UNIDEN SDS100

REDDEVIL_59 · Sep 1, 2021

RADIO IS Bearcat SDS-100. I have downloaded latest DB but can not find the new system being used by FD. It replaced the 800MHz DOITT Trunked System. TG's are the same, but system is different. Where do I get this DB info to upload into radio, if not from RadioReference.com. Again the software says I have downloaded the latest DB, and of course it will not download anything further.

	15e	A	FDNY 6A Admin	6A Administration	Fire-Talk
5616	15f	A	FDNY 6B Ops	6B Operations	Fire-Tac
5632	160	A	FDNY 6C Comms 1	6C Communications 1	Fire-Talk
5648	161	A	FDNY 6D Comms 2	6D Communications 2	Fire-Tac
5392	151	A	FDNY Cmd Relay	Command Channel Relay	Fire-Tac
5376	150	A	FDNY SOC TF	SOC Task Force	Fire-Tac
4880	131	A	FDNY DC Patch 5	DC Patch 5	Fire-Tac
4896	132	A	FDNY DC Patch 6	DC Patch 6	Fire-Tac
4496	119	A	FDNY Div 1	Division 1	Fire-Tac
4512	11a	A	FDNY Div 3	Division 3	Fire-Tac
4528	11b	A	FDNY Div 6	Division 6	Fire-Tac
4544	11c	A	FDNY Div 7	Division 7	Fire-Tac
4560	11d	A	FDNY Div 8	Division 8	Fire-Tac
4576	11e	A	FDNY Div 11	Division 11	Fire-Tac
4592	11f	A	FDNY Div 13	Division 13	Fire-Tac
4608	120	A	FDNY Div 14	Division 14	Fire-Tac
4624	121	A	FDNY Div 15	Division 15	Fire-Tac
4816	12d	A	FDNY SP Event 1	Special Events 1	Fire-Tac
4832	12e	A	FDNY SP Event 2	Special Events 2	Fire-Tac
4848	12f	A	FDNY SP Event 3	Special Events 3	Fire-Tac
4864	130	A	FDNY SP Event 4	Special Events 4	Fire-Tac
4640	122	A	FDNY SOC 1	Special Operations Command 1	Fire-Talk
4656	123	A	FDNY SOC 2	Special Operations Command 2	Fire-Talk
4672	124	A	FDNY SOC 3	Special Operations Command 3	Fire-Talk
40752	9f3	De	FDNY SOC 4	Special Operations Command 4	Fire-Talk
40768	9f4	De	FDNY SOC 5	Special Operations Command 5	Fire-Talk
40784	9f5	De	FDNY SOC 6	Special Operations Command 6	Fire-Talk
4688	125	A	FDNY IMT 1	Incident Management Team 1	Fire-Talk
4704	126	A	FDNY IMT 2	Incident Management Team 2	Fire-Talk
4720	127	A	FDNY IMT 3	Incident Management Team 3	Fire-Talk
40800	9f6	De	FDNY IMT 4	Incident Management Team 4	Fire-Talk
40816	9f7	De	FDNY IMT 5	Incident Management Team 5	Fire-Talk
40832	9f8	De	FDNY IMT 6	Incident Management Team 6	Fire-Talk
5456	155	A	FDNY RRV 1	Rapid Response Vehicle 1	Fire-Tac
5472	156	A	FDNY RRV 2	Rapid Response Vehicle 2	Fire-Tac
5488	157	A	FDNY RRV 3	Rapid Response Vehicle 3	Fire-Tac
5504	158	A	FDNY RRV 4	Rapid Response Vehicle 4	Fire-Tac
5520	159	A	FDNY RRV 5	Rapid Response Vehicle 5	Fire-Tac
5536	15a	A	FDNY RRV 6	Rapid Response Vehicle 6	Fire-Tac
4736	128	A	EMS Radio Mech	EMS Field Radio Mechanic	Public Works
5360	14f	A	EMS Hospital	EMS Hospital Notification	Hospital
4960	136	A	EMS Telem 11	EMS ALS EKG Telemetry Ch. 11	Data
4976	137	A	EMS Telem 12	EMS ALS EKG Telemetry Ch. 12	Data
4992	138	A	EMS Telem 13	EMS ALS EKG Telemetry Ch. 13	Data
5344	14e	A	FDNY BTDS	Bureau of Technology Development and Systems	Public Works
4944	135	A	FDNY FleetTrnspr	Fleet Transport	Public Works
5440	154	A	FDNY MARS	Mutual Aid/REMSCO/Vol Amb.	EMS Dispatch
5072	13d	A	FDNY HazTac 1	EMS HazTac 1	EMS-Tac
5088	13e	A	FDNY HazTac 2	EMS HazTac 2	EMS-Tac
5248	148	A	FDNY Comms Elec	Communications Electrician	Public Works
5408	152	A	FDNY Academy	Academy	Fire-Talk
40864	9fa	De	Fire Marshal	Fire Marshal	Fire-Talk
41184	a0e	D	EMS M/A CW South	EMS Mutual Aid Citywide South	EMS Dispatch
41216	a10	D	EMS M/A CW North	EMS Mutual Aid Citywide North	EMS Dispatch
41456	a1f	De	FDNY CW 3	Citywide 3	Fire Dispatch
41472	a20	De	FDNY CW 4	Citywide 4	Fire Dispatch

