Considering an upgrade.

[Telkar]

See sig for current RDs. Both work great, but Im considering an upgrade, mostly in my mustang. Considering the 985 has tech mode, and all the bells and whistles, more saves than I can count....and the 945 is really a great detector and has saved me plenty of times....what would you guys suggest?

[Telkar]

See sig for current RDs. Both work great, but Im considering an upgrade, mostly in my mustang. Considering the 985 has tech mode, and all the bells and whistles, more saves than I can count....and the 945 is really a great detector and has saved me plenty of times....what would you guys suggest?

Also note that any upgrade would require new hardwiring etc. These are oldschool beltronics (see avatar and sig) so...that has to be considered as well. I've had 1.25mi hits on ka with the 985 and well over 2mi on k....so...unless these new m4s can match that and have TSR then ill stay oldschool.

[speeddemon]

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[bigalinwv]

The only problem with the old versions is Escort won't fix them anymore.

[GTO_04]

I own a 985 and it has been a great RD, but the RL and STi are better on 35.5 Ka.

GTO_04

[Telkar]

I suppose ill stick with what I have. They're both in mint condition, I love the oldschool clicking automute and their range beats anything under $250 on the market considering some tests I've done with a friend. The new v995 couldn't beat either of them....and the sti only beat them on, like gto_04 mentioned, 35.5.

[nine_c1]

I suppose ill stick with what I have. They're both in mint condition, I love the oldschool clicking automute and their range beats anything under $250 on the market considering some tests I've done with a friend. The new v995 couldn't beat either of them....and the sti only beat them on, like gto_04 mentioned, 35.5.

I wish they had kept that feature! I find the automute completely useless on every Escort/Bel model I have had...........it drops the volume down WAY too much.

[ClarkKent51]

I suppose ill stick with what I have. They're both in mint condition, I love the oldschool clicking automute and their range beats anything under $250 on the market considering some tests I've done with a friend. The new v995 couldn't beat either of them....and the sti only beat them on, like gto_04 mentioned, 35.5.

I wish they had kept that feature! I find the automute completely useless on every Escort/Bel model I have had...........it drops the volume down WAY too much.

That "clicking" type mute was superb. You had already identified the band by the initial audio tone and the clicks just verified that the signal was still there. It was similar to the sound of the vehicle's "indicators" and therefore not at all irritating.

Let's make a petition for Beltronics to re-introduce it -- as an option in the preferences menu.

[ClarkKent51]

I suppose ill stick with what I have. They're both in mint condition, I love the oldschool clicking automute and their range beats anything under $250 on the market considering some tests I've done with a friend. The new v995 couldn't beat either of them....and the sti only beat them on, like gto_04 mentioned, 35.5.

I wish they had kept that feature! I find the automute completely useless on every Escort/Bel model I have had...........it drops the volume down WAY too much.

I seem to recall that "clicking" semi-mute feature debuted on the Micro Eye 7 in the early eighties.

it was also used on the Vantage, Vector Series circa 87. There was a third model - but I cannot remember its name. They were X/K detectors.

There was a Vector 3 in 89 (X / K / Photo-radar Ka) that also used this mute-to-click feature.

Beltronics are so stubborn to change (alert sounds and ramp-ups), you'd think they would still be persisting with this feature.

[ClarkKent51]

Just thought of the third model.

There were three Micro Eye Models in this series.

They debuted Beltronics Half horn / Half micro-strip Technology
The antenna horn was chrome-plated plastic. That thing was "light".

Vista (On/Off Switch - no filtering) (One Green and One Red LED)

Vantage (On/Off - Filter Switch - Mute Switch) (One Green and 3 Red LEDs)

Vector (On/Off - Filter Switch - Mute Switch) (One Green and 5 LEDs)

The top-of-the-range Vector also had "the biggie" employing a GaaS FET Diode.

The more things change -- the more they stay the same!!!