Radar detectors
18 September 2001, 02:44 PM
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Has anyone got any views on good radar detectors. Do they work / are they worth getting?
I live in London and am getting increasingly annoyed by the amount of speed traps appearing all over the place!
I live in London and am getting increasingly annoyed by the amount of speed traps appearing all over the place!
18 September 2001, 04:46 PM
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I've got a Beltronics thingy and it works fine.
Lets me know when there are cameras or mobile traps.
Unfortunately it also lets me know every time I go past anything that has a radar, including traffic lights and petrol stations.
I've tried putting it on the city setting, but it stills picks up a lot of everyday electric things. Still, rather that then lose the license.
It has saved me a few times now.
Lets me know when there are cameras or mobile traps.
Unfortunately it also lets me know every time I go past anything that has a radar, including traffic lights and petrol stations.
I've tried putting it on the city setting, but it stills picks up a lot of everyday electric things. Still, rather that then lose the license.
It has saved me a few times now.
19 September 2001, 12:04 PM
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Morpheus system is good
NO False alarms
But :-
1)Does not warn you about mobile Gatso's
2)Does not advise wether dummy camera or active
3)Does not warn about plod with a laser
I will stick to my Snooper and the false alarms
Phil
NO False alarms
But :-
1)Does not warn you about mobile Gatso's
2)Does not advise wether dummy camera or active
3)Does not warn about plod with a laser
I will stick to my Snooper and the false alarms
Phil
19 September 2001, 05:34 PM
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>have (can) you disable X-band detection?
>It cuts down false alarms to almost zero!!!
Do you not have automatic door openers in the Midlands? I've got a Bel 990i and get no end of 'false' alarms on the K and Ku bands every time I drive past a garage / DIY store etc.
If I drive into a garage with automatic doors it just sits there going manic with a signal strength of about 7!
Nick
>It cuts down false alarms to almost zero!!!
Do you not have automatic door openers in the Midlands? I've got a Bel 990i and get no end of 'false' alarms on the K and Ku bands every time I drive past a garage / DIY store etc.
If I drive into a garage with automatic doors it just sits there going manic with a signal strength of about 7!
Nick
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Nick,
yeh, you are right - i forgot about the B&Qs of this world etc. However, on normal roads (not inside filling stations, supermarkets and the like) false alarms have dropped significantly since i disabled X-band. Even more so on motorways.
mb
yeh, you are right - i forgot about the B&Qs of this world etc. However, on normal roads (not inside filling stations, supermarkets and the like) false alarms have dropped significantly since i disabled X-band. Even more so on motorways.
mb
19 September 2001, 09:16 PM
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Phil,
Very true, but your Snooper won't get Truvelo or SPECs as they don't use Radar.
Are hard to spot if you don't know they are there!
We all know camera's are only at the accident black spots, so when my Geodessy beeps it must be danger ahead...
ChrisB.
Very true, but your Snooper won't get Truvelo or SPECs as they don't use Radar.
Are hard to spot if you don't know they are there!
We all know camera's are only at the accident black spots, so when my Geodessy beeps it must be danger ahead...
ChrisB.
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