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From: john@gcc-milo.ARPA (John Allred)
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Subject: Re: radar detectors
Message-ID: <386@gcc-milo.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 8-Nov-85 09:18:26 EST
Article-I.D.: gcc-milo.386
Posted: Fri Nov  8 09:18:26 1985
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Organization: General Computer Company, Cambridge Ma
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Summary: 

In article <130@necis.UUCP> geo@necis.UUCP (George Aguiar ext. 224) writes:
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>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.

Please people, no flames on whether radar detectors can be banned by states!  I
think we thrashed that subject to death awhile back.

>2.  Is there a way to insure that your radar  detector  is  working?? 

Best way I know of is to find an airport.  The radars usually cause my Passport
to alert.





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John Allred
General Computer Company 
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