Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site pyramid.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!amd!pesnta!hplabs!oliveb!Glacier!decwrl!pyramid!zeek From: zeek@pyramid.UUCP (Jim Zeek) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: radar detectors Message-ID: <66@pyramid.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Nov-85 22:49:20 EST Article-I.D.: pyramid.66 Posted: Sat Nov 9 22:49:20 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 03:29:33 EST References: <130@necis.UUCP> <386@gcc-milo.ARPA> Reply-To: zeek@pyramid.UUCP (Jim Zeek) Distribution: net Organization: Pyramid Technology, Mountain View, CA Lines: 22 In article <386@gcc-milo.ARPA> john@gcc-milo.UUCP (John Allred) writes: >In article <130@necis.UUCP> geo@necis.UUCP (George Aguiar ext. 224) writes: >> >>Having resently acquired a radar detector I have the following questions. >> >>1. Is it true that the police can tell you are using a radar detector or >>is this just hype that they would like you to believe?? > >In the sense that the detector radiates something that gives you away, no. >However, in states where radar detectors are illegal,a cop will drive up behind >a suspect car, turn his radar on, and see if any lights in the target car turn >on with the radar. If they do, you're busted. > A radar detector is a transmitter as well as a reciever, just like your FM radio. It generates a signal of the same frequency internally and compares it to the incomming signal from o'll smokey. A radio does the same thing. That is why cheap radar detecters like radio shack models set off other models. If someone has a sensitive reciever they can detect your detector. Jim Zeek @ Pyramid Technology (pyramid!zeek)