Newbie question - on a V995 does Tech Mode use more CPU time and reduce range or increase response time?
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Newbie question - on a V995 does Tech Mode use more CPU time and reduce range or increase response time?
The only features that have + or - effect on RD sensitivity are:
-POP
-SWS
-AutoScan This mode delays the alert for aprox. 1.5second
-CityLoX Reduces ONLY X-band sensitivity
-CityNoX Reduces ONLY X-band sensitivity and you get audio alert on X-band when the signal reaches strength of 5 bars
-Highway ALL bands at MAXIMUM sensitivity,no filtering
BTW,check the last GOL test to see how SWS and POP affect RD sensitivity.
http://www.guysoflidar.com/august-20...ctor-test.html
MetalFlame is 100% correct. Changing display modes on a Belscort RD doesn't affect sensitivity at all; it merely just tells what info (already processed by the CPU) to display.
the sws results seem to be inconclusive? i remember reading that it does sws after it gets a k, and that it wouldn't otherwise have any difference?Quote:
Originally Posted by MetalFlame
I did some very careful testing against a K band door opener and found that turning SWS on with my Bel V995 very slightly decreased its K band sensitivity. You wouldn't think that this would be the case since one would assume that, with SWS on, the RD would stare longer at the K band signal to see if its a SWS message. And maybe this is exactly why K band sensitivity seems to be a bit less with SWS turned on -- the RD could be waiting for the K signal to be slightly stronger in order to determine whether or not a SWS message is actually present in the signal.Quote:
Originally Posted by ziddey
Anyway, this is just a guess. :)
Don't forget if your RD has these features it was designed to work with them. POP is good to have off so you get less Ka band falses, especially from Cobras.
> AutoScan This mode delays the alert for aprox. 1.5second
Does this apply to all bands, or X only?
Am I better off running City LoX, to cut down on X falses, than AutoScan?
Johnnyzero, welcome to the board. Your best bet is to use City Lox for cutting down on the x band falses.
Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by proudNMAmember
That's what I use on my X50 and it works rather well.Quote:
Originally Posted by proudNMAmember
I found a side benefit of Tech mode: the lack of a bar graph display distracts me from the poor V995 ramp up :lol:
The poor ramp up is less obvious with only audio.
It's really incredibly strange that rampup is a problem with bel's but not escorts. I've always found rampup to be real nice on my late x50. But on my new 940, every occurence of ka goes from 1-2 bars right to full. Today I had around 4 ka encounters. I was in city driving, and all alerts were only 1 bar. But looking around the streets and I always found the leo. Never went above the 1 bar though for my entire city driving though
On the STi, I notice poor audio ramp up but the bar display is fairly accurate. Of course nobody can touch the V1 for it's near perfect ramp up.
On my STI I leave only the K, Ka and Laser ON, the sound for each K alert (and where I live 100% are all falses, the Toronto Police uses MPH Ka radar units only) is very annoying, like a drunk granny, ehhh..., but honestly I got used with this issue, what else can I do, and just pretend the granny is not there at all :lol:
I keep it on Tech Mode only, like to see the K and Ka radar band used by any local police...
X band alert is the one that scares the hell out of me when it goes off, which isn't often with autoscan.
RW, you can turn K band off when in the city, but just make sure you turn it back on for the highway.
To bad, there isn't a city No X/K setting. Just X, and my x is always off. I do find that autoscan is a little better (less noise) then city mode. Been testing for the past 2 weeks.
My daily driving takes me on/off 401/400/427/403/404/QEW and our city of course so I prefer to leave K on all the time, couple of times I go to Barrie or even further north up to Huntsville or east to Trenton...Quote:
Originally Posted by Toronto-radar-chopper
DVP is full of 33.8 Ka real alerts especially when you can drive at your desired speed but that's pretty rare, Don Valley ParkINGLOT... also some 33.8 btwn Jameson and 427 also on Lakeshore, so I'm talking about 33.8 Ka Toronto Police...
