What is VG-2 band? (traffic radar)
Loren Coe
Cobra and not worry about it being stolen.
mid-priced units, 70-120bucks, now seem to include a "VG-2" band.
what is this? how much use is it getting, in say, DFW or other metro
areas?
also, i would welcome comments about current products/deals in
my price range and speculaton about how a $49.00 Whistler/Cobra
would compare in performance to mid-priced units (not counting
the extra VG-2 band).
thanks,
loren
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Harbir
invisible, it may produce such little emission that the VG2 can't pick it,
or it can detect a vg2 operating and shuts down to protect its self and its
owner. It quite useful in places where detectors are banned, such as VA.
Harbir
Steve Helling
VG-2 is, I believe, a radar detector DETECTOR that the police use in states
where use of a radar detector is illegal. So I guess now you can get radar
detector detector detectors. This is getting rediculous.
If you go to the library and check the Reader's Guide to Periodical
Literature, you should be able to find back issues of automotive magazines
like Car & Driver, Motor Trend, etc, where they rate different radar
detectors.
Steve Helling
Loren Coe wrote in message <72bv98$a...@phoenix.rsn.hp.com>...
Loren Coe
Steve Helling <ste...@snowhill.com> wrote:
>This isn't the correct NG for this message, but to answer your question,
why do you say this? this was the only group that had current posts
about traffic radar.
>VG-2 is, I believe, a radar detector DETECTOR that the police use in states
>where use of a radar detector is illegal. So I guess now you can get radar
>detector detector detectors. This is getting rediculous.
yes, thanks, and i agree, it is a little strange...
regards,
loren
John Carr
Steve Helling <ste...@snowhill.com> wrote:
>This isn't the correct NG for this message, but to answer your question,
>where use of a radar detector is illegal. So I guess now you can get radar
>detector detector detectors. This is getting rediculous.
It has already gone one more round. Connecticut police are taking
advantage of the radar detector detector detectors built into some
radar detectors. They set up a VG-2. The detector detector detector
detects it and turns off the detector to keep the VG-2 detector
detector from detecting it. A few hundred yards later the police are
using radar; since the speed trap selectively catches the anti-VG-2
units, it is a radar detector detector detector detector.
(Radar detectors are now legal in cars in CT; the VG-2 is only used as
a remote "off" switch.)
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Brian Varine
> It has already gone one more round. Connecticut police are taking
> advantage of the radar detector detector detectors built into some
> radar detectors. They set up a VG-2. The detector detector detector
> detects it and turns off the detector to keep the VG-2 detector
> detector from detecting it. A few hundred yards later the police are
> using radar; since the speed trap selectively catches the anti-VG-2
> units, it is a radar detector detector detector detector.
Yeah, but you'll only run into this problem with detectors that use
crude engineering instead of good sheilding. BeL turns off, Valentine
One does not. The V1 is built so well that it makes sure it's not
leaking anything (well, much of anything). Of course BeL could switch to
a metal casing and shield a lot better but they'd rather stick to cheap
plastic.
> (Radar detectors are now legal in cars in CT; the VG-2 is only used as
> a remote "off" switch.)
I question how well this really works. As much as I don't like BeL, I
can't imagine them being so stupid as to not warning the driver that it
just switched off.
Edward Zajicek
j...@tiac.net (John Carr) wrote:
> It has already gone one more round. Connecticut police are taking
> advantage of the radar detector detector detectors built into some
> radar detectors. They set up a VG-2. The detector detector detector
> detects it and turns off the detector to keep the VG-2 detector
> detector from detecting it. A few hundred yards later the police are
> using radar; since the speed trap selectively catches the anti-VG-2
> units, it is a radar detector detector detector detector.
>
> (Radar detectors are now legal in cars in CT; the VG-2 is only used as
> a remote "off" switch.)
>
> --
> John Carr j...@tiac.net
This tactics will not work for many detectors. For example, V-1 will never
turn off. Even though my detector (LRD-911) turns off, I will get a VG-2
warning signal. However, my detector will not be totally disabled since
instant radar and laser hits will override the VG-2 shutdown switch.
Edward Zajicek
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KuoH
bash them, at least do it for the right reason. I've never had a
Whistler, but as for getting no warnings when it turns off, the lack of
any indicators being lit would be good clue that the detector has shut
off to most attentative drivers.
KuoH
Brian Varine wrote:
> Yeah, but you'll only run into this problem with detectors that use
> crude engineering instead of good sheilding. BeL turns off, Valentine
> One does not. The V1 is built so well that it makes sure it's not
> leaking anything (well, much of anything). Of course BeL could switch to
> a metal casing and shield a lot better but they'd rather stick to cheap
> plastic.
>