Uniden SDS200 True I/Q TrunkTracker X Base/Mobile Scanner, S.A.M.E. Weather Alert

After another ham told me about this, I went into research mode. I tried the RTL SDR dongles and were ok with them. I want to hear my local FD. After I put my location in, it was scanning EVERYTHING. I installed the sentinel software and made favorites and turned off what I didn’t want. This was an awesome purchase. Connectivity is easy, setup took no time. For a small unit, it does a great job. The audio isn’t bad and at no point did it garble. The unit is VERY LIGHT! Double side tape it down! Use the front usb to connect to the computer. There are tons of YouTube videos on it.

El nuevo Scan 200 totalmente digital, para USA viene configurado para sus cuerpos de seguridad, para México se requiere introducir datos desde cero, una vez hecho lo anterior viene la maravilla del equipo, una gran sensibilidad para escuchar. Excelente renovación del scan. Recomendable 100%.

Excellent full featured scanner! Very happy with my purchase!

Let me start by saying I'm a bit of a Uniden fanboy when it comes to scanners. I have been a scanner enthusiast for 40+ years and have used them professionally for around 15 years. My first scanner was a hand-me-down Radioshack (brand) from my grandfather. It used crystals in order to program the frequencies and I have had several in between. I have had many different brands, including Whistler, Radioshack and GRE. Uniden Seems to be the only company attempting to keep up with newer technology and attempting to keep the ease of use of its scanners. While this scanner is not for the faint of heart and the absolute beginner, It is certainly easier to use than the Whistler TRX series. If you are an absolute beginner I would highly suggest having one of the scanner specializing companies (Scanner masters, Zip Scanners, ect.) program a program a SD card for you. However, with that being said, it's not impossible to learn, nor is it really difficult. A little time and patience will pay off greatly for you. The nice thing about this is the SDS series (100/200) is forgiving when you make mistakes. The SDS 200 Is the most advanced, user friendly (compared to other similarly featured scanners) on the market. The best thing that Uniden has ever done is the software driven scanners BCD 4/536 series and SDS's. Using the Sentinel software (included) is Fairly easy with with a little bit of use. There are a couple of different aftermarket software packages that make it even easier to program these scanners If that's the route you wanna go. The SDS200 Itself is the greatest scanner that I have ever used. The highly customizable color screen, the alpha tagging feature, which has been standard on most scanners for a few years now is very crisp and easy to read. What this scanner brings to the table is that it properly decodes simulcast. For those of you who have a simulcast system near you know the frustration of the choppy audio that you would get on a BCD 4/536 when listening to simulcast. Of course, this scanner has all the easy to use features such as Close Call and zip code scanning. The scanner has upgrades to DMR, Pro voice (EDACS), NXDN And a waterfall if you need those upgrades for your area. Is this the best scanner for all applications? Probably not This scanner is optimized to listen to trunk and digital systems. If you're lucky enough to have analog systems predominating your area this may be a little overkill. The thing that I would say about this, is that it will let you grow in to it when your area turns into a fully digital area, which at some point will happen. Be aware that you cannot listen to encrypted communications with this scanner. Here in Colorado most but not all law enforcement agencies are using encrypted communications. So if listening to law enforcement, is your goal, check your local Law enforcement agencies (On radioreference.com) to find out if they are using encrypted communications before making such a large investment. However it should be noted that most fire agencies and surprisingly a lot of military are not encrypted. It is a rather large investment However, scanner radios are very valuable when emergencies or disasters strike.

J’ai acheté le SDS 200 je le recommande meilleur radio qu’on peut avoir pour scanner je m’attendais pas à ça mais ça m’a impressionné malgré que j’avais d’autres radios scan Je le recommande