KC2ZKC here, good video, lost count of scanners I have owned, and at my local shop that does Ham equip install, I had them run RG for a CB, and heard about the SDS 100, so am ordering soon, after a return from a NC trip in a few days. Good video.
Hi Phil I live in California in riverside county , what scanner should I get? ,I want to get a digital scanner, to put San Bernardino county in it, also Los Angeles county.
SPOILER ALERT: HE NEVER GET THE RADIO TO RECEIVE A DECENT TRANSMISSION I'm about 37 mins into this review and you are still updating your Sentinel software and running into all kinds of problems, etc. You should go back and EDIT this review and take out all of non-relevant issues like the time it takes for you to correct your errors and update your computer. The Scanner is so new that the very first thing you should do is update the firmware and the database since there have already been many updates. You glossed over the little card that was included in the box about the battery and didn't get around to explaining it until 48 mins into it. You keep apologizing about how you were in a rush, and it being time for dinner and kids coming in the room and I just wanted to hear the scanner work. Every few seconds you keep promoting your webpage that's fine but this is not a review of the scanner. this is just a video of you trying to fumble with updates to your software. 55 mins in and you just figured out you updated the wrong profile. 59 mins in and it's running and nothing being heard. The video just ended and you never got it to receive a decent transmission. This video was done on June 6 so what's the update? Did you get it working ? You say you are scanner school but you dont even have your own computer updated before you post a video. We are now into August and no update, so it's been like a month and you still dont have any update. You should take this video down and give an update on what's going on or you should edit this one and tell people to see your update first that you never got it working .
Same with his SDS200 video he did in February 2019. He lives in Long Island and couldn't pick up anything. He said he would be posting reviews of it at a website yet there is nothing there since before he even got the SDS200. So glad you left your comment as I was wondering what kind of review takes 1.5 hours. I don't know why these You Tube posters don't edit their videos and instead waste our time.
You know the scanners at David put out we can't find them around the state of Indiana where I live I'd like to know where we can get them or at least how to get one to try and see if they even work
one of the BEST aftermarket antennas is the Radio Shack telescoping Center Loaded HAM radio antenna, its for HT's and its Closed at 6 Inches and fully extended at 26 Inches, you can tune the Antenna easily by adjusting the size of the antenna, also the center load means you don't need a Gound Plane to operate it, Bonus you can Transmit up to 5 watts with this antenna if you have a Tranceiver. its great for monitoring SW, HF utilities, MW , and the conventional and Digital frequencies as well, all the way up to 1.3 Ghz. perhaps a little more.
So I have the bcd436 and am waiting on the sds-100. i would like to be able to get better reception , but I'm not sure what kind of an antenna to purchase and be able to use in my back yard. I like listening many frequencies across the board. I am not very experienced with antenna's and would sure appreciate any guidance or good links to review- thanks
A SMA ham radio HT multiband antenna, but voids the waterproof feature, also because of rubber gasket , you may NOT be able to mount 3rd party antenna. at least Whistler is BNC not weather proof.
Re-packaged 436. At the very least, you can add new batteries at any time with the 436. Uniden, decided upon a cell phone battery deal. Either carry around charged batteries, or wait ??? hours for a charge. Thanks for your time.
It's the same but different. The SDS100 allows you to actually charge the battery while the scanner is in use, which is something that the BCD436HP did not offer. The SDS also breaks down the I/Q signal to work better in simulcast and weak signals. Uniden will be making a separate charger for the battery so you can have extra batteries. True - you can add AA batteries to the BCD436HP, which is very convenient. And AA's are cheap, even for rechargeable. I'm sure an extra Li-Ion pack for the SDS100 will cost a bit more than a few sets of AA's.
Isn't there an AC plug in, if so I can just attach it to the inside of my truck and I also think there is a conversion from usb to DC also for vehicle.
The unit charges via the included USB cable and the included AC to DC Power Adapter. You can charge the radio from any USB device such as your computer, phone charger, USB cigarette charger, and most likely the USB hookup in your vehicle.
Is the only reason you really need the USB utilized for the scanner due to having to update the firmware or update the database? That is all I use it for for my 436hp...just curious...
So far im not impressed with the sds100 every video i watch its missing traffic that other scanners are picking up. I have the 436 and i get a lot of simulcasts distortion in my house my area is all p25 digital simulcasts. I was hoping to get this scanner but im now thinking of the Unication g5 or g4 even though that isn't a scanner. Which would you recommend the SDS100 or the Unication G4 or G5? not sure what the difference is between the 4 and 5? Thanks Can you do a review of which is better the Uniden STS100 or the Unication G4 G5 ?
