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Originally Posted by Got_Z
There was an instance where there were multiple cops. One was standing behind a ramp and one was .25 miles ahead. I was driving with a buddy of mine who had a 8500. As soon as we passed the first cop he sped up thinking he was safe. I knew because of my arrows that it wasn't. He ended up getting pulled over.
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All that proves is your friend is a moron.
If I have Ka or something, see a cop and still have a signal, I'm still driving slow, if I get a blip of Ka, I drive slower, or within the legal limits for about 10 miles unless I get a stronger signal.
The longest confirmed Ka band I have with my new Escort Passport Max was 11 miles on a raid trip to Sacramento. I had 2 radar detectors, one set to spec mode which gives me the frequency of the radar. I had a blip 11 miles out, went away, another stronger blip 5 miles out, and for the last 2.4 miles I had a constant Ka, all the same frequency until I saw the CHP officer sitting on the side of the road.
Now, 11 miles is a bit much, no one should EXPECT 11 miles. But the average range I had was 7 miles on that trip.
For arguments sake, you will almost never win from LIDAR, and you will NEVER win from instant on radar, you can just pray that the cop turn it on for another car ahead of you