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• Digital and Analog Scanner
• Pre-Programmed with HomePatrol database of all known radio systems in the USA & CA
• Programming is as simple as entering your zip code
• Built to JIS4 f(IPX4) standards, it is rugged and weather resistant
• True I/Q Receiver – Designed to improve digital performance
• Built-in Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
• 25~1300 MHz
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Uniden creates another first with the SDS100 True I/Q Scanner and digital TrunkTracker communications receiver. Receiver incorporates the HomePatrol database of all known radio systems in the USA and Canada. Programming it can be as simple as entering your zip code. It’s True I/Q™ receiver provides for improved digital performance in challenging RF environments. Built to JIS4 f(IPX4) standards, it is rugged and weather resistant. Its customizable color display allows access to the information you want to see. The SDS100’s digital performance is better than any other scanner in both simulcast and weak-signal environments.
The SDS100 is also the first scanner that allows you to decide what to display, where, and in what color. Custom fields put the information important to you right where you need it.
HomePatrol Database – Includes all known radio systems in the US and Canada. The database is updatable with the Sentinel software and Uniden updates the main database weekly.
Water Resistant (JIS4/IPX4) – Resistant to dust and damage caused by splashing water from any direction (when all jack covers are in place).
Customizable Color Display – You can set the display color for each field in the display. Additionally, for many fields you can select the information provided.
True I/Q™ Receiver – Designed to improve digital performance in even the most challenging RF environments. An I/Q receiver captures the complete signal waveform in 3 dimensions, allowing for improved digital error correction and signal recovery.
Location-Based Scanning – Allows you to set your location by zip/postal code or GPS coordinates for instant reception. The Auto-locate feature will determine your general location if you don’t know where you are.
Favorites Scan – Allows you to organize your Systems into Favorites Lists. The scanner can scan any combination of Favorites Lists and the Full Database.
microSD card (provided - 1 GB up to 32 GB supported) – For storing Favorites Lists, Profiles, all your settings, Discovery sessions, and recording sessions.
GPS Compatible – Connect to a GPS receiver (not included) for precise system selection and continuing reselection when you travel. The scanner will automatically select what to scan based on your current location as provided by an external GPS unit.
Range Control – Lets you set how far out from your current location the scanner will search for channels in Favorites Lists and the database.
TrunkTracker X Operation – Scans APCO 25 Phase 1 and Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS, and LTR trunked systems, as well as conventional analog and P25 digital channels. Optional upgrades add multiple types of NXDN and DMR trunking, as well as EDACS ProVoice decoding.
Instant Replay – Plays back up to 240 seconds (4 minutes) of the most recent transmissions.
Audio Recording – Capture transmissions for later playback.
Custom Alerts – You can program your scanner to alert when you receive a Channel or Unit ID, a Close Call hit, an ID is transmitted with an Emergency Alert, or a Tone-out hit. For each alert, you can select from 9 different tone patterns, 15 volume settings, 7 colors, and 3 flash patterns.
Multicolor LED Alert – The alert LED with 7 colors, Blue, Red, Magenta, Green, Cyan, Yellow, or White, can be used with your Custom Alerts.
Trunking Discovery – Monitors system traffic on a trunked radio system to find unknown IDs and automatically records audio from and logs new channels for later review and identification.
Conventional Discovery – Searches a range of frequencies to find unknown frequencies and automatically records audio from and logs new channels for later review and identification.
Scan by Service Types – Scan your channels by Service Type i.e. Fire, Police, Railroad, etc.
Multi-Level Display and Keypad light – Makes the display and keypad easy to see in dim light with multiple backlight levels.
Temporary or Permanent Avoid – For Systems/Sites/Departments/Channels.
System/Channel Number Tagging – Number tags allow you to quickly navigate to a specific Favorites List, System, or Channel.
Start-up Configuration – You can program each of your Favorites Lists with a Startup Key (0-9) so that when you power up the scanner and press the key number, just those Favorites Lists assigned to the key will be enabled for scan.
Close Call© RF Capture Technology – Lets you set the scanner so it detects and provides information about nearby radio transmissions. Close Call Do-not-Disturb checks for Close Call activity in between channel reception so active channels are not interrupted.
Broadcast Screen – Allows the scanner to ignore search and Close Call hits on known broadcast frequencies including pager frequencies. You can also program up to 10 custom frequency ranges that the scanner ignores.
Fire Tone-Out Standby/Tone Search – Lets you set the scanner to alert you if a two-tone sequential page is transmitted. You can set up to 32 Tone-Outs. The scanner will also search and display unknown tones.
PC Programming – Use the Sentinel software to manage your scanner’s Profiles, Favorites Lists, Databases, and firmware updates.
Priority/Priority w/DND Scan – priority channels let you keep track of activity on your most important channels while monitoring other channels for transmissions.
Priority ID Scan – Allows you to set priority to talkgroup IDs
Intermediate Frequency Exchange – Changes the IF used for a selected channel/frequency to help avoid image and other mixer-product interference on a frequency
Individual Channel Volume Offset – Allows you to adjust the volume offset for each channel.
