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From: mikey@trsvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Radar jamming and radar detectors - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 18-Jun-84 13:30:00 EDT
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trsvax!mikey    Jun 18 12:30:00 1984



If you have an older Corvette, i.e. pre '84, and you have a front license
plate, make sure you angle the plate forward about 30 degrees.  This works
on any car, but is most noticable on the vettes because of their low
radar profile.  Honda civics are also a low profile car.  As for other
cars, Back in 1980 Car and Driver did an article on Radar Range.  They
even found a guy who bought some carbon foam sheets and glued them on the 
hood and front of his Porsche to make it almost invisible to radar.  The
only problem with low profile is that you become more suseptable to the
traffic around you.  For example you come up on a cop about 200 yards
ahead doing 55 mph.  He may not pick you up until 75 yards, but the White
Freightliner behind you can be picked up at 7000 feet!!!  Now if that truck 
is doing 75 mph and he is 1200 feet back and you are in you're nice clean
legal speed but fast looking vette, who do you think will get pulled over?
Before you answer, I'll warn you it depends on the state. In PA, only State
Police operate radar, and they are VERY careful about giving the motorist a 
way out.  They probably would let you and the truck go.  More likely, you
won't see a radar trap in PA where this could occur.  They don't want test
cases in court to go against radar.  In NJ they just nail everybody for
the money, no matter how sure they are, they just want the revenue.


mikey at trsvax

55, it's not just a good idea, it S*CKS


BTW, if enough interest is generated, I'll post some of the information on
how radar guns and jammers work, but it might get lengthy.  As for the 84
vette, I've heard, but not verified, that it is not near as invisible to
radar as the older vettes.