Last Tuesday very early morning when I got back from Talladega, got off DVP to Eglinton to head east where I live, all over sudden by Parkway Honda got a 33.8 alert, what a hell, no such thing before AND was 4:30 in the morning, Eglinton almost empty, drove carefully and bingo... the cop in an unmarked (dark blue after overpaint job) cruiser was parked perpendicular to Eglinton in some driveway beside that highrise n/e corner with Birdmoundsey (or whatever you spell that street), those people never stop going for more cash from us, 4:30 in the morning... unbelievable...
That's why we invest so much money and time into this hobby we share. It's a constant battle, but that is the way life is.
For me it's pretty much being a REBEL, hate to know that the gov (and cops are in fact a wing of the gov) is monitoring me, they would say "no, we're monitoring the speed of your vehicle..." but I own the vehicle so you monitor my car you monitor ME so all I want is to know WHEN you do it, have nothing against YOU doing it anytime BUT I wanna know WHEN you do it... tell that to them and they all gonna look at you like public enemy #1, like you are just about to commit a terrorist attack, they (about Ontario) hate RDs and people that use them like hell, seizing RDs is way more satisfying (for them) than taking off the road an unsafe MV :twisted:Quote:
Originally Posted by Toronto-radar-chopper
The govt monitoring you..... give me a break dude......seriously.Quote:
Originally Posted by RW'07
And how do YOU call any police radar operation, DUUUUUUUUUDE (hate to use liberal lingo)?Quote:
Originally Posted by teeto
Good point. I consider my RD to be another tax I pay for the privilege to speed when I see fit.
Plus, it has become my hobby which I desperate to find. Funny enough, my girl likes it because it has also become a good side business for me. Yes, I sell these in Ontario and I really don't care that they are illegal. Just as illegal as free satalite or pirate DVD's.
Just be very careful who you are doing business with, even an ordinary unhappy customer can easily report you to local authorities, others who know the local RD law can easily blackmail you, in Ontario RDs are the same like pot :x the more fuss you make the better chances one day to get caught and then... don't even want to think about... regardless, best of luck and try to stay legal as much as possible :) :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Toronto-radar-chopper
There is no law to stop you using US satellite TV in Canada, hacked of course as DTV and DishNetwork are not allowed to operate in Canada, I think the entire Toronto Police force has got US satellite system at home, and to sell them it's a grey-area market, with pirate DVDs is different, you just steal the product itself by copying it w/out the owner's authorization (the copyright law)...
I've been using US satellite system since 09/03, for a year DTV (until HU cards went dead for good) since then Dish (for the past 2 years Pansat 2700A FTA) for 61.5/110/119 birds :wink:
Incorrect, to descramble a purposely scrambled signal in order to watch without paying IS illegal in Canada. The question is if Dish and friends are "pay services" in Canada. The issue was raised in the Courts of this country many times, and once it was declared public domain but it was quickly overturned. ExpressVu, StarChoice and all the other TV providers have massive legal teams making sure that American satellite service will always be illegal.Quote:
Originally Posted by RW'07
That said your risk of being caught watching such stuff, zero. You only run legal risk if you are actively running a business clearly selling devices to obtain the hacked programming. Sometimes RCMP will raid a store, or some "boss" like that Captain dude...
Now let's go back to the original topic.
But you're not descramble the signal coming from a Canadian satellite company, that's VERY illegal... anyhow, as you just said, who's gonna get in your house to see that you're running DTV or DishNetwork in Canada??? To sell them, very rarely you get stings on this stuff, I even know a legal business, Midland just north of Progress in Scarboro, 2250 Midland, who even has a large business sign upfront and their own van with DishNetwork sat, sales and service...Quote:
Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
It is quite simple to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by RW'07
You are absolutely correct. It once was fine and dandy to pirate DirecTV's signal in Canada and you could not be prosecuted for it. This was because there were simply no laws barring it AND DirecTV does not have a license to broadcast in Canada, and therefore could not prosecute individuals residing there for intercepting and/or pirating its signal.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
However, this is no longer the case. ExpressVU along with major Canadian cable companies used their political lobbies and successfully made the case that they were losing significant revenue because of Canadians who were intercepting American satellite signals. I believe the law that was passed makes it illegal for Canadians to intercept any foreign satellite television signals. This would obviously include DirecTV.
Yes, freetoair/blackbird receivers which do not unscrambles the signal but simple are passive receivers (works for Bell Xpressvu or dish network) are now deemed illegal.
