Just was on the highway cop was on the side of hiway he had pulled over someone..once i got couple hundred feet near the cop then the radar went off low then went up...my detector is mounted hi center...isnt that bad rangE??
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Poor range X50?
Just was on the highway cop was on the side of hiway he had pulled over someone..once i got couple hundred feet near the cop then the radar went off low then went up...my detector is mounted hi center...isnt that bad rangE??
Re: Poor range X50?
I and others have seen this many times before.. Its probably nothing to worry about. Odds are the radar was on the passenger seat of the cops car so your detector didnt pick it up strong. Thats if he had someone pulled over.....did he? Also if it was Ka band, that band is the hardest to pick up besides laser. In time newer detectors will come out making Ka easier to sniff out I would think. Normally I dont have probelms with my x50 Rev.5 picking up Ka though. I would say wait and see before you think of sending it back in. Maybee some of the other people with x50's who know a little more than I do can weigh in on this.Originally Posted by 03c0upe
did it hit full alert after yo passed him, could have been the front antenna on and you would have had not very much warning until you passed, or like the other guy said, probably a handheld in the front seat.
Yeah handheld on the front seat....Ka is hard to pick up also...and if it was on a spot of the highway were there wasent as much stuff to reflect back to your detector
if his radar was in the front it would have to bounce off somethin and make it back to your detector before you pick it up sence his car was faceing the same way as yours..
I got hit with Instant On KA about an hour ago on my way home. I would have to say that I didn't get full bars until I could almost see him. Remember though he was using Instant On. It was strange though, it's like he would turn the KA on for three or four seconds then turn it off. I would say I got half a mile warning. At half a mile KA would just light up with no bars but that's a sure warning to slow down. About every other second as I got closer I aquired bars. Then before you know it, State Trooper Rear window mounted radar shooting directly at me ( Instant On KA........ ). He blasted me as I passed.
X50 worked like a charm with more than enought warning.
Anyone new to detectors remember this. Anytime you get KA
slow down and look around. Even if it's just one bar. KA is rarely
a false.
what does instant on mean
Instant on is where the Leo waits until you are in range, and then switching on his radar.....This enables him to acquire your speed very quickly, and gives you no warning.
( Instant On ) is when the Officer has his gun in standby mode and then activates it as you pass. The gun is not emiting any radar until he flips the switch. He has picked you out and has decided to see if you are speeding.
Some officers leave their Radar Gun on and emiting radar all the time and that is called ( Constant On ). Constant on is a Radar Detector users best friend because it gives you plenty of warning that an officer is using Radar ahead.
Officers use Instant On to defeat drivers that have radar detectors. Your only hope is that he shoots someone infront of you and it alerts your detector before he shoots you.
Hope this helps.......
Wabbitt huntin time.... :wink:
ok thanks for the info..i just bought a x50 and thinking about gettin rid of it..i barely see speed traps in the city..and if i see a cop driving by his radar is off..and i keep on getting false alarms on the stupid store doors..
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