[W126 Coupe] laser jammers

[Jim Nowak]

J.,

My detector before the V1 was a Passport.  I threw the
Passport in the trash.  IMHO, it was a POS!

Jim

 
--- "Chiappinelli, Joseph"
<joseph.chiappinelli at mirant.com> wrote:

> Jim,
> Just curious. I was wondering if you've had any
> first hand experience with the Passport 8500 or Solo
> 2. If so, what did you find lacking as compared to
> the V1?
> J.Chip
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]On Behalf Of
> Jim Nowak
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 11:01 AM
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] laser jammers
> 
> 
> Richard,
> 
> I like the V1.  It's by far the best detector I've
> owned.  Spend the money because it's worth the
> price.
> 
> Yes, laser jammers are very effective.
> http://www.1radardetector.com/zr3.htm
> http://www.myradardetector.com/blinder.htm
>
http://www.radarbusters.com/products/blinder/default.asp
>
http://www.radarbusters.com/products/beltronics/905-laser-jammer.asp
> 
> Jim
> 
>   
> --- "Shayegan, Richard" <rishayegan at davidson.edu>
> wrote:
> 
> > While reading Motor Trend's 2004 Radar Detector
> Test
> > and Buyer's guide
> > (I'm trying to decide if I really do want to spend
> > $400 on a V1), I came
> > across this:
> > " Before going further, let us make the following
> > statement; jamming or
> > attempting to jam a police radar gun is a federal
> > felony with fines up
> > to $75,000. While radar jammers are marketed,
> > speedlabs.com and our
> > observations in El Paso show them to be totally
> > ineffective, which is
> > possibly the reason that their makers, while
> having
> > been issued cease
> > and desist orders by the Federal Communications
> > Commission (FCC), have
> > not been prosecuted.
> > 
> > Laser jamming is another issue altogether. First,
> > lasers are regulated
> > not by the FCC but by the Food and Drug
> > Administration and are
> > considered separate from radar jammers. When
> > effectively deployed,
> > especially in conjunction with a high-performance
> > conventional
> > radar/LIDAR detector, laser jammers or shifters,
> as
> > some manufacturers
> > call them, can be very effective in rendering many
> > laser guns
> > ineffective within their legal operating
> > parameters."
> > 
> > They go on to say that laser jammers are illegal
> in
> > CA, MN, and UT.
> > So...anyone know of a laser jammer they recommend,
> > or do you all thing
> > MT is full of it?
> > Richard
> > 
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