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From: sch@dedalus.UUCP (Steve Holzworth)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Passport-Escort
Message-ID: <712@dedalus.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 15:56:34 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  8 15:56:34 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 07:08:17 EDT
Organization: Wm. Daniel & Assoc., Cary, N.C.
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I presently have a CMI Passport.  I ordered an Escort originally, but
returned it and ordered the Passport.  The Escort and Passport work
equally well.  Why did I change my order?  I drive an Rx7, which has a
steeply sloping windshield.  I discovered that if I hung the Escort from
the visor, it was nearly touching my head.  The only viable alternative
was to mount it on the instrument cowling.  This wasn't real great because
it forced the detector to point down slightly, reducing the effectiveness.
So I shipped it back (within the free return period).
     I am VERY pleased with my Passport.  It is extremely small, approx.
the size of an audio cassette.  It has a led bargraph meter which is much
easier to read in a hurry (!), and much easier to read at night.  The Passport
also has additional functionality in that you can momentarily silence the
alarm and/or disable the signal strength bar graph.  The former is useful
if you want the damn thing to shutup when you drive past known targets,
such as shopping center door openers, or when you have already spotted the cop.
Also, Escorts and Passports self test when you turn them on by simulating
an alert, thus the lights light and the alarm alarms.  If you have an
Escort, you just sit there and endure it; if you have a Passport, you flick
the mute switch (a momentary, the alarm will remain silent until there
is a loss of signal for four seconds, and will then re-arm).
     The bargraph disable is nice if you don't want the bears to sneak up
behind you and trigger their radar, looking for some response by the little
box on your visor (hear that Virginians?).  The audible alarm will still
sound, but the alert light and bargraph won't do anything.
     And finally, I've never been fond of leaving my radar detector in the
car.  Because of the Passport's small size, I can clip it to my belt via
the visor clip, just like a pocket pager.  Final analysis: Passport is worth
the wait and the extra bucks.

					Steve Holzworth
					mcnc!ikonas!dedalus!sch