SDS100/SDS200: SDS-100/200 Waterfall upgrade….worth the money?

[safetypro79]

I suppose it depends on what type of listening or scanning you do?
Finding adjacent active frequencies…

Just curious if anyone has had any luck with this option.

 

[rocky28965]

I thought about it but I have other radios with that feature.

 

[Graham666]

I paid for the upgrade, I don’t use it all the time, but worth the money in my opinion. Although I do have the low volume bug on am, when in waterfall

 

[bearcatrp]

I did mine. Its ok but as others have said, have other radios that have it too. Now if Uniden could put the waterfall display on the bottom of the screen while general scanning, think it would be more useful.

 

[LarryVavrek]

I have it wouldn’t waste the money again.

 

[rcool101]

600$-700$ for a radio and you can't make up your mind on 20$? I bought 1 for both 100 & 200 and never tried it yet

 

[LarryVavrek]

My SDS 100 has become just a dust collector with all the encryption crap.

 

[MStep]

The waterfall option is a nifty novelty feature, but the radio's design and small tuning dial are no conducive to quickly tuning and honing in on signals that may pop up on the display. FWIW, YMMV.

 

[Omega-TI]

/judgemental mode on

I accept the NXDN and DMR type of add on upgrades, because they say, "...it keeps the price of the scanner down". If that's truly the case, okay, even though the upgrade pricing seems excessive. Now that waterfall option, being that I already have it on my much cheaper RSP1, at no additional cost, and really would not be using it while portable, I decided not to be a cash cow for Uniden. I already own enough products designed to make you buy additional things at inflated prices.

/judgemental mode off

 

[Omega-TI]

600$-700$ for a radio and you can't make up your mind on 20$? I bought 1 for both 100 & 200 and never tried it yet

That may not be his only deciding factor. It could be principle too. After buying one of the most expensive radios on the market (which must have a nice profit margin), being nickel and dimed after the purchase seems pretty freaking lame to me. Also, as @MStep mentioned the display is small and not exactly conducive for anything other than a novelty, or maybe bragging rights... "look at me I spent $ on something I never use.

 

[darknetone]

I did, it was cheap and as it turns out useful for me from time to time. It really depends on what you want to do.

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Frankly it doesn't appeal to me. I have enough receivers with "waterfalls" or "scopes" built in. These & SDRs are all I really need to get a visual on signals in my present environment

 

[aascannerman]

I paid for an SDS-100 & 200 why would I not pay an extra 30 bucks what's the point of complaining?

 

[aascannerman]

My SDS 100 has become just a dust collector with all the encryption crap.

Can I ask where you live? Im from California (inland Empire)

My SDS 100 has become just a dust collector with all the encryption crap.

I am from Fontana CA and struggle to get stuff on mt radios, can I ask what kind of frequencies you pick up?

 

[Omega-TI]

I paid for an SDS-100 & 200 why would I not pay an extra 30 bucks what's the point of complaining?

It's obvious, because everyone is different and have their reasons. I also can ask things in the form of a question, like why is it complaining when others state their reasons?