I just bought an RX65 with version 2.9 I've never heard of this version being out there. Should I be concerned?
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I just bought an RX65 with version 2.9 I've never heard of this version being out there. Should I be concerned?
I've never heard of that either. Where did you buy it? Mine was an early one and it was a 3.2.
I believe 4.6 is the latest firmware. What the FCC ID on your unit?
Did you get it on Ebay?Quote:
Originally Posted by Crash61
well if u got it off ebay, send it into beltronics pay the $85 and it'll be like u payed the regular price! lol! I dont know what to tell you. When u bought was it said to be new?
Yeah, I bought it on Ebay.Yes it is new.
Sorry. You got ripped off. When you buy Bel detectors off ebay, you're getting either seconds or reconditioned items. See if the person you got it from will take it back, because 2.9 is going to false like mad on POP. Otherwise, Bel might bring it up to 4.5 for $85.
When I got my Bel from ebay I had 4.3 software....
Drive it for a while before you pay money for an upgrade. If it works then be glad, save your upgrade dollars and enjoy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crash61
The only one way you will find out if you should be concerned is to send it to GOL for performance testing, added benefit you can see exactly how good or bad your detector ranks against other detectors, in doing so, you will never have any doubt about you detector. It would be interesting to see what performance your 2.9 software has, matched up against the other versions, newer versions are not always better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crash61
is there anyway i could send my rx65 in and just get them to check it? I already have the 4.5 version but do you think they would check it or something? I would pay w/e for it, but i would just like to know if my detector is performing to its top ability. I got mine off ebay. so far i'm have quite a good experience, I've been using it for like 7 months .I got like over a mile K band alert the other day.
IIRC one of our members just drove up to the factory and asked them to tune the thing, and they did something to prove it worked :lol: But if you are a little far away, you are probably paying the $85 for them to even look at it.
I got it off ebay as well and received it 2 days ago, version 2.9 Can you please tell me if these numbers run right
Also serial of the Radar at bottom says QL4G7M4, which i checked in other threat and it should be a newer version, shouldn't it?
X band Facing Opposite Direction. Radar went on at like .2miles (was coming around a curve) (if it detected that late and cop was facing me i'd be caught - if i was speeding, cause i saw him last second)
X band Facing me. .4miles (Straight Open road)
Ka .2 I was on one side of the bridge and he was on the other, so Didn't see him as he was at the bottom of the bridge on one side and i was at bottom of the other side.
So what do you guys think, because this i guy i got it from advertised it as Bel Pro RX65 Radar/Laser Detector by Beltronics - 2005 Version with Latest Upgrades!
Which i assume is false and could most likely Return for a refund. Username on ebay of seller is kbtronix (item # 5847363686)
I get ripped off?
Thank you, wish i found this board before i made my purchase, but darn this is my first detector so i don't know what to compare it to...
:shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by tripleflip18
I've got the same thing.
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FCC ID: QL4G7M4 and it says its ver 2.9 :?:
Send it back it should perform better than that!Quote:
Ka .2 I was on one side of the bridge and he was on the other, so Didn't see him as he was at the bottom of the bridge on one side and i was at bottom of the other side.
Since it has the newer FCC ID , is VER 2.9 a newer version?
WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had the same problem... I just got mine back today from Bel.. I then fired it up, and realized that it still had Rev 2.9 . I then contact the technician who actually worked on my radar detector, and he stated that we have the M4 newer version Antenna, which will have a different revision. ?How can you tell if you have it also? Look on the bottom of the radar, and you will see under the serial number several letters ending with the M4, in some cases, the december models may have a M2, but it is actually an M4. Whether this is true or not, it makes perfect sense to me because I have spent days and weeks researching to see if anyone else had a 2.9, and it was like un heard of. Now that I see you all having the same concern as I did, I hope this information has cleared your minds or given you a piece of mind. If anyone else has any different information or has heard of the M4 Antenna, please let us know. ;)
BTW, this is my first post here, and I hope my information is 100% correct based on what was explained to me.
