Are radar detectors worth the money and do they work well?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by 02MaximizedVQ
Was that from the V1?
Originally posted by SteVTEC
Do you have any clue how unlikely that is! LOL !!
It would only take once for it to be worth it for me. Laser reflection detection is definitely a possibility on two way streets even though it does have the narrowest reflection area of all radar.
Cops know where there are lots of false alarms. They intentionally sit there sometimes just so they can get you and you'll think your detector is picking up a grocery store. So now this new cool detector will filter the cop radar out completely and you will STILL get a ticket.
As a matter of fact, only about %20 of law enforcement uses X-band now. The frequency range of X-band (commonly used in motion detectors) and by law enforcement is 10.475 to 10.575 ghz. That is 101 possible frequencies. I'm guessing my local grocery isn't going to be the same as my local law enforcement. If it is, signal strength is also recorded and used to make a distinction. If you are on the highway passing a automatic door opener, generally its not strong enough to pick up unles you are on the frontage road or actually in the parking lot. Anti-falsing circuitry has come a LONG way in the last 10 years. Do you really think Uniden would produce a radar detector that would systematically block out all X-band?
Here's a clip from a radar detector vendor:
In highly populated areas, you may encounter many devices that use the same frequencies as radar signals, such as motion detectors, automatic doors, and intrusion alarms. These devices may trigger an effect called "falsing". To reduce false alarms, the GPSRD is equipped with a newly developed Anti-Falsing database (Common Falsing Area). While driving in the city, the detector stores encountered interference signal information automatically. When you drive in the same area at a later time, the detector's alert tone feature won't be activated by those signals unless their strength exceeds the predefined level. Up to 5,000 areas can be stored.
But you're right SteVtec, slowing down and using common sense is the best protection. However, I'm not naive enough to think the tempations of the road will never win me over in certain circumstances. And for those moments I'll always have my radar detector.
Jesse
Do you have any clue how unlikely that is! LOL !!
It would only take once for it to be worth it for me. Laser reflection detection is definitely a possibility on two way streets even though it does have the narrowest reflection area of all radar.
Cops know where there are lots of false alarms. They intentionally sit there sometimes just so they can get you and you'll think your detector is picking up a grocery store. So now this new cool detector will filter the cop radar out completely and you will STILL get a ticket.
As a matter of fact, only about %20 of law enforcement uses X-band now. The frequency range of X-band (commonly used in motion detectors) and by law enforcement is 10.475 to 10.575 ghz. That is 101 possible frequencies. I'm guessing my local grocery isn't going to be the same as my local law enforcement. If it is, signal strength is also recorded and used to make a distinction. If you are on the highway passing a automatic door opener, generally its not strong enough to pick up unles you are on the frontage road or actually in the parking lot. Anti-falsing circuitry has come a LONG way in the last 10 years. Do you really think Uniden would produce a radar detector that would systematically block out all X-band?
Here's a clip from a radar detector vendor:
In highly populated areas, you may encounter many devices that use the same frequencies as radar signals, such as motion detectors, automatic doors, and intrusion alarms. These devices may trigger an effect called "falsing". To reduce false alarms, the GPSRD is equipped with a newly developed Anti-Falsing database (Common Falsing Area). While driving in the city, the detector stores encountered interference signal information automatically. When you drive in the same area at a later time, the detector's alert tone feature won't be activated by those signals unless their strength exceeds the predefined level. Up to 5,000 areas can be stored.
But you're right SteVtec, slowing down and using common sense is the best protection. However, I'm not naive enough to think the tempations of the road will never win me over in certain circumstances. And for those moments I'll always have my radar detector.
Jesse
Was that from the V1?
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