Straight into the radar detector, intentionally!

Now you know why they want a flat front serfice (licence plate) so they can lock on. Also if you follow a rabbit you will catch the stray signal and be able to slow down.

 

Is this a radar or lidar(laser) jammer that is supposed to make the gun read 20? I am assuming it is a radar jammer. The radar jammers are illegal and usually do not work. The Lidar jammers are very effective and are legal b/c they only use ir light and not radio waves. CA may have made them illegal but in most places they are legal. They do not make the gun display a certain speed though that is why I am assuming the one that was tested was a radar jammer.

The lidatek units are very good and also work on most laser guns in europe too. They were used a lot in the Gumball Europe with very good results.

Thanks for the write up it was interesting.

 

Thanks for the great report. I wonder what about all those guarantee where they will pay for your ticket if you have their products installed? They probably will end up saying you didn't have it correctly installed, or by a certified installer, etc....

Thanks again

 

Thanks that's very helpful stuff. I doubt a license plate is a big enough object to lock onto. Sounds like if you're blasting along in the wide open that's when you're really taking your chances.

 

I think those are the Rocky Mountain Radar products which are total garbage Someone on F chat a while back had some post about his not working.

Radar Jammers do not work and they are illegal. Lidar jammers send pulses of IR light that disrupt the laser signal and cause the gun to not give a reading.

I will get some links up in a few minutes

 

In the UK they generally use the Registration (licence) plate to lock onto.

 

The page I had bookmarked with the lidar jammer tests is no longer in use.

I found this page real quick but I am trying to find some more.
http://www.radarbusters.com/support/product-tests/active-laser-jamming-tests.asp

 

I just found this. It looks like the Lidatek doesnt do anything either, at least for these guys. I've talked to a couple of guys that used in in the Gumball and they had nothing but praise for it. Maybe they thought it was working and it wasn't.

I don't know anymore. Guess I will just slow down LOL. I've been meaning to order one but everytime I go to something comes up that needs money. Maybe its for the best.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54977

One thing I can say though is that My escort passport is sensitive enough to pick up laser being shot at the 3-4 cars in front of me. It will go off in little burst and then one big alert when he hits me. So that helps some.

 

I suspect, given that he has a K-40 and you've described the rear diffuser as part of a license plate frame, that he is running K-40 diffusers as well. I believe those are "passive," not active, and frankly, i don't bother with them. The best protection is the stray signals that are aimed at someone up ahead, and trip your detector in advance of a sight line by the officer. After that, it really is up to the discretion of the cop. I've also heard good things about the Lidatek, but have not used them. I am hooked on the Valentine as a detector, it gives an awful lot of false readings but it's a blessing. PS: thanks for the test results!

 

interesting read...disappointing that it doesnt work, however.

 

WH - you think the false alarms are worth it? I have an Escort and am thinking of "upgrading" but I get almost no false alarms with teh Escort and am worried the V1 is going to become really annoying.

 

I have the Passport. I have it in Expert mode so I can get up to 6 or 8 signals at once. I forgot exactly how many.

I have X turned off and leave it on highway and hardly ever get a false except when I am in shopping centers.

 

me. ROCKY MOUTNTAIN RADAR SUCKS, i returned their newest , best detector to them with delivery confirmation, and i had to get my credit card company involved as they would not credit the account. also the crappy voice feature that sounds like a bad commercial every time it turns on, cannot be completely turned off.

they suck balls and i DONT RECOMMEND THEM

 

my next one is an Escort 8500.

 

You can turn off X or filter out other bands, i think, on the Valentine- i don't bother- i set the mute to a comfortable level, and get accustomed to tapping it whenever i get a read- a "false" will fade away, whereas a real one will keep on going and/or additional signals may come up. I guess what i'm saying is that i'd rather have it ultra-sensitive, and get the garbage too, than miss an important telltale. For example, last night, i was cranking around this huge 320 degree sweeper that starts at the exit off the Tappan Zee bridge, and keeps going around, and going around until it comes almost full circle on a different plane about a 1/2 mile away. I got a tickle as soon as i got on the ramp; another one when i finally swung off the sweeper down onto the streets;a local cop was lurking under the ramp.
I've had K-40 "stealth" installs in 4 or 5 cars, and Valentines, either stealth or just hangin (hardwired, of course) in that many cars as well. I guess i like the directional arrows, and the overall user friendliness of the Valentine.

 

I have the same here as well. I turn off K also, since AFAIK it's not used here in southern CA, and it eliminates all falses..... Seems to all be only KA and laser here (someone please correct me if I'm wrong!).

 

huh?......
"I'd recommend anyone that "ball-sucks"

kidding aside,

That's why my philosophy is find a good front door and back door and stay in the rocking chair, good buddy.

10-4

 

CHP use K band as well as Ka so turn that band back on ASAP!

I have the last revision V1 which is superior to the newest revision detection wise but lacks POP capability. I don't get falses, period, that aren't something, such as a nearby mall, security system, highway monitoring device. Its never gone off when I'm in the middle of no mans land.

I come across 3-4 radar "traps" per week and 1/2 of those are on K band and I always get a 15 second or more warning if I'm going 40-50mph. I work in Simi Valley and live in Burbank and make the 170 to 5 to 118 Mon-Fri.

Sunny

 

The Stalker Dual will kick down to K band, so yes, it is a good idea to keep those bands open. However, from what I've been told by "CHP know-it-alls" is that the Stalker's advanced features will only work in Ka mode, which is a very strong signal in which your V1's and Belltronics should be sniffing that band miles away.

Anyone have a copy of the Stalker Dual manual to verify that?

 

I wonder if that is what the local police are using here. I will get a 1 K signal then it will switch to 1 KA as I get closer. I guess it could be that k and ka are close to the same frequency.

 

I doubt a license plate is a big enough object to lock onto.

Sorry Sfrcity but the PRIMARY target for laser radar is the front or rear licence plate. The systems used in NY are rifle stock mounted and are easy for the troups to aim . So the first flat and biggest surface is the plate. And the lock is usually in 1-2 seconds depending on distance. So unless you get a stray signal you are zapped. The unwritten rule around here is 9 mph over the limit and you are OK unless you are in a city school zone or a construction zone. The latest here is the 45mph construction zone where they tag you for 46-48mph and the fine is double. Enjoy the ride

 

I beg to differ on the first point, at least. While passive jammers (white noise) don't work any better than a box of Kleenex on your dashboard, active radar jammers DO work on X -and K-band.

See the real-life tests I did some years ago which were published in the FCA NewsBulletin. The articles are reprinted here:

www.ferrariclub.com/faq/jammers.html

Unfortunately, though, Ka-band has gotten much cheaper and is now commonly in use by police officers these days. I've not seen a Ka-band jammer that works.