Radar Detectors Detect Police Chases?
David Pinero
I was flipping through the channels the other day and came across a
commercial for a radar detector that picked up on some "service
frequency" transmitted by emergency vehicles. For instance, if there
were a police chase descending on the radar detector it would detect
this and alert the driver in plain english. The commercial (actually
a pitch on the Home Shopping Network) alluded that some "30 states"
used this technology.
I consider myself someone who follows these things pretty closely
but I've never heard of such a thing. I think it is wonderful though
only if it is extensively and uniformly implemented. Does anyone have
any general information on this technology and its components? What
30 states are using it and how great is the market penetration? Is
standardization of the signals this device uses an issue?
Thanks for any information anyone can contribute!
Dave
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Rich Wells
> I consider myself someone who follows these things pretty closely
> but I've never heard of such a thing. I think it is wonderful though
> only if it is extensively and uniformly implemented. Does anyone have
> any general information on this technology and its components? What
> 30 states are using it and how great is the market penetration? Is
> standardization of the signals this device uses an issue?
Dave,
I think this is really nothig more than a sub-class of the
signals designed for use on the SWS system which is supposedly
slowing integrating into the US landscape. It was originally
designed to warn drivers of bad weather, accidents, route
changes and closures, etc. I could see it easily being able
to add new messages for these "car chases". Just put an SWS
transmitter in the police cruiser and when involved in a chase
turn it on to warn anyone with an SWS detector.
Many newer, top-of-the-line radar detectors have this SWS
feature with either audio and/or visual alerts of one of 64 (?)
messages in the current system. I have one...the Uniden
LRD6499SWS...you could probably stop by the Uniden site to read
more about it. Or perhaps a web search to get more on SWS
itself.
Strong Signals,
Rich Wells N2MCA
http://www.strongsignals.net/
Steve & Susan
> I was flipping through the channels the other day and came across a
>commercial for a radar detector that picked up on some "service
>frequency"
>transmitted by emergency vehicles... The commercial (actually
>a pitch on the Home Shopping Network) alluded that some "30 states"
>used this technology.
>...I've never heard of such a thing.
Check out:
http://www.swslc.com/
http://www.radar.org/Sfty-q&a.HTM
Steve
nospam2_jmdolan
The messages are transmitted over-the-air to detectors with that
capability - the detectors don't actually detect anything.
David Pinero <dpi...@pobox.com> wrote in message
news:370680b0....@news.mindspring.com...
>
> I was flipping through the channels the other day and came across a
>commercial for a radar detector that picked up on some "service
>were a police chase descending on the radar detector it would detect
>a pitch on the Home Shopping Network) alluded that some "30 states"
>used this technology.
>
>but I've never heard of such a thing. I think it is wonderful though
>only if it is extensively and uniformly implemented. Does anyone have
>any general information on this technology and its components? What
>30 states are using it and how great is the market penetration? Is
>standardization of the signals this device uses an issue?
>
LEADENWAH
which will set off radar detectors. It is not in widespread use yet, but was
originally designed to alert drivers in advance of audible signals.
One has to wonder whether this will encourage drivers to slow or move over or
simply attract more rubber necking.
Like many TV promotions, this too is oversold
David Pinero
On Sat, 03 Apr 1999 16:54:08 -0500, Rich Wells <wel...@ibm.net> wrote:
> I think this is really nothig more than a sub-class of the
>signals designed for use on the SWS system which is supposedly
>slowing integrating into the US landscape. It was originally
>designed to warn drivers of bad weather, accidents, route
Thanks for the general info. I'll look into the SWS system on the net
but I didn't have an acronymn to start with. :) Thanks for the info
and, too, responses from others on this thread.