Radar Detectors?
Probably means they do NOT have their radar guns turned on...like mentioned already, its a radar detector not a police detector...just because a cop is on duty doesn't mean he is running his radar gun. Alot of times here, they do instant ons because so many ppl have radar detectors. Also there are alot of times I've driven by parked police thinking they are trying to catch speeders, but they are just killing time and not paying attention to traffic at all.
http://www.escortradar.com/register/iregister.asp
Like said earlier, it is a radar detector ... it will detect radar, not cop cars.
Have you downloaded and upgraded to the newest firmware from the Escort website?
http://www.escortradar.com/register/iregister.asp
Like said earlier, it is a radar detector ... it will detect radar, not cop cars.
http://www.escortradar.com/register/iregister.asp
Like said earlier, it is a radar detector ... it will detect radar, not cop cars.
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Very true! However, I never go more than 10mph over the limit (and seldom more than 5mph over) and I haven't had a ticket in over 30 years and yet I still always have a radar detector in my car. I like to have it just as a reminder to keep an eye on my speed.
My Valentine 1 ALWAYS picks up signals at least 1/4 mile before my buddies Cobra...there's a reason Cobra's are so cheap.... 
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A while back my department and I did some test with A Decatur Genesis X-Band, Kustom K-Band, Stalker KA band and an LTI 20/20 Lidar.
Against them was a Bell, Cobra, Valentine, K40 (Dash Mount), an Escort 8500, Advanced Radar Components Intercepter, Advanced Radar Components Raptor (beta), Phazer and Phazer II from Rocky Mountain Radar and some plate mounted Lidar Jammer.
To not bore you with the details:
Valentine (In Sensitive Ka mode) and Escort 8500 detected K at more than 3 miles away. Ka and X were almost as far. The Cobra and K40 were similar on the bottom end and the Bell was right in the middle. We expected more from the K40. For Detection, the Valentine and Escort plug in model (not battery model) were great.
The Phazer and Phazer II, epicly failed. Actually increased the speed detection range of our old Decatur Genesis X band, and Kustom K-band hand helds. Totally ineffective against the LTI 20/20 Lidar. The LTI grabbed the speed each time. Totally ineffective against the Stalker Ka. In other words, junk.
The ARC Interceptor, was a huge Detector/Jammer and ran CRAZY HOT. Looked like an old analog Escort. The Interceptor only detected X and K and successfully jammed us. We did discover the first speed the Genesis and Kustom Falcon K displayed was the vehicle speed, then the jammer would send crazy readings. THe speed would go from 55 to 105 down to 10. Interference indicators on our guns never lit up.
The ARC Raptor, was smaller, ran cooler and would Detect Jam X, K and Ka. What was amazing was Ka is a very wide band. We can choose a frequency and lock it during calibration. The Raptor successfully locked on to X, K and Ka and Successfully jammed us. Ka band was REAL slow though. As the detector in it had to sweep the entire range, sample the frequency and lock the transmitter. But it eventually did jam Ka.
I don't recall the model plate Lidar jammer, but it successfully jammed the LTI 20/20. It ran hot too.
for testing we used a 1995 black firebird, a 199x Ford Probe Black, one of our Crown Vics and a full size chevy pickup during the tests.
The Lidar Plate jammer did not successfully jam the LTI 20/20 on the chevy truck. Only the cars.
A narcotics tech guy built an array of 24 infrared leds from Radio Shack and placed it on the grill of the chevy truck, and it successfully jammed the LTI 20/20.
Interestingly, the 1995 firebird black and ford probe black both were undetectable by the LTI 20/20. LTI later told us, vehicles without reflective surfaces are hard to detect and the black colors must have absorbed the lidar. With no fog lights or large surfaces, they stealthed on by,
The bad news is, ARC "I think" was obliterated by the FCC. The knowledge those engineers had to build such a device had to have been amazing. I still have an old Rocky Mountain Radar Phazer/Phazer II (Absolute trash, makes our job easier) and ARC Interceptor. Can't find the Raptor..but haven't looked.
Against them was a Bell, Cobra, Valentine, K40 (Dash Mount), an Escort 8500, Advanced Radar Components Intercepter, Advanced Radar Components Raptor (beta), Phazer and Phazer II from Rocky Mountain Radar and some plate mounted Lidar Jammer.
To not bore you with the details:
Valentine (In Sensitive Ka mode) and Escort 8500 detected K at more than 3 miles away. Ka and X were almost as far. The Cobra and K40 were similar on the bottom end and the Bell was right in the middle. We expected more from the K40. For Detection, the Valentine and Escort plug in model (not battery model) were great.
The Phazer and Phazer II, epicly failed. Actually increased the speed detection range of our old Decatur Genesis X band, and Kustom K-band hand helds. Totally ineffective against the LTI 20/20 Lidar. The LTI grabbed the speed each time. Totally ineffective against the Stalker Ka. In other words, junk.
The ARC Interceptor, was a huge Detector/Jammer and ran CRAZY HOT. Looked like an old analog Escort. The Interceptor only detected X and K and successfully jammed us. We did discover the first speed the Genesis and Kustom Falcon K displayed was the vehicle speed, then the jammer would send crazy readings. THe speed would go from 55 to 105 down to 10. Interference indicators on our guns never lit up.
The ARC Raptor, was smaller, ran cooler and would Detect Jam X, K and Ka. What was amazing was Ka is a very wide band. We can choose a frequency and lock it during calibration. The Raptor successfully locked on to X, K and Ka and Successfully jammed us. Ka band was REAL slow though. As the detector in it had to sweep the entire range, sample the frequency and lock the transmitter. But it eventually did jam Ka.
I don't recall the model plate Lidar jammer, but it successfully jammed the LTI 20/20. It ran hot too.
for testing we used a 1995 black firebird, a 199x Ford Probe Black, one of our Crown Vics and a full size chevy pickup during the tests.
The Lidar Plate jammer did not successfully jam the LTI 20/20 on the chevy truck. Only the cars.
A narcotics tech guy built an array of 24 infrared leds from Radio Shack and placed it on the grill of the chevy truck, and it successfully jammed the LTI 20/20.
Interestingly, the 1995 firebird black and ford probe black both were undetectable by the LTI 20/20. LTI later told us, vehicles without reflective surfaces are hard to detect and the black colors must have absorbed the lidar. With no fog lights or large surfaces, they stealthed on by,
The bad news is, ARC "I think" was obliterated by the FCC. The knowledge those engineers had to build such a device had to have been amazing. I still have an old Rocky Mountain Radar Phazer/Phazer II (Absolute trash, makes our job easier) and ARC Interceptor. Can't find the Raptor..but haven't looked.
