Vector 995 Questions

**Frenzy** · 03-29-2010, 10:00 PM

I have a few questions/concerms about the Vector 995. I purchased it about a month to month and a half ago, and it's been working fine.

1.) Will turning POP mode on affect the range on it?

2.) How does it work with I/O and Q/T K and Ka bands? Will it give enough warning time to slow if I have "rabbit" cars in front of me?

I have seen the GOL testing on range and I/O detection, and am curious to other users real life experiences and "saves" from tickets.

Thanks in advance! :-)

**dpatel01** · 03-29-2010, 10:20 PM

Do not turn on pop. It will only drive you crazy with false alerts from Cobras. POP capable guns are hard to find, a leo who knows how to use pop is even harder to find. The performance of Bels and Escorts against I/O and QT is their greatest weakness. I used my Vector for 2 1/2 years as my primary RD and it worked wonders for me against QT and kept me ticket free.

**Frenzy** · 03-30-2010, 07:02 PM

Thank you for the informative post.

I have had a run in with a LEO on Rt. 23 in NY using I/O Ka Band. It was over a hill too, car ahead of me *chirp* off. I slow down, me over the hill 9/9 bar Ka alert.

I just wasn't sure if this was a once in a while occurence, or the Bels aren't as bad as people say on I/O alerts.

**porky786** · 03-30-2010, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by Frenzy

Thank you for the informative post.

I have had a run in with a LEO on Rt. 23 in NY using I/O Ka Band. It was over a hill too, car ahead of me *chirp* off. I slow down, me over the hill 9/9 bar Ka alert.

I just wasn't sure if this was a once in a while occurence, or the Bels aren't as bad as people say on I/O alerts.

You wont get any notice with instant on until they fire it. Meaning in most cases , you'll see them without any notice, till they fire.

Maybe they fired over the hill at something else , and you got lucky. But you will not be able to react quickly enough, in an idea situation of a rolling instant on LEO.

I've dealt with this many times, there's only one way to beat it, and cant be done in a automobile. The reaction time, is just too long.

**Frenzy** · 03-30-2010, 08:54 PM

Yes I had a car ahead of me. I'm just wandering about the range on I/O or QT. If I have a car in front of me say .5 miles on a relatively straight highway what is the odds of me getting an alert?

snoopyc4 · 03-30-2010, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by Frenzy

Yes I had a car ahead of me. I'm just wandering about the range on I/O or QT. If I have a car in front of me say .5 miles on a relatively straight highway what is the odds of me getting an alert?

We can't say because your range against I/O depends on so many factors that we simply can't determine such as terrain, the I/O operator, etc. The LEO may decide to skip the car in front of you and hit you instead. Or the LEO may use QT and your Bel may miss the alert completely.