Pro 78se Ka Band Quick Trigger Alert? (video)

**mikeslc** · 10-29-2009, 11:31 AM

I got a brief but strong Ka band alert about 5 to 10 seconds before I started the video recording. The Pro 78se did not show any RSID. I thought this was another UHP with his radar left on in front the Utah Department of Public Safety building at first. But there wasn't one that I could see as I drove past the building. What I did end up seeing was a motorcycle cop as I drove up the hill. Maybe he was QT?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7dpnXFahA]YouTube - Whistler Pro 78se Ka Band Quick Trigger Alert?[/ame]

I turned around not long after I drove past the Motorcycle Cop just in time to see him catch his prey. He pulled up next to a pick up truck and told his victim to park it for a ticket.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDjCfB3FaIg[/ame]

Even earlier this morning, I saw another speed trap nearby. I don't know if he was using radar or lidar, because I was in another car without my Pro 78se. He was parked perpendicular to the road shooting out of the driver side window.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_yHnBkoVBw[/ame]

More speed traps than usual. I wonder if they are trying to meet their monthly speeding ticket quota.

BTW, my Pro 78se DIED for like 2 minutes this morning as I put it up, plug the power cord in and performed a Factory Reset. It went DEAD just as I pressed the Menu button right after it had cycle through the start up sequence. I was like "WTF" and went in the house to grab the cigarette lighter power plug for the Pro 78se. I went back out and plug it in to another vehicle and still nothing for a minute. I tried pressing different buttons while plugging in the power cord and out of the blue it came back ALIVE. It seems to be working since.

**MOPARado** · 10-29-2009, 01:39 PM

Could it be during the Fact. Reset routine either the power or quiet button wasn't fully depressed, even temporarily? I've noticed with that combo volume/on-off switch every great once in a while i've got to play with it for a while-depressing it just right in order to power off the detector. Don't know if its a sealed switch but if not maybe some dust could of got inside of it.
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**WhistlerUser** · 10-29-2009, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by mikeslc

BTW, my Pro 78se DIED for like 2 minutes this morning...

You sure you didn't have it in dark mode? Send Mike B a PM.

**mikeslc** · 10-29-2009, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by MOPARado

Could it be during the Fact. Reset routine either the power or quiet button wasn't fully depressed, even temporarily? I've noticed with that combo volume/on-off switch every great once in a while i've got to play with it for a while-depressing it just right in order to power off the detector. Don't know if its a sealed switch but if not maybe some dust could of got inside of it.
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I always make sure that the display shows "FACTORY RESET" and the two quick beeps before I let go of the buttons. It did go through the default settings during the initial test cycle. All I did was press the Menu button when it got done with the start up cycle and the display just went blank and it went silent. I have since done a few more Factory Resets, but couldn't duplicate the problem. It was a bit colder this morning, but it's above freezing in the garage. Maybe my Pro 78se doesn't like the cold? J/K

Originally Posted by WhistlerUser

Originally Posted by mikeslc

BTW, my Pro 78se DIED for like 2 minutes this morning...

You sure you didn't have it in dark mode? Send Mike B a PM.

I'm pretty sure it wasn't in dark mode. It wasn't making any sound when I pressed any of the buttons. I'm going to wait and see if it'll happen again.

**TRun** · 10-29-2009, 09:41 PM

Your first video is very interesting it appears to be a true QT encounter but at the same time maybe the leo was using Lidar? While you were making the turn around did you get any more Ka hits?

**mikeslc** · 10-29-2009, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by TRun

Your first video is very interesting it appears to be a true QT encounter but at the same time maybe the leo was using Lidar?

It didn't look like a lidar gun to me as I drove past him. He held it about chest high away from the body and was lowering it down looking at the back of the gun as I drove past. The gun didn't appear to have a H.U.D. on top.

Originally Posted by TRun

While you were making the turn around did you get any more Ka hits?

There were no more Ka alerts when I turned around, but I think he might have already put his radar gun away as he was ready to pull out (2nd video). I was trying to turn left and pull into the gas station to get behind him for a closer look, but I didn't get the chance when he pulled out.

**Freebird** · 11-02-2009, 09:20 AM

The first video looks like a Q/T encounter to me. I had 2 of these coming across Arizona last week. I was rolling west on I-10 and got a ka2 for a split second. About a mile later I got a ka9 for about half a second as a Arizona DPS unit came into my view from behind a bush in the middle of the median. He was rolling east shooting Q/T. I had slowed to PSL after the first ka2 so I would consider it a true save. Both encounters were too short to show an ID. I was running filter mode.