What I would like to know is if they did a permanent hum fix. Joe Bearcat, are you listening?Anyone know what manufacturing run the new SDS-200 scanners are in? I was hoping all the bugs have been worked out before I purchase one….
What I would like to know is if they did a permanent hum fix. Joe Bearcat, are you listening?
What I would like to know is if they did a permanent hum fix. Joe Bearcat, are you listening?
I purchased one from Bearcat Warehouse within the last few months and have been thrilled with it's performance. It tracks flawlessly. Only gripe I have is that it "cuts" audio off if it drops some of the signal instead of just lowering the bitrate of the audio. My APX will drop the bitrate of the audio down so it sounds more "robotic" instead of just cutting the audio off. That is literally my only complaint. It's a very well built radio... I would recommend it to everyone, because LSM trunking systems are coming to most jurisdictions at some point.
That's because Uniden uses the normal squelch also in digital transmissions. If the signal goes weak the squelch cuts off the signal completely. It's a good thing for some as it then are a way to stop robotic and erratic audio. But some of us would like to see the squelch disabled or drop a notch as a user setting, or have a +/- setting for sites, the same way that the volume for TG's works. I think that @JoeBearcat have that on a wish list in some sort of version for the squelch handling.... it "cuts" audio off if it drops some of the signal instead of just lowering the bitrate of the audio. My APX will drop the bitrate of the audio down so it sounds more "robotic" instead of just cutting the audio off.
Thank you!!!!It was reportedly fixed, but I cannot get a serial number of the changeover.
Mine has a faint hum that I hope doesn't get worse over time.
It was reportedly fixed
The only thing that would fix it is the remedy by StaticDischarge (who I can't tag for some reason).As many folks here realize, some electronics give off faint sounds as they operate, usually if they are starting to get into "trouble". The one I remember was a small transformer in my Hallicrafters S-120 receiver that used to hum, and my "Uncle Charley" would come over every month and put some type of laminate on the transformer. Lots of TV sets I had in the "old" days had cathode ray tubes that would occasionally whistle or chirp.
These days, electronics are much cleaner, but occasional sounds are not unusual. There is also a physiological aspect--- if you are looking for flying saucers, you will probably see them. If you're looking for ghosts in the graveyard, they will probably appear. If you are listening for a hum on your SDS200, you will probably hear it.
Here's his post on the "fix"The only thing that would fix it is the remedy by StaticDischarge (who I can't tag for some reason).