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From: mzal@pegasus.UUCP (Mike Zaleski)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Radar jamming and radar detectors
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Date: Thu, 21-Jun-84 00:32:55 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 21 00:32:55 1984
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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