Tech Mode

[JonnyZero]

Newbie question - on a V995 does Tech Mode use more CPU time and reduce range or increase response time?

[MetalFlame]

The only features that have + or - effect on RD sensitivity are:
-POP
-SWS
-AutoScan This mode delays the alert for aprox. 1.5second
-CityLoX Reduces ONLY X-band sensitivity
-CityNoX Reduces ONLY X-band sensitivity and you get audio alert on X-band when the signal reaches strength of 5 bars
-Highway ALL bands at MAXIMUM sensitivity,no filtering

BTW,check the last GOL test to see how SWS and POP affect RD sensitivity.
http://www.guysoflidar.com/august-20...ctor-test.html

[MEM-TEK]

MetalFlame is 100% correct. Changing display modes on a Belscort RD doesn't affect sensitivity at all; it merely just tells what info (already processed by the CPU) to display.

[ziddey]

The only features that have + or - effect on RD sensitivity are:
-POP
-SWS
-AutoScan This mode delays the alert for aprox. 1.5second
-CityLoX Reduces ONLY X-band sensitivity
-CityNoX Reduces ONLY X-band sensitivity and you get audio alert on X-band when the signal reaches strength of 5 bars
-Highway ALL bands at MAXIMUM sensitivity,no filtering

BTW,check the last GOL test to see how SWS and POP affect RD sensitivity.
http://www.guysoflidar.com/august-20...ctor-test.html

the sws results seem to be inconclusive? i remember reading that it does sws after it gets a k, and that it wouldn't otherwise have any difference?

[MEM-TEK]

the sws results seem to be inconclusive? i remember reading that it does sws after it gets a k, and that it wouldn't otherwise have any difference?

I did some very careful testing against a K band door opener and found that turning SWS on with my Bel V995 very slightly decreased its K band sensitivity. You wouldn't think that this would be the case since one would assume that, with SWS on, the RD would stare longer at the K band signal to see if its a SWS message. And maybe this is exactly why K band sensitivity seems to be a bit less with SWS turned on -- the RD could be waiting for the K signal to be slightly stronger in order to determine whether or not a SWS message is actually present in the signal.

Anyway, this is just a guess.

[Toronto-radar-chopper]

Don't forget if your RD has these features it was designed to work with them. POP is good to have off so you get less Ka band falses, especially from Cobras.

[JonnyZero]

> AutoScan This mode delays the alert for aprox. 1.5second


Does this apply to all bands, or X only?

Am I better off running City LoX, to cut down on X falses, than AutoScan?

[proudNMAmember]

Johnnyzero, welcome to the board. Your best bet is to use City Lox for cutting down on the x band falses.

[JonnyZero]

Johnnyzero, welcome to the board. Your best bet is to use City Lox for cutting down on the x band falses.

Thank you.

[aradarnut]

Johnnyzero, welcome to the board. Your best bet is to use City Lox for cutting down on the x band falses.

That's what I use on my X50 and it works rather well.