It might be because the antenna can't seat properly on the center pin thanks to the case design on the scanner. I've been using the Remtronix 800 antenna and it's definitely working better than the stock antenna for me.
No, it does not. If you are having a problem with the clock on the BCD436HP, you might be able to get it repaired for free by filling out this form on the Uniden site: www.uniden.com/contact-us/uniden-bcd536hp-bcd436hp-scanner-repair/
I need a bnc to sma all band antenna or sma to bnc. Any ideas where I can get one to magnetic to car roof?? THKS Plus I need one yesterday? What's store sells it in Tampa fl and 30 mile radius , THKS
For those of us who don't have an hour and forty minutes to spare, it would be nice if you added time stamps showing what times you cover each feature.
I was looking into compressing this video down but the more I think about it, the more I want to create an updated version that gets the points out in 5 minutes or less. This video was a repost from a Facebook live that I did when I got the radio. Unfortunately, it didn't transfer as well when it comes to TH-cam.
Yes we got you did not expect it and want us to like the video - but please get going with the content if you want a like - rather than going in circles with the intro
Why is the Uniden software application so hard to use ? Whistler has a NICE clean interface and its well organized. super easy to program and update the Whistler scanners.
I personally don't find the Sentinel software all that difficult to use. Yes, you have to learn the software, but once you do, it's pretty straight forward to navigate and make changes. What issues were/are you having with Sentinel? I'd love to use your feedback for topics for future videos.
I have watched Uniden videos and this video. I am convinced that Whistler EZ scan is better and easier , to program my whistler scanner, which it also why I chose them over UNIDEN , well that and Uniden charges for stuff that should be FREE like NXDN .
@@markplott4820 I'm not really a fan of the Menu System on the Whistler at all. It has great Rx but the Uniden Menu can help beginners. Both good receivers. As far as the software, the two I can't decide on which - they're both very similar to me.
@@joeyalbergo - the MENU on the WH 1080 and the WH 1095 scanners are Super Simple and Easier than a Uniden to program, the scanners DONT Even have a KEYPAD at all, just a few Buttons.
Fair to poor review....lack of preparation, etc. I'm sure he is nice guy and fine American, but the overall presentation here is a bit tedious and long winded, and is not heavily fact-filled. Anyone willing to take the time to do these reviews is doing more/less a public service, as the little bit of revenue derived is not going to make anyone rich. Overall, don't base your buy / don't buy decision for the scanner on this demonstration. There are better demonstrations out there.
He also did a review on the Uniden SDS200 and couldn't receive anything on that either. he lives in Long Island so he makes it look like Uniden makes bad scanners with poor sensitivity. Maybe e works for Whistler.
At 1:27:24...you show a picture in manual...obviously there are no "arrows" pointing at the led lights...however right above the photo of the radio is the DESCRIPTION telling you what the led's are for....R.T.F.M.(read..the..fn'..manual)...dude slow your mind down an just breathe
@@ScannerSchool Why? You never do future videos. You said you would update your SDS200 webpage with reviews and havn't posted anything there since before you got it.
Hi how much did u pay for it phil my name. Is chris coughlin 551 third ave apartment g Lyndhurst nj 07071. Great presentation i want to buy 1 how much man what company did you buy from. Thank you so much did you hear of bearcat wearhouse in Maryland? Thank you so much
Hey Christopher. You might want to edit your comment and remove your address. The scanner is $649 and I purchased it from Scanner Master. I have an affiliate link here: www.scannerschool.com/sds100 . If you use my affiliate link to make the purchase, we will earn a small commission for referring the sale. This is a great way to help support Scanner School and it comes at no additional costs to you. I've heard of Bearcat Warehouse. They have good prices as well.
I am an Extra K2QXQ. I am torn on this scanner. I have my BAOFENG on the County site. I have an old scanner I paid $5. I like the 100. But it is more money than my 705 for what it does.
I love this scanner and its base model counterpart. But in a world of increasing encryption it's kinda not useful anymore. It's very bad that law enforcement has chosen full time encryption as opposed to encryption on demand for special issues. It depleted citizen assistance.
Almost $900 total, horrible battery life even with the new big pack, gets really hot, and more deaf receiver and poorer decoding capability than the 436hp.