Purchased my Radar last month. RX65 M4 Rev. 2.9
hello every one im new here been reading for a little while just got my rx65 and mine also is the QL4G7M4 and its at 2.9 i called who i ordered it from and he told me he got it from bel 3 weeks ago and did not no why it was at 2.9 but told me to send it back and he would flash it with the 4.5 for free he was not a certified bel dealer so i would have to pay for bel to do it no its not ebay but its supposed to be brand new but dont know if i should send it now if its supposed to be at 2.9 any input would be nice thx
Ok, I bought mine from Radar Roy 2 weeks back and checked it is also QL4G7M4 with Ver2.9. I was like oh-oh !! (that was before OrlNmE posted his) I guess what OrlNmE say it's true, probably RadarRoy can confirm? Cheers!
Now this is weird, because he says he has the 4.5 firmware with the newer hardware...Quote:
Originally Posted by Eddieth3king
Can an Admin sticky this. I see alot of people concerned about the same issue regarding the 2.9 revision. Maybe those with the same concern can read this post or at least have a link back to here. I would hope that radar Roy knows by now what I have stated regarding the new antenna on these new radars M4 version. Don't send it back and waste your money on shipping like I did.
I agree I wonder what one was tested during the GOL tests?Quote:
Originally Posted by ES13Raven
I don't believe they found anyone with the newer hardware version for the tests...Quote:
Originally Posted by AirMoore
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Originally Posted by ES13Raven
Has anyone called the company and ask a technician? That would be the easiest and most direct way to find out your questions and get a confirmed answer
Like I said Above, I Already spoke to the upgrade technician.....Quote:
Originally Posted by OrlNmE
ES13Raven. What is the RX65 version that you tested at GOL? It rocked in USA mode.
just got a unit from radar roy.
same situation as above:
FCC: QL4G7M4
rev. 2.9
Surprised there's no reply from Roy by now...
Sounds like Revision 2.9 is now the latest revision.
Yet again Roy hasn't commented on this. I wonder if it's because the concern of sales with the 4.5 version that he may still have in stock? I hope that is not the case since most of what I have read is Roy always being sincere. Why isn't any of the testers discussing this new version? Is something wrong with it? Will it out perform every radar detector out there? (Wishful thinking on my part.) ROY, Admins, Please help us out here....
Bel RX65
M4 rev. 2.9
let me ask you guys i have one of the new rx65 with the 2.9 and i was going down i-75 doing about 80 mph i picked up a k band it was a shieriff coming towards me with constant on i slowed to 70 it was about a half of mile i went before we met he was probaly coming at me at about 75 to 80 mph i say that cause they normally do about 10 over is that a good distance to pick him up with both of us moving towards each other havnt came accross one sitting still yet and also should i run it in usa or int i see usa picks up better im in int now
Help from Roy or any Admin who may have some additional insite as to the New version M4 2.9 Rev. I wonder why this isn't a concern for them?
For what it's worth, I just bought an RX65 from Roy a week ago. It's V 2.9, and FCC ID: QL4G7M4.
Why is it that no Admin or Roy is commenting on this. At least we now know that one of Roy's RX65 units is an M4 2.9 ver. Can it be possible that we know things before the expert testers? Come on guys, what is it going to take for Roy or someone else to get us feedback on this? I'm just an End user, and I know more about this new ver 2.9 than the people who do testing?
My take:
Until there are verified reports of anyone with newer than v2.9 for an M4, then consider that the latest version.
The QL4G7M4 RX-65 has a different RF receiver than the QL4G1S7 RX-65. But are there any performance differences between the two? We won't know until they are tested.
Jim
Thank you Jim, Thank you for at least responding to our concerns. Since this is the most current version, is it possible for someone to conduct a simple test between this new version and the older version?
Thanks again!
Just as an FYI, and this is all here-say from Bel. The new M4 is suppose to perform 5-10% better overall than it's previous versions. I don't know how true this hype is, but this came from a customer service personell at Bel. They didn't specify which version, so I can't say for sure if they were refering to the 4.3 or 3.6 . Now 5-10% in what??? They won't go into details, I hope it is in laser detection, or just at least better distance like the x50. I hope someone can confirm this information with a test. Maybe someone else can get confirmed inside information.
:wink:
well this is interesting... i am in the process of looking for a new detector and the RX 65 was at the top of the list.
ill just wait and watch this thread
Talk about confusion, I am glad I followed back up with this thread, I was like WTF 2.9? So now Bel is confusing us more and going down in version numbers, geesh. :shock: :? 8)
So now the offical NEWEST hardware/software is: M4/2.9