Cheetah Sentinel Mounting - One for allyoops!

**eire05** · 07-27-2009, 04:02 AM

A user on youtube back home was asking me about a good priced radar detector and as I've heard in the past the sentinel is a solid performaner against K band I've recommended this system to him.

Just a quick query regarding the mounting of the sentinel. As below it states it should be mounted vertically for best performance.

Originally Posted by Cheetah Sentinel

IMPORTANT: The external alert sensor should be mounted vertically for best performance. It must be attached securely to your vehicle using the metal mounting bars and / or cable ties provided.

However the MultaRadar C (We have a couple of these) is >Low Power Horizontally Polarised K-Band.. tests in the past have shown that the V1 for example mounted vertically severley cuts down the range. WOuld it be advisable to mount the sensor horizontally?

Cheers

**RacerX** · 07-28-2009, 11:43 AM

Yeah, i'd put it horizontally.
I just tested it out and it does match up better horizontally for those guns.

**eire05** · 07-29-2009, 02:53 AM

Originally Posted by RacerX

Yeah, i'd put it horizontally.
I just tested it out and it does match up better horizontally for those guns.

Cheers!

. Did you actually test it with a ROBOT Multaradar C system?? As there pretty much just an auto ticket machine connected to a Radar

**RacerX** · 07-29-2009, 10:31 AM

No, don't have one of them.
I actually have a custom made k band transmitter that does vertical and horizontal, so i can test out various units.
Since we have some low powered Euro k band units here i needed something to simulate them for testing.

i tested a sentinel vert and horiz and it matches better going same direction, as in a vert mount for vert polarization, and a horiz mount for horiz polarization.

**eire05** · 07-30-2009, 04:33 AM

Originally Posted by RacerX

No, don't have one of them.
I actually have a custom made k band transmitter that does vertical and horizontal, so i can test out various units.
Since we have some low powered Euro k band units here i needed something to simulate them for testing.

i tested a sentinel vert and horiz and it matches better going same direction, as in a vert mount for vert polarization, and a horiz mount for horiz polarization.

Ah OK thanks that explaisn alot

I've passed on the info and the guys going to go with the sentinel