steve@rochester.UUCP (Steve Hammond) (07/24/84)
From: Steve Hammond <steve> Anybody have strong opinions on what is the best brand to buy? Let's not have discussions about how fast people drive and whether they should be used; limit this one to product discussion. I have borrowed a friend's "escort" and was real happy with it. I see it advertised in various magazines for about $250. Is there any other superhet detectors that are comparable? That seems like a high price. In another magazine I saw the "RXK-6" advertised for $189.95. It claimed to outperform the escort. This particular product is made by "BEL". I think that this part of BEL Aerospace(Textron?). Anyway, bug zappers and silly phone calls are boring. steve hammond uucp: (seismo | allegra)!rochester!steve arpa: steve@rochester
sunny@sun.uucp (Sunny Kirsten) (07/25/84)
I doubt that BEL radar detectors are made by BELL aerospace
{ucbvax|decvax|ihnp4}!sun!sunny(Sunny Kirsten of Sun Microsystems)paul@uiucuxc.UUCP (08/11/84)
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uiucuxc!paul Aug 11 15:07:00 1984
I've used the Escort for two years now and have been quite happy with it.
Two features that are especially useful are the different audio sound
for K and X band radars, and the beeping frequency increases with signal
strength.
Of course all radar detectors are essentially passive devices. With the
best defense being a good offense, it's time for civilian ECM (Electronic
Counter Measures). Get yourself a microwave transceiver (look in the hobby
mags) that works just beneath the X band. Modulate the sidetones to lock
the radar gun to whatever speed you wish. It won't do to set it to 55.
Instead make the gun read 155. They'll know you were speeding, but no
judge in the world is going to believe a Honda Civic can do that. A simpler
solution is to burn out the gun entirely with a pulsed source that triggers
on a strong signal. A couple of watts radiated power through a horn antenna
in the front grill will do nicely.
Everything in the second paragraph is illegal so be careful.
Paul Pomes
uucp: {ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!paul harpo!uiucuxc!paul
US Mail: University of Illinois, CSO, 1304 W Springfield, Urbana, IL 61801David Smallberg <das@ucla-cs.ARPA> <das> (08/14/84)
...
I read somewhere a few years ago about a fellow who installed a radar jammer
in his car as part of a microwave oven! Whenever a cop stopped him and
tried to nail him for having a radar jammer, the guy acted puzzled, then said,
"Oh, maybe it's coming from my microwave oven." The policeman would, of
course, be intrigued, and when the driver offered him a half a hot sandwich,
all thought of a ticket vanished.
-- David Smallberg, das@ucla-cs.ARPA, {ihnp4,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!das