What's my 9500i's range?

[Shackleford]

FCC ID: QKL95M4

I picked up a POP tonight and a K and KA on a relatively straight highway on the way home. I was trying to get a good idea of how good the range is but didn't.

[KaPro]

There are so many variables involved it's hard to say. Anywhere from 1/10th of a mile to 2 miles. You've seen the tests where they have gotten as much as 10 miles? I never did but I guess it's possible?

[CJR238]

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This is what I found with all 3 of my 9500I's:

~1/4mi or more on windy roads with tree coverage and ~2mi on highways. There have been reports of 7+ miles but that’s in places like Kansas.
I have even had less than 1/4mi alerts that were more than sufficient because of the location/terrain.

By the way POP is useless, especially for testing range. X, K & KA is what you should be testing depending on area.

[KnightHawk]

FCC ID: QKL95M4

I picked up a POP tonight and a K and KA on a relatively straight highway on the way home. I was trying to get a good idea of how good the range is but didn't.

Most likely, your POP hit was from other RD's around.

[Shackleford]

Well, it seems like I picked up a K-band last night over a half a mile. I'm not exactly sure how much, though. It was on a straight stretch of highway in the city, and I saw the cop drive past me. I guess that's not too good for my 9500i.

[YTCD]

Well, it seems like I picked up a K-band last night over a half a mile. I'm not exactly sure how much, though. It was on a straight stretch of highway in the city, and I saw the cop drive past me. I guess that's not too good for my 9500i.

What kind of vehicle do you drive? I gaurantee that you have the windshield that messes up radar

[Shackleford]

What kind of vehicle do you drive? I gaurantee that you have the windshield that messes up radar

I drive a '98 Trans Am. I have the radar detector about halfway down.

[YTCD]

The only reason for it to be like that is the windshield. I had the exact same problem in my denali. Half a mile only. I thought it was just the tint strip but come to find it out it was the entire windshield

[Shackleford]

The only reason for it to be like that is the windshield. I had the exact same problem in my denali. Half a mile only. I thought it was just the tint strip but come to find it out it was the entire windshield

So, it's the Trans Am's windshield? Anything I can do to alleviate it? It was also in Auto, too. I might change it to Highway from now on.

[YTCD]

So, it's the Trans Am's windshield? Anything I can do to alleviate it? It was also in Auto, too. I might change it to Highway from now on.

Yeah you have a 9500 always keep it on highway.

I'm not sure if its the windshield but from a personal experience with it, very very possible. Because i thought it was okay that i was only getting .5 mile warnings until i got a new car and now i've gotten a 5 mile warning. (usually at least a mile. I got 35.5 ka from 1.7 miles and it was off axis!)