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From: ben@moncol.UUCP (Bennett Broder)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Re: radar detectors
Message-ID: <566@moncol.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-Nov-85 14:03:15 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 21 14:03:15 1985
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>I have a question concerning the comment on airport radar frequency.
>Can you please explain to me why my ESCORT (pre-STOP) goes off
>every time I go by Newark airport on the NJ TPK. I would like to 
>get rid of that problem, since sooner or later the troopers
>are going to learn that it is the best place to hide.
>
>Also, on your comment concerning the pathmark checking routine,
>PASSPORT suppose to have the STOP circuitry that prevents
>frequency pollution. Isn't it?

I suspect that your Escort is set off by the large number of security
alarms and door openers at the airport.  There is no way you can
prevent this--  both motion sensors and police radar share the X band.

About the STOP circuit:  This is a filter to screen out pollution from
other radar detectors.  It was introduced when Escort owners started
to complain that Radio Shack detectors were causing their units to
false.  Cincinnati Microwave discovered that these radar detectors put
out a different looking signal than police radar.  So the STOP circuit
was developed.  The door opener at the Pathmark emits a simple X band
frequency- it looks like police radar, not like a polluting detector.

Ben Broder
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