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  1. #1
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    Smile I just got my Pro78SE

    After 2 months reading and learning i pulled the trigger on a Whistler PRO78SE. Due to some financial shortcomings ( my wife just lost her job) i had to settle for the best one for around $150. I installed it right away moved it to city 2 filter 2 and went to a speed sign i knew. Sign was not reading speed anymore but was changed to info mode. So no luck with the detection. I decided to go to a strip mall and test the city mode. Boy this detector can detect the automatic doors big time. I disabled X so i got K reading. Not sure if it was mixed X to K or the doors were K signal. I think i will use auto quite mode in city. On the main street it barely picked up any doors so so far so good. I purchased it for a trip i will be taking in February. I do my city driving 90% in rush hour so i can not speed so that was not why i bought it. I bought it mostly for highway use as i tend to keep 20mph over PSL. Down here the traffic flows with 15-20 mph over the PSL. This is my first detector since 1995 BEL that i am not sure what model it was. Now i need to find a bracket to mount it under the mirror. Will post more when i get some encounters with Radar.

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    Default Re: I just got my Pro78SE

    Congrats on your new detector. Whistlers are packed with great features and for the price the detector is very good. I'm sure you will be happy with your purchase.


    Even though you disabled X band sometimes X band alerts will sometimes be misidentified as K band alert. You have about a 1/5 probability of this happening when you reach an X band source.

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    Smile Re: I just got my Pro78SE

    I did some highway driving but no encounters yet. It did show some laser false at the airport which was expected. I Got ID 991,992,993 and 994. I have only one false K city driving at the same place. Most of the streets in city are 3 lane each way and the store doors are far from the street, may be that's why not so many false alerts. Once in the parking lot i get alerts but those are ignored and the auto quite works pretty good. So far happy with it. I am just waiting to see the detection capabilities of the detector. Will keep you guys posted.

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    Default Re: I just got my Pro78SE

    Quote Originally Posted by miasti View Post
    I did some highway driving but no encounters yet. It did show some laser false at the airport which was expected. I Got ID 991,992,993 and 994.
    When you get those laser alerts at the airport, hit the mute button and it will tell the CPU to not give a full alert at that pps reading.

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    Smile Re: I just got my Pro78SE

    Quote Originally Posted by myblkrat View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by miasti View Post
    I did some highway driving but no encounters yet. It did show some laser false at the airport which was expected. I Got ID 991,992,993 and 994.
    When you get those laser alerts at the airport, hit the mute button and it will tell the CPU to not give a full alert at that pps reading.
    Thanks i will do that

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    Default Re: I just got my Pro78SE

    You should be happy with the Pro78 SE.


    Whistler1

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    Smile Re: I just got my Pro78SE

    So far so good. No encounters yet )) Falsies are not bad at all for me at this time. I got one false from a Cobra User on the highway. )

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    Default Re: I just got my Pro78SE

    My XTR-690 I had was actually a pretty good city detector it didn't false alot to X and K. But it did false to Ka alot even in Filter 2 mode. I wonder if the newer SE models false as much to Ka band as the older Whistlers.

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    Default Re: I just got my Pro78SE

    Quote Originally Posted by rocky2 View Post
    I wonder if the newer SE models false as much to Ka band as the older Whistlers.
    I tested 4 different SE models here in LA for about a month and they all falses Ka band like crazy.

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    Default Re: I just got my Pro78SE

    DJ

    Baw-Hum-Bub!!!!





    Whistler1

 

 

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