Between these 2 radar detectors...

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I have had 2 or 3 radar detectors, but I was on the interstates a lot, finally found that the CB radio was your best bet overall, truckers are big on telling where smokey is 99 pct of the time.
 
Get the Escort. They are headquartered in a rich Ohio suburb of Cincy and you see fast expensive cars in the parking lot.
 
A lot of truckers have bailed on "ZeeeeBeee" because of the non-stop whack job babble and gone to the 460MHZ "Family radio service". Truckers want to know what's going on near them, not what "Red dog skip shooter" is babbling about halfway across the country. They still keep a CB in the truck because most loading dock operations have a CB for guiding them in.
 
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Originally Posted By: HerrStig
A lot of truckers have bailed on "ZeeeeBeee" because of the non-stop whack job babble and gone to the 460MHZ "Family radio service". Truckers want to know what's going on near them, not what "Red dog skip shooter" is babbling about halfway across the country. They still keep a CB in the truck because most loading dock operations have a CB for guiding them in.


I've heard it before, really stupid for DX stations to be on 19, idiots.
 
Originally Posted By: deven
From those two I'd choose Escort 8500xi. My preference though is to Valentine one.


^^^ This.
 
Don't waste your money. Radar is mostly obsolete these days. They're almost always using laser. If you get a laser alert, it's too late anyway because they already have your speed.
 
Originally Posted By: HosteenJorje
Do yourself, your family, your friends and the motoring public in general a good deed and forget about detectors. Drive the speed limit.


Wow, that took longer than I would have expected...
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Best bet would to simply let off the gas. Cant never understand why so many people are in such a hurry to get anywhere.

Guess I'm just old fashioned.
 
Originally Posted By: HosteenJorje
Do yourself, your family, your friends and the motoring public in general a good deed and forget about detectors. Drive the speed limit.
Especially when the limit is set by political hacks and not traffic engineers.
 
If they didn't set speed traps up at the bottom of a hill in a zone with an artificially low speed limit just to collect revenue...then maybe OP wouldn't need a detector to protect himself.
 
My vote goes for a Beltronics RX 65. Voice alerts + visual indicator. As far as Laser goes have a blocker installed in your vehicle if you drive a lot. You can find several videos on You Tube about them.

A good radar detector makes you more aware of your surroundings and not just for driving above the posted limit.

Only a few states - places use X Band anymore. My wife and I keep it shut off on our detectors. We see mostly KA band but in two surrounding towns they are still using K band.
 
Originally Posted By: sasilverbullet
Don't waste the money, get a Valentine.


^^^^^^^. Absolutely. There is no comparison.

Z
 
Originally Posted By: zray
Originally Posted By: sasilverbullet
Don't waste the money, get a Valentine.


^^^^^^^. Absolutely. There is no comparison.

Z



While I completely agree that a Valentine One gives great situational awareness in driving it will never keep you from getting a ticket from a properly trained LEO. All it will do is signal you that it's time to pull over and get out your papers!

Around here LIDAR guns have sights on them and they pick which headlight to shoot from a mile away. When you hear the warning you have already been clocked, and beam scatter is negligible.

With modern Ka band instant on units the properly trained officer triggers the gun and whoever is the lucky guy just got clocked. Even if he has the Valentine...
 
Neither. Get a Beltronics RX65. You can find them for $110 shipped online brand new and they're just one step below the V1 and Redline.
 
The valentine is useful when there is traffic. They are sensitive enough to catch the signal bouncing off of a car way ahead of you.

But if you are alone in the road, you are correct. There is no defense.

Z
 
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