jtsjc1 · Sep 1, 2021

jlab said:
Correct. I can understand the transmissions but there is alot of static. This is a well known issue, that this radio is excellent for digital but can be problematic for UHF. Apparantly they haven't perfected a radio that receives both types of transmission equally well.

The ultimate answer is an outdoor external antenna for the scanner (which I don't have myself unfortunately). If not outside an attic antenna will do well. My 996P2 is an excellent scanner but also suffers from static at times due to the lack of an outdoor antenna. I purchased my used HT1250 LS+ to monitor FDNY UHF channels and it rarely has static being a two-way. It is only programmed to receive not transmit. I live in central NJ and its usually crystal clear on all 5 boroughs. The 996 not always.

paul612 · Sep 3, 2021

REDDEVIL_59 said:
RADIO IS Bearcat SDS-100. I have downloaded latest DB but can not find the new system being used by FD. It replaced the 800MHz DOITT Trunked System. TG's are the same, but system is different. Where do I get this DB info to upload into radio, if not from RadioReference.com. Again the software says I have downloaded the latest DB, and of course it will not download anything further.

15e A FDNY 6A Admin 6A Administration Fire-Talk
5616 15f A FDNY 6B Ops 6B Operations Fire-Tac
5632 160 A FDNY 6C Comms 1 6C Communications 1 Fire-Talk
5648 161 A FDNY 6D Comms 2 6D Communications 2 Fire-Tac
5392 151 A FDNY Cmd Relay Command Channel Relay Fire-Tac
5376 150 A FDNY SOC TF SOC Task Force Fire-Tac
4880 131 A FDNY DC Patch 5 DC Patch 5 Fire-Tac
4896 132 A FDNY DC Patch 6 DC Patch 6 Fire-Tac
4496 119 A FDNY Div 1 Division 1 Fire-Tac
4512 11a A FDNY Div 3 Division 3 Fire-Tac
4528 11b A FDNY Div 6 Division 6 Fire-Tac
4544 11c A FDNY Div 7 Division 7 Fire-Tac
4560 11d A FDNY Div 8 Division 8 Fire-Tac
4576 11e A FDNY Div 11 Division 11 Fire-Tac
4592 11f A FDNY Div 13 Division 13 Fire-Tac
4608 120 A FDNY Div 14 Division 14 Fire-Tac
4624 121 A FDNY Div 15 Division 15 Fire-Tac
4816 12d A FDNY SP Event 1 Special Events 1 Fire-Tac
4832 12e A FDNY SP Event 2 Special Events 2 Fire-Tac
4848 12f A FDNY SP Event 3 Special Events 3 Fire-Tac
4864 130 A FDNY SP Event 4 Special Events 4 Fire-Tac
4640 122 A FDNY SOC 1 Special Operations Command 1 Fire-Talk
4656 123 A FDNY SOC 2 Special Operations Command 2 Fire-Talk
4672 124 A FDNY SOC 3 Special Operations Command 3 Fire-Talk
40752 9f3 De FDNY SOC 4 Special Operations Command 4 Fire-Talk
40768 9f4 De FDNY SOC 5 Special Operations Command 5 Fire-Talk
40784 9f5 De FDNY SOC 6 Special Operations Command 6 Fire-Talk
4688 125 A FDNY IMT 1 Incident Management Team 1 Fire-Talk
4704 126 A FDNY IMT 2 Incident Management Team 2 Fire-Talk
4720 127 A FDNY IMT 3 Incident Management Team 3 Fire-Talk
40800 9f6 De FDNY IMT 4 Incident Management Team 4 Fire-Talk
40816 9f7 De FDNY IMT 5 Incident Management Team 5 Fire-Talk
40832 9f8 De FDNY IMT 6 Incident Management Team 6 Fire-Talk
5456 155 A FDNY RRV 1 Rapid Response Vehicle 1 Fire-Tac
5472 156 A FDNY RRV 2 Rapid Response Vehicle 2 Fire-Tac
5488 157 A FDNY RRV 3 Rapid Response Vehicle 3 Fire-Tac
5504 158 A FDNY RRV 4 Rapid Response Vehicle 4 Fire-Tac
5520 159 A FDNY RRV 5 Rapid Response Vehicle 5 Fire-Tac
5536 15a A FDNY RRV 6 Rapid Response Vehicle 6 Fire-Tac
4736 128 A EMS Radio Mech EMS Field Radio Mechanic Public Works
5360 14f A EMS Hospital EMS Hospital Notification Hospital
4960 136 A EMS Telem 11 EMS ALS EKG Telemetry Ch. 11 Data
4976 137 A EMS Telem 12 EMS ALS EKG Telemetry Ch. 12 Data
4992 138 A EMS Telem 13 EMS ALS EKG Telemetry Ch. 13 Data
5344 14e A FDNY BTDS Bureau of Technology Development and Systems Public Works
4944 135 A FDNY FleetTrnspr Fleet Transport Public Works
5440 154 A FDNY MARS Mutual Aid/REMSCO/Vol Amb. EMS Dispatch
5072 13d A FDNY HazTac 1 EMS HazTac 1 EMS-Tac
5088 13e A FDNY HazTac 2 EMS HazTac 2 EMS-Tac
5248 148 A FDNY Comms Elec Communications Electrician Public Works
5408 152 A FDNY Academy Academy Fire-Talk
40864 9fa De Fire Marshal Fire Marshal Fire-Talk
41184 a0e D EMS M/A CW South EMS Mutual Aid Citywide South EMS Dispatch
41216 a10 D EMS M/A CW North EMS Mutual Aid Citywide North EMS Dispatch
41456 a1f De FDNY CW 3 Citywide 3 Fire Dispatch
41472 a20 De FDNY CW 4 Citywide 4 Fire Dispatch