@@KandiKlover Mine couldn't handle the heat in the car, LCD started to kinda melt, eventually wouldn't power on. Luckily it was 2 days before the 30 day return on Amazon was over. Just in time.
@@mikecarter8880 To decode DMR, NXDN, and Provoice digital modes at $50 to $60 each or $75 to $85 if you have the retailer do it which just involves typing in a software key.
Hey Phil, you need to piss off that huge green/yellow advertising signage banner thing at the bottom of your video with your head poking above it, and lessen the vast amount of black space above your head. Mate, you need to get your 'studio' organised a lot better visually and present your subject matter in a more organised way!
Try having the mic further away and crank up the gain to not get that dry and unpleasant audio. If you don't have an audio processor with a compressor/limiter they're something like $100-$200 or are probably available in most computer audio software.
With Whistler announcing cancellation of the development of the TRX-100 and TRX-200 and with Radio Shack going out of business in 2017, Uniden unfortunately is the only game in town right now.
Took you that long to tell people to Thumbs Up And subscribe and share and all that crap. Why not just get to the actual presentation and review and if people like it, I'm sure people know what to do. I couldn't get more than 3 minutes into this thing.
no thanks, I prefer to wait for the NEW Whistler TRX-100 & 200 I/Q scanner with LMR , bonus FREE NXDN and DMR . unfortunately UNIDEN charges to upgrade NXDN , DMR receive as well as other Digital modes.
......and they discontinued the development for both. From Wendy and Raddioreference Hi guys - I wanted to let you all know that we have discontinued our development on the TRX-100 and TRX-200 as it was not meeting the expectations of the level of scanner we want to bring to you. We have high expectations for our scanners and we never want to disappoint our customers so sometimes we have to make difficult decisions. The good news is we are dedicated to the scanner industry and we already have several other new projects on tap for the future so stay tuned! My SDS100 couldn't handle the heat in my car, the scanner was hot anyway. Managed to get it returned before 30 days, now trying to find an alternative.
They discontinued development of those scanners. Only options for people that issues with simulcast distortion is sds100, or sds200, or unication G4, or G5 currently.
@@KandiKlover I was listening to the police scanner audio of the recent Virginia mass shooting that was posted on a news website. It was like 1.5 hours long and it went from evacuating everyone to they have the suspect in custody. Nothing about a the long shootout or the suspect being shot. It was quite boring. The fact is, everything that is going on is not broadcast over the radio.
What a comedy, to many I'm sorry's, to many plugs.Unboxing was a great iddea but why not figure out the radio & update software before stumbling through this painful to watch video which failed ... Sorry
HI Wally, I understand your frustration while watching this video. You need to keep in mind that this was a Facebook live event that I uploaded onto TH-cam. I do have other videos coming that will be better formatted to meet the "youtube standard" of post production.
Go live after your get a handle on how to present this, basement signal issues sentinel issues led to a hard to watch experience. Have a nice Summer Later Wally
I'm back, the insert about the battery Uniden was not happy with is what? Will you get a 2nd battery & get to keep the original one? If so that means you'll have, something that I want- spare batteries.
Uniden discovered that beta users were not getting 8hours of battery life with the included pack. The card in the box says: After final design, we found that the battery life with the included battery did not meet our expectations for run time. So, we are changing our design to use a bigger battery that can last 8 hours. When this battery is ready, we will send you a new one, at no charge. Simply register your scanner at: my.uniden.com We appreciate your patience while we get these into production. The letter in the box does not say we had to mail back the "under performing" batteries. I will let you know if they request it back after they send me the replacement.
Ur correct"é( Sorry i rushed that comment. I bow to you:-) Ur wisdom is higher:-) Can you please maybe helped me find some radio walkie i can buy to reasonable price? I need it to take airband. And be able to listen terrestrial trunked radio_ Police and such. This eu. But i can listen for 30 dollars with SDR. But not with walkie. I love when people prove me wrong:-) Sometimes i tend to set a comment that gets a reply like you gave me to get the info i seek. Not many is eager to teach this away. It is hard to teach someone. They have to know basic first. And im still on basic. Thanks alot for ur help:-) Hope you maybe know more and can give me a cheap alternative. I dont know if Baofeng has tetra radios. Again thank you sir.
