of course edit the location data in your programming so it is more accurate and works better for you, but that can be a very time consuming endeavour if you're trying to program location data for an entire state for example. The last point I would make is that this scanner, like the 536 before it, relies on a micro SD card to store its programming. In the past many folks have had trouble with the 536 in mobile installations because if power is cut off to the radio abruptly it can corrupt the SD card. Maybe that issue has since been addressed, I don't know, but it is a potential problem to be aware of.
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Points well taken. Hopefully, there won't be too many (or too severe) problems with location information as I travel. I already have a weatherproof GPS mount area, I have a Yaesu VX-8DR with remote antenna in the vehicle. There is room for several more antennas if needed. I'm assuming the antenna has a cable and isn't built into the radio like some VHF/UHF ham gear.
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Probably just a coding error on their part.
Direct Link--> Uniden SDS200 Digital Police Scanner
Yes, the GPS puck is separate from the scanner, product number CB-GPSK. It's also a separate purchase item, so be aware of that.
This radio has more options than a Cadillac
All you had to do was look at the manual to see that a ac adapter is included.
Don't matter to me since it will be behind my seat in the truck
What we really need is for people to stay on topic...so let's start right now (and don't reply to this as that will be considered off topic as well).
I am still using all 4 of my original 536 power supplies and cables.
One broke moving the desk , the second the DOG . Not so much uniden as it is my fault . Wish it was more durable
You can add the FactoryOutletStore.com to the list of online dealers selling the SDS200. Their price is the "usual" $699.99 with FREE shipping included but right now they are giving $5 off of any order over $50 so your price for the SDS200 is $694.99 with FREE shipping. The $5 discount will automatically appear in your shopping cart after you add the SDS200 (see attached screen shot of the SDS200 in my shopping cart for $694.99).
They don't have it "officially" listed on their website yet but all you have to do is go to their website (https://udn.factoryoutletstore.com/) and put SDS200 in the search box at the top of the page and it will then bring it up and you can add it to your shopping cart. They also state that your purchase is covered by a 30-day guarantee/money back return policy and they accept PayPal and PayPal CREDIT in addition to the regular major credit cards.
They don't have it "officially" listed on their website yet but all you have to do is go to their website (https://udn.factoryoutletstore.com/) and put SDS200 in the search box at the top of the page and it will then bring it up and you can add it to your shopping cart. They also state that your purchase is covered by a 30-day guarantee/money back return policy and they accept PayPal and PayPal CREDIT in addition to the regular major credit cards.
That'd be a negative on the discount...maybe it expired yesterday? Or...well, not going to get into that! But I just added it to see and it shows no $5 off and was $699.99 or whatever.
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Preemptive trunking priority? Also that's great that there's a new base station. One of these days I'll try one out.
You can easily move your favorites from your HP-2. You just export your favorites list and import it into Sentinel software for the SDS. I have done it multiple times with no issues. You use the "export to .hpe file"
I believe that you are correct that the $5 off of $50 offer has expired at the FactoryOutletStore.com. They no longer have the banner across the top of their webpage (see my screenshot above in post #293) showing the $5 coupon/discount. Also I just added the SDS200 to my cart and it is coming up at $699.99 with no discount applied.
FWIW they are now showing on my SDS200 checkout page that you can checkout with "Factory Financing" and pay $32.30/month. That option was not present on my checkout page yesterday when I posted the information above so it may be something new that they just added. YMMV
It was available for the sds100 as well. Just for a giggle I did go with the factory financing option just to see what the deal was. Paid it off after one payment but that option can get someone one if they don't have all the cash to lay out at this time.
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