Thats because the radio reference database relies on people to find these talkgroups and submit them to be added. I don't think the same talkgroups are used with the new system. With the majority of the new talkgroups being encrypted it doesn't matter because you can't hear them anyways therefore you'll never know what talkgroups are what.

Mike M · Sep 9, 2021

jlab said:
Correct. I can understand the transmissions but there is alot of static. This is a well known issue, that this radio is excellent for digital but can be problematic for UHF. Apparantly they haven't perfected a radio that receives both types of transmission equally well.

i'm on the south shore also and have the same opinion...... miss the 154.xxx VHF. Born and raised in Flushing, Queens it was always great hearing everything like Newark, Jersey City, Nassau, Westchester and occasionally beyond.

Mike M · Sep 9, 2021

REDDEVIL_59 said:
RADIO IS Bearcat SDS-100. I have downloaded latest DB but can not find the new system being used by FD. It replaced the 800MHz DOITT Trunked System. TG's are the same, but system is different. Where do I get this DB info to upload into radio, if not from RadioReference.com. Again the software says I have downloaded the latest DB, and of course it will not download anything further.

15e A FDNY 6A Admin 6A Administration Fire-Talk
5616 15f A FDNY 6B Ops 6B Operations Fire-Tac
5632 160 A FDNY 6C Comms 1 6C Communications 1 Fire-Talk
5648 161 A FDNY 6D Comms 2 6D Communications 2 Fire-Tac
5392 151 A FDNY Cmd Relay Command Channel Relay Fire-Tac
5376 150 A FDNY SOC TF SOC Task Force Fire-Tac
4880 131 A FDNY DC Patch 5 DC Patch 5 Fire-Tac
4896 132 A FDNY DC Patch 6 DC Patch 6 Fire-Tac
4496 119 A FDNY Div 1 Division 1 Fire-Tac
4512 11a A FDNY Div 3 Division 3 Fire-Tac
4528 11b A FDNY Div 6 Division 6 Fire-Tac
4544 11c A FDNY Div 7 Division 7 Fire-Tac
4560 11d A FDNY Div 8 Division 8 Fire-Tac
4576 11e A FDNY Div 11 Division 11 Fire-Tac
4592 11f A FDNY Div 13 Division 13 Fire-Tac
4608 120 A FDNY Div 14 Division 14 Fire-Tac
4624 121 A FDNY Div 15 Division 15 Fire-Tac
4816 12d A FDNY SP Event 1 Special Events 1 Fire-Tac
4832 12e A FDNY SP Event 2 Special Events 2 Fire-Tac
4848 12f A FDNY SP Event 3 Special Events 3 Fire-Tac
4864 130 A FDNY SP Event 4 Special Events 4 Fire-Tac
4640 122 A FDNY SOC 1 Special Operations Command 1 Fire-Talk
4656 123 A FDNY SOC 2 Special Operations Command 2 Fire-Talk
4672 124 A FDNY SOC 3 Special Operations Command 3 Fire-Talk
40752 9f3 De FDNY SOC 4 Special Operations Command 4 Fire-Talk
40768 9f4 De FDNY SOC 5 Special Operations Command 5 Fire-Talk
40784 9f5 De FDNY SOC 6 Special Operations Command 6 Fire-Talk
4688 125 A FDNY IMT 1 Incident Management Team 1 Fire-Talk
4704 126 A FDNY IMT 2 Incident Management Team 2 Fire-Talk
4720 127 A FDNY IMT 3 Incident Management Team 3 Fire-Talk
40800 9f6 De FDNY IMT 4 Incident Management Team 4 Fire-Talk
40816 9f7 De FDNY IMT 5 Incident Management Team 5 Fire-Talk
40832 9f8 De FDNY IMT 6 Incident Management Team 6 Fire-Talk
5456 155 A FDNY RRV 1 Rapid Response Vehicle 1 Fire-Tac
