I wondered the same. It seems like an awfully expensive speed enforcement measure.
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I wondered the same. It seems like an awfully expensive speed enforcement measure.
^ That's the thing, indeed. :)
Usually, airborne enforcement is either for visual tracking (selective aggressive driving enforcement, pursuit/evasion, etc.) or, in terms of speed-enforcement, utilizes VASCAR.
I've never heard of airborne RADAR/LIDAR enforcement, and am thus wondering if it's even technically feasible. :?:
NO it isn't feasible. The Doppler shift if radaring from helicopter to a vehicle below you would be theoretically 0, so there wouldn't be a speed reading per se. Think about it, the taget vehicle wouldn't actually be moving closer or farther away from the radar, it would be moving perpendicular to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by TSi+WRX
Looking forward to it. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dondebob
I just took my last of the three 95001's I bought for a final test-run yesterday.
I put about 250 miles on it.
It was, granted, a hell of a lot less nosy than my V1.
The one CHP I encountered running a radar while driving down the road, it picked up about 10 car lengths away, on a straight road. Ka band.
If was far less then what my V1 typically picks up. (record against a Ka on a CHP is 4.8 miles on I5, Southbound, just below Sacramento)
I wanted to give the 9500i an honest try because some folks around here keep saying it's better than the V1 at picking up Ka... which is 99% of what I encounter.
This one run-in I had though... did not seem to support that.
I had it running in Highway mode, GPS off, and I was doing over 55mph. The LEO was coming the other direction, with very little traffic to disrupt the waves.
I do think I'm gonna sell my very last 9500i.... anybody want it ?? It has less than 300 miles on it. My other two I just sent back... but I'm tired of sending these things back to Escort, so this one is just going to whoever out there wants it.
Performance wise on a straight level road out in the desert the STi, 9500i, & V1 all perform the same. My guess is when we factor in the different environments, then we see these differences.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yokhannan
The 9500i is staying as my primary detector. Everyones situation is different but I've always had ample time to slow down, and man do I enjoy the peace and quiet.
Just finished a 400 mile trip with my 2nd 9500I and I have logged in about 8000mi in total. Got a KA alert around a bend easily over 1mi away and 2 K alerts in about the same distance. One of the K alerts was from a sign and at almost the same time I was being lasared. It could have been messy if I was use to K band going off all the time (I love how quiet this thing is) the cop must of thought I had the best detector in the world. :D
I have had 2 times where KA went off only a few car lengths ahead, in these cases there was no way of me actually being hit with true KA because I was going almost 70% over the speed limit and he didn’t pull me over. The radar gun must have been facing opposite of me or on his seat.
Overall I have been very happy with my 9500i.