Setup, Guides & Resources
Programming the Uniden SDS100
The SDS100 is a powerful digital police scanner. Getting it configured to hear the exact agencies you care about? That's a different challenge.
Option 1: Let our scanner experts handle it
This is what we recommend. Tell us your city, county, state or province and the police, fire, EMS or other agencies you want to monitor.
Our scanner experts research the available radio systems and organize compatible channels into Favorites Lists before shipping.
We do this all day. You don't have to.
Add Expert Programming. Already bought your SDS100 somewhere else? We can help with programming that too.
No programming service can bypass encrypted channels or guarantee reception where radio signals are unavailable.
Option 2: Program it yourself
You'll need a Windows PC, accurate local system details, Sentinel software and time to understand how frequencies, sites, talkgroups and Favorites Lists fit together. For new users, several hours of trial and error isn't unusual.
Our advice? Download Sentinel free before you buy. If you love the software, great. If you'd rather spend Saturday listening instead of arguing with it, that's why we're here.
Official Uniden resources
Manufacturer manuals, software and firmware. Start here for current technical details.
Zip Scanners guides & tutorials
Helpful walkthroughs without the engineering degree.
Watch & learn
Sometimes watching someone do it beats reading another 20 pages of instructions.
Mark's Scanners: Bookmark this one
This website looks like it was last updated when people were still renting DVDs at Blockbuster. The information, however, is exceptional. We recommend it all the time.
RadioReference: The SDS100 knowledge base
There is a good chance somebody has already solved your problem, then spent another three days arguing about the answer.
Owner information & troubleshooting
Frequencies & local systems
Reddit: What owners actually think
What people say after living with an SDS100, not just unboxing one.