[W126 Coupe] laser jammers

[Shayegan, Richard]

Well, in that case, great, cause at some point some idiot hit my front
bumper while parallel parking or getting out of a parallel space or
something (I was parallel parked, came back, messed up license plate
mount/plate), so my front plate is bent down.
Richard

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Mark Clemence
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 12:14 PM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] laser jammers

First of all, my Valentine has paid for itself (ticket
avoidance) at least 5 times over.  
As for laser jammers - I don't bother.  The laser needs to aim the beam
at a flat surface to work properly - namely your license plates.  So, to
disrupt the laser operation, I put some washers under my license plate
screws to create a slightly angled surface.  I figure this plus the V1's
laser detector
is good protection from lasers.   

--- Jim Nowak <jjnowak_32503 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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> 
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