Vector 940 Performance

**Laserhead** · 10-08-2006, 02:52 PM

I'm not sure if it is coincidence or not that both you and he got "Popped" on the west side of the state. Was it MSP that you encountered?

I'm up in the air on whether or not to enable POP. I have to drive up to Cadillac this Tuesday.

**xXCriticizeXx** · 10-08-2006, 03:14 PM

when i had my 940 i called and ask beltronics why POP was naturally turned off and he said you will get more falses with it on, but if you are in a area with confirmed POP you would probally want it on. I have POP on with my X50 and i wouldve thought that crapras would set the POP off but really they dont seem to. I have had one POP so far and it was actually confirmed POP so i would turn it on if they use it.

**Laserhead** · 10-08-2006, 08:02 PM

I suppose I can enable POP on my ride up to Cadillac. I have reservations over all the posts I have read indicating POP mode reduces radar detection range.

**Laserhead** · 10-08-2006, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by LittleOverPSL

You owned the 966W eh? In the early 90s, there weren't forums like these to get info on so I read the RD review in Car & Truck or Motor Performance and at that time they rated the 966W among the best.

I got the 956W which was second line performance. It served me well on X/K 8) , since it supported all Ka bands and it's filtering wasn't quite as good it detected other RDs more than LEOs :roll: . I rarely ran into real Ka with it, Ka was not as prevalent then either.

I still have the 966W. And it still works after hundreds of "drops" from the windshield on those hot summer days when the cups give way. I get a little miffed when I hear that Bel's quality blows. Maybe now it does, but based on the abuse my 966W took and it still fires up, I'm Bel all the way for now.
The 966W was over kill when I bought it. never ran into Ka back then, but boy did it save me with K band.

**LittleOverPSL** · 10-08-2006, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by Laserhead

The 966W was over kill when I bought it. never ran into Ka back then, but boy did it save me with K band.

Amen to that. I prolly should pull out my 956W from the bottom of a box and see how it compares to my new 995.

**time2fly** · 10-09-2006, 06:53 PM

I have a retired Bel 940. I bought it on clearance and it worked great for the money. It had good range but the filtering was a little weak.

I really like the way the old Bel's automute feature worked with the initial alert and then a "geiger" clicking sound. I hate the current automute that totally shuts off the audio. I never use it on my X50. (I'm not sure if the RX65 also does this because I've never used it.)

**Laserhead** · 10-10-2006, 05:28 PM

Well......took my cruise up to Cadillac, Mi today to test out my v940 mounted up high to the left of the RVM. The v940 must have a newly engineered LEO repulser mode because I did not see a single one the whole 3.5 hrs.

Hopefully on the way home tomorrow.

**Lumberjack93** · 11-03-2006, 08:39 AM

I bought a brand new Bel Vector 940 yesterday and it got it's first save this morning.

I really like the range on this unit. I was on a long hilly stretch when a Ka alert came on with two bars on the indicator. Very faint. That first "whiff" is what saved me. The instant I got that "whiff" I slowed down by 10mph and looked at my odometer. By the time I saw the Leo I had gone 1.5 miles and he was travelling towards me. There were not many cars on the road and this was in a rural Texas area.

So, I'd have to say that the 940 did very well on it's first trial.

Lumberjack93

**Laserhead** · 11-03-2006, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Lumberjack93

I bought a brand new Bel Vector 940 yesterday and it got it's first save this morning.

I really like the range on this unit. I was on a long hilly stretch when a Ka alert came on with two bars on the indicator. Very faint. That first "whiff" is what saved me. The instant I got that "whiff" I slowed down by 10mph and looked at my odometer. By the time I saw the Leo I had gone 1.5 miles and he was travelling towards me. There were not many cars on the road and this was in a rural Texas area.

So, I'd have to say that the 940 did very well on it's first trial.

Lumberjack93

Nice to hear there is another 940 user out there. Havent had any encounters since my hits on the Ohio Turnpike last month.
Wish I had more evaluation time.

I have noticed the falses on the 940 leave a bit to be desired but it isnt intolerable. I'm please with the $150 I spent so far.

I'm heading to Akron, Ohio on Monday so I'm sure the Ohio Turnpike will once again provide for some interesting entertainment.

**eldo** · 11-05-2006, 05:01 PM

Bel v940version 4.5 !!
For the money, it's really hard to beat. My very first detector and I am
very much impressed!! I think it's basically the same as the v995.
I also have a v995. I will use my v995 more in the coming weeks to
really decide.