Interesting post:

http://www.srt8oc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4499

 

nice to see cops that have our back and recommend a product to help avoid them haha

 

cool i was always skepticle about how effective the sr7 is..i guess that means it works well lol

 

I wonder how they avoid the FCC mandate against "intentional interference" aka jamming? That fine would make the largest speeding fine ever pale in comparison.

 

You can jam laser cause it is not a radio signal . . . just a light beam.

 

With all the new technology and cops out there, I'm definitely considering a laser jamming type unit.

 

Laser is regulated by the FDA, not the FCC, and they don't seem to care, thank God.

Since I have had the built in Escort Laser/Radar I have not been stopped, not once, and they work like a charm. Everyone who sees it built in, and sees it in operation, wants one. I have it built into the center console below the heater controls, and an LED at eye level in the A pillar pod, the LED is green until "cop noticed", then red. The only thing left I want is the external speaker for the extra loud alarm. True, it doesn't have a directional arrow like the Valentine, but I really don't care where the cop is - I obey all laws until I know that the situation is clear.

 

post some pictures of your setup, I like the idea of having my detecor hidden.

 

FDA = Food and Drug Administration

What do lasers have to do with them?

 

That linked thread doesn't make much sense. He mentions the Passport SR7 but then says that laser shifters work. Well, the passport is a radar/laser detector, it doesn't jam lasers. Passort does make a laser jammer, the ZR3, which is compatible with both 8500 and SR7, but that unit isn't mentioned in that thread at all!

What gives?

P.S: Laser detectors cannot protect you from being caught, nor can they reduce the gun's effective range (as that thread suggests....kinda ridiculous, actually!). The only time they work is if you are lucky enough to catch a bouncing laser beam not aimed at you (terrain-dependant), or a beam through another car's windows. Laser, by its very definition, is "instant on". In other words, as soon as a detector screams, the cop already has your speed. Mike Valentine goes into great depth about that on his site and is very honest in admitting that beating laser is usually just your luck, no matter how good a detector you may own. Radar, on the other hand, is very easy to detect. But even then, the new instant-on POP2 is just as effective as laser. I suggest a visit to www.radardetector.net forums. They are chockfull of info on detection technologies.

 

I thought about doing this awhile ago, unfortunately the state of california has banned the use of any jamming material, wether it be radar or laser. Some states allow it and some don't so check ur state b4 doing this. And if u think ca is bad, virginia doesn't allow detectors.

 

Plus the guy has exactly one post on that forum.. so I take it with a grain of salt.. It could have been some employee of Escort spamming...

--mike

 

Medical. I know it's crazy, but it's the truth.

OK as far as the Escort stuff, if I remember right, the SR7 is the built in radar/laser detector, the ZR3 is the add on laser shifters, and the SRX is both of them in one. They also sell the SR7 plus shifters for the same price as the SRX, so other than a slightly different faceplate, who knows what the difference is. I have the first two, when you put it together, it basically makes the SRX, a bunch of parts don't get used. The ZR3 can also be used with their regular suction cup detectors. The reason I did it the two unit way was because, believe it or not, it was cheaper.
Hope I got it right as far as model numbers, it's been almost two years since I put it in.

 

LOL i was going to bring the FDA think up too.... didnt even know that. So what is this about the shifter?

 

Lets see, here is how it goes I do believe, no actually I know:
a) PASSPORT SRX: Radar/Laser Detector + Laser shifting
b) PASSPORT SR7 Plus shifters: Radar/Laser Detector + Laser shifting
c) PASSPORT SR7: Radar Decotor + Laser Detector
d) Shifter Z3: Laser Dector + Laser shifting
e) ZR3 Laser Shifter: $499.95 installed starting price (new in the box & installed)
website: www.escortradar.com Toll Free: 1-800-064-3143 For ques. or info.

We had the Valentine1 and the PASSPORT 8500 X50 in my car as far radar detectors on same day, on same road with 2 other people. Myself and 1 of the riders like the 8500 and my other friend likes the Valentne1 due to the arrows. We like the 8500 due to the easy to read signals and not the mini letters. As to the arrows, I agree in the fact, I don't care which direction the signal comes from, I just follow the speed limit, after all, he/she won't care which direction he/she is coming from either. So why worry about it...won't make a difference whatsoever, long as a person slows down to the speed limit and stays there till all's clear, if that's the object.

 

ZR3 laser shifters sitting in my garage if anyone is interested...(install is really easy btw)

 

how much...

 

Here is the control unit:



And here is the indicator LED just above the top gauge.





BTW, you will crap in your pants the first time you hear the laser alarm/shifters. I think I went from about 85 to 55 in no time at all.

 

Your pictures show a very professional looking job. Really nice. Just had to let you know that.

 

http://www.radarbusters.com/landing/...new_jersey.asp

This site says "Radar jammers are illegal to own and/or operate in all 50 states per the Federal Communications Commission."

So are jammers illegal or not?