Radar detectors nac

[Brett Dikeman]

At 7:19 PM +0000 4/3/03, <iain.atkinson at tesco.net> wrote:
>Hi folks
>
>considering buying a radar detector (i live in the UK) and have
>found one on ebay that looks good value it's a uniden lrd 767,
>anyone used one of these or should i be looking at snooper???? BTW i
>can get this for £109gbp, this is it's spec, not sure if it will
>detect gatso cameras though, in other fixed speed cameras

The defacto standard is still pretty much the Valentine 1, IMHO.
According to the upgrade check I just did on my serial #, the latest
units support Ku, used in Europe(dunno about the UK.)

The display is about as clear as you can get, the count feature is
handy for areas where police hide right around existing 'drone'
units(here in MA, every other electronic signboard has a radar gun
underneath to fake people out).  I've been told two stories with
drastically different endings- one by a guy with a "other" detector,
another with a V1.  Hint- the V1 guy saw a "2" instead of a "1" like
he usually saw...

   It has three different modes- not based on signal strength but
-type- of signal.  You can pick between completely ignoring X band or
just the 'muted' volume, and a sudden strong X-band signal will
override the mute(I believe this is configurable as well; there are a
number of 'hidden' prefs if you don't like the way 'Mike' set the
defaults, but I've never changed any of them- they make sense.)  The
dual volume/power/tap-to-mute works easily and quickly; it's the only
control on the unit, and that's just fine(simplicity is elegant...)

It's one of the few that actually -is- invisible to the VG2; most of
the units that claim it aren't.  Lots of them leak so bad they'll
actually set off my V1 as the person drives by; usually they leak in
the K band, and I can watch as they pass me as the signal arrow
changes from rear to side to front.

The V1 is easy to wire any way you want(it uses standard phone cord
and jacks, and a phoneplug-to-hardwiring kit is included in addition
to cig lighter adapter), you get two mounts(window suction cup and
visor), and there's an optional remote display($40).

I have mine tucked up in tight with the rear view mirror, hard-wired
to some wiring left over from the PO's cell phone install; I ran the
phone cord along the edge of the window trim, under the A-pillar
cover, and down to the aux relay area.  Been too lazy to mount the
remote display- I might get around to it this spring/summer.

It has paid for itself, certainly.  Sensitivity is superb.  I just
checked- my model is a revision or two behind; there's a new design
out(I can upgrade if I send in the unit with $180.  Even the 'upgrade
wizard' admits jumping to the latest revision, from what I have,
isn't 'cost effective' since the radar 'engine' used is quite good.)

By the way, the 'safety message' on most of the cheesy units is a
bunch of crap- the signal simply isn't used, at least not here in the
US.  The manufacturers tried to get radar gun/roadsign companies to
adopt their system, and were pretty much told to go screw themselves.
Doesn't stop them from marketing it as a major useful feature,
apparently :-)

Okay- sitting down?  Good. $399...

Brett
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