Laser Detection

[Jeph]

To you people that have radars going of from cell phones and Lincoln Navigators (or other LED vehicles): What kind of detectors do y'all have?

[KRZTACO]

Originally Posted by Jeph

To you people that have radars going of from cell phones and Lincoln Navigators (or other LED vehicles): What kind of detectors do y'all have?

This is my radar detector from their business line (supposed to be a higher quality than consumer line)

http://www.beltronicspro.com/rx65.html

KRZ

[tqtran]

Most LEOs follow this:
If the speed limit is over 55mph, then you get +6mph until you can be cited.

If its not a school zone, high pedestrian traffic area, etc you'll usually find the LEO's giving you +15mph.

Jeph : Since you are in Texas, you are aware that a lot of roads in Texas do change speed limits at night, without notice right?

[luxury1]

Definitely do not count on the laser detection saving you. The reason we get such great radar detection is because the radar is so sloppy and it bounces off of lots of other things whenever it is activated (including cars, pavement, tree's, signs, etc. A laser is very refined, it is a very tight beam so by the time you hear it then you are most likely already being clocked. Think of it like a flash light vs a laser pointer.

I have a built in K40 in my Mercedes and have been VERY pleased with the results but I have not been clocked with a laser yet (knock on wood). It has what they call is a laser diffuser which is supposed to act like a laser jammer but I have no idea if it works... Radar jammers are illegal in most (if not all) states.

[70Sixter]

Originally Posted by dbth

http://www.k40.com/tech_rada.html

And before you purchase a passive radar jammer that claims to be FCC legal, do the research. In tests conducted by almost every major news agency, including the Associated Press, NBC, ABC, CBS, as well as others, no passive radar jammer has ever been proven to jam police radar in any capacity. They don’t work.

Laser jammers, like our Laser Defuser, are legal, however, because unlike radar, laser is governed by the Food and Drug Administration and not the FCC. Currently there are no federal laws banning the use of laser jamming devices.

Ther are three states that ban lidar jammers, I think. KahleeforNIa I'm almost certain is one. This site has the info, and also agrees that passive jammers don't work. Laser is one more good reason for no front plate, even if esthetics weren't.

http://www.radarbusters.com/default.asp