Okey:-) Thanks. I live somewhat out of range for using SDR RTl or hackRF. But they cover the police as know. Depends on program or app. What about those andriod walkies? Or the DMR? Super thanks for ur info:-) Im still learning. Do i need simcard to listen to police from these trunked radios?
Okey. I will try. I saw some andriod walkie phones or what they where. China goods so im gonna try a little. SDR is software defined radio. It cover all from 1mhz to 1.7million mhz. So computer decides with program and lets you use it for even sattelite tv and dvbt or what you have. It takes all signals. Just need right program. SDR RTL. And Hack RF is the ultimate model i think.
I think ur gonna have to go for hack RF. Im not so good on this apps and prgrams to it. But i have heard military and some police but to long away from city antenna. The programs you use decide what you can acess. I think you will have to find out in youtube videos. This equipment can take over whatever. Check it out what it can do.
Nice im not that good with SDR and such so if you find some please tell what kind of program. SDR sharp I have tried. It locks on every signal like prism program.you see a spike and you just click on it to listen. You can choose programing.
We are glad you did, now waiting for the BCD160 review! 😉
Dang it’s over 4 years old? This is still top of the line and sold out at some stores..
To charge and run at the same time you need to go to MENU then Battery Option and select Charge while Run
Looking forward to a Tone Out Demo
4/22 - latest batch of these are back in stores - and being returned to stores because of a screen fit / light bleed issue.
Have had one of these for about 6 months now
To the west you have NYC and to the east you have a new system coming up.
Where do you live east of NYC?
Which scanners can work in the 700 range. State patrol is trunking in the 700 frequencies in my area.
KC2ZKC here, good video, lost count of scanners I have owned, and at my local shop that does Ham equip install, I had them run RG for a CB, and heard about the SDS 100, so am ordering soon, after a return from a NC trip in a few days. Good video.
Hi Phil I live in California in riverside county , what scanner should I get? ,I want to get a digital scanner, to put San Bernardino county in it, also Los Angeles county.
Radio is top notch, but why only 360p?? - one cannot se details
SPOILER ALERT: HE NEVER GET THE RADIO TO RECEIVE A DECENT TRANSMISSION
I'm about 37 mins into this review and you are still updating your Sentinel software and running into all kinds of problems, etc. You should go back and EDIT this review and take out all of non-relevant issues like the time it takes for you to correct your errors and update your computer. The Scanner is so new that the very first thing you should do is update the firmware and the database since there have already been many updates. You glossed over the little card that was included in the box about the battery and didn't get around to explaining it until 48 mins into it. You keep apologizing about how you were in a rush, and it being time for dinner and kids coming in the room and I just wanted to hear the scanner work. Every few seconds you keep promoting your webpage that's fine but this is not a review of the scanner. this is just a video of you trying to fumble with updates to your software. 55 mins in and you just figured out you updated the wrong profile. 59 mins in and it's running and nothing being heard. The video just ended and you never got it to receive a decent transmission. This video was done on June 6 so what's the update? Did you get it working ? You say you are scanner school but you dont even have your own computer updated before you post a video. We are now into August and no update, so it's been like a month and you still dont have any update. You should take this video down and give an update on what's going on or you should edit this one and tell people to see your update first that you never got it working .
Damn I am glad I read this.... thanks
Same with his SDS200 video he did in February 2019. He lives in Long Island and couldn't pick up anything. He said he would be posting reviews of it at a website yet there is nothing there since before he even got the SDS200. So glad you left your comment as I was wondering what kind of review takes 1.5 hours. I don't know why these You Tube posters don't edit their videos and instead waste our time.
Thanks for your review I won't waste my time
I tried the 436, and hated the display, very hard to read, sent it back. This one looks awesome
This one is easier to read when compared to the BCD436HP. I'll have some side by side videos coming shortly
Scanner School hi have you done the side by side yet?
@@ScannerSchool Riddle. What comes and comes but never gets here? A promise from Scanner School for a future video. Lol.
Scanner School .com
You know the scanners at David put out we can't find them around the state of Indiana where I live I'd like to know where we can get them or at least how to get one to try and see if they even work
Hi by some chance did I miss the other clips and review you were going to do on this scanner? 🤔
No. He always says he is going to do other videos but never does.
Will the scanner decode and show talk group numbers on dmr?
Is the 436 better than the sds100scanner
So does the scanner NOT receive encrypted signals?
Correct. No scanner will receive an ENCRYPTED transmission
It was comical to watch you fumble around. Scanner school? Your like, share, thumbs up begging is a bit much.
