Yup, more questions about SDS 100

[highwayman1224]

Before you spend a lot of money on an external antenna, you need to know many people have reported excellent reception inside a vehicle with just the Remtronics (rubber duck style) antenna. Just so you know, others haven't enjoyed the same results. Either way, you still need the SMA to BNC adapter.

I use either the remtronix or my RH77CA in my semi truck when I bring it with me and they both work FANTASTIC inside my truck.

 

[SierraTangoAlpha]

I just did a couple of hours in the car with the Uniden Rubber duck and got acceptable results in town..but there is a noticeable ''hum'' when people break squelch in FM mode..oddball noise I can hear over my built in car speakers..low frequency..kind of a hum or rumble..precedes the voice in any call..(earphone to aux input in use) No alternator or Sparklug noise...but a pretty noticeable noise on EDACS FM

 

[tvengr]

Do you hear the hum for the length of the transmission?

 

[SierraTangoAlpha]

Do you hear the hum for the length of the transmission?

Its there at the start of the transmission but when they speak its masked and then its there as the squelch closes..its oddball.. its not audible when listening at my bedside..although I will try it with headphones/earphones and see if its a signal artifact of the aux line in the car or something else.

 

[tvengr]

Check to see if the frequencies you are listening to have a PL tone. That is a low frequency tone which can sound like a hum. The sound system in your vehicle has a lot better low frequency response than a scanner speaker so the tone would be much more noticeable.

 

[Scannernitwit]

Hello everyone.

My sincerest thanks to everyone here at Radio References (RR) for the advice and guidance regarding my thoughts of buying a SDS100.
For now, I am going to hold off.
Reasons:

I don’t “need” it; I am not a hobbyist, nor do I need it for my job. My goal was and still is to listen to the community Police, Fire and Public Services and the State Police is good to have during a major incident.

The cost, plus purchasing a Windows PC and other odds and ends. Seven hundred dollars +/- is a lot of money; too much to have any questions of robustness and ease of use, too much for me to have doubts.
As an Apple user, I am used to being ***** slapped by excessive costs; however, I beat the crap out of my phone, tablets and laptop; no worries, excellent customer service.
By the way, I am not an Apple fan boy… my experience with computers began with Apple machines and I stuck with it.

Learning curve. Believe it or not, I’m actually very good at some specialized skill-sets, but current radio and communications technology is not one of them. (The tech-guy gives me a radio pre-set and ready to go; I push a button and talk… as little as possible!)

It is a contentious topic. Whether here at RR, other Scanner Radio Forums, YouTube; it is very common to hear and read that the SDS100 is the best product on the market, quickly followed by the mention quality control issues and complexity.

The product has been out for a couple of years; any glitches with the radio should be squared away by now. I get the impression they are not and I do not have the experience to sort through all of it.

I assure you this is not a rant; it is an observation.

So. I have purchased a basic scanner and will listen to local PD, FD and for now, leave it at that.
The folks at Scanner Master informed me that a Uniden Bearcat BCD436HP would work for me.
After the holiday’s I’ll give further thought to this matter. Who knows!

I have been treated with courtesy, my questions politely answered and I really appreciate that. Again, thank you.

Have a joyous holiday season, Merry Christmas.

Take care,
Kevin

 

[hexagon_keyhole]

Hello everyone.

My sincerest thanks to everyone here at Radio References (RR) for the advice and guidance regarding my thoughts of buying a SDS100.
For now, I am going to hold off.
Reasons:

I don’t “need” it; I am not a hobbyist, nor do I need it for my job. My goal was and still is to listen to the community Police, Fire and Public Services and the State Police is good to have during a major incident.

The cost, plus purchasing a Windows PC and other odds and ends. Seven hundred dollars +/- is a lot of money; too much to have any questions of robustness and ease of use, too much for me to have doubts.
As an Apple user, I am used to being ***** slapped by excessive costs; however, I beat the crap out of my phone, tablets and laptop; no worries, excellent customer service.
By the way, I am not an Apple fan boy… my experience with computers began with Apple machines and I stuck with it.

Learning curve. Believe it or not, I’m actually very good at some specialized skill-sets, but current radio and communications technology is not one of them. (The tech-guy gives me a radio pre-set and ready to go; I push a button and talk… as little as possible!)

It is a contentious topic. Whether here at RR, other Scanner Radio Forums, YouTube; it is very common to hear and read that the SDS100 is the best product on the market, quickly followed by the mention quality control issues and complexity.

The product has been out for a couple of years; any glitches with the radio should be squared away by now. I get the impression they are not and I do not have the experience to sort through all of it.

I assure you this is not a rant; it is an observation.

So. I have purchased a basic scanner and will listen to local PD, FD and for now, leave it at that.
The folks at Scanner Master informed me that a Uniden Bearcat BCD436HP would work for me.
After the holiday’s I’ll give further thought to this matter. Who knows!

I have been treated with courtesy, my questions politely answered and I really appreciate that. Again, thank you.

Have a joyous holiday season, Merry Christmas.

Take care,
Kevin

Awesome that the BCD436HP is working for you! Fair warning, you’ll end up getting another scanner...like me.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!