RE: VG-2?

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

I was thinking about that VG-2 stuff and wondered if it's reliable and
particularly if it can be used as a proof in court. I understand that
the VG-2 works much like a radar detector, it detects the radio signal
of a given frequency. Now, anyone who ever used radar detector knows
that even best ones do give false alarms occasionally, mainly because
there are many other radio devices operating on the same frequencies as
police radars do. Because the signal generated by the detector is weak,
I guess the VG-2 has to be a very sensitive device, and therefore prone
to give lot of false alarms. I wonder if VG-2 might be just an element
of propaganda to make the drivers more afraid of using detectors.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Martin Pajak [SMTP:quattro@rogerswave.ca]
> Sent:	Tuesday, March 17, 1998 6:51 PM
> To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	RE: VG-2?
> 
> I was informed that Canadian police use a device similar to VG-2 but 
> different enough to detect some undetectable radar detectors!
> This is why I have Bel 845 STi (a Canadian company).  
> Apparantly the STi stands for undetectable by any kind 
> of radar detector detectors.  Bel other undetectable models, but they 
> do not have STi in their designation and the literature states 
> "undetectable by VG-2".  Looks like ones made specifically for US 
> market.
> Just a worning to all who enter Canada thinking they are safe with 
> their undetectable radar detectors.
> Cheers
> 
> Martin Pajak
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