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That would be the cause of cheap detectors. I have a 12 year old Escort (it cost $300 back then) that still does great (had to replace the suction cups once). But no matter what detector you get, once that laser hits your windshield, front license plate, etc, it's over.
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How long in miles is this "long range?" How do we know the local police have longer range radars making the detection too late?
The detection zone depends on a lot of things (topography, weather, other cars/trucks in the area) but this unit will get you more than sufficient range (about a mile away if a cop is running always on). There are no long range radars for cops they have to see who they are reading. He can't clock a high reading from a bike away and then you show up and he guesses if it was you or the car next to you. Also he needs to shoot the radar and get it back to get a reading, what you need is just to catch any of the stray waves that haven't bounced off anything and went back. This unit will alert you of the cop long before he knows you are there.
Wow I didn't know they made these things anymore. Last time I saw one was an ad in the back MotorTrent magazine probably 10 years ago. Think the guys name was Valentine.
Do they finally work or still just a bunch of false alarms?
Valentine is notoriously chatty unless you tune it quite a bit. I bought one around 2013 and returned it for that reason. It even gave you an alert if there was a cheap leaky detector next to you with "J" alert for junk. Which is really dumb since it could have just ignored it since it knows it's not a real alert.
Haven't had that issue with uniden and they run pretty silent once you know what cops run around you and how to set it for you environment.
That would be the cause of cheap detectors. I have a 12 year old Escort (it cost $300 back then) that still does great (had to replace the suction cups once). But no matter what detector you get, once that laser hits your windshield, front license plate, etc, it's over.
Advanced-Highway and Auto-City modes:
- These work on the R3 exactly as they do on the R7 150.
K blocks:
- Just like the R7 150 international, you have all the same K block options for 5 preset K blocks and 1 customisable K Block.
- It also has the show/hide options and the K block beep options.
- In city mode, the K block weak option is also increased to 2 bar sensitivity.
GPS Alerts:
- Full support for my M9 GPS database has been added. Pass-chime On/Off setting also added.
- The redpseed cameras thereby are now combined into a new camera type active from 450m / 1500ft, with 300m / 1000ft active overspeed warning
- The settings options are however cut down from R7 150 international so the "Speed Cameras" On/Off now simultaneously turns On/Off all alerts for rural speed, urban speed, section control and laser location alerts; the "Redlight Cams" On/Off option now simultaneously turns On/Off all alerts for redlight, redspeed and bus lane camera alerts.
Auto Power Off:
- This feature has been added as per the R7 150 international and DFR9 SE (i.e. fixes and replaces the original battery saver)
Display Off warning:
- When powering up the unit with the display set Off; as per the R7, there is now an initial onscreen warning.
K Narrow revision:
- This has been updated to allow the K narrow to be customised more easily during the build process. The default K narrow for USA / Canada remains as 24.080-24.200.
However, if you need an alternative K narrow, this can now be built into the firmware more easily so it can be requested anywhere within 24.050-24.250
None of these are killer features, but they make the R3 a very enjoyable device to use. Biggest advantage is the feature to not alert for vehicle radar. Even without the firmware it takes minimal effort to set up a R3 to almost never have false alarms.
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Do they finally work or still just a bunch of false alarms?
Haven't had that issue with uniden and they run pretty silent once you know what cops run around you and how to set it for you environment.
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nevermind, it's $45
Advanced-Highway and Auto-City modes:
- These work on the R3 exactly as they do on the R7 150.
K blocks:
- Just like the R7 150 international, you have all the same K block options for 5 preset K blocks and 1 customisable K Block.
- It also has the show/hide options and the K block beep options.
- In city mode, the K block weak option is also increased to 2 bar sensitivity.
GPS Alerts:
- Full support for my M9 GPS database has been added. Pass-chime On/Off setting also added.
- The redpseed cameras thereby are now combined into a new camera type active from 450m / 1500ft, with 300m / 1000ft active overspeed warning
- The settings options are however cut down from R7 150 international so the "Speed Cameras" On/Off now simultaneously turns On/Off all alerts for rural speed, urban speed, section control and laser location alerts; the "Redlight Cams" On/Off option now simultaneously turns On/Off all alerts for redlight, redspeed and bus lane camera alerts.
Auto Power Off:
- This feature has been added as per the R7 150 international and DFR9 SE (i.e. fixes and replaces the original battery saver)
Display Off warning:
- When powering up the unit with the display set Off; as per the R7, there is now an initial onscreen warning.
K Narrow revision:
- This has been updated to allow the K narrow to be customised more easily during the build process. The default K narrow for USA / Canada remains as 24.080-24.200.
However, if you need an alternative K narrow, this can now be built into the firmware more easily so it can be requested anywhere within 24.050-24.250
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