happyjack2 wrote:
Basically it is a 1980's collison advoidence radar that was made for semis. As designed, when an overtaking semi closed too fast on a vehicle ahead it warned the semi driver with lights and sound from a dash mounted box. It was speedometer cable controlled so the faster the semi went the higher output and farther the radar beam went out. The new micro computer controlled units are now showing up on high end cars, same idea just a lot more sophisicated and mucho expensive.
The reason it mimicks a police radar is that it is emitting a 24 GHz signal which is near what police K band radars used. It's not exactly the same but the radar detectors can't tell the difference. K band is being slowly phased out by newer Ka band units but the K type will be around for a long time. Some states like Ohio many and localities still use 10 GHz`X band designed in the 1950's.
I liked this unit because the radar head was waterproof as designed for front ends of semi's, could be mounted on the ladder, the cables and wiring harness reached the whole lenght of the rig, plus the cost was right. Also I like to tinker.
Basically it is a 1980's collison advoidence radar that was made for semis. As designed, when an overtaking semi closed too fast on a vehicle ahead it warned the semi driver with lights and sound from a dash mounted box. It was speedometer cable controlled so the faster the semi went the higher output and farther the radar beam went out. The new micro computer controlled units are now showing up on high end cars, same idea just a lot more sophisicated and mucho expensive.
The reason it mimicks a police radar is that it is emitting a 24 GHz signal which is near what police K band radars used. It's not exactly the same but the radar detectors can't tell the difference. K band is being slowly phased out by newer Ka band units but the K type will be around for a long time. Some states like Ohio many and localities still use 10 GHz`X band designed in the 1950's.
I liked this unit because the radar head was waterproof as designed for front ends of semi's, could be mounted on the ladder, the cables and wiring harness reached the whole lenght of the rig, plus the cost was right. Also I like to tinker.
I'd order one, but wouldn't have clue on how to hook all those parts together
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or maybe we pass near your home base on our trips to western NY,WV and KY to see our families every year. If your rig has a rear window ( our's did not) you could just wait until one of those Decatur MVR-725's or a similar old K band police radars from Kustom or MPH show up on Ebay and mount the antenna facing aft. The only thing you would need to do is lenghten the antenna cable with a four or six wire cable. It is all low voltage DC and safer that Christmas lights
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happyjack2 wrote:
As opposed to the person overtaking you doing 85 in a construction zone? It's a lawless jungle out there on the interstate and we are the slow moving wilderbeasts. Sometimes I wish I could deploy spike strips like they do on TRU TV.![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/biggrin.gif "biggrin")
catman2130093 wrote:
Is that even legal?
Is that even legal?
As opposed to the person overtaking you doing 85 in a construction zone? It's a lawless jungle out there on the interstate and we are the slow moving wilderbeasts. Sometimes I wish I could deploy spike strips like they do on TRU TV.
I absolutely agree that we are under assault out there. That said, I bought a high dollar detector after getting a traffic ticket three years ago (in 4 days it falls off my otherwise blemish free record) for doing 49 mph on a rural 45 mph two lane. Ridiculous-but end of the year/month, maybe trooper X had a goal to meet. I bought the only detector-at the time-that was invisible to police detectors. Very happy with the detector,worth every penny. I worry that anyone would want to battle with possibly the FCC versus a simple traffic ticket. In today's litigious society, I'd be wary of talking about or telling someone else how to construct or use a radio device that transmits on law enforcement frequencys. Doing it is one thing, but going public and encouraging others seems risky-I'm just sayin!
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I'd like a pair of heat seeking missiles under my bumpers,myself!
Think about a section of our jet fighters rolling in on the bad guys in Afganistan from ten thousand feet. The radar in each plane does not interfere with the radar or other electronics in the other planes and it puts out hundreds of times more energy that speed radar.
As a radar detector user you probably know there is a lot of stray RF out there with security systems, automatic door openers, microwave comm towers, speed signs and the drone emitters the DOT puts in cronstuction sites to try to slow people down. All that stray RF affects sensitive radar detectors but not the emitters themselves. Otherwise doors would be opening themselves etc. etc. The FCC did shut one company down which sold Radar jammers, which is of course illegal.
I would never do anyhing to interfere with our law enforcement.
cheeze1 wrote:
That is why I installed side marker lights in the middle of ours on the sides, at 'automobile driver eye level". This way if someone is camping out on my blind side, they will get the hint that I'm turning or braking.
That is why I installed side marker lights in the middle of ours on the sides, at 'automobile driver eye level". This way if someone is camping out on my blind side, they will get the hint that I'm turning or braking.
Did you tie those into the brake/directional light on the rear or from the front?
I am adding (all wired and due in any day now) two brake/turn/marker LED lights on the rear that strobe once when the brake/turn signal is applied then go steady. These are emergency vehicle quality lights and they are very bright and will easily get the other drivers' attention. As you did I did install at auto-eye level, but on the rear. I can't believe how many people tailgate these vehicles when they can't see squat ahead, and are probably on teh phone or texting as well. Gotta do whaver you can to be seen and avoided.
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Where did you get those strobe ones? I hate tailgaters!!!