newbie question

**Sancho** · 11-12-2007, 09:50 PM

hi, i am currently located in australia where radar detectors are illegal. I have done a little research and am interested in buying the STi as it is not detectable in the states. I am not sure if the rdd's in aus are the same as in the states and therfore not being able to detect it.
Any thoughts?

thanks

**jerry540i** · 11-12-2007, 10:20 PM

They're the same, except with a different name.

I believe the Spectre used in North America is the Stalcar in Australia.

Anyway, the Sti is undetectable. Period.

J/

**Sancho** · 11-13-2007, 04:44 AM

ok i am aware that the STi doesnt have Ku & X band. Is this a problem as im not sure if these bands are used in australia?

**o2bad455** · 11-13-2007, 10:59 AM

You're correct that the STi does not cover Ku at the moment, but it does cover X. I haven't been to Australia (yet), but I think it's just K and Ka there. You might try adding "Australia" to the title of your post to get more informed answers.

**MetalFlame** · 11-13-2007, 02:34 PM

Bel STi for AUS market is called Bel XR.This two RDs are identical,except on BelXR you cannot enable X-band,
wich you don't need in AUS and Ku-band also,it's not used in AUS
You only need K,Ka and Laser for AUS
BUT,if you can afford Bel STi-R,go for it.It's a remote installation RD with
10 selectable Ka-band sections.Because of that STi-R will perform better than Bel STi(or BelXR)

BTW,if you allready set you mind on Beltronics STi(XR)or maybe even STi-R :wink: ,it would be a good idea to buy from authorized dealer
like dontgetcaught.au or neltronics.au

**Atomic** · 11-13-2007, 04:53 PM

another thing you might want to note. the STi in the US is about US$450 (about AU$500). The STI XR (AU/NZ version) is AU$800.

With the AU/NZ version you'll have "local" warranty support, but with one from the US you'll probably have to send it back to the US for any warranty. So it'll be + postage and handling when you buy it, to get it to Aus then + postage and handling everytime you need to send it back

**RW'07** · 11-13-2007, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Sancho

hi, i am currently located in australia where radar detectors are illegal. I have done a little research and am interested in buying the STi as it is not detectable in the states. I am not sure if the rdd's in aus are the same as in the states and therfore not being able to detect it.Any thoughts?

thanks

Identical...

http://www.spectre-rdd.com/stalcar.asp

Getting the STI will solve the issue...