5472 156 A FDNY RRV 2 Rapid Response Vehicle 2 Fire-Tac
5488 157 A FDNY RRV 3 Rapid Response Vehicle 3 Fire-Tac
5504 158 A FDNY RRV 4 Rapid Response Vehicle 4 Fire-Tac
5520 159 A FDNY RRV 5 Rapid Response Vehicle 5 Fire-Tac
5536 15a A FDNY RRV 6 Rapid Response Vehicle 6 Fire-Tac
4736 128 A EMS Radio Mech EMS Field Radio Mechanic Public Works
5360 14f A EMS Hospital EMS Hospital Notification Hospital
4960 136 A EMS Telem 11 EMS ALS EKG Telemetry Ch. 11 Data
4976 137 A EMS Telem 12 EMS ALS EKG Telemetry Ch. 12 Data
4992 138 A EMS Telem 13 EMS ALS EKG Telemetry Ch. 13 Data
5344 14e A FDNY BTDS Bureau of Technology Development and Systems Public Works
4944 135 A FDNY FleetTrnspr Fleet Transport Public Works
5440 154 A FDNY MARS Mutual Aid/REMSCO/Vol Amb. EMS Dispatch
5072 13d A FDNY HazTac 1 EMS HazTac 1 EMS-Tac
5088 13e A FDNY HazTac 2 EMS HazTac 2 EMS-Tac
5248 148 A FDNY Comms Elec Communications Electrician Public Works
5408 152 A FDNY Academy Academy Fire-Talk
40864 9fa De Fire Marshal Fire Marshal Fire-Talk
41184 a0e D EMS M/A CW South EMS Mutual Aid Citywide South EMS Dispatch
41216 a10 D EMS M/A CW North EMS Mutual Aid Citywide North EMS Dispatch
41456 a1f De FDNY CW 3 Citywide 3 Fire Dispatch
41472 a20 De FDNY CW 4 Citywide 4 Fire Dispatch

Look up and download the NYCICN system, however it's pretty worthless for anything FDNY since they have pretty much encrypted it all including the DARS system

REDDEVIL_59 · Sep 9, 2021

THANK YOU Mike M.
But let me ask this: Suppose Div. 8 (my area Lol) is at the scene of a 3rd Alarm. I use to hear Division 8 directing FD operations there by monitoring TGID 4560, on the system above. . Are you saying that they have encrypted this for simple fireground transmissions at the scene of a fire???!!! O,r would these transmissions be found elsewhere now? Please give info if you know. Thanks.

Gee.....if they will not let us hear ordinary fire traffic transmissions---------then PD will certainly be encrypted-------apparently for the press too................so that the Desk Sargent at each precinct will be your new crime reporter and when you FOIL the actual radio transmission recordings to find out what really happened, you will get a compromised version after waiting five years.

Communism has arrived.

68jk09 · Sep 12, 2021

The radio in this ad in NOT the Uniden SDS 100 but i am curious if anyone on here can interpret what frequencies it receives & would it be useful if FDNY freq. become encrypted ?....... https://www.ebay.com/itm/2836752410...MI7dP_84768gIVUeftCh0-_wZoEAEYASABEgIehPD_BwE

paul612 · Sep 13, 2021

68jk09 said:
The radio in this ad in NOT the Uniden SDS 100 but i am curious if anyone on here can interpret what frequencies it receives & would it be useful if FDNY freq. become encrypted ?....... https://www.ebay.com/itm/2836752410...MI7dP_84768gIVUeftCh0-_wZoEAEYASABEgIehPD_BwE

This only uses cell signals to transmit and receive audio. This will not receive and "regular" radio frequencies. This would only receive feeds used on the zello app which I don't believe there are any FDNY feeds.

