Speed signs..

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06-27-2008, 12:37 PM
RadarKid

Speed signs..

Can someone explain to me if some speed signs are more direct of a beam than others?
I encountered one today thats around a sharp corner on the highway (either K or Ka I forget). I got 0 warning in my 9500i until it was in direct view. Normally I get scattered alerts before I'd get to a sign. This seemed odd to me, and when I tried the route again, same deal...and there was enough other cars ahead that I would've thought it had some things to deflect off of.
06-27-2008, 12:51 PM
Ovencleaner

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Originally Posted by RadarKid

Can someone explain to me if some speed signs are more direct of a beam than others?
I encountered one today thats around a sharp corner on the highway (either K or Ka I forget). I got 0 warning in my 9500i until it was in direct view. Normally I get scattered alerts before I'd get to a sign. This seemed odd to me, and when I tried the route again, same deal...and there was enough other cars ahead that I would've thought it had some things to deflect off of.

That is very strange. Here in Houston I usually have at least 4 seconds warning around the curve when it is facing off into something non relfective.
06-27-2008, 01:01 PM
RadarKid

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Originally Posted by Ovencleaner

That is very strange. Here in Houston I usually have at least 4 seconds warning around the curve when it is facing off into something non relfective.

its this specific sign I think. the original 9500i I had did the same thing, but this was the only sign that did it.
06-27-2008, 01:34 PM
thestaton

It's probably out of tune and the freqs have shifted.
06-27-2008, 01:41 PM
RadarKid

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Originally Posted by thestaton

It's probably out of tune and the freqs have shifted.

the sign or the 9500i?
06-27-2008, 01:53 PM
thestaton

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Originally Posted by RadarKid

the sign or the 9500i?

the sign.
06-27-2008, 02:04 PM
RadarKid

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Originally Posted by thestaton

the sign.

so what does that do if its out of tune and the frequencies have shifted? How does that affect how my detector picks it up?
06-27-2008, 03:19 PM
vdub.:R

A lot of speed signs are low powered and angled downwards to only get the first car traveling towards it, not the second car or cars receding.
06-27-2008, 03:32 PM
CJR238

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Originally Posted by thestaton

It's probably out of tune and the freqs have shifted.

X2.

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Originally Posted by RadarKid

so what does that do if its out of tune and the frequencies have shifted? How does that affect how my detector picks it up?

If the sign is out of tune it could be on a frequency that any RD would have a tuff time picking up.
K band is 24.050 through 24.250 so if the sign is running at 24.251 you will get a minimal alert, if not nothing at all.
Also some signs are very low powered, or don’t use conventional radar at all.
06-27-2008, 04:48 PM
RadarKid

its full alerting as soon as you take the corner
06-27-2008, 10:31 PM
Super Dave

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Originally Posted by RadarKid

can you see my 9500I? neither can he!

so where is it? Behind the RVM?
06-27-2008, 10:34 PM
RadarKid

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Originally Posted by Super Dave

so where is it? Behind the RVM?

yes. I can see it well from my drivers seat (low looking up) - but from anywhere else its almost impossible to see. I just got the black suction cups from "Cobra" today also which means its black (cups and detector) on black (rear view) from the front. They sent them to me for free. :) Cobra IS good for something.

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