Both me and my wife have the older Escort Passport 8500 x50 and absolutely love them. People are amazed at how far out we are able to detect cops on KA band. Wonder if we would gain anything by upgrading.
As with anything, the tool is only as smart as the operator. Some things to know:
Some blind spot systems will cause a false positive (from other vehicles. Yours will not cause interference). You’ll quickly learn how to tell if it’s false or not simply by sound, signal strength, and quickness in which the detector says you are close to it.
In the US, X band is not used for Speed enforcement.
K band radar is short range, and generally used by police that are moving. You’ll also pick up some automatic store doors because they use a similar wave length. Many red light cameras also use this band.
KA is the bread and butter of what you want to protect. This is generally what most cops use when they sit on the side of the road. That’s where my current detectors have saved us countless times. Over hills, around corners. Definitely cought it before the cops were in sight.
Laser: Good luck. Laser uses a VERY small beam, and chances are, if your detector is going off, you have already been tagged. Occasionally, you’ll get lucky and you’ll catch a bounce from someone else’s vehicle. If you live in an area with high laser usage, this probably won’t help (I’ve hardly ever seen lasers used in Texas. Rarely).
Detectors are legal in almost all states. There’s only a handful that don’t allow them (I believe Virginia and a few other east cost states).
And finally, with any detector that provides 360* coverage, be mindful how you mount it. Too low, and simple stuff as seats and passengers will block your rear. Too high, and you’ll catch every gas station door in a 100 mile radius.
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