Oh, good question. I just assumed changeable...
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Oh, good question. I just assumed changeable...
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GPS internal? Port like Beatracker 885 antenna? Or will we have to go with a self powered Hockey Puck or have jonwienke mod it for us?
So happy for this - loved Unication for Simulcast but it was never a scanner. Could not hold on a channel easily. Geared more for listening to a single channel. But with Uniden they know scanners - very happy for this - would also love to see base/mobile version.
GPS internal? Port like Beatracker 885 antenna? Or will we have to go with a self powered Hockey Puck or have jonwienke mod it for us?
So happy for this - loved Unication for Simulcast but it was never a scanner. Could not hold on a channel easily. Geared more for listening to a single channel. But with Uniden they know scanners - very happy for this - would also love to see base/mobile version.
BigWonton
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Please develop a nice factory hard leather case that's sized right and has all the appropriate cutouts for displays, lights and access to ports/charging. I still look fondly on my 200XLT case and hope there's one for the SDS-100.
Oh snap son!
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I knew Marshall would have one. He always get to try the new scanners out before release.
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I MUCH prefer to be able to use my rechargeable AA's in the unit.
It's so much more convenient to keep 4-8 extra, fully charged, batteries to swap out when needed.
Can any of the testers comment on the volume level when something is plugged into the external speaker jack? I think everyone was frustrated with the output level on the BCD436HP or at least I was. If you used an external speaker it wasn't even close to being loud enough.
I know there was something said about safety for ear damage - which is fine if you used an earplug or bud. But if you used a speaker mic or external speaker it just didn't cut it.
Disappointed because no built in GPS it appears. Hoping that if Uniden comes out with a mobile version they have a remote head but not optimistic on this. And I don't see how the BCD436HP can't be at EOL because they show how much better reception the SDS100 has over the BCD436HP. If you don't already own one, why would anyone spend the money on something that Uniden itself is showing doesn't work that well.
Will be interesting if Whistler has anything up its sleeve.
I know there was something said about safety for ear damage - which is fine if you used an earplug or bud. But if you used a speaker mic or external speaker it just didn't cut it.
Disappointed because no built in GPS it appears. Hoping that if Uniden comes out with a mobile version they have a remote head but not optimistic on this. And I don't see how the BCD436HP can't be at EOL because they show how much better reception the SDS100 has over the BCD436HP. If you don't already own one, why would anyone spend the money on something that Uniden itself is showing doesn't work that well.
Will be interesting if Whistler has anything up its sleeve.
The power demands are high, AA would last minutes in comparison to the lithium ions.
FWIW - I agree, but just not doable.
Like other handhelds, the SD100 does not have an external speaker jack. It has a headphone jack, which delivers power appropriate to drive earbuds. If it had enough power to drive speakers, it would drive earbuds through your brain and into the wall.
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Shut up and take my money!!! (to quote Fry)
alex5774
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Is there a discriminator output in the headphone jack?
Thank you UPMan. Unfortunate that this couldn't have had a design similar to commercial handhelds which have the ability for a speaker mic to be attached to them so you can actually hear the radio while on your belt.
It would have been nice to have a sturdy connection, again like a commercial radio, where the speaker mic actually attaches to the radio and a jack on the speaker mic to attach earphones.
But this isn't the case so no sense wishing.
Not that anyone cares but I'll put my two cents in like everyone else.....will wait to see if the advertised features match reality before I jump on the bandwagon. As an owner of the BCD436HP I was hoping the next flagship handheld would have a lot of things but it doesn't. For one thing....hopefully Jon can modify this expensive tool to make it like it should have been in the first place. Time will tell.
Sure hope the next flagship mobile unit has a lot of things. But again....not optimistic. Hopefully I'm proved wrong!
Not trying to start anything but do many users really use the mic speaker? I can't imagine walking around with a scanner on my belt and a speaker mic attached to my collar when using a standard earbud would make a person look less like a cop/security. Earbuds allow for more private monitoring than blaring the transmission for all to hear.
The only time I have ever plugged anything into my 436's earphone jack (or my 396XT, going back even that far to be honest) was when I was at a race track and wanted to put my noise-canceling headphones on to be able to hear the comms over the engines.
That, or, of course, in a public area where blasting comms all over the place would be rude and disruptive. Then the headphones go on again.
Putting a "speaker mic" on a scanner is just a way to pretend you're a cop or other first responder.
That, or, of course, in a public area where blasting comms all over the place would be rude and disruptive. Then the headphones go on again.
Putting a "speaker mic" on a scanner is just a way to pretend you're a cop or other first responder.
Go-West
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Too costly for me.
FWIW - I've seen times where either could be appropriate, lapel speaker if alone, railfanning, some airshows. Earphon for other.
Now if someone would either make a small, cheap, amplified speaker mic..., or an easy add-on amp. .
John W - another opportunity.
Now if someone would either make a small, cheap, amplified speaker mic..., or an easy add-on amp. .
John W - another opportunity.
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The SDS 100 looks to be a real awesome promising radio. I feel pretty confident that It will perform very well on P25 LSM simulcast probably as good as a Unication. To me it's basically a radio with the performance of a Unication that has the capabilities of an SDR while having all the features of a Uniden scanner. I may get one later down the road but I'm not particularly in a rush to get one. I currently own a Unication G5 and I love it, yeah it may not have all features of a scanner but what it does do it does very well. For me, most of those scanner features get unused 90% of the time and the 10% of the time I do use them I have my scanner or my SDR for that. Besides the G5's performance and build quality, one of the biggest things I love about this radio is its size and form factor. It's easy to carry around with me everywhere I go and it's very durable. If I do get a SDS 100 it will not replace my G5. I wouldn't want a $700 plus consumer grade radio to potentially experience the type of abuse a daily carried radio can experiance, especially with the pretty large color display it has.
It has the same GPS port as the 436. And no factory internal GPS.
https://forums.radioreference.com/u...sds100-prerelease-discussion.html#post2900700
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