Liking my new DV10 much more than my SDS-100

[Falcon9h]

$1600?! Are they fking kidding??

 

[W4KRR]

$1600?! Are they fking kidding??

I paid about half of that for mine.

 

[IC-R20]

I haven't noticed any drift with mine. Mine is a newer firmware version than the original units.

Nice to know. I been wanting one so bad from an asian radio store. That way there's no lockouts and the NXDN and Analog descramblers work.

 

[IC-R20]

So, I don't have a SDS100, but I have a SDS200 and 536HP. I have noticed that sometimes DMR traffic sounds a little weird. Even P25 traffic from time to time sounds weird. The adjective I'd choose is "warbly". Sometimes I know that its due to a low SNR signal, but it does happen for me on large SNR systems/signals as well.

The biggest improvement for me though has simply been using an external speaker for the radio instead of using the built in speaker. That really helps my ears and brain actually understand whats being said. I also pass the audio through an external audio compressor to normalize the audio level.

I'll also agree that DMR sounds best on my Motorola DMR radio(s) compared to the other options. But, each radio has their purpose, strengths, and fun points. I am glad to hear you're enjoying your AOR. I don't have a DV-1 or DV-10, but do enjoy my AR8600 for the strengths it has as a communication's receiver. I'd enjoy getting an AOR that can do DV sometime in the future I think.

even on the 396XT I've noticed that with p25. Uniden has always had worse digital audio quality than GRE did.

 

[Ensnared]

My biggest issue with the Uniden is how garbled everyone sounds. People are shocked at how different the two sound side-by-side. On the Uniden, everyone sounds like they are talking through a very badly autotuned mic. Or they sound like they are running through a voice processor to make them sound like robots. So, for me personally, it completely fails for its intended purpose.. Of course, that is only for DMR signals, which everyone around here has gone to. It sounds great for analog stuff like Air-Band or Ham bands. I do like the fact that I can take it anywhere and punch in a zip code and start listening locally, but again, the inability to understand the conversations is key.

My second biggest issue is the lack of any AGC. One transmission will be whisper quiet while the next is so loud, it sounds like it is going to damage the speaker. So I am constantly having to reach for the volume knob. It is like practicing to be a fast draw. I feel like I need to have Annie Oakley reflexes to use the thing when the airwaves are active.

I am a ham, so I had already started playing with DMR stuff before they moved to it around here, and the various DMR radios I have had are also plagued with the same volume issue. Initially, I had hoped to use a dual-band ham rig as a scanner for the local stuff, but that volume issue made it unworkable. The SDS-100 was an impulse buy at a great deal price, and I just assumed that it would have AGC. Needless to say, I was disappointed.

Is the garbled audio on the SDS-100 a me thing? Are there some settings I need to dive into that can affect the digital audio demodulation is such a way?

I don't have issues with audio on the SDS100. It is loud & clear.

On certain trunked systems I've monitored, some are clear while others are not as clear.

We have three dispatch talk groups on the local trunked system, HOTRRS. I needed to adjust the lower the volume levels on these three. Why? It is so loud it wakes the cat in bed sleeping. I don't know if these dispatches are deep-throating the microphone or screaming.

You can get a BT speaker with enough balls to wake the dead, LOL.