Sporty's SP-200 NAV/COM Transceiver

This is a short product review of the Sporty's SP-200 Handheld Transceiver. I purchased mine used on eBay for around $200.00. Brand new, the radio runs for $299.00. Also, I got a headset adapter to plug directly into my headset for $26.00 from the sporty website. I highly recommend this add-on. Please feel free to leave comments asking any questions you have about the product, and I will be more than happy to answer you to the best of my ability.
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Link:
sportys.com/pil... (Handheld Transceiver)
sportys.com/sou... (Users Manual)
sportys.com/pil... (Headset Adapter)

[@mmpiforall5913]

If you really want to scan the aircraft band, just get a RS PRO-43 /or 26, etc, scanner and program in the published airport frequencies you want from your area/state. If you live in Ohio, etc, you can't hear LAX tower anyway. Unless you are in the cockpit, any ground based scanner will only hear a tower within 40-50 miles due to tower transmitter power limits. You can hear overhead airliner transmissions clear as day.

[@torbjornjosefsson6871]

This is NOT a SP-200!
It's the predecessor JD-200 with a battery pack from SP-200.
The major difference between the two is that SP-200 had:
- 8.33 instead of 25 kHz channel steps (2280 vs. 760 frequencies).
- The "lock"-button is replaced with a "last freq"-swap button.

[@choppergirl]

Was the JD-200 a good transceiver compared to others, or not so much so, for range and clarity?

[@FlightTutor]

Thanks Rodrigo, It would be nice to test out different radios but it is prohibitively expensive! I got what I could afford at the time.

[@thcpa80Bombers]

Como se pone la brujula del jd200

[@Rodrigo2838]

Thats a great review, but i prefer Icom radios, they are the best in the market, but this Sportys handheld looks good... thanks!

[@TheDan4279]

can you lock out PTT i really that uesd as radio scanner

[@VicGreenBitcoin]

You need to open and desolder the ptt unfortunately

[@mmpiforall5913]

Only licensed pilots should have these radios, it's too easy to interfere with ATC coms by holding down the PTT button. BTW testing on numerous BNC rubber antennas show they are made to the high end of the band resulting in bad SWR's at the low end and seriously reduced range when you need it most! Manufacturers of those antennas save 5 to 10% in cost and materials when they refuse to make antennas that are centered in the com band!