Beltronic 855STI

[jlaudioman18]

does anyone know anything about this radar detector.....all information helps!

[bigalinwv]

I've owned two, one was junk, the other was fairly good. If you pay more than about $25, forget it.

[jlaudioman18]

what aabout Beltronics V-985

[dpatel01]

the 985s were good.

[MEM-TEK]

...although both are now dated technologies.

[<<JAZZY>>]

[MEM-TEK]

Those numbers are sub-par by today's standards.

[GTO_04]

The 855 I had was terrible. My 985 is much, much better. The 985 can provide very good protection, though it cannot pick up POP and may miss some short bursts of I/O. It is excellent on K band, and not bad on Ka, though on 35.5 it lags behind the newer RDs.

GTO_04

[bigalinwv]

Jazzy, I've seen those same tests on the High Speed Pursuit website. Problem is that the newer radar guns are much much different than in 1997. MUCH lower power, so the tests aren't really accurate for today. Another HUGE variable is that the 855STi is so old that how the owner(s) over the years have treated it. If it has been left on the dash for 10 years, it is definitely going to affect performance.