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For the instant on / constant on, test
cones were placed at 1½, 2, and 2½ miles from the
radar guns. The cone at 2½ miles was slightly over a
hill and the test vehicle was out of sight of the
radar van. Test vehicles were stationary. Officers
triggered the radar guns for less than two seconds in
the instant on configuration and for approximately
five seconds in the constant transmit position. A MPH
K-55 X band gun was used along with a Decatur GHD K
band and a MPH Bee III (33.8 GHz). Police officers
were in the test vehicles and reported the radar
detector results. Radar detector makers accompanied
the police officers in the test vehicles. All test
vehicles began at the 2½ mile cone and after all
detectors encountered all radar guns, two tries each
detector, the test vehicles move to next closer cone.
"Y"
stands for Yes and means the detector correctly
reported radar. "N"
stands for No and means the detector did not detect
radar. Beginning at the 1½ mile cone signal strength
was recorded. "YF"
stands for Yes/Full and means that the detector
correctly reported radar and the detector was in full
alert. "Y1/5"
stands for Yes radar was correctly reported but only 1
of a possible 5
leds were being illuminated, indicating signal
strength. Every detector tested had two tries. - SML
2004 Detector Test (June 11-13, 2004) |