Here it goes!

**hills2** · 07-16-2009, 09:47 AM

Howdy, every one.

I am from central Texas and have been lurking around this forum for several weeks. I finally joined this forum as it looks informative and useful.

I am new to RD and just purchased my first RD, a Beltronics GX65. Still trying to get familiar with it and playing with it.

Wish everyone happy RDing

**stlcardsfan** · 07-16-2009, 09:50 AM

GX65 is a great detector. Texas is probably the best represented state on here. Thee are quite a few members in TX. Have you considered a laser jammer?

**erickonphoenix** · 07-16-2009, 10:29 AM

Welcome aboard! Austin area? You need a jammer and watch out for fritter. :LOL:

**8freerunner8** · 07-16-2009, 11:14 AM

Welcome, this board is the best collection of speed enforcement countermeasure info I have ever seen, watch out for laser on I35!

**hills2** · 07-16-2009, 11:43 AM

Yes, I am in Austin.

Today on I-35 my GX65 went off with "laser" warning when I was driving 73m. I looked around hard but couldn't find the source.

Haven't thought of getting a laser jammer yet. Will see. As said, this is my first RD. Maybe it's too good for a beginner. But I do not want to buy a cheaper one and get bothered by false alarms. I am not a speeder by many definitions. A RD is just another layer of protection and some kind of insurance. My GX65 has been very quiet. I also liked the full dark mode which I use when driving in the evening.

Bests to your all.

**Stealth Stalker** · 07-16-2009, 11:58 AM

False alarms have nothing to do with cheap. In fact, the top of the line detectors false a good bit. False alarms are caused by radar sources. Any detector that suppresses those alerts runs the risk of suppressing police signals.

**hills2** · 07-16-2009, 01:54 PM

It's true -- expensive radar detectors may also cause a lot of false alarms. As far as I know the well respected V1 is such an example. It's long range, highly sensitive, but may also report many non-police sources.

My initial buy list included several Cobra. After some research I dropped any Cobra from further consideration. That narrowed me down to Whistler (XTR-695SE, Pro78SE), Beltronics (RX65, Vector995, GX65), and Escort (8500, 8500x2, 9500i, 9500ix). The GPS feature, the price, and the relatively less false alarm numbers reported, eventually led me to GX65.

--hills2