Chance of getting caught is slim to none and they are sold all over the place.
I good care less about a mad customer trying to blackmail me. Change your cell number and email and move on.
Use a $100 per year proxy server and it makes it even more difficult.
First off, hasn't been any DTV hack since they've introduced the P3/P4 cards so everybody with DTV receivers (like myself) moved to DishNetwork, first we're using original DN receivers (with cards) but since about 2 years ago they made all cards unusable (or something like that) so everybody moved again but this time to CARDLESS receivers, FTA, which cannot be hit in any way, receiver and card (cause there is no card), updates of the software and/or keys you get them from some special websites (free membership) so now it's impossible not to get DN for free in Canada, with the proper receiver of course... also you need clear view of the southern sky, the EchoStar birds (same like DTV birds) are somewhere above Texas... in my case, getting only 3 birds, 61.5/110/119, about 720 channels in total including all PPV, all HBO events (proboxing, etc,), all Foxsportsnetwork channels, NHL, NBA, NFL, MLB games, some channels that are not available in Canada, Military, FX, FOOD Network USA, History USA, Pentagon Channel, over 100 of local channels, Florida, San Francisco, LA, San Diego, NY, Denver, Ohio, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, etc, and of course all adult channels starting with ClubJenna (Jameson of course), Xtasy, Playboy (english and spanish)... and no subscription whatsoever :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadReb245
ZERO!!!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Toronto-radar-chopper
I think every Toronto cop is got one at home... Amin :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Toronto-radar-chopper
I think about 1 million Canadian households have DN receivers at home...
But in a practical sense nobody will touch you if you are a "user". Even if you are pointed at ExpressVu.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadReb245
That said, it's a bloody pain in the ass for the TV to go black every week or two :lol:
ABSOLUTELLY... but who the hell needs BEV???Quote:
Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
Have you ever heard about AUTOROLL? Which works flawlessly 8) They change the keys almost daily, when I get home from work you see the "Wait for Picture %" message and will take about 2 min to take the new keys, this only when the receiver was shot off when the keys have been changed, when the receiver in ON you won't know when the receiver has got the new keys, the autoroll does that automatically... and if the autoroll is down, happens lots of times, you just go to some special websites, you get the keys from there and then change them manually, if you want some web sites for DN keys just PM me :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
BEV is good because you can watch Canadian shows, many of which are actually quite good. Some suck of course but I think the suck ratio of Canadian made TV is much less than American TV (American Idol? Survivor? Dr. Phil?!)
Best is both ;)
I get home at around 7 pm, M-F, FNC until 10pm, Speed Channel (with Will Castro's Unique Whips) , Military Channel, all NHL games, Nascar, History channel, etc, with 720 channels why would I need freaking BEV?Quote:
Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
Plus 2 dishes is enough on my balcony, one for 61.5 second for 110/119, to get BEV you need one more dish... I already live in a freaking liberal society why would I need to get MORE liberal BS in my house?
So, do you use Tech Mode? :lol:
PS you can watch FNC and Speed Channel, NHL (obviously) and Nascar all on Bev anyway. :lol:
For the STI, yes :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
One sat system just enough for me...Quote:
Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
Right now on Travel Channel, Florida's Best Beaches... Dreamin' :lol:
Except FNC, the only non-Canadian channel allowed to air in Canada with 0% Canadian content (cable and satellite), all other US channels MUST replace the US commercials with Canadian ones, SuperBowl for instance, if you have BEV, StarChoice or Rogers you will see SuperBowl on Global and no US Commercials when with DN you see the whole, authentic, real package :wink:
I don't care, I don't watch commercials ;)
They only swap in Canadian commercials since the same show is playing on a Canadian channel so they switch you to Canadian. I hate it because I want to decide what channel to watch. But I would probably watch the Canadian one anyway.
Who's your daddy? :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
Does anyone else find it amusing that we go from talking about the Tech Mode on the STI to talking in depth about the intricacies of satellite piracy?
That being said....
I LOVE TECH MODE ON MY RX-65!
I don't really look up at it anyways when it goes off. I mostly rely on the audio. It's neat though when I do look at it and can see the frequency of the radar being detected. I am just a nut for frequency counters. I love CB radios that have frequency counters in them, also.