New 9500i's ramp up sucks!

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I tested new 9500i (build date 4307) for one day and tell you that new ramp up is horrible! Too chatty, too sensitive (ramp up, not detector), too loud.
One what liked was ramp down! I mean more realistic behavior for signal fluctuations. But if need to choose, I would choose my "old" 9500i (1207).
If could change something by myself, I would try to make something in between old and new.

We definitely need next revision - with third version of the ramp up!
Who joins the club?

[MEM-TEK]

I tested new 9500i (build date 4307) for one day and tell you that new ramp up is horrible! Too chatty, too sensitive (ramp up, not detector), too loud.
One what liked was ramp down! I mean more realistic behavior for signal fluctuations. But if need to choose, I would choose my "old" 9500i (1207).
If could change something by myself, I would try to make something in between old and new.

We definitely need next revision - with third version of the ramp up!
Who joins the club?

While I have finally gotten used to the new ramp-up (took nearly a month to get used to it), I agree that it is too aggressive for extremely weak to moderately weak signals. I too would like to see a ramp-up in between the old style and new style ramp-ups. This would also preserve a bit of the old style ramp-up's "surging ability" which I really liked when encountering weak but fairly rapidly rising radar threats such as in over-the-hill and around-the-curve encounters. To me, such an "in between ramp-up profile" would be the best of both worlds -- quieter yet with some of the surge ability for the mentioned types of dangerous real world radar encounters.

[CJR238]

I blame all the whiners out there, its all there fault it got changed in the first place.
It was fine/perfect the way it was!!!

I like the concept of the new ramp up and how urgent it makes me react. However I LOVED my OLD RAMP UP! and I directly blame the complainers old school snobs that don’t like change. Muther F#@&$*s!!!

Now that I got that out of my system (sorry ops. Its not a big deal, im sure we can send it in to get any ramp up we want and hopefully sooner rather than later we will be able to do it our selves with the USB.

[TSi+WRX]

Although I do agree with MEM-TEK's sentiments overall, I must say that after about 4 months, I'm finally getting the read of my 9500i.

Coming from a Rev5 x50, yes, the ramp-up is significantly different.

Currently, due to my local threat profiles ("roving" constant-on K, and "roving" instant-on Ka), I must confess - I actually like the revised ramp-up of the 9500i quite a bit.

Yes, it does exhibit the overly aggressive weak/moderately-week ramp-up, but with the way enforcement is run around here, I find that this is actually very useful in terms of grabbing my attention, as the K-band alert in such situations is distinctly different than from constant-on, and the Ka-band's aggressive response....well.....let's just say that I've had some close calls. ops:

[aradarnut]

I blame all the whiners out there, its all there fault it got changed in the first place.
It was fine/perfect the way it was!!!

I like the concept of the new ramp up and how urgent it makes me react. However I LOVED my OLD RAMP UP! and I directly blame the complainers old school snobs that don’t like change. Muther F#@&$*s!!!

Now that I got that out of my system (sorry ops. Its not a big deal, im sure we can send it in to get any ramp up we want and hopefully sooner rather than later we will be able to do it our selves with the USB.

Maybe you should explain what the perfect ramp up is before you call us mother ****ers, you mother ****er!
I don't feel that off axis detection has two ****s and a shingle to do with it! I know for a fact that when I use my S7 X50, it will alert a long way off with what I call good ramp up. When using a 6.3 Mpoor I would get ****ty range and ****ty ramp up. BTW what is the point of having a meter or numbers 1-9 or what ever the case may be if all they use is 11111-99999, or in your moving mode case 444444,99999???????

[CJR238]

Maybe you should explain what the perfect ramp up is before you call us mother *BEEP*, you mother *BEEP*!
I don't feel that off axis detection has two ****s and a shingle to do with it! I know for a fact that when I use my S7 X50, it will alert a long way off with what I call good ramp up. When using a 6.3 Mpoor I would get ****ty range and ****ty ramp up. BTW what is the point of having a meter or numbers 1-9 or what ever the case may be if all they use is 11111-99999, or in your moving mode case 444444,99999???????

There is no perfect ramp up is the problem, and i agree off axis detection has nothing to do with ramp up, but it does have to do with how the 9500I is quieter.
I just feel the old ramp up was misunderstood completely. In reality the ramp up wasin't that bad 1-1-2-2-8-9-9-9. 1 & 2 showing a low threat (way around curve possible false) and 8-9 showing immanent threat (radar close most likely LEO). I drove with this for a year and this is how it reacted, there was never a LEO in sight at the 1-2 and when it got to 8-9 soon after there would be a LEO.
What ever the old ramp up was before it followed the theme of a quiet RD and now its way too active.

[aradarnut]

Maybe you should explain what the perfect ramp up is before you call us mother *BEEP*, you mother *BEEP*!
I don't feel that off axis detection has two ****s and a shingle to do with it! I know for a fact that when I use my S7 X50, it will alert a long way off with what I call good ramp up. When using a 6.3 Mpoor I would get ****ty range and ****ty ramp up. BTW what is the point of having a meter or numbers 1-9 or what ever the case may be if all they use is 11111-99999, or in your moving mode case 444444,99999???????

There is no perfect ramp up is the problem, and i agree off axis detection has nothing to do with ramp up, but it does have to do with how the 9500I is quieter.
I just feel the old ramp up was misunderstood completely. In reality the ramp up wasin't that bad 1-1-2-2-8-9-9-9. 1 & 2 showing a low threat (way around curve possible false) and 8-9 showing immanent threat (radar close most likely LEO). I drove with this for a year and this is how it reacted, there was never a LEO in sight at the 1-2 and when it got to 8-9 soon after there would be a LEO.
What ever it was before it followed the theme of a quiet RD and now its way too active.

All good (wow you kept your cool ) I had to vent also.

[CJR238]

Its the cool Blue of my new RD.8) The Mpoor, like you say can certainly give a poor initial impression, and unless you are stuck with it for a long while its not easy to appreciate it. It has actually saved me a few times.

[happya$$]

You want PERFECT ramp up look at an SR7, X50 S7 platform and a V1. That is what audio ramp up is ALL about not the STI, RX65, and 9500i BS

[djrams80]

I have the SRX and the 9500i. The rampup on the SRX is perfect, but once you get used to the 9500i's rampup, it's easy to figure out. Other than the original 9500i's and the current STi's rampup, I think all this rampup stuff is much to do about nothing. It's just a matter of familiararity. It's all overblown, IMO.