Whistler Fuzion Mounting Angle

[jeepguy_1980]

Got my Whistler Fuzion for Christmas and the book shows that mounting it at an angle is optimum.

Is this true? If so, why?


Thanks for the input

[jimbonzzz]

I think this is mainly with photo radar in mind...

Just about all police radar guns and dash-mount units used in the US are "circular polarized", so it doesn't make a difference whether the detector is mounted vertically or horizontally.

But some photo radar does not have circular polarization, it is either vertially polarized or (more commonly) horizontally polarized. Horizontally polarized radar can be more difficult to detect, since regular radar detectors (mounted normally) are vertically polarized. They'll get much more range against a horizontally polarized radar source if they are mounted on their side.

My guess is that the diagram recommends mounting the fusion at an angle to get the best of both worlds, so that it is equally effective whether the radar source is vertically or horizontally polarized.

[jeepguy_1980]

Thanks for the detailed response.

So, it sounds like mounting it at an angle will not lose performance in any scenario, which is what I was worried about.