1/3 price of the big boys = 1/3 of the range! It would have been interesting to compare the bel e795 with the whistler pro 58 at the gol 1/28/06 shootout to see what detector was the best poor man's special.
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1/3 price of the big boys = 1/3 of the range! It would have been interesting to compare the bel e795 with the whistler pro 58 at the gol 1/28/06 shootout to see what detector was the best poor man's special.
Yeah if you look at the range and price it isnt all that far off (in most cases)... 1/4 the price of the V1, 1/3 the price of the RX65, X50... so value for the money (brand new detector) it is still fine. (This is especially evident in K-band as we all know the most widely used radar band by LEOs). With the Talon yeah you will have some problems... but again apply the 1/4, 1/3 price to the detector and you get what you pay for.Originally Posted by vw242
30 MPH = 44 feet per second traveled
40 MPH = 58.6 feet per second traveled
50 MPH = 73.3 feet per second traveled
60 MPH = 88 feet per second traveled
70 MPH = 102.6 feet per second travel
80 MPH = 117.3 feet per second traveled
90 MPH = 132 feet per second traveled
100 MPH = 146.6 feet per second traveled
So if you have a radar detector that warns you a half a second sooner than another, say at 80 MPH. You were warned 58.5 feet sooner if the detectors both picked up radar at the exact same time.
It is a great detector if you want to sharpen your reflexes!
You have to remember the tests done this last weekend was not your typical position that a radar gun would be used.
Remember they said they had to angle the guns since the road they tested on was not that long to prevent all of the detectors giving full alerts all the time.
You have to factor in the angles of the radar gun with this result.
Since you are now dealing with an offset angle some detectors can not do as well at detecting radar at angles.
Yes the high ends are going to detect off axis better than the low end Bel but the bel was not designed that way.
Maybe this wil help in perspective bel 795 vs Whislter pro 58
Back last August when we tested the pro 58 we got the following measurements in dectection.
Remember the radar unit was facing straight ahead as we came down the road. (radar was parallel with the road)
X band 1285 feet
k band 744 feet
ka 35.5 782 feet.
Now lets compare the Bel 795 results, remember the radar units being tested are now angled so it is not a direct shot like it was on the Whislter PRO 58.
X band 1552 feet <--actually did better than the Whistler!
k band 542 feet<--200 feet less than the Whistler
ka 35.5 156 feet <-- All the detectors performed poor on this test compared to the test back in August
As far as the KA 35.5 band if you compare the 2 tests results with this band you will see all detectors lost a lot of range on the new test, so I think in all honesty if the radar would have been aiming directly like it was for the pro 58 the Bel would have done just as well if not better.
I think if the tests would have been the same as last time the bel would have beaten the whistler PRO 58.
Bel had better X band range and was only 200 feet shorter detection on k band even though the radar was not pointing straight on.
As far as the KA 35.5 that is a tough band to detect especially off axis.
Sorry Boomerman, but I just don't see that happening. I can see a little jump in range shooting the radar in a straight line using the E795 but not by drastic increases by any means. Maybe you just got one of those units where the manufacturer was in a really good mood while building your detector. As VW242 says, "that dog don't hunt." As least both of mine did'nt. I had radar pointing right at me (straight on) and the E795 constantly remained silent until I got right on top of the LEO. I think you got one of those E795's that had a serious degree of variance.
Aust3333 look at my post I have updated it with numbers from when we tested the pro 58 last August and you will see that the bel did better on x band and was only 200' behind on k band.
Yes angle of a radar unit will affect detection greatly.
I have both a k band gun and a X band gun and if I walk around the car with my detectors on I can see a big difference in the detection strength of my radar detectors.
The only one it does not affect of course is the V1's
My experience with Ka instant on has been confirmed. "That Dog Don't Hunt"
If there were 2 models tested, and shown similar results, I would be convinced of that. What I am convinced of right now, is that quality control and manufacturer variance might not be the best on the 795. :wink:
If you would read you would see that NONE of the detectors did very well at that angle compared to the tests we did in August.
Yeah vw242 has a real problem with the little thing called 'critcal thinking'... such as a detector costing 4 times as much should have 4times (if not more) range, same for 3 times more. And again the tests now compared back in August are extremely different, henceforth ALL of the results are different... Jim (I believe in some post) even stated that how they had everything set up the guns wouldnt have clocked a speed even at near point-blank ranges.If you would read you would see that NONE of the detectors did very well at that angle compared to the tests we did in August.
I mean maybe I also just got one of those freak detectors where Bel decided to give their bonus checks out that day... and the everyone got all happy that day and because of it came out a great batch of detectors.
Overall I am extremely pleased with the E795 myself, and maybe for the next testing I should send mine in for results(offered this time... but Boomerman did) so we get to see two of them, and also throw a whistler 58 in there under the same circumstances.
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