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From: mzal@pegasus.UUCP (Mike Zaleski)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Police scanners and speeding
Message-ID: <1896@pegasus.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 12-Nov-84 01:08:41 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 12 01:08:41 1984
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Okay, so I have my Cobra CB and have ordered my Escort "Passport"
radar detector, but there is yet another piece of anti-speed-trap
gear that I thought I'd toss out to net.auto readers: VHF scanners.
Does anyone have any experience with them?  In particular:

1. Are all (state) police calls on a single frequency within that state?
2. Do police cars radio in their position when they stop, especially
   with respect to stopping to set up speed traps?
3. How well do these units work inside a car if connected to an
   external antenna?
4. Are there any states where such things are illegal (even if the
   law is of questionable constitutionality)?
5. Any other comments, suggestions?

Radio Shack seems to have a variety of models ranging in price
from $100 to $350, which could be a lot cheaper than an insurance
surcharge for a ticket.

Note 1: I am mostly interested in using this in the New Jersey/New
   York/Penna. area, especially central Jersey and New York Thruway
   and Northway to Montreal.

Note 1a: The Northway is almost completely empty of traffic when
   I've been on it, which is not to say that New York is above
   issuing speeding tickets there.

Note 2: I am not at all interested in flames about speeding.  The
   waste of two extra hours of travel time between NJ and Montreal which
   would be required if the speed limit were obeyed is unacceptable.

Thanks for any info.

-- Mike^Z  [ihnp4!, allegra!] pegasus!mzal   or  Zaleski@Rutgers