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Check out the Facebook page, "Florida Scanner Radio Group".
The activity is on discrete frequencies. Search 138-144 and 148-151 MHz. AM mode. 25 Khz channel spacing.
New Uniden Scanner announcement at SEMA 2025
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The activity is on discrete frequencies. Search 138-144 and 148-151 MHz. AM mode. 25 Khz channel spacing.
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Thanks will try the search limits. Not a Facebook user.
FWIW I found this SDS150 Preview posted at AmateurRadioTransceivers.com (dated 11-07-2025). It contains a useful side-by-side comparison list of some of the new SDS150 features vs. the current SDS100 features.
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The comparison does not say the SDS100 meets JIS4/IPX4 or any standard. According to Uniden, the SDS100 also meets JIS4/IPX4 standard, same as SDS150, which is rain/splashing water from any direction but not immersion. JIS3 would also be water resistant, but not from all directions, but the comparison only said weather resistant for SDS100. Seems to be no change there.
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Uniden SDS100 handheld scanner includes True I/Q decoding, TrunkTracker X, GPS scanning, and Close Call RF for clear digital monitoring anywhere.
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The rest of the side by side comparison seems to be correct from what has been learned so far.
Ubbe
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From where did they get the info "updated SDR platform" ? Would be interesting to know what have been updated in the SDR.
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Yeah, that wording was interesting, but there have been a few tidbits along the way that suggests an updated SDR platform. I am hoping they did the right thing not using a TV chip or at least not making it the RF front-end. There are a lot more SDR based receivers and tranceivers now than when the SDS100 was designed. There are probably a lot better SDR chips available, and probably not very expensive since they are much more widely used. Lots of new commercial and amateur radio gear that are SDRs.
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It was in that side by side comparison in post 723. But without searching, seems I read something else that suggested a change to the SDR from SDS100. Given the major improvement in the NOAA weather channels reception something was changed. But I never reported improved SDR.
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Agreed.
Ubbe
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Something must have changed when a comparison side by side shows a difference. But measuring the sensitivity of a SDS100 shows it has the same sensitivity as most scanners and more or less equal on all frequency bands. It's just its bad strong signal handling that affects reception in a real live RF situation. SDS100 uses a preamplifier to boost sensitivity. You can take a RTL-SDR dongle and pull up its gain to get the same sensitivity but the whole RF spectrum blows up with a huge amount of overload issues like intermod.
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From previous experience I would not do ANY business with Zip Scanners Just my opinion
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Yep. Sensitivty is useless without good signal processing. Which is why I don't consider SDR dongles a serious option. They have a use, but since they have no real filtering or image rejection ability, I don't routinely use them. They are good for investigation, but can't replace a well designed receiver.
With these new models, may a person request seeing a return of the -2sec delay and possibly adding a -15sec? Or a user defined setting?
Would also like to see more Custom service types added, for example, 25+, or more? There are numerous additional TG's/channels I would like to pick out of Business/Public Works, etc, but have run out of custom service types.
Also, reviewing this thread (2nd & 3rd posts) Getting started in MilAir - newbie questions and seeing the band search speed capabilities of SDR's, would it be possible to see something similar, say during the Search and Scan or within the Waterfall feature?
Would also like to see more Custom service types added, for example, 25+, or more? There are numerous additional TG's/channels I would like to pick out of Business/Public Works, etc, but have run out of custom service types.
Also, reviewing this thread (2nd & 3rd posts) Getting started in MilAir - newbie questions and seeing the band search speed capabilities of SDR's, would it be possible to see something similar, say during the Search and Scan or within the Waterfall feature?
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Yes! I'd love to find out they've incorporated a signal processor that generates less heat.
What exactly type of negative delay are you wanting and forgive me if I ask the reasoning behind the delay?
Well, it's a personal preference, but I monitor encrypted TG's and sometimes it takes upwards of 5 seconds for some transmissions to end (not always silent) and it would be preferrable if the radio could actually be set to move on sooner. This value was removed with the HP line of radios.
Edit: I set all encrypted TG's to -5 second delay and would prefer -2 second delay.
Edit: I set all encrypted TG's to -5 second delay and would prefer -2 second delay.
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What FW version and HP model was it removed in? I can only assume you are speaking on trunked systems which only have a TGID delay setting? Correct me in I'm wrong if the TGID you are monitoring is fully encrypted, I'd lock out that particular TGID, if it was partially encrypted you can set the TGID to -5 or -10 and it will skip the encrypted enable radios.
Hopefully the SDS150 brings back the option to avoid on replay, that seemingly stopped during one of the FW upgrades to the SDS 200.
(When replaying, you can hit "avoid" to make the scanner avoid the frequency you're hearing in replay. It's a great way if you missed the avoid button in time. The x36 series still does it fine)
Also another nice feature would be the ability to directly edit a channel. So if you hit the channel hold, you can press one or two buttons to edit it quickly without going through the nominal 6-7 menu steps to do so.
(When replaying, you can hit "avoid" to make the scanner avoid the frequency you're hearing in replay. It's a great way if you missed the avoid button in time. The x36 series still does it fine)
Also another nice feature would be the ability to directly edit a channel. So if you hit the channel hold, you can press one or two buttons to edit it quickly without going through the nominal 6-7 menu steps to do so.
When limit searching skips past data signals
Ubbe
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It uses a 7000mAh battery and all that extra power it now needs will convert into heat. That's how physics work.
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