Go with the whistler trx 1
grear review of the screen , I mean scanner
I see you just fine!
one of the BEST aftermarket antennas is the Radio Shack telescoping Center Loaded HAM radio antenna, its for HT's and its Closed at 6 Inches and fully extended at 26 Inches, you can tune the Antenna easily by adjusting the size of the antenna, also the center load means you don't need a Gound Plane to operate it, Bonus you can Transmit up to 5 watts with this antenna if you have a Tranceiver. its great for monitoring SW, HF utilities, MW , and the conventional and Digital frequencies as well, all the way up to 1.3 Ghz. perhaps a little more.
So I have the bcd436 and am waiting on the sds-100. i would like to be able to get better reception , but I'm not sure what kind of an antenna to purchase and be able to use in my back yard. I like listening many frequencies across the board. I am not very experienced with antenna's and would sure appreciate any guidance or good links to review- thanks
A SMA ham radio HT multiband antenna, but voids the waterproof feature, also because of rubber gasket , you may NOT be able to mount 3rd party antenna. at least Whistler is BNC not weather proof.
You would need to use the included SMA to BNC adapter to use a 3rd party antenna. I like the Diamond SR77CA and RH519
Re-packaged 436. At the very least, you can add new batteries at any time with the 436. Uniden, decided upon a cell phone battery deal. Either carry around charged batteries, or wait ??? hours for a charge. Thanks for your time.
It's the same but different. The SDS100 allows you to actually charge the battery while the scanner is in use, which is something that the BCD436HP did not offer. The SDS also breaks down the I/Q signal to work better in simulcast and weak signals. Uniden will be making a separate charger for the battery so you can have extra batteries.
True - you can add AA batteries to the BCD436HP, which is very convenient. And AA's are cheap, even for rechargeable. I'm sure an extra Li-Ion pack for the SDS100 will cost a bit more than a few sets of AA's.
Isn't there an AC plug in, if so I can just attach it to the inside of my truck and I also think there is a conversion from usb to DC also for vehicle.
The unit charges via the included USB cable and the included AC to DC Power Adapter. You can charge the radio from any USB device such as your computer, phone charger, USB cigarette charger, and most likely the USB hookup in your vehicle.
Is the only reason you really need the USB utilized for the scanner due to having to update the firmware or update the database? That is all I use it for for my 436hp...just curious...
The USB is used to update the favorites lists, update firmware, charge the battery, and interface with the external (optional) GPS
Thank you!
So far im not impressed with the sds100 every video i watch its missing traffic that other scanners are picking up. I have the 436 and i get a lot of simulcasts distortion in my house my area is all p25 digital simulcasts. I was hoping to get this scanner but im now thinking of the Unication g5 or g4 even though that isn't a scanner.
Which would you recommend the SDS100 or the Unication G4 or G5? not sure what the difference is between the 4 and 5?
Thanks
Can you do a review of which is better the Uniden STS100 or the Unication G4 G5 ?
Thinking of buying but looks complicated like my AOR 8600 mk 2
I didn't know you had a studio aside from a shack.
HI Ed. The studio is a work in progress right now. I'm in the middle of building new area in my garage to shoot videos.
It's not a studio just a condenser, crappy webcam, and desk slopped off in the corner for quick videos. Lots of people do it.
I bought the Diamond. Didn't work. Got zero reception on any channels.
It might be because the antenna can't seat properly on the center pin thanks to the case design on the scanner. I've been using the Remtronix 800 antenna and it's definitely working better than the stock antenna for me.
@@ScannerSchool I've heard that a lot. I think I'll join the club. SDS100 is a mean scanner though either way.
Does the SDS100 have the same stupid clock issues the 436 has?
No, it does not. If you are having a problem with the clock on the BCD436HP, you might be able to get it repaired for free by filling out this form on the Uniden site: www.uniden.com/contact-us/uniden-bcd536hp-bcd436hp-scanner-repair/
Scanner School...?? I don't think so.
Scanner School drop out. Lol.
What is mode TE?
TDMA Encrypted
Tip for ya: Half-press the shutter button on your camera and it will focus. 🙂
I need a bnc to sma all band antenna or sma to bnc. Any ideas where I can get one to magnetic to car roof?? THKS
Plus I need one yesterday?
What's store sells it in Tampa fl and 30 mile radius , THKS
i am new on this scanner school where can i order sds 100 uniden scanner man i love the hobbie just getting back into the hobbie
Came over from The Armed Squirrel's Project.
