Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pegasus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!pegasus!mzal From: mzal@pegasus.UUCP (Mike Zaleski) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Radar jamming and radar detectors Message-ID: <1415@pegasus.UUCP> Date: Thu, 21-Jun-84 00:32:55 EDT Article-I.D.: pegasus.1415 Posted: Thu Jun 21 00:32:55 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jun-84 00:21:21 EDT Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft NJ Lines: 33 As has already been pointed out, putting steel wool in your hubcaps won't do anything to reduce the effectiveness of radar. One thing that could help, however, was mentioned some time ago in an article in Car and Driver. They noted that the Corvette had a particularly low "radar profile" (i.e. could not be accurately read until the car was fairly close to the radar unit) compared to other cars and especially larger things like trucks. They claim the reason for this is that the Corvette had a slanted radiator which - being the first reflecting metal in the car - reflected a fair portion of the radar beams away from the transmitter. If this is indeed true, it seems that one could make a metal front for their car which is at a 45 degree angle to maximize the amount of radar waves reflected away. (Of course it would probably look pretty awful too.) Is there anyone out there who is familiar with the technical aspects of radar who could clarify whether Car and Driver's claim is correct or not and perhaps explain in some detail how radar, radar detectors, and radar jammers work? Regarding radar detectors with remote sensors, has anyone tried hooking more than one remote sensor to the same unit (i.e. one in the front and one in the back)? The same article in Car and Driver indicated that the dash units were effective in detecting both foreward and rearward radar transmissions (though much less so in the direction the detector was not facing). It seems that hiding the sensor behind the grille would even further limit the rearward range. (I understand that the Aston Martin Lagoda is delivered with two Escort units to provide the same functionality.) Remember, police radar isn't law enforcement - it's the government spying on YOU. -- Mike^Z allegra!pegasus!mzal Zaleski@Rutgers