68jk09 · Sep 13, 2021

^^^^^^^ Thank You i don't know too much about radios .....i thought maybe this was something useful to monitor FDNY but i guess not....... the search continues.

68jk09 · Mar 15, 2022

Any new updates on the SDS 100 ?

seniorofficer · Mar 16, 2022

I didn't know that fireground transmissions were a matter of national security that warranted encrypting them?!!

seniorofficer · Oct 5, 2022

Maxim said:
The SDS can be very difficult to program. Then again you have the option just to plug in your zip code and you are monitoring the radio in 8 seconds

and if you live in one of the 5 boroughs, you'll get 1,000+ channels of everything else in at least a 10 mile radius, even CT. and NJ depending where you live.

seniorofficer · Oct 5, 2022

re: SDS100: Radio reception is horrible in the area near Queens College in Flushing - for all 5 boroughs; Yet, NYPD which is only about 5-6 Hz below (their 470's compared to our 480's) comes in very clear. Just wondering why, and if an outdoor antenna will actually help.

nfd2004 · Oct 6, 2022

seniorofficer said:
and if you live in one of the 5 boroughs, you'll get 1,000+ channels of everything else in at least a 10 mile radius, even CT. and NJ depending where you live.

seniorofficer said:
re: SDS100: Radio reception is horrible in the area near Queens College in Flushing - for all 5 boroughs; Yet, NYPD which is only about 5-6 Hz below (their 470's compared to our 480's) comes in very clear. Just wondering why, and if an outdoor antenna will actually help.

I have an older Radio Shack handheld scanner that I use whenever I am in NYC.
But even with using my outside car mounted 800 band antenna, my reception is NOT very good.
I don't begin to pick up the FDNY until I am within 4-5 miles of the city, including the Citywide Channel.

As reported here, I too have received the NYPD SOD channel somewhat better than the FDNY channels.

BUT NOTHING BEATS those older 154...mhz FDNY channels, with the repeater system that was used.
I could easily pick up all of the boros from at least 50 miles outside of NYC, in my case from Bridgeport (CT) on down to the city.
At times, I would even pick them up here at the Ole' Homestead about 125 miles away.

These days here at my place, the local police dept went to a new digital 800 radio system.
That required me to buy two new scanners.
I bought a Uniden BCD996P2 for home use, and also a handheld BCD325P2 for when I'm in the Buff Mobile here in the local neighborhoods.

BUT - GUESS WHAT ?
I CAN NOT PICK UP THE LOCAL POLICE AT MY HOME.
WHY ?
Supposedly because I live just about halfway in between TWO of the Repeater Sites and because of that, I HEAR NOTHING at all.
I DO pick up the local PD using my handheld once I am a mile or so from my home.
But with that, the range is limited.
I can barely pick up the PD about 5 - 7 miles outside of the city

Another buff friend who lives within a mile of my house has the same problem.
He then bought himself another home scanner - a UNIDEN SDS200 and he tells me it picks up our local police.
So I had to do the same thing.
I have NOT put it in service yet because I have no clue on how to program it.

My buddy has told me that he will program it for me.
BUT, I've been holding off because our local fire dept is also supposed to go to that similar 800 digital phase 2 system.
That was supposed to have been done by now but that HASN'T HAPPENED YET.
Why ? Because there is a huge delay in getting the parts shipped.
Of course I am very HAPPY about that.

Our local fire dept is currently on the 154... mhz very similar to what the FDNY was using, with a repeater system and separate talk around channel as well.
I remember when the FD here went to it around 1990 or so.
"I HAILED IT AS AN EXCELLENT MOVE" as they went from a low band frequency with No Repeater or Talk Around channel to that 154 excellent system (154.205 mhz).

Ah yea, if we could only have those GREAT DAYS BACK AGAIN.

grumpy grizzly · Oct 6, 2022

nfd2004 said:
I have an older Radio Shack handheld scanner that I use whenever I am in NYC.
But even with using my outside car mounted 800 band antenna, my reception is NOT very good.
I don't begin to pick up the FDNY until I am within 4-5 miles of the city, including the Citywide Channel.

As reported here, I too have received the NYPD SOD channel somewhat better than the FDNY channels.

