x65 pro

[carboncopy]

I just got my x65 pro about 2 weeks ago and I have a few questions for the veteran x65 owners. In the past 2 weeks I've seen more police on the interstate then what I have seen all year. It must be the end of the month quota. Anyway, from what I have seen it looks like the PO PO are using mostly Ka band radar. The thing that is making me wonder if my x65 is working correctly is that when my x65 detects the Ka, it is almost always a very weak signal. But, the strange part is that as I pass the police car the signal meter stays about the same in strength. Shouldn't the meter go up to 8 or 9 as I pass the police car insted of staying at 2 or 3? BTW I've been using mostly highway mode.

Thanks,

CC


x65
Software 6.1
POP On
Ka USA
Everything else default

[amoney]

If it is not directly aimed at you the strength level can vary. Even if there is something between the two of you, traffic, concrete wall, even on the oposite side of the road. You will not get full strength.

Even if you are directly targeted you may not get full strentgh, some Ka guns spit out of the factory with lower power.

As long as you get a relatively strong signal when close, and that the strentgh ramps up accordingly as you get closer. If you only get weak Ka up close always, then I would call Bel and have them check you unit. The main thing is that you are alerted with sufficient range.

[carboncopy]

Well the police car that was shooting the Ka was parked along the side of the road and as I passed by the x65 singal meter only went to 3 or 4. I have seen it go to 7-8 before, but I thought it was strange that I could pass so close to a Ka source and the dector not ramp up in warning.

The detection range has been pretty good with the x65, but I don't like how it sometimes doesn't ramp up as I get closer to the radar source. I am going to try to get some video and post it because I swear everyday for the last 2 weeks I have seen at least 4 or 5 people pulled over in about a 5 mile radius.

I was sort of impressed when the x65 detected a stationary police car using Ka from about 2 miles out and from behind a overpass. That was pretty cool! So far the detector has bailed me out about 3 times going to and coming back from work. But, I am still tempted to get a V1. I'll try to get some video footage this week of the x65 in action.


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[Sparkknocker]

RX-65 are known for hardly ever going to a full alert. A lot of the time you can be heading straight at the radar source and the alert will stop before you even pass the source; then it will alert again once the source is to your rear. Not a big deal as long as you are getting an early alert. Make sure that your KA band is set to USA and not INTL. This will improve your sensitivity

[carboncopy]

RX-65 are known for hardly ever going to a full alert. A lot of the time you can be heading straight at the radar source and the alert will stop before you even pass the source; then it will alert again once the source is to your rear. Not a big deal as long as you are getting an early alert. Make sure that your KA band is set to USA and not INTL. This will improve your sensitivity

Hmm that makes sense then bec the range isn't a problem since it does seem to be detecting the radar from pretty far out. The other day along this strech of road I've been talking about it went off just a few beeps and sure enough about 1 mile down the raod I see the police car. I guess my only issue with the x65 is that it should ramp up better as you get closer to the radar source. Otherwise I am pleased with the range and the good job at filtering.

One of the best detectors I owned was a old school Bel, which I can't remember the model, but it was one of the first that used the letters to show H for highway and C for city. That thing had AWESOME range and was great at detecting instant-on.

One more question, does anyone know what is being used in IL as far as radar? So far I've seen K, Ka, and laser.

Thanks,

CC

[compu44]

One more question, does anyone know what is being used in IL as far as radar? So far I've seen K, Ka, and laser.

Thanks,

CC

Everything. That includes POP and X.

[cervan]

my rx 65 always goes to full alert with ka and i normally get a 2 mile warning with it i keep it in usa mode and i run in threat mode the longest ive got is 3 miles

[carboncopy]

I would say I am getting about 2 mile range on Ka. Where I am at it is ideal to have a RD since it is nice and flat. What they are doing on the stretch of road I drive on is they have a car parked that is shooting Ka, maybe some K and then they radio to another car that pulls the speeder over. I guess that is standard, but man they are really hitting people hard in this area. I would say I see on avg 3 people pulled over going to work and 3 on my way home from work. It's been a great testing ground for the x65 since I pretty much know they are going to be out and shooting radar.

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