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1206 messages, Last post on Dec 28, 2008 at 5:16 PM
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| I have heard mixed reviews about these and i was wondering if anyone had any opinions? Do they work or is it a waste of money? Also does anyone know if and where anyone would be selling used or dicounted V1s?? And if not. what is a good alternitive?? Thanks for all of your help! | |
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rymc: From all legitimate reviews that I've read, you would definitely be wasting your money on any scrambler or jammer. They don't work, or they broadcast illegally high levels of garbage microwave signals or bright lights, sure to get others sharing the road with you teed off. There is, unfortunately, no such thing as a new discounted V1. It's possible that you might find an old used one at a flea market or an auction website, but Buyer Beware, it may not function anymore. |
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| I have heard mixed reviews about these and i was wondering if anyone had any opinions? Do they work or is it a waste of money? Also does anyone know if and where anyone would be selling used or dicounted V1s?? And if not. what is a good alternitive?? Thanks for all of your help! | |
| "scramblers" as in the Rocky Mountain Radar products or any device that purports to scramble radar using an "FM Chirp" or any device that is called a "passive jammer" categorically DOES NOT WORK. They are bogus, a total sham. Period. There is only one (to my knowledge) active jammer on the market now, the Stealth RCD, and it only jams X and analog K band. Laser jammers, such as the Laser Blinder, and K40 diffuser work very well, but only against LIDAR. | |
| Can the LIDAR operator tell he is being jammed by Laser Blinder or K40? And what other types of laser devices are their besides LIDAR? What is LIDAR? Thanks. | |
| LIDAR is best known as laser. I heard the operator knows if they are being jammed because the lidar gun emmits a different tone or beep | |
| It depends on what model of laser gun they're using. Certain models just return "---" while one particular model shows "Err". Several earlier models just don't return a number. I'd have to do some digging to give you exact makes & models. | |
| DO those warning system on some of the new radar detectors actually work? Is it worth it? Also what is the best detector in the < $200 range? Thanks for your help | |
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I am sure glad I read this post. I was almost thinking that X-band radar was only used by department stores! I own a Bel 870 radar detector. I bought it because I saw where the top of the line Bel came in second to the V1. I was primarily concerned wih which company made the best detectors other than V1. So if it is Bel I figured it wouldn't matter which Bel it was. So I read the boxes for all the Bel models, and purchased the least expensive model that had all the same essential features as the top of the line model. The only thing the top of the line had that was different was a "better" display, and a few more bells and whistles. Was I wrong to think this? Thanks. |
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I don't think you were wrong. You did your research, found out what features you wanted, and bought at your price level. In essence, you compromised, and did it intelligently. Good luck. rymc - that's the proprietary system that pops up with such fun messages as "construction" or "caution" or what have you, yes? |
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