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From: louisp@tekcad.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Radar Detectors - (nf)
Message-ID: <51@tekcad.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 23-Sep-83 22:25:23 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 23 22:25:23 1983
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tekcad!louisp    Sep 23 09:56:00 1983

   I think you got had a bit on your Cobra! I am looking at an ad for it
right now for $139.95 (Fordham Electronics). If you want to compare the
Cobra to the Escort, you better compare it to the pre- STOP circuitry
model. The Cobra has no ability to detect spurious signals from cheap
dectectors AND suppress the alarm. After all you dont want to have your
dectector go off every time a cheap radiating model goes by. As for the
different X and K band sounds, they are very usefull when one takes into
consideration the vast differences in Radar range and how that relates to
your reaction. The Cobra is a very good dectector for $140 but it is not
the equal of a late model Escort. (The Cobra is a Korean copy by the way).
Depending on how you "use" your dectector, the added performance may or
may not be worth it to you. Personally, I use it to its full potential
regularly. ( Boy I hope this dosen't bring the infamous BTM out of the
woods again!!)
				Louis Pengue

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