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    Smile Am I missing something?

    I've had my V1 for about 2 months now here in NJ. I have BARLEY encountered radar since I got it, very strange. This summer I had an older model of the V1 and at night I would get police all the time. Is it just not that time of year? Is summer the biggest time to give out tickets?

    Also... When a cop is NOT facing you, or their bumper is what you see.. do you get the Ka late?

    I haven't encountered Ka where it was facing me.

    One more thing for NJ residents, I have NEVER encountered a state trooper speed trap surprisingly. I drive on route 78 every single day, parkway all the time and NEVER have I encountered anything. whats the deal!!? haha maybe this is a good thing because they all have laser now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jfleur91 View Post
    I've had my V1 for about 2 months now here in NJ. I have BARLEY encountered radar since I got it, very strange. This summer I had an older model of the V1 and at night I would get police all the time. Is it just not that time of year? Is summer the biggest time to give out tickets?

    Also... When a cop is NOT facing you, or their bumper is what you see.. do you get the Ka late?

    I haven't encountered Ka where it was facing me.

    One more thing for NJ residents, I have NEVER encountered a state trooper speed trap surprisingly. I drive on route 78 every single day, parkway all the time and NEVER have I encountered anything. whats the deal!!? haha maybe this is a good thing because they all have laser now.

    You can get a Ka-band warning if you're tailing a cop IF:

    1. He has a rear antenna. (not all systems do)

    2. His radar is turned on (or turned on in the rear)

    Make sure X-band is turned on since you're in NJ.

    Probably just a matter of time until you'll catch something.

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    You might be running into some Instant-On:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxDo6P7aH4o]YouTube - Escort 9500ci and Whistler Pro 78SE vs. I/O Ka 34.7 (Part 1)[/ame]

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Z7ws8HChA&feature=related]YouTube - Escort 9500ci and Whistler Pro 78SE vs. I/O Ka 34.7 Forward Facing (Part 2)[/ame]

    The LEO doesn't turn on his radar until he sees you. If this is the case, you might want to start using rabbits more often.

    Quote Originally Posted by jfleur91 View Post
    maybe this is a good thing because they all have laser now.
    This would actually be a bad thing for you since your V1 or any other RD for that matter cannot save you from police laser.

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    OP: Where did you mount the V1?

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    Quote Originally Posted by th3 factory freak View Post
    OP: Where did you mount the V1?


    above the rear view mirror.

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    This would actually be a bad thing for you since your V1 or any other RD for that matter cannot save you from police laser.[/QUOTE]

    thanks for the reply! haha and i meant good thing as in good thing I haven't encountered it (knock on wood) but normally I slow down before I see a potential trap no matter what.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jfleur91 View Post
    This would actually be a bad thing for you since your V1 or any other RD for that matter cannot save you from police laser.
    thanks for the reply! haha and i meant good thing as in good thing I haven't encountered it (knock on wood) but normally I slow down before I see a potential trap no matter what.
    But theres always that one time man, u dont wanna be a victim of that one time.....Laser Jammers are the only protection you have against laser. The good part about states switching over to laser is if you have a good LJ and is installed properly ......almost all the tickets can be avoided if done right except a few.

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    Ya, you need a transponder now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jfleur91 View Post
    I've had my V1 for about 2 months now here in NJ. I have BARLEY encountered radar since I got it, very strange. This summer I had an older model of the V1 and at night I would get police all the time. Is it just not that time of year? Is summer the biggest time to give out tickets?

    Also... When a cop is NOT facing you, or their bumper is what you see.. do you get the Ka late?

    I haven't encountered Ka where it was facing me.

    One more thing for NJ residents, I have NEVER encountered a state trooper speed trap surprisingly. I drive on route 78 every single day, parkway all the time and NEVER have I encountered anything. whats the deal!!? haha maybe this is a good thing because they all have laser now.
    Since you said you drive the parkway and route 78 everyday I am assuming you live in the central part of New Jersey?...Hunterdon/ Union/ Mercer/ Somerset Counties?

    If this is the case, then maybe it is different as far as enforcement goes around there because I live up in Passaic County and its almost guaranteed that I will encounter something once or twice a week, mostly a LEO just driving around with C/O or parked in the shoulder. Either that or the LEO's by you are running I/O or Laser which is a good possibility. I have encountered laser a few times driving down to South Jersey, but I know better than to play games with the PSL on the Parkway, especially in the summertime...when they try to catch all the vacationers.

    -Ryan

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    Quote Originally Posted by scull20 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by jfleur91 View Post
    I've had my V1 for about 2 months now here in NJ. I have BARLEY encountered radar since I got it, very strange. This summer I had an older model of the V1 and at night I would get police all the time. Is it just not that time of year? Is summer the biggest time to give out tickets?

    Also... When a cop is NOT facing you, or their bumper is what you see.. do you get the Ka late?

    I haven't encountered Ka where it was facing me.

    One more thing for NJ residents, I have NEVER encountered a state trooper speed trap surprisingly. I drive on route 78 every single day, parkway all the time and NEVER have I encountered anything. whats the deal!!? haha maybe this is a good thing because they all have laser now.
    Since you said you drive the parkway and route 78 everyday I am assuming you live in the central part of New Jersey?...Hunterdon/ Union/ Mercer/ Somerset Counties?

    If this is the case, then maybe it is different as far as enforcement goes around there because I live up in Passaic County and its almost guaranteed that I will encounter something once or twice a week, mostly a LEO just driving around with C/O or parked in the shoulder. Either that or the LEO's by you are running I/O or Laser which is a good possibility. I have encountered laser a few times driving down to South Jersey, but I know better than to play games with the PSL on the Parkway, especially in the summertime...when they try to catch all the vacationers.

    -Ryan
    Yes Central Jersey haha. But funny I went back to this, I was driving on the parkway and the trooper was running C/O Ka! first time i've ran into a trooper with C/O, and since i posted this I have passed troopers with their laser gun out the window.. but they seem to be very paticular of who they choose to get.

 

 

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