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From: erc@khijol.UUCP (Edwin R. Carp)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Bad News- Lasers replace Radar guns
Keywords: radar laser police
Message-ID: <1061@khijol.UUCP>
Date: 18 Jan 90 04:22:12 GMT
References: <7263@lindy.Stanford.EDU> <349@egrunix.UUCP>
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In article <349@egrunix.UUCP> besler@unix.secs.oakland.edu.UUCP (Brent Besler) writes:
>yet.  It should be possible to reduce the effective range by using daytime
>headlight.  They have a high output(halogen particularly) around .9 microns.  
>The beam is very narrow about 0.2 degress, so a detector will be useless, before
>it is too late.

Interesting idea.  Put a couple of unfocused halogen bulbs on your car and
presto! -- instant laser jammer.

I HATE radar/laser (and I'm an ex-cop).
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Ed Carp                 N7EKG/5 (28.3-28.5)     uunet!cs.utexas.edu!khijol!erc
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