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  1. #1
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    Default 3.5 mile alert on K-band speed sign w/9500ix

    Driving in the Fla. panhandle, heading east from Tyndall Air Force Base to Mexico Beach, the road is flat and dead straight. We stay in Mexico Bch a good bit, so I knew there was a speed sign just before you got into town. In the past, my Whistler XTR695 had alerted about 1.4 miles from the sign, and the Bel RX65 about 1.5miles.

    This time we had my wife's 9500ix and it alerted 3.5 miles out, went silent for a few seconds, then alerted again, silent for a few seconds, then alerted again, and kept alerting until we came up on the sign. I told my wife the initial alerts may have been from another source (figuring lots of RF interference from the airbase). However, we made a trip outbound, and didn't pick up any K-band in the area of the initial alert. On the inbound trip back to Mexico Bch the 9500ix alerted about 3.3 miles out, and on a subsequent outbound trip we again did not pick up any K-band in the area 2 to 5 miles from the speed sign.

    It looks like the 9500ix did indeed pick up the speed sign both times at 3.5 miles and 3.3 miles, very impressive. I had mounted the 9500ix low in the center of the windshield on my Ford Edge There wasn't much traffic with the nearest car probably 1/2 mile ahead.
    Last edited by steve f; 04-30-2009 at 08:31 AM.

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    Default Re: 3.5 mile alert on K-band speed sign w/9500ix

    I experience the same range when using my 9500ix crossing the causeway bridge that connect the northshore from Mandeville, LA to New Orleans. This bridge crosses Lake Ponchetrain and has a dedicated police force just for the bridge. They run KA 34.7, but there are a couple of the C/O speed signs running K. This bridge is mainly flat with great vision barring a few rises for the large ships to cross under. Sensitivity of the ix is outstanding so much so that when I/O is being used by the LEOs on cars ahead of me, I get plenty of advanced warning.

    Don't get too comfortable though, because all RDs can be beaten if you don't have a rabbit running out front. Enjoy your RD.

  3. #3
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    Default Re: 3.5 mile alert on K-band speed sign w/9500ix

    Yup, I love my new 9500ix. What an upgrade from the 8500! Picked up a FHP cruiser in the median from like 1.75 miles out today and I was pleased with the performance. Good choice

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    snoopyc4
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    Default Re: 3.5 mile alert on K-band speed sign w/9500ix

    3.5 miles...thats pretty good range.

  5. #5
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    Default Re: 3.5 mile alert on K-band speed sign w/9500ix

    Very good detection of the K band speed sign. Thanks for posting. I'm impressed with th 9500ix.




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    Default Re: 3.5 mile alert on K-band speed sign w/9500ix

    You could always switch over to SpecDisplay to get the frequency. This way you'll know if there was another K source.

 

 

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