Well, I think I have the speeding smartly thing down. Mapquest says the trip from my home to the school i was going to last fall was a 2 hour 55 minute drive - i had it down to about an hour and 50 minutes exact. I made the trip more than 20 or 30 times too, so I did a good job not getting pulled over.
Hidden radar detector options?
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"Instant on" is a term used for microwave (K and X Band, the old stuff) radars that in the beginning were always on. They added an instant on feature wherein the signal was not being transmitted until such time when the operator pulled the trigger, even though the unit was on and warmed up.
Lidar is LIght Detection And Ranging uses the same principle as RADAR. The lidar instrument transmits light out to a target. The transmitted light interacts with and is changed by the target. Some of this light is reflected / scattered back to the instrument where it is analysed. The change in the properties of the light enables some property of the target to be determined. The time for the light to travel out to the target and back to the lidar is used to determine the range to the target. These units are always on, but do not track or register speed until triggered. The term "instand on" never was never applied to them because they were never otherwise produced. They are detectable but you'd better be real fast and paying close attention.
Lidar is LIght Detection And Ranging uses the same principle as RADAR. The lidar instrument transmits light out to a target. The transmitted light interacts with and is changed by the target. Some of this light is reflected / scattered back to the instrument where it is analysed. The change in the properties of the light enables some property of the target to be determined. The time for the light to travel out to the target and back to the lidar is used to determine the range to the target. These units are always on, but do not track or register speed until triggered. The term "instand on" never was never applied to them because they were never otherwise produced. They are detectable but you'd better be real fast and paying close attention.
Yes, the "instant on" is aka as POP l/ll. It is when the officer points the radar/lidar and hits its target and then switches off. The way to determine is just as Lisha stated and that is to use other cars as a detection source. Your detector will detect a K band or X band and then shut down instantly. If this does this a couple of times in front of you you know it probably is POP radar. Just as Dan stated you will need to learn how to read the detector. Knoledge is half the battle with detectors. Learn how to read what they are telling you. It will save you in headaches and tickets....
Without going into extream specifics you are correct as well. But is is detectable. The only time "instant on/POP" is not detectable is when there are no cars in front of you (with a mile) to pre-warn you of the on/off of the gun.
Laser is an other story. If it hits you you are as good as caught except if your detector can detect it on another vehicle as well and/or as quoted from the V1 website, "Advance warnings require the greatest possibility of receiving a weak fragment of the beam while it is being used on traffic a good distance ahead".
There is also a substance called VEIL that reduces your car's signature. This will not cancel or jam Laser Radar, but in conjunction with a detector and/or jammer it will be a lot harder for the laser to lock on your car. The V1 does a great job of early detection....
Hope some of this helps to some degree....
Without going into extream specifics you are correct as well. But is is detectable. The only time "instant on/POP" is not detectable is when there are no cars in front of you (with a mile) to pre-warn you of the on/off of the gun.
Laser is an other story. If it hits you you are as good as caught except if your detector can detect it on another vehicle as well and/or as quoted from the V1 website, "Advance warnings require the greatest possibility of receiving a weak fragment of the beam while it is being used on traffic a good distance ahead".
There is also a substance called VEIL that reduces your car's signature. This will not cancel or jam Laser Radar, but in conjunction with a detector and/or jammer it will be a lot harder for the laser to lock on your car. The V1 does a great job of early detection....
Hope some of this helps to some degree....
I'm not to concerned about laser. PA troopers still use 90% radar. I don't travel out of the state that often, but will sometimes. I don't mind investing in a valentine 1 though (or a passport 8500). Most likely the V1 though.
Laser jammers are legal though, and easy to get. It's usually 2-4 sensors/transmitters in the front grill. Only reason it's not illegal is becuase as someone said, laser is regulated by the FDA. I'm not worried about being pulled over enough to go through over $1200 in warning/jamming systems. One radar detector is more than enough for me.
Plus, even if the radar/laser detector picked up laser perfectly, the cop only has to have it on for a split second, and its not like you could detect laser/lidar 2 miles away like you can radar. I tend to think laser detectors are a waste of money.
Laser jammers are legal though, and easy to get. It's usually 2-4 sensors/transmitters in the front grill. Only reason it's not illegal is becuase as someone said, laser is regulated by the FDA. I'm not worried about being pulled over enough to go through over $1200 in warning/jamming systems. One radar detector is more than enough for me.
Plus, even if the radar/laser detector picked up laser perfectly, the cop only has to have it on for a split second, and its not like you could detect laser/lidar 2 miles away like you can radar. I tend to think laser detectors are a waste of money.
