Cobra Trapshooter 3 Band Radar Detector Stealth Wideband

**HeloMaXX_8** · 10-17-2007, 08:34 PM

Hi, I have just got a detector from my dad (one of his many old ones) a Cobra Trapshooter 3 band Stealth Wideband - RD-302 and I don't have a manual or instructions on how to work it..etc

I was just wondering if anyone here has or had one, and has anyone got any information you can pass on to me about it...Any sites or information would be of great use..

It has 2 lights on the front, one on the left which is the alarm and one on the right which is for the power. It has a slide switch on the right on top that says city and a mute button on the left on the top. On the left hand side it has a on/off switch which also controls the volume.

It has a sticker on the top that says:

-- Complete Coverage of all Radar Signals
-- Laser Adaptable
-- Cobra STEALTH V C O System
-- HyperSweep Technology
--Alarm Tone for Each Band

If anyone can tell me anything about and about how old it is and it is still worth using these days. I guess what I'm asking is IS IT GOING TO WORK, or is it to old to mess with.

Any and All help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Jeff

**erickonphoenix** · 10-17-2007, 09:15 PM

I cant' give you many details but I would assume this unit would give you usable coverage for Constant On radar around school zones and accidents. Plus you may get an occasional save from officers running radar Constant On while they're doing paperwork. I would highly discourage using that product for any protective measures you can count on. But it's a gadget, could be fun and lead you to wonderful world of RD fanaticism.

Good luck.

**MEM-TEK** · 10-17-2007, 09:47 PM

That Cobra model dates back to somewhere around the early to mid 1990s as I recall. Its wide band Ka performance is, well, very lacking and more likely is dismal. However, if you live in a small town with a police force which entirely uses older K band radar guns, then it will do a fair job of detecting those. On the other hand you are likely to experience tons of falses from modern radar detectors and microwave sources such as cell phones and digital microwave communication towers. Consider this old Trapshooter 3 merely as something fun to play with.

**ziddey** · 10-17-2007, 10:41 PM

did even the earliest cobra have ka? My friend inherited an old bel or something (can't remember, might be whistler or even escort) and it's only x and k

**HeloMaXX_8** · 10-18-2007, 08:00 AM

Thanks Guys for all the info. Like I said it was just laying around my dads house and I thought that I would try it out. I'll just use it for occasional use.

Thanks Again,
Jeff

**MEM-TEK** · 10-18-2007, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by ziddey

did even the earliest cobra have ka? My friend inherited an old bel or something (can't remember, might be whistler or even escort) and it's only x and k

The earliest Cobra that I am aware of was their RD-4000 which was a clone of the original Escort in terms of general appearance and features. It only detected X and K bands.

**HeloMaXX_8** · 10-19-2007, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by MEM-TEK

Originally Posted by ziddey

did even the earliest cobra have ka? My friend inherited an old bel or something (can't remember, might be whistler or even escort) and it's only x and k

The earliest Cobra that I am aware of was their RD-4000 which was a clone of the original Escort in terms of general appearance and features. It only detected X and K bands.

So far this one has been working pretty good as long as it is a constant signal. Other than that it will have to do for a while.

In your opinion which radar detector is that best right now on the market?

Jeff

**TQUILL** · 10-19-2007, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by HeloMaXX_8

Originally Posted by MEM-TEK

Originally Posted by ziddey

did even the earliest cobra have ka? My friend inherited an old bel or something (can't remember, might be whistler or even escort) and it's only x and k

The earliest Cobra that I am aware of was their RD-4000 which was a clone of the original Escort in terms of general appearance and features. It only detected X and K bands.

So far this one has been working pretty good as long as it is a constant signal. Other than that it will have to do for a while.

In your opinion which radar detector is that best right now on the market?

Jeff

Check here:

http://www.guysoflidar.com/august-20...ctor-test.html

**worth** · 10-22-2007, 09:42 AM

I am currently using a Cobra Trapshooter just because it was lying around the house and I didn't have anything in the car. I don't think it's the exact same model you're talking about.

It's green power light is on the left side and red warning light is on the right. Volume wheel is on the left and has city/hwy click slider thing on top right and mute on top left. I'll take pics later tonight if you want. It only gives one alarm tone, which is a beep, so i;m sure it's not the same one as yours. Maybe it's an earlier model.

I really don't know what bands it detects or anything like that, as I said it only does one tone, so maybe it only does X band. It's pretty old, maybe nearly 20 years old...maybe older, not sure.

The one I have is pretty much useless though. It falses a lot, won't pick up multinova, (Obviously won't pick up laser) and it doesn't really give me any protection at all. Have had a few close calls with it where it never went off but I wasn't speeding, but I also got a ticket with it on the highway out from Alberta to BC from RCMP who were either running K or Ka. It was around a corner, so I didn't see them until it was too late and the RD never made a peep. That's why I'm ditching it for my RX65 that should be here this week or next.

**HeloMaXX_8** · 10-22-2007, 08:51 PM

Mine is pretty much just like yours but the power is on the right hand side in green and the alarm on the left in amber. It has a city switch on the top right hand side and the mute button on the left. The tone is is well just a tone it beeps faster when you get closer to the source, other than that I get some false signals alot. But it will have to do for now.

Jeff