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On some radios there have been issues with elevation changes causing the case to pressurize and damaging components. The radio is still water resistant due to other parts inside the case. That hole below the belt clip knob is there to provide a case breather to prevent pressure issues. The SDS100 comes with an SMA-BNC adapter so you can use your BNC antennas but with this adapter you will not have the water resistance provided with the supplied antenna.ДҐ) What is that little hole on the back of the radio? Am I missing a screw? This does however block use of many third-party antennas and adapters.

The supplied SDS10 antenna has a rubber gasket that fits this ridge.

When used with the supplied rubber duck antenna this helps provide a seal to block water from getting into the radio. That ridge is part of the water proofing of the radio. Most cars these days will have a USB port to charge your phones and other devices, these work well with USB powered scanners like the SDS100.Д¤) What is the deal with the raised ridge by the antenna connector? In the car you can use any USB port to power/charge the radio. If you have a smartphone or other USB device charger you can use it if you donвЂ™t want to use the charger that came with the radio. Alternately any USB charger will power and/or charge the SDS100 battery. It might take a while longer to charge the battery when the radio is on but it should not be a big issue.ДЈ) What else can I use to charge the battery? Why would you not want this option turned on? The only reason I see is that the red or green charge light will be on all the time when the radio is plugged in. Eventually some sort of external charging device will also be available so you can charge one battery while using another.Дў) Can I charge the battery and run the radio at the same time?ДЄctually, on the SDS100 you can! While other Uniden scanners do not support this, as long as your charger has sufficient current capability you can charge the battery with the radio on as long as you have that option turned on in the Settings>Battery Options>Set Charge While On menu. Once these batteries are available there should also be available for sale extra batteries. Sign up at UnidenвЂ™s website and they will send you the new larger battery as well as a replacement battery door at no cost.

#BCD436HP DMR PROGRAMMING FREE#

Uniden decided to allow the radio to be sold and distributed as it was but included a notice in the box to advise purchasers to sign up for a FREE larger battery pack once they are available, likely in August 2018. Unfortunately the radio was already on the assembly line by the time it was discovered that the battery life was not up to snuff. The Lithium Polymer pack that comes with the radio was supposed to be sufficient but Uniden was not happy with the results so they designed a larger pack to be used. While a lot of people preferred the AA cells since they can be easily obtained and swapped out, they just could not provide enough current to run the radio for a decent amount of time. Uniden designed the radio with a new Lithium Polymer battery pack, getting away from using common AA cells. If your question is not answered let us know and maybe we can add it to Part 2! Here are a BakerвЂ™s Dozen of hints and tips to make life with your new SDS100 scanner happier.

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