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I finally got my whistler PRO-73
Surprisinlee (LOL) its got a very good amount of range i did have one problem with though.
i went to go turn off the x band while it was picking uo a x band signal, and it started going back and forth to x band 4 and city 1 back and forth, i turned it off and it had no problems after.
I reccomend the _PRO-73_ to anyone who is considering purchasing it.
have u gotten used to the falses yetQuote:
Originally Posted by Tsax444
YEAH i had a crapra that i returned so this is a gain compared to falses ut its all good. at least i can trust it, and i can live with falses.
I still gotta test it though cuz, no cops are radaring much cuz all our roads are ice untill like sunday.
Welcome newcomer and good luck w/ your Whistler rd. I hope it works out for you. :D
I just got mine last week also. I have been using it everyday and to be honest i am not that happy with the range. I have been getting quite a few falses but I really like the auto mute feature because the falses go quiet. I had one alert go off but the leo was very close to me and I was pretty dissapointed. I think I had read someone say that you could send it in and whistler would run some tests and make sure that it was up to the standards. If anyone has any info on that I would like to hear from you.
Welcome a2004 to the board. You can call The Whistler group at 1-800-531-0004. They have one of my rd's presently. Hope this all helps you.
Falses are a part of the Whistler's performance. They choose to have it alert first, then filter after that. Provides quicker reaction time. Most of my alerts last no more than 2-3 beeps.Quote:
Originally Posted by a200462790
As far as range, you might have a bad unit, though that's unusual with this company. I get PLENTY of range on mine...over 3 miles on one hit. LEO could have hit you with Instant On, too...you won't get a reading until it's too late, then.
A2004, did you try a factory reset? This might help!
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Originally Posted by Stealthcb
How do you do a factory reset? I really doubt the leo was using instant on, but that is one possibity. My pro 73 has not given me a warning anywhere close to 3 miles, in fact not even half a mile. If i had to guess I would say no more than 250 feet.
I believe you unplug the unit, then plug it in again while holding down power and quiet. Something like that. It's in the instructions.Quote:
Originally Posted by a200462790
If you know of any of those "Your Speed Is" signs, try testing it against those. I get about a mile on those, but they are a weaker signal than a standard radar gun. If you don't get a halfway decent alert on that, then return the unit.
You didn't happen to order from E-Bay, did you?
Especially true with quick-triggered radar, which behave much like Cobra Ka falses... this is why when QT is tested even some big-name detectors fail to reliably alert.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stealthcb
coming home and got a alert from around corner and followed an unmarked he was going sixty down a thirty with his constant on so i was getting like a 6-7 hit constant at 2 tenths of a mile away.