Truelock locked out a LEO today.

I was driving a stretch of road that used to have two K band alerts in less than a mile. Now thanks to trulock, that stretch of road has been quiet for me.

But today it was too quiet. I was almost dead center between the two false alarm locations and noticed my satellite icon was still spinning. (It usually stops for a while in between the two locations.)

I reached up and hit the GPS button to disable GPS features and my ix instantly starts freaking out on K-band. (Very strong signal)

Sure enough, there is a LEO about a block ahead of me waiting to make a u-turn. He made the u-turn and took a side street shortly thereafter. As soon as he turned down the side street the K-band alert stopped and a few seconds after that, the CVS sounded a weak K-band alert as expected.

********As of 1/27/9 My 9500ix has "locked out" 4 LEOs (BAD) and alerted to two K-band LEO's in locked-out locations*************

You were pretty lucky that you trusted your "Spider sense" in that instance. I suppose its a good lesson that technology is not infallible.

Wow there's been alot of threads about the 9500 series RD's truelocking the real K band lately. It makes me wonder if the 9500's are actualy expecting a different signal in the truelocked areas or is it just K band is temporarily off in these areas :confused:

I'm still going to get the 9500ix soon, there's literaly only 2 cops in my area that run K band

Sorry to here about your loss, Z1:(

I can't remember the exact fq, but I made a mental note that the LEO signal was on the low side of K band, like the door opener at the Shell station I locked out.

However I think there should be some fail safe with respect to signal strength. The LEO's signal was way stronger than either of the two falses I had locked out.

The LEO may have been using an older K band gun which operates on the far less common 24.125GHz rather than the US standard of 24.15GHz. I have found a few links to Asian companies which manufacture new K band sensors for automatic doors. Some of them operate on the European 24.125GHz standard. So, that is good news unless you happen to encounter a cop who is using a fairly rare 24.125GHz K band radar gun in the same vicinity as 24.125 door openers.

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Originally Posted by Z1NONLY

I can't remember the exact fq, but I made a mental note that the LEO signal was on the low side of K band, like the door opener at the Shell station I locked out.

However I think there should be some fail safe with respect to signal strength. The LEO's signal was way stronger than either of the two falses I had locked out.

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Hopefully when the LEO is actively checking for speeders your 9500 will alert a bit before you get to that area. Nothing sticks out more than a few beeps from a 9500, always be cautious in a locked out area.

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Originally Posted by Z1NONLY

I was driving a stretch of road that used to have two K band alerts in less than a mile. Now thanks to trulock, that stretch of road has been quiet for me.

But today it was too quiet. I was almost dead center between the two false alarm locations and noticed my satellite icon was still spinning. (It usually stops for a while in between the two locations.)

I reached up and hit the GPS button to disable GPS features and my ix instantly starts freaking out on K-band. (Very strong signal)

Sure enough, there is a LEO about a block ahead of me waiting to make a u-turn. He made the u-turn and took a side street shortly thereafter. As soon as he turned down the side street the K-band alert stopped and a few seconds after that, the CVS sounded a weak K-band alert as expected.

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Do you have the 9500i or ix?

Wait, I was told that the TrueLock function was flawless and that there would be no stories like this on the Escort forum.:confused::rolleyes:

It sounds like the floodgates will be opening shortly.

No matter what people say Truelock is dangerous to use. Use it with caution. I know I do now

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Originally Posted by focalcivic

Do you have the 9500i or ix?

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I have the ix.