Hello to all Radar Dector Users

[Naquekid]

Hello folks, I am from NYC and South Florida.

Just purchased an Escort 8500 X50 Red LED and found this forum.

Again, thanks for all the threads here ... a good place for me to read & learn.

[trailtow]

welcome aboard

[fire65]

Welcome and congrats on owning one great RD.

[snoopyc4]

welcome to the forum

[Naquekid]

welcome to the forum

Just viewed your V1 vs. 9500ci. My next project will be V1 to try. Since I threw out Cobra (that costs about $185) after I got pulled over

[snoopyc4]

welcome to the forum

Just viewed your V1 vs. 9500ci. My next project will be V1 to try. Since I threw out Cobra (that costs about $185) after I got pulled over

That was a very good decision. Cobras are nothing but junk. Sorry about the ticket. You'll love the V1; the arrows are one of a kind

[trailtow]

also in florida X band is not used so you can turn it off when in florida

[djrams80]

welcome to the forum

Just viewed your V1 vs. 9500ci. My next project will be V1 to try. Since I threw out Cobra (that costs about $185) after I got pulled over

That was a very good decision. Cobras are nothing but junk. Sorry about the ticket. You'll love the V1; the arrows are one of a kind

While the Cobra is definitely not a good RD, if your ticket was from laser or I/O radar, probably no RD would have helped you.

[Stealth Stalker]

also in florida X band is not used so you can turn it off when in florida

X band is very definitely used in Floridia. However, I have not seen it in South Floridia.

Moving up from a Cobra is a very smart move. But just remember that how you use your detector is every bit as important as the detector itself. You have to educate yourself on enforcement tactics and how to detect and interpret them, or the detector is nothing but a source of noise. It's not a cop detector. It's a RADAR detector, so it requires intelligent use to assure you get the most protection.

[trailtow]

also in florida X band is not used so you can turn it off when in florida

X band is very definitely used in Floridia. However, I have not seen it in South Floridia.

Moving up from a Cobra is a very smart move. But just remember that how you use your detector is every bit as important as the detector itself. You have to educate yourself on enforcement tactics and how to detect and interpret them, or the detector is nothing but a source of noise. It's not a cop detector. It's a RADAR detector, so it requires intelligent use to assure you get the most protection.

I could swear it is against Florida law to operate x band anymore
They shouldn't still be using X band, if they want it to hold up in court.

15B-2.0081 Interim Minimum Design Criteria for Radar Units.
Specific Authority 316.1906 FS.
Law Implemented 316.1906 FS.
History—New 7-12-82m Formerly 15B-2.081, Amended 1-1-90, Repealed 10-18-94.
15B-2.0082 Minimum Design Criteria for Radar Units.
(1) Radar speed measuring devices shall meet the design criteria as set forth in Chapter 3, Subpart A (s.
1221.1 – 1221.4) and Subpart (s. 1221.11 – 1221.24) of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration Technical Report, January 1994, D. O. T. HS 808-69, entitled, “Model Minimum
Performance Specifications for Police Traffic Radar Devices,” which is incorporated by reference.
Copies of this material may be obtained by contacting the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
Vehicles (DHSMV), Division of Florida Highway Patrol, Telecommunications Administrator, Neil
Kirkman Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32099-0500, or the National Technical Information Service,
Springfield, Virginia 22161.
(2) All radar units used in this State on or after January 1, 1995 shall be designed to operate in the
following frequency ranges as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission for operation of
Doppler radar radio-location units.
24.050 – 24.250 GHz (K-Band) (Common
33.400 – 36.000 GHz (Ka – Band) Referrals)
The radar must have a Doppler audio operating in the range 300 Hz to 4.0 KHz.