73 de KJ4RMZ
For those of us who don't have an hour and forty minutes to spare, it would be nice if you added time stamps showing what times you cover each feature.
I was looking into compressing this video down but the more I think about it, the more I want to create an updated version that gets the points out in 5 minutes or less. This video was a repost from a Facebook live that I did when I got the radio. Unfortunately, it didn't transfer as well when it comes to TH-cam.
@@ScannerSchool I understand. Still a good video.
Yes we got you did not expect it and want us to like the video - but please get going with the content if you want a like - rather than going in circles with the intro
About an hour longer than it needed to be
Wow
Why is the Uniden software application so hard to use ? Whistler has a NICE clean interface and its well organized. super easy to program and update the Whistler scanners.
I personally don't find the Sentinel software all that difficult to use. Yes, you have to learn the software, but once you do, it's pretty straight forward to navigate and make changes. What issues were/are you having with Sentinel? I'd love to use your feedback for topics for future videos.
I have watched Uniden videos and this video. I am convinced that Whistler EZ scan is better and easier , to program my whistler scanner, which it also why I chose them over UNIDEN , well that and Uniden charges for stuff that should be FREE like NXDN .
@@markplott4820 I'm not really a fan of the Menu System on the Whistler at all. It has great Rx but the Uniden Menu can help beginners. Both good receivers. As far as the software, the two I can't decide on which - they're both very similar to me.
@@joeyalbergo - the MENU on the WH 1080 and the WH 1095 scanners are Super Simple and Easier than a Uniden to program, the scanners DONT Even have a KEYPAD at all, just a few Buttons.
@@markplott4820 Thank you. I was also still wondering what brand has had the built in GPS and Bluetooth. I have not seen it. Thanks in advance.
Nearly twice the retail price of the 436hp?!
Wow, just found the channel! Well done!
Nice work. Keep it up.
i have a uniden bearcat75xlt
Fair to poor review....lack of preparation, etc. I'm sure he is nice guy and fine American, but the overall presentation here is a bit tedious and long winded, and is not heavily fact-filled. Anyone willing to take the time to do these reviews is doing more/less a public service, as the little bit of revenue derived is not going to make anyone rich. Overall, don't base your buy / don't buy decision for the scanner on this demonstration. There are better demonstrations out there.
He also did a review on the Uniden SDS200 and couldn't receive anything on that either. he lives in Long Island so he makes it look like Uniden makes bad scanners with poor sensitivity. Maybe e works for Whistler.
At 1:27:24...you show a picture in manual...obviously there are no "arrows" pointing at the led lights...however right above the photo of the radio is the DESCRIPTION telling you what the led's are for....R.T.F.M.(read..the..fn'..manual)...dude slow your mind down an just breathe
Just unbox the bitch already!
Great video, mine will be here tomorrow, cant wait
Awesome! Enjoy the new radio. Let me know what you think of it or if you have any questions. I'm looking for suggestions for future videos.
@@ScannerSchool Why? You never do future videos. You said you would update your SDS200 webpage with reviews and havn't posted anything there since before you got it.
Hi how much did u pay for it phil my name. Is chris coughlin 551 third ave apartment g Lyndhurst nj 07071. Great presentation i want to buy 1 how much man what company did you buy from. Thank you so much did you hear of bearcat wearhouse in Maryland? Thank you so much
Hey Christopher. You might want to edit your comment and remove your address.
The scanner is $649 and I purchased it from Scanner Master. I have an affiliate link here: www.scannerschool.com/sds100 . If you use my affiliate link to make the purchase, we will earn a small commission for referring the sale. This is a great way to help support Scanner School and it comes at no additional costs to you.
I've heard of Bearcat Warehouse. They have good prices as well.
Yeah ,ya don't ever wanna put your home address on TH-cam for the world to see ,might have a negative effect on what your Intentions were !!! SMH!!!!
Hi first time watching your channel, after watching I hit the buttons to sub and notify, good job I'm looking forward to more on the SDS100. 😎
Thank you Jim for your support! I'll have some new videos coming up soon, so that bell should be going off any day now . ;)
Scanner School hello have you had time to do any more on the SDS 100 I keep checking but I don't see anything new 🤔 on TH-cam. Thanks!
Shill. Lol.
