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Old 02-01-2008, 08:01 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
I turned off X band on my Valentine One and I rarely, if at all, get a false alarm any more. X band is only used in Ohio now.

X Band is only used in Ohio? Are you sure?
If so I will turn off the X Band and live with out the few false alarms I get.

I have a 9500i I love it.
The 9500 is very customizable. I have mine set up so I can track multiple signals. It tells me how strong each of them is and what band. It does not tell me if they are ahead of me or behind. But if its chirping I slow down.

I have many false alarm areas locked out. The 9500 will pick up new signals in an area that has been locked out. It does the lock out by gps location and the mhz of the signal And I rarely get false alarms unless I am in a strange area and have not locked out those pesky signals.

The Speedtrap feature is nice; I travel out of town a few days a week and there are a few spots the cops sit and its a good reminder to slow down.

I have tested this radar a few times on long trips. When the radar would go off I would reset my trip odometer and then watch the signal get closer and closer, most of the time I am picking the cops up almost a mile out. To me a mile is plenty of enough time to slow down. I dont need need more than a mile of chirping to slow down.


Also the 9500 is has a nice remote mount that I have placed to the right if my tach. It has a very faint blue LED showing its on and a very bright yellow LED that flashes when it detects a signal. I can post a picture of it if you guys want to see it.

When I chose a detector I wanted the least amount of false alarms and this detector in my opinion is the best at reducing the false alarms for me. Thats why I bought it.
But I would trade it for a 996TT the problem is that with a 996tt and no 9500 i will lose my drivers license.
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