IF you are wanting to learn about radar detectors?

Spooler

If you are wanting to learn about radar detectors, laser jammers, or dash cams look Vortex Radar up on YouTube. He does a bunch of testing of newer and older models. You can see what radar detector performs best for your needs. You can get an idea of how far out you can get a detection.


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgL...3XgAeLrEYp51sw

Spooler

Here is an example. Best subscription I have on YouTube.

Spooler

I see some of you guys like this. I bought an Escort Redline and it is no joke. I was detecting State boys at 2 miles out on Ka band. The only downfall is it is chatty on K band due to all the cars with BSM (Blind Spot Monitoring) systems. For interstate driving it can't be beat.

TexasChuck

All these damn new "monitoring radars" are really screwing up the radar detector world. Hopefully the industry will soon figure out how to filter them out without loosing so much sensitivity. I'm ready for a new one, but not till some serious advances are made.

solidus

Radar is a boredom toy for traffic enforcement. To me it's kinda like eating crabs. Whole lot of work for a little meat. The best method is to run laser as a standalone, but if you're really not feeling it that day you run radar as a distraction and use the laser to get what you really want. Running radar you really don't even need to look at the device if you've run it long enough because what you look for is a tone. That tone denotes your target speed and from the time you hear it you're hunting in a pack for a visual estimate of speed. You guage the speed by eye and then if you're within the 1-2mph range +/- you have your guy. That's IMHO just altogether too much effort. Just do visual estimates through the viewfinder and then ping the one you want with a click running laser.

I just put this out there to say radar detectors are only part of the picture. The best investment is a good eye, good sense, a mediocre radar detector and a laser jammer. I always looked at it like high dollar hide and seek. Unless the guy is in a car he'll be near some shade. If shade is coming up watch the cars tail lights ahead of you and watch headlights oncoming for dips or flashing. The guy in a car will look for a depression or something to get behind. If you see that ahead or car signs then slow down. Other than that it's blind luck.