Redline 11 miler

**Weeth** · 01-17-2011, 06:38 PM

Wow! Very impressive! Now I want a redline.

Were there any cars around you like rabbits? It must have been slow night for him if he was parked that long.

**Akosikojak** · 01-17-2011, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by OpenRoad

I actually got 2 detects exceeding 10 miles with Redline over the weekend, both in the same open valley in central Utah on I-15, south of the town of Fillmore. This is an open valley where the interstate rises up and over a hill on both ends. The valley itself is about 15 miles across. Utah Highway Patrol running 34.7 (actual freq was 34.666 - same cop on both runs), one on Friday and the other last night. Cop was parked on ramp running Ka I/O. First was 11.5 miles, the other was around 12.

Sorry, no video - in both cases it was after dark and my camera sucks at night vision.

That's some serious range there OpenRoad

, I haven't gotten that yet on my Redline, maybe in the 7 or 8 mile so far but I will keep on trying

Originally Posted by atticuss187

That is amazing range. The best, I've ever heard of. However, this is the reason I really wouldn't care for anything more than a mile or two. Who wants to be driving the PSL for 11 miles?

Buy a Cobra if ya want the short range RD

**atticuss187** · 01-17-2011, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by Akosikojak

Buy a Cobra if ya want the short range RD

That's not what I'm trying to say. The point I'm trying to make is, before the first blip of radar from the redline, the OP was probably speeding for quite some time. Now, he has just been driving the PSL for 11 miles. Depending on how long you're on the highway for, (say 10-15 minutes) driving the PSL for 11 miles would irritate me. I'd rather drive the PSL for a few miles, rather than 11. 11 is just a bit to long, and way to long to be driving the PSL. Heck, after 5-7 miles I'd figure it was some asshole in the other lane with a cobra, or a mercedez behind me.

**Sector_15504** · 01-17-2011, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by atticuss187

Originally Posted by Akosikojak

Buy a Cobra if ya want the short range RD

That's not what I'm trying to say. The point I'm trying to make is, before the first blip of radar from the redline, the OP was probably speeding for quite some time. Now, he has just been driving the PSL for 11 miles. Depending on how long you're on the highway for, (say 10-15 minutes) driving the PSL for 11 miles would irritate me. I'd rather drive the PSL for a few miles, rather than 11. 11 is just a bit to long, and way to long to be driving the PSL. Heck, after 5-7 miles I'd figure it was some asshole in the other lane with a cobra, or a mercedez behind me.

Well nothing is technically stopping you from driving the PSL when your RD goes off, but if you choose to not heed it after awhile, what is the point then?

**OpenRoad** · 01-17-2011, 11:33 PM

Well, yeah, I was doing my usual 93 or so when I slowed to 85 (PSL on that stretch is 80) so not a big slow down. I stayed at 85 until I saw the cop on other side. This guy was shooting selective I/O and there was about a mile between cars, so I was not taking chances in the pitch black. Supposedly Redline was tested to a max of 14 miles.

**niran916** · 01-17-2011, 11:52 PM

Very good range on the Redline. I have yet to get an alert like that, but I know it is easily possible. I saw a vid from a member here who got range like that with his Redline.

**Akosikojak** · 01-18-2011, 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by Sector_15504

Originally Posted by atticuss187

Originally Posted by Akosikojak

Buy a Cobra if ya want the short range RD

That's not what I'm trying to say. The point I'm trying to make is, before the first blip of radar from the redline, the OP was probably speeding for quite some time. Now, he has just been driving the PSL for 11 miles. Depending on how long you're on the highway for, (say 10-15 minutes) driving the PSL for 11 miles would irritate me. I'd rather drive the PSL for a few miles, rather than 11. 11 is just a bit to long, and way to long to be driving the PSL. Heck, after 5-7 miles I'd figure it was some asshole in the other lane with a cobra, or a mercedez behind me.

Well nothing is technically stopping you from driving the PSL when your RD goes off, but if you choose to not heed it after awhile, what is the point then?

Exactamundo!

**Hunter** · 01-18-2011, 07:23 AM

woww..
that is some amazing range!!

**speeddemon** · 01-18-2011, 09:01 AM

That's some insane range there Great save

**GTO_04** · 01-18-2011, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by atticuss187

Originally Posted by OpenRoad

Originally Posted by Sector_15504

holy moly! Its what us RD users dream of....

Yeah, I've driven something like 60,000 miles with this thing now, waiting for one of these super long detects. But it required this open valley, elevation, etc.
The LEO was shooting forward, opposite direction sitting on an onramp. I think this is as good as it can get.

I did end up driving PSL for a long time, however.

That is amazing range. The best, I've ever heard of. However, this is the reason I really wouldn't care for anything more than a mile or two. Who wants to be driving the PSL for 11 miles? After driving the PSL for that long, the speeding you've done (the extra 10-20+ PSL) has now really been irrelevant. In any fashion, that is extraordinary range and some pretty sweet stuff to be witnessing.

To get the great off-axis performance of the Redline, it requires very high sensitivity, and you are going to have ultra long alerts on flat open terrain. There is no way around it. Those long alerts are not going to be a problem for most of us because those conditions are rarely encountered in most of the US.

GTO_04