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jim...@optusnet.com.au

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Apr 26, 2008, 5:42:36 AM4/26/08
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I purchased one of these from Ebay:

http://www.guysoflidar.com/museum/the-first-commercial-radar-detectors.html

They show up occasionally on Ebay; first manufactured in 1961, when
the police in some states were use X-band radar to detect speeding
vehicles. They may not be sufficiently sensitive to pickup a ships
radar in time to be of any use, but at <$20 they are worth testing
versus the >$500 C.A.R.D.

Cheers, Jim

Capt. JG

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Apr 26, 2008, 1:46:53 PM4/26/08
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Are not the new car radar detectors non-directional? I recall some of them
are good for a mile or two... like you said, not that useful, but I suppose
better than nothing.

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"j" ganz @@
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jim...@optusnet.com.au

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Apr 26, 2008, 7:34:45 PM4/26/08
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The police do not use x-band radar, so the current detectors do not
detect X band. Apparently ships use S-band (police) for weather, X-
band for collision.

You

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Apr 27, 2008, 1:26:18 PM4/27/08
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In article <v6udnQQHEdER947VnZ2dnUVZ_hisnZ2d@bayareasolutions>,
"Capt. JG" <jg...@sailnow.invalid> wrote:

> Are not the new car radar detectors non-directional? I recall some of them
> are good for a mile or two... like you said, not that useful, but I suppose
> better than nothing.

They maybe, however 99% of Police Radar Speed Units are NOT XBand, but
KuBand, or lasers and therefor, NEW Police Radar Detectors wouldn't pick
up Marine XBand emissions.

Capt. JG

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Apr 27, 2008, 10:20:36 PM4/27/08
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"You" <y...@shadow.orgs> wrote in message
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I have an ancient one... sitting in a bin in the garage for 25 years.

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