unication g2 - 400-470 mhz with the best simulcast fix ever . for the price of a sds100, for little more $ ,get the unication , commerical radio , build like a tank , even decodes ecsd. noting there is very little> low/ high / 700/800 mhz around. your paying for in a scanner , not needed. also make note , this is a commerical pager , which scans , check Rays Pagers site , my 2 cents
"Even decodes ecsd"? You mean the P25 Erie County Sheriff dispatch?
I totally disagree with your recommendation. The fact that a number of Erie County law enforcement agencies have gone digital in the past year or two very strongly suggests that there is no trunking system planned for Erie County in the near future, so not only no 700/800 MHZ, but no simulcast either. There *are*, however, a number of agencies using NXDN, which the Unication will not decode. I know that Unication is working on new firmware to make the G4 and G5 more "scanner like", but AFAIK that firmware is not in the works for the G2, and at the end of the day the G2 is a *pager*, and lacks a lot of scanner features.
To the OP, if you can afford the SDS100, I would say get one; if a 700/700 MHz simulcast system gets stood up in the next few years you should still be in good shape. On the other hand, if you want to save some $$, get a BCD325P2 instead. Either way, if you want to listen to DMR or NXDN you will have to pay for upgrades, but a 325P2 plus both upgrades will still be less than a TRX-1.
The TRX-1 will probably work for you too, but one disadvantage is that the Whistlers don't actually trunk-track DMR or NXDN, so if you want to listen to a particular talk group or groups on a busy DMR or NXDN trunking system you may not be able to do so. (The Uniden upgrade fees cover the licenses required to trunk-track those protocols.) SaiaNet is a busy and growing DMR system that you may want to monitor but only listen to certain TGs.