Radar detectors

grandpawmoses

[QUOTE=Kaminari Kuro;2833164]Thanks for this thread HEK.

I've been considering a radar detector, but I live in city, and the the air is busy with radio frequencies and wireless signals. The last radar detector I had (An Escort long ago) would give a false positive and go off at least once a minute no matter what the settings. How is the current generation of radar detectors? Do they work well at catching police radar and only police radar far enough in advance for you to react? QUOTE]

Only speaking of the Escort 9500ix. It has a proprietary GPS built in, and if it encounters the same signal at the same location three different times, it decides that it is a false signal and won't alarm on that signal again. It also has an upgradable database of red light camera locations that it will alert you to.

HEK

[QUOTE=grandpawmoses;2833364]I live outside the city and do come across signals such as alarms and other K or A bands, these are noted on the radar but are not as intermittent as the one's meant to catch you speeding..in the towns I drive thru KA and Instant on are prevalent and these are detected with enough time to slow down. Instant on means a laser pointed beam to your license plate and if you are going way too fast no matter how good you are you will be stopped unless the trooper has his guidelines ( +/- mph to the speed set by the road)