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Detector Detectors |
As
predicted here, the RDD threat has been
eliminated. One brand (but only one model)
of portable Radar / Laser Detector is "invisible"
to any and all RDD's.
The
Spectre (Stalcar in Australia) is being
used widely around the world. Only one US
state bans detectors (Virginia) in all cars.
However Federal laws affect them in commercial
vehicles across the fifty states. Detectors
are "restricted" in most provinces
of Canada. RDD's are used in aused
in all states and territories of Australia
except WA.
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Radar
Detector Detectors are no longer a threat
for those who arm themselves with the right
equipment. However, the majority of new
Radar Detectors can still be detected from
hundreds of metres away. Beltronics is reported
to have spent $12,000,000 developing their
TotalShield Technology for a single model.
As predicted here, the big guy has crushed
the little fellow with superior technical
and financial resources. The microwave minnow
has done his dash. In a spectacular turn
up for the books, one RDD "engineer"
is now selling Radar Detectors. Incredible?
Yes, truth is stranger than fiction!!!!!
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It's
very amusing to now read the "historical"
articles below. It's "hysterical"
to imagine what the major RDD manufacturers
are going through at the moment. It's
awfully hard to sell products that
don't do what is expected (detect
"all" Radar Detectors) by
the prospective buyers. Just ask the
sellers of the so-called Aussiespec
Radar Detectors that are now obsolete
too - because they do not detect "all"
speed radars. Perhaps they can "pool"
their skills? But why would opponents
unite? It happens all the time. You
know the old saying - "misery
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| Exclusive:
A fair and fearless analysis of the NEW Stalcar
A/C-3 PLUS |
The
NEW specifications "PLUS" model Radar
Detector Detector suggests that the "standard"
Stalcar was not a perfect device. Are there any
minuses to the plus?
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Rating
the RDD's - which is best in the USA (Spectre
VS The rest)? |
The
Spectre RDD costs far less than the Australian equivalent.
Is it a "bargain" or a good-value, "budget"
model without the extra features of the SMS - Stalcar
RDD?
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 Stalcar
/ Spectre
RDD
Visibility: This RDD is designed to be
fitted to the windscreen of a patrol car. Note the
bulky mounting bracket. Surely this type of installation
must block the drivers view of a vehicle to the
front-left (front-right in America)? The VG-2 RDD
is mounted on the dash of the same patrol car above
the windscreen wipers. In a moving vehicle it could
create a potentially dangerous situation. When passing
through an intersection in pursuit of a traffic
violator another vehicle might not be seen. The
operator would almost certainly be above the speed
limit, and at risk of causing one of those speed
related crashes governments are always warning us
about. For an ordinary motorist an "accessory"
mounted in this manner would no doubt incur a fine.
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 VG2
Interceptor RDD
False
Alarms: RDD's
can produce false alerts.
Users of "radar detectors" know that microwave
radio-receivers sometimes "trigger" when
no Police Radar is present. This is because all
radio receivers are subject to "RF" interference.
Another contributor to false alerts is "band-sharing".
It
is not possible to make a "radar detector"
that will never false alert. Neither is it feasible
to make a Radar Detector Detector that is 100 percent
false alert free. It's not possible to avoid the
laws of physics. Therefore
it is likely that motorists "not" using
radar detectors will be stopped. RDD's will always
remain less than perfect devices.
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false alert problem for RDD's is exacerbated by
a cunning "Aussie" gadget |
Some other device (that is
not a radar detector) in a vehicle may produce
microwave emissions as part of its operation.
It might be detected by a Radar Detector Detector.
There
now exists an "Australian-made" device
that will "confuse" (deliberately trigger)
the "SMS" Stalcar / Spectre RDD's. It
could be described as an "RDD Jammer".
Is Stealth Micro Systems aware of this challenge?
If so, have they advised the authorities?
As more "ultra-high-frequency" devices
are sold, more non-genuine alerts are inevitable.
Then there is the problem of "frequency-shifting"
of "LO's" (tuning frequencies) by the
Radar Detector manufacturers. The response from
the RDD designers will be wider bandwiths. Logically,
the wider "windows" will compound the
false alert problem. Sophisticated "Digital
Signal Processing" might provide a reduction.
However, the SMS twins (and the HCR MD-3) are
though to be "analog" designs in the
RDD detection stage. Simple "logic"
may not be enough? Unless there is some breakthrough,
it seems that RDD's are destined to become less
effective at producing "valid" alerts.
There
is one source of false alerts that may never be
conquered. That Australian made "RDD-confuser"
has the same antenna and a similar oscillator
used by an obsure brand of Radar Detector! Some
of these "oldies" may still be used
by motorists — particularly truck drivers.
The SMS twins cannot discriminate between them
and the "RDD-confuser",
despite the oscillator frequencies not matching
exactly. The only way to "zap"
that cunnning gadget may be in a court of law!!!
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