nicksta43
nicksta43 Dork
3/7/13 10:16 p.m.

I know a guy who owns a liquor store and a rehab facility. He gets them on the front and the back end. Just like the radar guys. They develop the technology for the police and the blockers/jammers for the citizens.

My opinion if you don't want to pay a ticket don't speed. I personally don't mind a ticket every once and a while so I'm likely to speed.

peter
peter HalfDork
3/7/13 10:31 p.m.

Screwing with someone else's radio signals is a big no-no with the FCC, so I'm surprised that this company is located in the US and advertising radar scrambling.

I may be wrong, but it might not actually be FCC territory to screw with laser.

I'd guess it's smoke and mirrors, with a secondary bet on the company not being around for very long. I have a really hard time believing that something can cover 360 degrees of radar/laser from a little windshield-mounted box that has an LCD on one end. Usually when I see claims that exceed one or two basic scientific principles, I call snake oil.

I've seen some somewhat convincing videos on YouTube of laser scramblers, but those seemed to be far more complicated than just a "stick it to your windshield" doohickey.

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard Intern
3/7/13 11:46 p.m.

Yep. Radar scrambling is bullE36 M3, but laser scrambling is fair game in many states. I run a bell RX35 detector and a Lidatek LE-30 jammer in my E30, and both work great.

To properly jam lidar, you will need to mount at least one head in your grille. It's not a clip-to-the-sun visor kind of tool.

yamaha
yamaha UltraDork
3/7/13 11:50 p.m.

Its snake oil.....save your money for the speeding ticket. Laser shifters don't work, people think they do due to the rarity of them being used. Instant on radar is the newest favorite, and the only true way to "jam" them is to have a radar on that frequency band on when they go to gun you. Its kind of like how radar detectors are worthless if you're the first one the cop hits with the radar.

Expect to get a ticket at minimum if caught with a detector, expect confiscation at least if caught with one of those jamming devices.

wbjones
wbjones UberDork
3/8/13 6:12 a.m.

just out of curiosity, what brings on the V1 hate ?

Woody
Woody MegaDork
3/8/13 6:20 a.m.
wbjones wrote: just out of curiosity, what brings on the V1 hate ?

Jealousy.

wbjones
wbjones UberDork
3/8/13 6:32 a.m.

that's easily fixed .. for about $400

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo PowerDork
3/8/13 7:52 a.m.

First ticket in twelve years and you admit that you speed regularly, doesn't sound like you need to jam anything. Just stick to your normal routine and forget about jammers.

wbjones
wbjones UberDork
3/8/13 9:01 a.m.
coolusername wrote: i don't hate nor envy the V1, i did a search of the subject on this site and 90% of it was all you every wanted to know about the V1, so i did not want more info on that, i wanted to know what the smart guys thought about the jamming of radar and laser, so no offence to the V1 it seems to be number one in all the stuff i have read.

ok ... like I said, I was just curious

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH UltimaDork
3/8/13 9:08 a.m.

Radar jamming - illegal as all hell, for fairly good reasons, but it does work.

Laser jamming - of highly questionable effectiveness, and if doesn't work you'll still get lit up except you won't even know about it and have a second to try to slam on the brakes to get your ticket down.

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess UltimaDork
3/8/13 10:14 a.m.

I have not heard good things about the rocky mountain RADAR jammers. To actually work, it would need to broadcast a RADAR microwave signal. That's gonna be illegal in these cases, at least in this country. Dunno about little islands in the Carib.

I have heard good things about Blinder brand LASER jammers. LASER is coherent light. Light is outside the FCC's jurisdiction. At least right now.

93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
3/8/13 10:21 a.m.
yamaha wrote: Expect to get a ticket at minimum if caught with a detector, expect confiscation at least if caught with one of those jamming devices.

Why would you get a ticket for a radar detector?

yamaha
yamaha UltraDork
3/8/13 10:47 a.m.
93EXCivic wrote:
yamaha wrote: Expect to get a ticket at minimum if caught with a detector, expect confiscation at least if caught with one of those jamming devices.
Why would you get a ticket for a radar detector?

I figured this one would fall under common sense, but as asked, I suppose here is a reasonable explaination.

A.) In some states, they are illegal.....B.) Even if they are legal in your state, yet you get pulled over anyways, and have a radar detector on the windshield(or even the marks from the suction cups on the windshield), EXPECT to get a ticket. C.) Officers generally interpret them as a person knowingly speeding and attempting to elude detection.

Matt B
Matt B Dork
3/8/13 11:34 a.m.

This thread reminds me of an LEO encounter I had out in the boons (aka where my wife is from).

I had only had the Integra GSR for a year or so, mostly driving around the city and commuting. So, naturally we're out in the middle of the woods in south Georgia so I opened her up. Aside from limited visibility around some corners due to trees it was a relatively safe road to be hooning on - no houses or even farms, just woods. I was probably approaching triple digits when headlights pop up in the distance and my detector goes crazy. I did the usual slamming of brakes and whistling innocently as I cruised past the cop.

No dice. He turned around and pulled me over anyway. Even though I had put the detector in glove compartment, he busted me out on it anyway stating, "there's no way someone slows down that fast". lol

In the end, he was an incredibly understanding cop. One of the coolest, really. I just told him the truth about "opening her up in the country" and he let me go with a warning about the danger of deer. Didn't hurt he knew my wife (then girlfriend) from high school.

Mmadness
Mmadness New Reader
3/8/13 11:35 a.m.

DO NOT BUY IT! Rocky Mountain Radar Must is among the most enticing scams in human history. It does not "scramble" either LIDAR (Laser) or Radar, most models don't detect Laser and they have sub-par radar detection abilities. (http://radartest.com/article.asp?articleid=8501). If they did work, which they don't, the penalties would far outweigh those from a speeding ticket (http://www.radarjammer.com/its-a-felony/fcc-case.htm). It's ridiculous that the BBB hasn't stepped in and shut this company down. How did the police officer get you? If you're willing to fork over the copper, you could buy a laser jammer. The Blinder HP-905 is currently the best on the market for the US. My dad's Blinder M45 (an older version) has saved him a few times. He was pulled over in Pennsylvania once (on ENRAD) and the police officer didn't comment on them. Once you slow down to the speed limit, you should shut the jammer off to avoid suspicion. If you drive quickly where the police use LIDAR, jammers can be a worthwile investment.This is a map of laser jammer legality http://www.guysoflidar.com/usa-laser-jammer-laws.html.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH UltimaDork
3/8/13 11:38 a.m.
Dr. Hess wrote: That's gonna be illegal in these cases, at least in this country. Dunno about little islands in the Carib.

I'm pretty sure the jammers are illegal for the same reasons, I know that it's illegal to import a radar detector but not to own one.

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