BUT NOTHING BEATS those older 154...mhz FDNY channels, with the repeater system that was used.
I could easily pick up all of the boros from at least 50 miles outside of NYC, in my case from Bridgeport (CT) on down to the city.
At times, I would even pick them up here at the Ole' Homestead about 125 miles away.

These days here at my place, the local police dept went to a new digital 800 radio system.
That required me to buy two new scanners.
I bought a Uniden BCD996P2 for home use, and also a handheld BCD325P2 for when I'm in the Buff Mobile here in the local neighborhoods.

BUT - GUESS WHAT ?
I CAN NOT PICK UP THE LOCAL POLICE AT MY HOME.
WHY ?
Supposedly because I live just about halfway in between TWO of the Repeater Sites and because of that, I HEAR NOTHING at all.
I DO pick up the local PD using my handheld once I am a mile or so from my home.
But with that, the range is limited.
I can barely pick up the PD about 5 - 7 miles outside of the city

Another buff friend who lives within a mile of my house has the same problem.
He then bought himself another home scanner - a UNIDEN SDS200 and he tells me it picks up our local police.
So I had to do the same thing.
I have NOT put it in service yet because I have no clue on how to program it.

My buddy has told me that he will program it for me.
BUT, I've been holding off because our local fire dept is also supposed to go to that similar 800 digital phase 2 system.
That was supposed to have been done by now but that HASN'T HAPPENED YET.
Why ? Because there is a huge delay in getting the parts shipped.
Of course I am very HAPPY about that.

Our local fire dept is currently on the 154... mhz very similar to what the FDNY was using, with a repeater system and separate talk around channel as well.
I remember when the FD here went to it around 1990 or so.
"I HAILED IT AS AN EXCELLENT MOVE" as they went from a low band frequency with No Repeater or Talk Around channel to that 154 excellent system (154.205 mhz).

Ah yea, if we could only have those GREAT DAYS BACK AGAIN.

I remember the old days in the 70's if the conditions were just right with the "skip" you could pick up FDNY on my Regency crystal scanner in Boston! Would pick up some of that "war years" action. Nowadays I cannot monitor my son's department via Broadcastify, they are encrypted.

seniorofficer · Oct 6, 2022

REDDEVIL_59 said:
RADIO IS Bearcat SDS-100. I have downloaded latest DB but can not find the new system being used by FD. It replaced the 800MHz DOITT Trunked System. TG's are the same, but system is different. Where do I get this DB info to upload into radio, if not from RadioReference.com. Again the software says I have downloaded the latest DB, and of course it will not download anything further.

