Last night I dropped almost $100 on a Cobra xrs9330 radar detector. Anyone out there with a detector like this or similar? Opinions on detectors? Just hope it keeps me away from a ticket in the future.

 

I think I have the exact one (or the model right below it) and it works great, saved my but a few times already, this IS my 3rd cobra and my other 2 craped out on me (both the same model but not the 9330) so this time I spent the xtra $20 for a 2 yr warr. from best buy.

 

I have a Passport 8500 and it has come through quite a few times

 

I bought Solo S2 some time ago and it is really good on higway as well as within city limits. Range is not too long but gives enough reaction time. More information : http://www.escortradar.com/solo.htm

 

^^ Escort radar detectors are supposed to be great over the cobras

 

I have a V-1 here and it has actually made me drive somewhat slower as a result. "Somewhat" is the key word here. My buddy with a supercharged '02 ZO6 and 435RWHP from A&A told me that I would be more "aware" of speed due to the detector and he was correct. Detectors are kind of like "cash registers" in that every time they chirp they save us money. Happy Trails!

 

I never leave home without it!

 

Cool. I havent gotten a ticket in 3 years so I hope this helps me continue my lucky streak.

 

Are there different types of laser guns in use? My laser detector has picked up some police using lasers, but there is a county deputy that was on the side of the road with his unit up to his eye but I detected nothing. I have driven past him a couple of times and nothing. I know he maybe did not illuminate me and there was some other traffic but I thought I would have picked something up.

 

According my understanding these two are commonly used:


-Pulse radar
-Continuous-wave radar
--Doppler Radar
--Frequency-Modulated Radar
Pulse Radar sends out signals in short (few millionths of a second) but powerful bursts or pulses. Pulse Radar determines distance (range) by measuring the time it takes a radar wave to get to the target object and to come back (time of flight) and then divides that time in two (distance to the target). Since all radio waves travel at the same speed of light, this known speed multiplied by the time of flight can be used to determine distance. By continuing to track an object with a pulse radar the speed of the object can also be determined.

Continuous-Wave Radar sends out a continuous signal instead of short bursts. There are two types of Continuous Wave Radar:
--Doppler Radar
--Frequency Modulated (FM radar)
a) Doppler Radar is used mostly to make precise speed measurements and is most often utilized by police traffic radars. Doppler Radar transmits a continuous wave of a constant frequency. When this frequency strikes a moving object the frequency is changed and the new frequency returning to the radar is used to determine the speed of the moving target. Examples of Doppler Radar - Decatur Police Radar Guns. A lot of sports radar guns, such as Bushnell Velocity Speed Gun, are Doppler Radars as well.

b) Frequency-Modulated Radar also transmits a continuous signal, but it rapidly increases or decreases the frequency of the signal at regular intervals. As a result FM Radar, unlike Doppler Radar, can determine distance (range) as well as velocity (speed).

Make sure that your detector is able to detect all above.

 

By the time you pick up any laser, your usually toast. Laser can "leak" and it is possible to detect, but it depends on to many factors to be reliable.
No substitute for being careful.

IMHO, I think the Escort 9500/8500 are the best you can get yet. The Valentine was great 10years ago, but is now a dated design that hasn't aged well. Bel, Cobra, and Uniden are not quite as good, however, they can be a lot cheaper, depending on model. Biggest difference is the range, false alarms, and features.

 

 

I believe you got all these what is a must in order to avoid tickets:

X-band 10.525 GHz ± 25 MHz

* K-band 24.150 GHz ± 100 MHz

* Ka-band 34.700 GHz ± 1300 MHz

* Laser 904nm, 33 MHz Bandwidth

 

Cobra makes the worst radar detectors that leak the most and set off other radar detectors. Uniden doesn't make radar detectors anymore because the FCC told them they leaked too much. Bel and Escort are the same company so you will get similiar results with the top end Bel and Escort models.

The Valentine One that you refer to as dated is still the #1 detector. The Escort 9500i is full of problems and many people are complaining about them because they have less range than the 8500 X50 and the Valentine One.

http://www.guysoflidar.com/march-200...ctor-test.html

Spreadsheet of the radar/laser detector results:

http://home.comcast.net/~ccaeric6/GOL_averages_MB5.htm

 

Same Here

 

I've heard nothing but good things about the V-1

 

You get what you pay for No more No less

 

I've seen lots of posts here praising the Valentine 1 and Escort 8500 detectors. Haven't seen much about the Cobra, but if it works for you and you're happy, that's all that matters.

 

Is the cordless Solo 2 any good ?

777

 

V1 here, it saved my butt last Sunday Fathers day coming home from breakfast.
Entered I 295 and got up to and over-speed really quick 500+rwhp will do that to you.
Anyway I got on the brakes to slow down and just before I crested a small hill the laser signal started going off so I stood on the binders a bit harder.
As I crested the hill there the LEO a state boy was in the median aimed squarely at ME, I even saw the red flash of the gun as I passed.
Told the wife oh s**t he got me, when he pulled out I was ready to pull over but he got the car behind me.
You get what you pay for, V1 don't leave home without it!