i know this is not the thread for this, but is anyone having probs with the sds100 in overheating or anything else? or is that just a few complainers? really wanting to get one, but if there are issues, i will wait. have my 436.
I think it's a mix of a few complainers, whose units were programmed or set up correctly, but a larger group of users whose scanners did not meet the expected performance. There's enough complaints, from members who have had scanners for quite some time, and who have have had helpful suggestions on other matters (which, to me, indicates knowledgeability) , that indicate that there are problem units out there. My impression is that most of those were from the 'pilot production' units that the 'early adopters' received. In most cases, these units were returned to either the dealer (if in the specified time period), or were sent in for repair. For the most part, once the repaired is received, most complaints for that particular owner were resolved.
My first SDS100 was very poor on analog. The refurbished unit I was given as a replacement is as good if not better than the x36.
sibbley's unit was partly an exception. His went back to Uniden, twice, and the same issues existed. But once he got an exchange unit, results were much better. There have been a couple of other members that eventually got exchanges, and that resolved their issues.
The SDS100 that I have is one of the pilot production, early adopter, scanners. I have not seen the 'deafness' on Vhf or Uhf that some have reported. Dallas (city) is mostly Uhf, whereas Dallas (county), and many of the smaller suburbs, use Vhf-high. All of this suggests to me that there is a a larger than usual variance in some percentage of the units being produced. Whether it's a failure due to lapses in quality controls, or a batch of questionable parts used at some time during the process, a certain number of defective or under-performing radios were shipped. I would hope, and expect, that Uniden has tried to identify and squash as many of these gremlins as possible. What they've seen in firmware updates, and problems found on units sent back for service, should help give the SDS200 a more successful launch.
the troll who follows my posts from south texas can google that one, copy and paste as he surely can't spell it. right after he posts pics of radios he does not own. hahahah. i enjoy your posts, so keep them coming, sir. dont worry about the labelers. been following your posts for a long time.