I am an Extra K2QXQ. I am torn on this scanner. I have my BAOFENG on the County site. I have an old scanner I paid $5. I like the 100. But it is more money than my 705 for what it does.
Get a better webcam
I love this scanner and its base model counterpart. But in a world of increasing encryption it's kinda not useful anymore.
It's very bad that law enforcement has chosen full time encryption as opposed to encryption on demand for special issues. It depleted citizen assistance.
$649 for a radio that needs upgrades $$$$ to bring it to its full listening potential...really!!!
Almost $900 total, horrible battery life even with the new big pack, gets really hot, and more deaf receiver and poorer decoding capability than the 436hp.
What are the upgrades it would need?
@@KandiKlover Mine couldn't handle the heat in the car, LCD started to kinda melt, eventually wouldn't power on. Luckily it was 2 days before the 30 day return on Amazon was over. Just in time.
@@mikecarter8880 To decode DMR, NXDN, and Provoice digital modes at $50 to $60 each or $75 to $85 if you have the retailer do it which just involves typing in a software key.
As long as people are willing to buy it why not
Hey Phil, you need to piss off that huge green/yellow advertising signage banner thing at the bottom of your video with your head poking above it, and lessen the vast amount of black space above your head. Mate, you need to get your 'studio' organised a lot better visually and present your subject matter in a more organised way!
4 minutes in and I am gone
I agree Bill, 4 minutes in and he hasn't said anything worth hearing. Outta here!
The antenna situation is bad, maybe the answer is to use the adapter they give you with a BNC Ant. Real bad design...break out the Dremel.
The antenna design is poor. I'm still not happy about it and will be posting a few solutions to my TH-cam channel shortly.
Try having the mic further away and crank up the gain to not get that dry and unpleasant audio. If you don't have an audio processor with a compressor/limiter they're something like $100-$200 or are probably available in most computer audio software.
Um, W2LIE implies your a HAM right? Could you not transmit on a local amateur repeater and pick it up on the Sentinel?! Whoa.
WHAT DOES MASS STORAGE MEAN,,HOW TO AOID IT???????.......N3NDX........11-07-2019............
It looks top heavy...like it will fall over easily. It's ugly too.
With Whistler announcing cancellation of the development of the TRX-100 and TRX-200 and with Radio Shack going out of business in 2017, Uniden unfortunately is the only game in town right now.
Took you that long to tell people to Thumbs Up And subscribe and share and all that crap. Why not just get to the actual presentation and review and if people like it, I'm sure people know what to do. I couldn't get more than 3 minutes into this thing.
He did that on his more recent SDS200 review and I posted the same thing as you. Almost 2 minutes of babbling before he even gets started.
P25 Encrypted
Are you a student or instructor?
Yo don't know WTF you are doing!
This was painful to watch!
New sub here
no thanks, I prefer to wait for the NEW Whistler TRX-100 & 200 I/Q scanner with LMR , bonus FREE NXDN and DMR . unfortunately UNIDEN charges to upgrade NXDN , DMR receive as well as other Digital modes.
......and they discontinued the development for both. From Wendy and Raddioreference Hi guys -
I wanted to let you all know that we have discontinued our development on the TRX-100 and TRX-200 as it was not meeting the expectations of the level of scanner we want to bring to you. We have high expectations for our scanners and we never want to disappoint our customers so sometimes we have to make difficult decisions. The good news is we are dedicated to the scanner industry and we already have several other new projects on tap for the future so stay tuned!
My SDS100 couldn't handle the heat in my car, the scanner was hot anyway. Managed to get it returned before 30 days, now trying to find an alternative.
They discontinued development of those scanners. Only options for people that issues with simulcast distortion is sds100, or sds200, or unication G4, or G5 currently.
Living in an area with encrypted police channels makes it pointless to pay this much for a scanner.
Oh please if all you are listening to is only police that's the real waste of money. And boring.
@619 OG Free and can be done in seconds
@@KandiKlover I was listening to the police scanner audio of the recent Virginia mass shooting that was posted on a news website. It was like 1.5 hours long and it went from evacuating everyone to they have the suspect in custody. Nothing about a the long shootout or the suspect being shot. It was quite boring. The fact is, everything that is going on is not broadcast over the radio.
i hear you cant listen to police radios anymore because they encrypt it all..
For the price of this scanner I'd get an Icom IC-R30 communications receiver which gets everything but P2.