Configurable Band Defaults – Allows you to set the step (5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz) and modulation (AM, FM, NFM, WFM, or FMB) for 31 different bands.
Repeater Find – Allows the scanner to try to switch to the repeater frequency if an input frequency is found.
Adjustable Scan/Search Delay/Resume – Set a delay up to 30 seconds or a forced resume up to 10 seconds for each channel or search.
Data Naming – Allows you to name each Favorites List, System, Site, Department, Channel, ID, Location, Custom Search, and SAME group, using up to 64 characters.
Duplicate Input Alert – Alerts you if you try to enter a name or frequency already stored.
Quick Keys – You can assign up to 100 Quick Keys to your Favorites Lists, Systems, Departments, and Sites.
Search Avoids – You can temporarily Avoid up to 250 frequencies and permanently Avoid up to 250 frequencies in any Search mode or Close Call mode.
10 Custom Searches – Lets you program up to 10 custom search ranges.
Search with Scan Operation – Lets you include Custom Search ranges during scan operation.
3 Search Keys – You can assign 3 of the number keys to start a Custom Search, Tone-Out Search, or Close Call Search.
Quick Search – Allows you to start searching at the displayed frequency or enter a frequency and start searching.
SAME Weather Alert/Priority – Lets your scanner alert you when a SAME alert is transmitted on a NOAA weather channel. You can also set a weather channel as a priority channel.
Built-in Battery Charger – Allows you to charge the rechargeable batteries in the scanner from any USB port.
** Paid Upgrade required.
SHIPS WITH EXTRA LARGE BATTERY
• AC Adapter
• USB Cable
• Hand Strap
• MicroSD Card (installed)
• Larger Battery Pack
• SMA-BNC Antenna Adapter
• SMA type Antenna
• Belt Clip
• Printed Material
PRODUCT DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT
Depth: 1.5 in x Width: 2.5 in x Height: 6.0 in
Weight: 10.6 oz
WARNING:This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Scanner has absolutely no problem with the local simulcast system. Display options are fantastic. Great audio output. My only complaint is that the manual is almost useless with less than vague information. Learning to program it took some research on the internet. Be prepared for some data manipulation when using the sentinel software.
This is the first new scanner I have had in some years. The SDS 100 covers I think anything you could need in a scanner. Programming with the Sentinel Software is very easy to use after spending a little time learning the basics. I really was thinking it would take a while to learn how to program. But I was up and running in two days after playing around with Sentinel. But entering the zip code you are up and running in minutes. But it is better to program your data in. Thanks Paul & Bearcat Scanners for helping with any questions even before I purchased the scanner & from Bearcat. Moe
This scanner is sweet. I will buy a second one very soon!
Owned for a week now. I must admit that I struggled with weather I should buy this radio. I read lot and lots of reviews on it. Most reviews were good but there were also a lot of bad ones too. I saw lots of complaints about the poor construction, cold solder joints, and radio overheating. That being said the SDS-100 is the only handheld radio that does digital simulcast well and in my area, everything in public service is on digital simulcast.
Well, I already own the sds200 and it has worked well so I took a chance and bought it. Since I bought it, I havent had any problems.
I do have some concerns though. The construction is not the best and I would not want to drop this radio. That being said, I have lots of radios including other scanners and some handheld ham radios and in all fairness, none of them are that well built that I would want to drop any of them. These hobby radios are not 7000 dollar Motorola APX radios. I use an APX 8000 at work and it is built like a tank compared to any hobby radio. I did buy a case for the sds-100 which helps a lot and if using this portable I strongly recommend the case.
Another common complaint is that the radio runs hot. That is true but so do some other portable radios. One of my Yaesu HT's runs just as hot and it works fine. I think that much of the heat comes from the color display. I have found that it runs cooler if you set the display to only come on when a call comes in instead of leaving it on full time.
I also read that there have been cold solder joint issues with this radio. If that is true, I would hope that Uniden has addressed that issue by now..
In any event, the radio is still new but it has worked flawlessly since I bought it. My sds-200 has had zero issues and there were far more good reviews on the sds-100 than bad ones so thats why I went and bought it.
It is by far the best handheld radio ever for eliminating simulcast distortion although side by side with the sds-200, I think the 200 is slightly better but that might be antenna related. Rubber duck antennas are only so good...
So do I recommend it? YES.
I purchased the SDS 100 5 weeks ago. What a quality hand held scanner. I was in the Law Enforcement Community for 37 years before retiring in 2015. I swore off any activity associated with my career. A friend told me of the SDS 100 and how great it was . You never get away from the shit once in your veins. I just love this scanner , and use it most everyday. My wife says my mood has drastically , improved as well as my focus. Decided to pull the trigger on the SDS200 , which just ordered , and waiting to be delivered. Also , take advantage of the pre programming options. It really cuts down the hassle , and the guys at BCW are really helpful, and don’t treat you like idiot because you are trying to learn the Ins and out’s of the SDS 100& 200. Keep making these great products !!!!
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