Appears the situation has been rectified.
https://www.amazon.com/Uniden-BCD53...?ie=UTF8&qid=1522949134&sr=8-1&keywords=536hp
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Appears the situation has been rectified.
https://www.amazon.com/Uniden-BCD53...?ie=UTF8&qid=1522949134&sr=8-1&keywords=536hp
Test in Charlotte N.C.
If you need someone to do Charlotte N..C .I would be happy to do it for you . I am home all day. I have Medical Disability I have nothing better to do .I know Charlotte P25 really sucks here so I would be happy to test it.. I live in North Charlotte not a good place for radio right now . But a great place to test it .
Just thought I would help .
Chris .
If you need someone to do Charlotte N..C .I would be happy to do it for you . I am home all day. I have Medical Disability I have nothing better to do .I know Charlotte P25 really sucks here so I would be happy to test it.. I live in North Charlotte not a good place for radio right now . But a great place to test it .
Just thought I would help .
Chris .
Casey
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Great beta tester vids so far...would LOVE to see some extended audio/video of Phase 2 system action
fmulder13
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Apologies if I’m missing the obvious, but I’m not seeing the 15-minute phase II videos anywhere in this thread. Could someone provide a new link? Many thanks to those who have been posting videos. These have been great!
Paul,
If my vote counts, I vote for a battery setup like the 436 has. 3-4 AA battery compartment.
I like using my rechargeable batteries and I always carry extras and have several chargers around to use if I need it.
Thanks !
If my vote counts, I vote for a battery setup like the 436 has. 3-4 AA battery compartment.
I like using my rechargeable batteries and I always carry extras and have several chargers around to use if I need it.
Thanks !
steelcty
Member
or at least figure out a way to "trickle" the battery while powered on.
Li-ion battery tech allows smart charging with a simple voltage/current limiter circuit--limit charging voltage to no more than (4.20V * number of cells in series), and charging current to no more than 0.5C. If the SDS100 runs on the same internal voltages as the 436, the batteries can be wired in parallel rather than series, and you avoid the need for any special cell balancing circuitry.
If cell phones can be sold in California that can be charged while they are on, there should be some way to construct a scanner that can do the same thing.
If cell phones can be sold in California that can be charged while they are on, there should be some way to construct a scanner that can do the same thing.
Casey
Member
Yes this thread is so large...I did view some of the Ohio Marcs videos but this statewide system has NO Phase II technology...I know there was a fairly brief clip early on of Phase II (you can see the slot 1 indicator) but I don't think we have a lot of Phase II proving...love to see some...even driving around. Very excited about this radio.
The videos are not in this thread. And the videos are to show how well the SDS100 handles LSM so being phase 1 or phase 2 p-25 is irrelevant.
If they decide that this is the way they will do it, I'll go ahead and buy an extra pack and carry it around.
Not the end of the world if they make it a large removable pack, it's just that I have a ton of rechargeable AA's that I use for my hand held GPS units and a Marine VHF radios, and a few other items.. Be nice to be able to make use of them.
Hopefully it will trickle charge AND if I can plug it into a cig. lighter plug in the car.
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Phase I and Phase II have identical issues with simulcast. So, mule's comment that whether it is phase 1 or phase 2 is irrelevant (in regards to LSM) is accurate.
Casey
Member
Very excited about this radio...my area going Phase 2...just love to hear some extended audio since that's what i'll be listening to for years to come...Phase 2 is a challenge for previous generation scanners from what my hears pick out. Thank you to Uniden for tempting us with hopefully an awesome package.
marksmith
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There is a video out there, very short. Of the Maryland FIRST system, which is phase 2
Mark
536/436/ws1095/996p2/996xt/325p2/396xt/psr800/396t/HP-1/HP-2 & others
Phase I or II isn't the issue. Simulcast is the issue. It causes an effect similar to multipath distortion, which affects all types of transmissions, even analog FM. In my area, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission uses analog simulcast, which causes a "picket fencing" artifact in the audio even when listening with a base station antenna in a fixed location, and listening to the dispatcher transmitting from fixed location(s).
In the linked files below, the PTC dispatcher is transmitting, yet you hear picket fencing (something typically only hear while one side of the conversation is mobile) even though the transmitters and receiver are all in fixed locations.
https://1drv.ms/f/s!ApJIS-l4xqPtgvB6dYUAogUYMXSOmQ
You also hear the frequency of the picket fencing change as one of the transmitter frequencies drifts compared to another. When the dispatcher keys and unkeys, the picket fencing is initially rapid (the frequency difference between transmitters is greater), and then quickly slows to a beat every few seconds as the transmitters re-sync to within 1Hz of each other.
Audio recorded with a 536 & ProScan via Wi-Fi.
The Sentinal for the HP-2 does not work with the 436/536 so the answer will be no. The beta testers for the SDS-100 are using Sentinal for the 436/536 right now and it is not 100% (does not do the custom screne setup and a few other things).
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