SDS100

Uniden creates with the SDS100 a true I/Q radio scanner, the first to incorporate Software Defined Radio technology to provide high digital performance in even the most challenging RF 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.

SDS100 main features :

• HomePatrol database
  

  Includes all known radio systems in the USA and Canada. The database is updatable with the Sentinel software and Uniden updates the main database weekly.

• True I/Q receiver
  

  Designed to improve digital performance in even the most challenging RF environments. The I/Q signal waveform capture allow for improved error correction and digital signal recovery.

• Location-based scanning
  

  Allows you to set your location(s) 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. If you enter your postal code, the radio searches within a 20 mile radius of the center of that zip code. If you use the Auto-Locate feature, that range increases to 30 miles. You can adjust the range from 0 to 50 miles.

• 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 I and Phase II, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS, EDACS ProVoice, LTR trunked systems, NXDN, DMR, as well as conventional analog and digital channels.

• Trunking discovery
  

  Monitors 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.

• Priority and Priority ID scan
  

  Priority channels let you keep track of activity on your most important channels while monitoring other channels for transmissions. ID-scan allows you to set priority to talkgroup identifications.

• Quick search
  

  Allows you to start searching at the displayed frequency or enter a frequency and start searching.

• 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.

• Temporary or permanent avoid
  

  For systems, sites, departments, channels.

• Close-call RF capture
  

  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.

• Instant replay and Audio recording
  

  Plays back up to 240 seconds of the most recent transmissions. Also 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 (Blue / Red / Magenta / Green / Cyan / Yellow / White), and 3 flash patterns.

• Customizable display
  

  You can set the display color for each field in the display. Additionally, for many fields you can select the information provided.

• Individual channel volume offset
  

  Allows you to adjust the volume offset for each channel.

• Customizable intermediate frequency
  

  Changes the IF used for a selected frequency to help avoid image and other mixer-product interference.

• 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.

• Configurable band defaults and Repeater find
  

  Allows you to set the step and modulation for 31 different bands. Repeater-find allows the scanner to try to switch to the repeater frequency if an input frequency is found.

• 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.

• Quick keys
  

  You can assign up to 100 quick-keys to your favorites lists, systems, departments, and sites.

• SAME weather alert
  

  Lets your scanner alert you when a SAME alert is transmitted on a VHF-NOAA weather channel. You can also set a weather channel as a priority channel.

• Top knob
  

  Select / volume / squelch multi-control knob.

• Li-Ion battery
  

  Up to 8 hours operation.

• Built-in battery charger
  

  Allows you to charge the rechargeable batteries in the scanner from any USB port

• PC control
  

  USB connectivity for programming and control.

• Water Resistant
  

  Resistant to dust and damage caused by splashing water (JIS4) from any direction when all jack covers are in place.

All information contained in the radio is stored on a micro SD card, supplied with the scanner. This includes Favorites Lists, all the radio settings, and the Radio Reference database. Because the memory is based on the RadioReference database, this scanner has a different organization unlike banks and channels in older scanners. Favorites Lists follow the RadioReference database structure of Systems that contain Departments that hold Channels, and then Sites to hold trunking frequencies. You can also manually or with software add Systems, Departments and Channels into the Lists. You can save up to 256 different lists in the radio and associate them with any, or all, of your profiles.

SDS100 price

We have collected for your convenience the Uniden SDS100 sale price (UK Pounds) and its trend over time. Useful to guarantee a cheaper purchase of this radio and to put it for sale in the second-hand market. Of course offers, accessories, warranty terms and conditions can lead to different figures.

Price	Date	Condition
GBP 599.99	2023-mar	Brand-new
GBP 474.95 (649USD)	2021-oct	Brand-new
GBP 609.00 (709EUR)	2021-oct	Brand-new
GBP 510.00 (649USD)	2019-may	Brand-new Updated version that includes the larger high-capacity BT954 3.7V / 5400mAh lithium ion battery, replaces the older 3600mAH battery
GBP 622.00 (699EUR)	2019-jan	Brand-new Includes the high-capacity 3.7V / 5400mAh lithium-ion battery, replaces the older 3600 mAH battery
GBP 483.00 (649USD)	2018-nov	Brand-new