The Icom IC-R30 covers 100 kHz to 3304.999 MHz (less cellular). Reception modes include: FM, WFM, AM, USB, LSB, CW, D-STAR®, APCO P25 Phase 1, NXDN®, dPMR® and DCR (*SSB, CW and digital modes: 0.1 MHz-1.3 GHz). Dann! You're right, however it doesn't support the reception of trunked systems.
$650 bucks they are out of they're minds.
That's not counting the extras u gotta buy to get dmr ect
@@Sam-w9des I use a $23 USB dongle and the free DSD+ program to get DRM, NXDN, and ProVoice using either the free SDS# or Unitrunker programs.
What a comedy, to many I'm sorry's, to many plugs.Unboxing was a great iddea but why not figure out the radio & update software before stumbling through this painful to watch video which failed ... Sorry
HI Wally, I understand your frustration while watching this video. You need to keep in mind that this was a Facebook live event that I uploaded onto TH-cam. I do have other videos coming that will be better formatted to meet the "youtube standard" of post production.
Go live after your get a handle on how to present this, basement signal issues sentinel issues led to a hard to watch experience. Have a nice Summer
Later Wally
Thanks for the feedback, Wally. You enjoy your summer too.
I'm back, the insert about the battery Uniden was not happy with is what? Will you get a 2nd battery & get to keep the original one? If so that means you'll have, something that I want- spare batteries.
Uniden discovered that beta users were not getting 8hours of battery life with the included pack.
The card in the box says:
After final design, we found that the battery life with the included battery did not meet our expectations for run time. So, we are changing our design to use a bigger battery that can last 8 hours. When this battery is ready, we will send you a new one, at no charge. Simply register your scanner at: my.uniden.com
We appreciate your patience while we get these into production.
The letter in the box does not say we had to mail back the "under performing" batteries. I will let you know if they request it back after they send me the replacement.
Don’t watch. Completely useless !!
This Guy Is Annoying
Good lord what a horrible demonstration
@@EphemeralThought not an arguement. Still a shit video.
@Sutts 59 Overly long and drawn out and quite a bit self important.
Well I'm sold. LOL 🖓👎
Horrible video and a radio is way too expentive
IF IT DON'T PICK UP ENCRYPTED CHANNELS IT AIN'T NO BETTER THAN THE STUPID BCD436!!!!!
There is no scanner on the market that will allow you to monitor encrypted channels.
@@ScannerSchool so tell me why its better than the 436 ??
Zzzzzzzzzz
Very unprepared
Too long winded.
Boring
Way to expensive. I can have all this for 30 dollars. Portable. Way way to expensive. Would have bought some Asian brand that is cheaper.
Ur correct"é( Sorry i rushed that comment. I bow to you:-) Ur wisdom is higher:-) Can you please maybe helped me find some radio walkie i can buy to reasonable price? I need it to take airband. And be able to listen terrestrial trunked radio_ Police and such. This eu. But i can listen for 30 dollars with SDR. But not with walkie. I love when people prove me wrong:-) Sometimes i tend to set a comment that gets a reply like you gave me to get the info i seek. Not many is eager to teach this away. It is hard to teach someone. They have to know basic first. And im still on basic. Thanks alot for ur help:-) Hope you maybe know more and can give me a cheap alternative. I dont know if Baofeng has tetra radios. Again thank you sir.
Okey:-) Thanks. I live somewhat out of range for using SDR RTl or hackRF. But they cover the police as know. Depends on program or app. What about those andriod walkies? Or the DMR? Super thanks for ur info:-) Im still learning. Do i need simcard to listen to police from these trunked radios?
Okey. I will try. I saw some andriod walkie phones or what they where. China goods so im gonna try a little. SDR is software defined radio. It cover all from 1mhz to 1.7million mhz. So computer decides with program and lets you use it for even sattelite tv and dvbt or what you have. It takes all signals. Just need right program. SDR RTL. And Hack RF is the ultimate model i think.
I think ur gonna have to go for hack RF. Im not so good on this apps and prgrams to it. But i have heard military and some police but to long away from city antenna. The programs you use decide what you can acess. I think you will have to find out in youtube videos. This equipment can take over whatever. Check it out what it can do.
Nice im not that good with SDR and such so if you find some please tell what kind of program. SDR sharp I have tried. It locks on every signal like prism program.you see a spike and you just click on it to listen. You can choose programing.
ShitDS100 gimmicky fad radio.
Expensive ShitDS100 gimmicky fad radio