15e A FDNY 6A Admin 6A Administration Fire-Talk
5616 15f A FDNY 6B Ops 6B Operations Fire-Tac
5632 160 A FDNY 6C Comms 1 6C Communications 1 Fire-Talk
5648 161 A FDNY 6D Comms 2 6D Communications 2 Fire-Tac
5392 151 A FDNY Cmd Relay Command Channel Relay Fire-Tac
5376 150 A FDNY SOC TF SOC Task Force Fire-Tac
4880 131 A FDNY DC Patch 5 DC Patch 5 Fire-Tac
4896 132 A FDNY DC Patch 6 DC Patch 6 Fire-Tac
4496 119 A FDNY Div 1 Division 1 Fire-Tac
4512 11a A FDNY Div 3 Division 3 Fire-Tac
4528 11b A FDNY Div 6 Division 6 Fire-Tac
4544 11c A FDNY Div 7 Division 7 Fire-Tac
4560 11d A FDNY Div 8 Division 8 Fire-Tac
4576 11e A FDNY Div 11 Division 11 Fire-Tac
4592 11f A FDNY Div 13 Division 13 Fire-Tac
4608 120 A FDNY Div 14 Division 14 Fire-Tac
4624 121 A FDNY Div 15 Division 15 Fire-Tac
4816 12d A FDNY SP Event 1 Special Events 1 Fire-Tac
4832 12e A FDNY SP Event 2 Special Events 2 Fire-Tac
4848 12f A FDNY SP Event 3 Special Events 3 Fire-Tac
4864 130 A FDNY SP Event 4 Special Events 4 Fire-Tac
4640 122 A FDNY SOC 1 Special Operations Command 1 Fire-Talk
4656 123 A FDNY SOC 2 Special Operations Command 2 Fire-Talk
4672 124 A FDNY SOC 3 Special Operations Command 3 Fire-Talk
40752 9f3 De FDNY SOC 4 Special Operations Command 4 Fire-Talk
40768 9f4 De FDNY SOC 5 Special Operations Command 5 Fire-Talk
40784 9f5 De FDNY SOC 6 Special Operations Command 6 Fire-Talk
4688 125 A FDNY IMT 1 Incident Management Team 1 Fire-Talk
4704 126 A FDNY IMT 2 Incident Management Team 2 Fire-Talk
4720 127 A FDNY IMT 3 Incident Management Team 3 Fire-Talk
40800 9f6 De FDNY IMT 4 Incident Management Team 4 Fire-Talk
40816 9f7 De FDNY IMT 5 Incident Management Team 5 Fire-Talk
40832 9f8 De FDNY IMT 6 Incident Management Team 6 Fire-Talk
5456 155 A FDNY RRV 1 Rapid Response Vehicle 1 Fire-Tac
5472 156 A FDNY RRV 2 Rapid Response Vehicle 2 Fire-Tac
5488 157 A FDNY RRV 3 Rapid Response Vehicle 3 Fire-Tac
5504 158 A FDNY RRV 4 Rapid Response Vehicle 4 Fire-Tac
5520 159 A FDNY RRV 5 Rapid Response Vehicle 5 Fire-Tac
5536 15a A FDNY RRV 6 Rapid Response Vehicle 6 Fire-Tac
4736 128 A EMS Radio Mech EMS Field Radio Mechanic Public Works
5360 14f A EMS Hospital EMS Hospital Notification Hospital
4960 136 A EMS Telem 11 EMS ALS EKG Telemetry Ch. 11 Data
4976 137 A EMS Telem 12 EMS ALS EKG Telemetry Ch. 12 Data
4992 138 A EMS Telem 13 EMS ALS EKG Telemetry Ch. 13 Data
5344 14e A FDNY BTDS Bureau of Technology Development and Systems Public Works
4944 135 A FDNY FleetTrnspr Fleet Transport Public Works
5440 154 A FDNY MARS Mutual Aid/REMSCO/Vol Amb. EMS Dispatch
5072 13d A FDNY HazTac 1 EMS HazTac 1 EMS-Tac
5088 13e A FDNY HazTac 2 EMS HazTac 2 EMS-Tac
5248 148 A FDNY Comms Elec Communications Electrician Public Works
5408 152 A FDNY Academy Academy Fire-Talk
40864 9fa De Fire Marshal Fire Marshal Fire-Talk
41184 a0e D EMS M/A CW South EMS Mutual Aid Citywide South EMS Dispatch
41216 a10 D EMS M/A CW North EMS Mutual Aid Citywide North EMS Dispatch
41456 a1f De FDNY CW 3 Citywide 3 Fire Dispatch
41472 a20 De FDNY CW 4 Citywide 4 Fire Dispatch

Is this a page from "Sentinal?" There's no Column heads if I wanted to copy any of these....I'm lost/

REDDEVIL_59a · Oct 24, 2022

The SDS100 and related products have become $1,000 Paper Weights*---as everything you might want to listen to has been--or soon will be---ENCRYPTED . You'll just here Chirping Birds for the Division TG's, EMS Notification and others, if you hear anything. I think the new $8,000/radio X 50,000 radios that are now being distributed and use a different modulation system as well as CIA Level Encryption. No Chirping Birds even. You'll get Taxi & Limo junk, NYC Transit Authority buses and trains, Parks Dept., Sanitation and some other unimportant city agencies---but everything will soon be history. Now if we could just get rid of that NWS KWO-35......I am ready to listen to myself! lol!
What is still worth listening to and still in, "non-trunked analog form FM", can be tuned with a $30 Baofeng Ham Radio. License needed to transmit on those Ham Frequencies in 2M, 70cm bands. Do not transmit anywhere else! No License to Listen!!!
*Manhattan NYC Style---added charge for Static Sauce-Endless Tape Loop sound effects. Lol again.

REDDEVIL_59a · Oct 24, 2022

seniorofficer said:
Is this a page from "Sentinal?" There's no Column heads if I wanted to copy any of these....I'm lost/

GET YOUR SOFTWARE PACKAGE LOADED ON YOUR PC. LOOK FOR UPDATE DATABASE. under USA/NY/NYC etc. UPDATES EVERY MONDAY. FIND THE STATIONS OR SERVICES (AGENCIES)YOU WANT TO MONITOR. BREAK IT DOWN BY NAMING EACH 'FAVORITE' OR BANK, old term---DIFFERENTLY. CHOOSE 'SELECT ALL' AND AFTER GIVING FAVORITES A DESCRIPTIVE NAME (Fire TG's, EMS, Emerg. Mangement) CHOOSE WRITE TO SCANNER. FROM THE SCANNER CHOOSE ALL FAVORITES OR TURN THEM ALL OFF AND PUT BACK ONE FAVORITE (BANK) AT A TIME. Have questions? Leave them in this topic area---but I am still learning.

