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    Hi. I'm looking for my first radar unit. I'll be doing a lot of driving on I-75 between Findlay and Toledo. I know OHP is thick through here. Anyone drive this stretch often with ideas? I just got nailed north of Bowling Green. Thanks.

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    How much money are you looking to spend is the real question?



    Essentially any of the following are considered to be in the 'high-end' Spectrum: (Please note that the least expensive is the X50Red @ $300 and the prices go up from there).

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    (The last 2 units are remote units, and are much more expensive. The 9500ci hasn't even started to ship yet, they are still taking pre-orders and this will be mated with the ZR4, the newest Escort Laser Jammer[shifter].)

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    Ohio: Laser, X IO, K IO, prevalence in that order.


    If you don't want to be nailed in Ohio, get a detector with excellent sensitivity and ramp-up on X and K (any of the top 3 should suffice) and get a laser jammer.

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    My 2 cents here... get a good one...

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    Default Re: Ohio and radar detectors

    Quote Originally Posted by nrhazen
    Hi. I'm looking for my first radar unit. I'll be doing a lot of driving on I-75 between Findlay and Toledo. I know OHP is thick through here. Anyone drive this stretch often with ideas? I just got nailed north of Bowling Green. Thanks.
    I drive this regularly and get hit with moving IO X band by OSHP all the time.

    As jdong stated you absolutely need a detector with superior X and K band detection. Spend the $ and go either V1 or 9500i.

    Also, never, and I mean never, go over PSL in Ohio without a rabbit. If your the only one on the road, you will get nailed. It's a matter of time.

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    Thanks for the info guys. LordV what is a rabbit? I'm sure it's not a Sex and the City reference. Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jdong
    Ohio: Laser, X IO, K IO, prevalence in that order.


    If you don't want to be nailed in Ohio, get a detector with excellent sensitivity and ramp-up on X and K (any of the top 3 should suffice) and get a laser jammer.
    I live near the I-75 corridor in Southern Ohio and V1 alerted me to X Band about two days ago, it was the Highway patrol. The laser jammer will end up being a must for your area. Also, might want to put a black bra on your car and a laser shield license plate cover on the front of your car.
    As far as what is a rabbit? Easy, it is a careless speeder :P - in most cases - who has a profound belief that no matter how fast he / she goes barreling down the interstate, there are unseen forces shielding him / her from being spotted by a LEO. The idea is to get behind one, 1/2 mile behind or so, so they get the attention of the LEO first. Thus, taking the first burst of radar / laser and giving you a fighting chance to slow down.
    As an added bonus, watching them soil themselves when they realize that thier shield was just a fantasy makes it worth driving behind them - oh the entertainment factor !
    As suppose to running rabbit, which is a phenomenon where you and the other drivers who are in the pack you are in, take turns running point, so everyone gets a chance at being the gimp - rabbit :wink: .

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    I say V1 and a laser jammer. My V1 is definitely hotter on X band than my 9500i. Since X band is your most likely radar encounter and that wouldn't seem to be an area of very many false alerts, the V1 would seem to be your best bet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nrhazen
    Thanks for the info guys. LordV what is a rabbit? I'm sure it's not a Sex and the City reference. Thanks.
    As explained above...Definitely not a Sex and the City reference My wife enjoyed that one

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    Quote Originally Posted by LordV
    Quote Originally Posted by nrhazen
    Thanks for the info guys. LordV what is a rabbit? I'm sure it's not a Sex and the City reference. Thanks.
    As explained above...Definitely not a Sex and the City reference My wife enjoyed that one
    I hated that stupid show. My girlfriend at the time told me that I was a lot like Mr Big(partly correct anyhow). I would get home and be scrutinized for what that dude did on a friggin' TV show!

 

 

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