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From: marc@haddock.UUCP
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Subject: Re: RADAR DETECTORS
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Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 20:35:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 18 20:35:00 1985
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Nf-From: haddock!marc    Dec 18 20:35:00 1985


Some friends of mine and I got together with and compared side by side on our
own dashes the 3 different radar detectors; the passport by Escort, the
Whistler spectrum remote, and the BEL micro-eye vector.

It was our opinions after traveling through 4 states (ME,MA,NH,NY) across
a 2 week period having encountered 9 positive radar traps ranging from the
interstate highways to small NH town roads, that the BEL product was the
prefered.

The reasoning behinding this is as follows:
	1) The BEL product had far better discrimination against false
	   alarms while not delaying in the event of a real police radar.
	2) The BEL product had much better warning against the X-band
	   signal (which is pretty well outdated now).
	3) The BEL product had the same warning against the K-band signals
	   that we encountered (no instant-on) as the Whistler, but was
	   better then the Escort.

The things that we decided that we didn't like about the BEL product was
as follows:
	1) No capability to turn off the lights during operation (handy for
	   while traveling through CN where they strongly frown on detectors).
	2) Hiding the box was not as easy as the remote version of the
	   Whistler unit.
	3) Custom wiring was not easy (try to figure a way to plug in 3
	   detectors all at once into 1 lighter socket...). Both the
	   Whistler and the Escort were easily attached to the fuse box.

Good luck deciding and please let us know your decision and why when you
finally make one.

-- Marc, WB1GRH