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#31 of 1206 johnQPublic by johnQPublic Feb 05, 1999 (7:43 pm)
Hey, bhelper, where is the K40 site? I've long been interested in remote antenna units - used to be, even Cobra sold one & you could get it from Crutchfield. I'm in VA, so I can't have this thing anywhere visible. Back when I drove with a detector always - and I'd recommend this to anyone - I did a wiring job, where I ran the included wire through the included fuse and up in the molding of the door frame (it was an '86 Nissan Pulsar). You could NOT see the power wire...totally stealthed. Also, I hung a flap in front of the detector that was opaque...I could see the lights, but no one behind me could. I was told a couple times when I got pace tickets (before using the flap) that the cops had pulled me over because they saw radar detectors...as far as the kinky cord goes, to anyone who has a detector, that thing has got to go...cops zero in on it like flies on garbage.
#32 of 1206 K40's web site by bhepler Feb 05, 1999 (8:06 pm)
This Way The above link will take you to the main menu, skipping the little slide show that they have set up as the intro. Here's the place that I got the quote from: Auto Sound Electronics They're the only one in Northern VA that I could find.
#33 of 1206 More K40 stuff by bhepler Feb 05, 1999 (8:55 pm)
A quick trip to AltaVista produced some interesting link, including this one: K40 stealth install (Impalla SS)
#34 of 1206 johnQPublic by johnQPublic Feb 08, 1999 (11:08 pm)
thanks for the link...the K40 Defuser is only $300...that's not too steep, and is downright cheap compared to the cost of the Phantom RCD radar jammer. Laser protection is getting cheaper, which is good, because the use of LIDAR is rising fast. Figure the mobile units will use instant-on Ka low power & the stationaries will use LIDAR on a tripod. Any engineers in here wanna collaborate on a Ka-band jammer?? Shoulda made that my design project back in school, lotta good that neural net stuff did me - I can't use it to keep the points off my license!
#35 of 1206 Ka jammer by bhepler Feb 08, 1999 (11:58 pm)
Sorry, dude, but radar jammers are highly illegal due to FCC regulations. Laser jamming is legal due to the frequencies involved (FCC has no jusidiction on light - otherwise your lamp in your office would need an FCC license). Now, I did hear and interesting rumor that I was just dying to try out one day. Someone I know theorized that if you hook up a fish finder to the metal fenders on the front of your car, the vibrations from the sonar sending unit would make your fender vibrate at 200 mph or some such. I always did want to find out...
#36 of 1206 johnQPublic by johnQPublic Feb 09, 1999 (9:06 pm)
Radar jammers are not "highly illegal." Though the FCC prohibits their use, I challenge you to find one prosecution, *ever* for someone caught with one. The local PD cannot and will not enforce federal regulations, and the FCC is hardly going to devote any of its resources to prosecute the use of a low-power broadcast device on local police radar frequencies. The jammers are illegal in several states, but that is a local, misdemeanor, traffic offense. Obviously, if these jammers were "highly illegal," they would be unable to be sold or used, yet they are used all the time. Back when the Phantom RCD first came out, truckers were notorious for using jamming devices. Anti-radar detector laws are also illegal, you see them being prosecuted? The FDA has jurisdiction over laser light, and yes, you do need to conform to their regulations. As far as the fish finder, I believe that the radar gun takes an average doppler shift over the length of its pulse and uses that to compute the speed differential. Because the sonar vibrations would be a repeating wave (sinusoidally varying), their average amplitude would be zero. Your car is vibrating as you drive it...obviously, the gun must take this into account.
#37 of 1206 Valentine 1 by Airwolf Feb 16, 1999 (2:23 pm)
I have a V1, and have since 1995. Best thing on the market. Saved my ass on more than one occasion! Cheers, Ryan
#38 of 1206 Poman by poman Feb 16, 1999 (3:39 pm)
My friend has it since it introduced on the market. You probably need to get a upgrade for it. The new unit looks different than the old one. The old one doesn't have the visual warning LEDs and the new one improve the bands just a bit.
#39 of 1206 golf464 by golf464 Feb 16, 1999 (9:31 pm)
I had to get rid of my radar/laser detector. Ever since local police, and highway patrol, switched over to the new pulse laser system. The only time it goes off these days is about two seconds before I get pulled over for speeding. What's the use of having one, when local authorities clock you before you have a chance to slow down.
#40 of 1206 div2 by div2 Feb 17, 1999 (2:54 am)
A good detector like the V1 will alert you to instant on radar zapping cars ahead of you. If you're the only one on the road-well that's life. Remember that your detector is a tool; you still have to use your brain

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