btanner.indy · Oct 27, 2022

I love my SDS 100

seniorofficer · Dec 27, 2022

REDDEVIL_59a said:
GET YOUR SOFTWARE PACKAGE LOADED ON YOUR PC. LOOK FOR UPDATE DATABASE. under USA/NY/NYC etc. UPDATES EVERY MONDAY. FIND THE STATIONS OR SERVICES (AGENCIES)YOU WANT TO MONITOR. BREAK IT DOWN BY NAMING EACH 'FAVORITE' OR BANK, old term---DIFFERENTLY. CHOOSE 'SELECT ALL' AND AFTER GIVING FAVORITES A DESCRIPTIVE NAME (Fire TG's, EMS, Emerg. Mangement) CHOOSE WRITE TO SCANNER. FROM THE SCANNER CHOOSE ALL FAVORITES OR TURN THEM ALL OFF AND PUT BACK ONE FAVORITE (BANK) AT A TIME. Have questions? Leave them in this topic area---but I am still learning.

I went nuts with that Sentinel software combined with the programming. Taking a break with a strong Irish coffee helped!
What finally worked for me was to make each NYPD division a "Favorite" and each FDNY borough and the H/T freqs. a Favorite as well. Then, I just choose which favorites I want to monitor each time. However, I can't receive any FDNY borough transmissions - only background hash.
SO, everything except FDNY is on my SDS100 and all FDNY borough freqs. are on my Baofengs. I have 3 BF-9 V2Ns. With the large batteries, ext. spkr/mic. and good antenna, they all cost under $250 for the three. Got my Tech, lic. years ago, (actually have to find the lic.) I forget my call letters - (I think WPIBO) never went for a General. A few friends have an Extra Lic.
Anyway....my programming is a bit crude and fundamental but it works. If someone could either make or find a good YouTube video showing exactly how to find and add TG's to the DB would be great for us beginners. The SDS100 is a great radio although the battery doesn't last as long as advertised - probably because of the color screen etc.
If Uncle Willie has a SDS200, the programming is easier than I thought, and I would guess is programmed the same as the SDS100.
OH, and I tried an external mag. mount antenna on top of my SUV, and out my attic window - still crappy reception of the FDNY boro freqs.

REDDEVIL_59a said:
GET YOUR SOFTWARE PACKAGE LOADED ON YOUR PC. LOOK FOR UPDATE DATABASE. under USA/NY/NYC etc. UPDATES EVERY MONDAY. FIND THE STATIONS OR SERVICES (AGENCIES)YOU WANT TO MONITOR. BREAK IT DOWN BY NAMING EACH 'FAVORITE' OR BANK, old term---DIFFERENTLY. CHOOSE 'SELECT ALL' AND AFTER GIVING FAVORITES A DESCRIPTIVE NAME (Fire TG's, EMS, Emerg. Mangement) CHOOSE WRITE TO SCANNER. FROM THE SCANNER CHOOSE ALL FAVORITES OR TURN THEM ALL OFF AND PUT BACK ONE FAVORITE (BANK) AT A TIME. Have questions? Leave them in this topic area---but I am still learning.

Originally, I went nuts with that Sentinel software combined with the programming. Taking a break with a strong Irish coffee helped! LOL
What finally worked for me was to make each NYPD division, each FDNY borough and all the individual H/T freqs. a "Favorite." Then, I just choose which favorites I want to monitor each time. However, I still can't receive any FDNY borough transmissions - only background hash. The same with the individual EMS frequencies.
However, I have no problem with any of the adj. NYPD freqs. on SOD, Citywide or individual Division freqs. (VERY strange!)

SO, everything except FDNY is on my SDS100, and all FDNY borough freqs. are on my Baofengs. I have 3 BF-9 V2Ns. With the large batteries, ext. spkr/mic. and good antenna, they all cost under $250 for the three. Got my Ham Tech, lic. years ago, (actually have to find the lic.) I forget my call letters - (I think WPIBO) never went for a General. A few friends have an Extra Lic.

Anyway....my programming is a bit crude and fundamental but it works. If someone could either make or find a good YouTube video showing exactly how to find and add the TG's to the DB would be great for us beginners. The SDS100 is a great radio although the battery doesn't last as long as advertised - probably because of the color screen etc.
If Uncle Willie (NFD2004) has a SDS200, the programming is easier than I thought, and I would guess is programmed the same as the 100.
OH, and I tried an external mag. mount antenna on top of my SUV, and also out my attic window - still crappy hash reception of the FDNY boro freqs.
Safe tours, always.