r/radardetectors

I got an alert from JBV1 of a cop 1.8 miles ahead, and shortly after my V1 picked up laser. I was skeptical if the laser was from the cop that was reported, or if it was some sort of false.

As I'm passing the cop that was reported, I see his door cracked open and him shooting laser. I don't know if V1 can pick up laser from that far or not, but having JBV1 running definitely reduced the risk of getting tagged.

Right after I pass him, V1 reports full strength Ka from the rear. I was watching to see if laser cop started to move, and I'm pretty sure he didn't. There was another white car coming up fast on the left; it turns out it was a different cop.

Would a detector without arrows have helped in this situation? I'm not sure.. It would've been easy to just assume the radar cop was ahead? There's only been a handful of times a cop has come up from behind shooting radar, but my V1 definitely earned it's keep today.

I'm glad I went with a V1 Gen 1 over a R4

Which stores allow return of Uniden R8W in case I don't like it? Online store or brick & mortar store.

never had a radar detector before. I'm still not sure if I will like it or find it useful in my part of the state(actually two states, since I live near the state line).

Edit: just wanted to clarity why I never had one. I had TWO speeding tickets in my life. First one was summer of 1986 and the second one was 1995(or 1996). Since then, I've never had a traffic ticket.

thanks!

I’ve done what I could with the settings, looked it up online for guidance and all this thing does daily is beep from home to work to family trips. Is this radar detector a flop?? I’d like some help if anyone has knowledge in this specific radar!

An ad just popped up for this product, which claims it can analyze leaking microwave signals to detect police cruisers, whether they have radar active or not.

It seems very new and also quite expensive ($3500 for one model, before installation). Wondering if anyone has any real world experience with it?

I haven’t owned a radar detector in maybe 15 years and want to get back into it. My last unit was a Valentine V1 but it was an older gen. I’m not up to speed but would like to catch up to then times. What are my fellow Californians running nowadays? Please and thank you 🍻

I just bought the uniden r7. I dont like the coil cord it comes with to hide the wires and i dont want to mirror tap it. Could i buy a usbc-rj11 and put the usbc into the lighter port splitter for it to work?

So I’m an idiot and thought my windshield was glass because…well of course it is?

So I found out that the reason I am getting super late detections was that I have a metallic or ceramic infrared thing going on.
So if I put the detector to the headliner (highest it can go) I am only getting like 1/4 -1/2 inch of the dot matrix opening..

I tried it on some standard “your speed is” signs it it is much better, but wondering what you have done?
Are you catching as little clear space as I am?I may try it upside down I need to see where horn is.

Hi all. I have found great deal on new R4 for 250$. In my area cops usually use laser lidar and the thing I am worried about are those R4’s good at catching laser?

just curious, getting a fast car so i’d like to know

Just bought this and immediately completed a firmware update before use, yet it requires over 30 minutes to obtain a GPS signal, which then fluctuates. Is this typical for the device? My Uniden R3 on another vehicle seems like a more effective detector. What do you think about this one? Thanks ahead of time!

I have a uniden r3, while it’s not the most advanced it has always picked up cops with their radar on, never once gotten a ticket. It picks up X, K, KA, and laser. Tonight I got pulled over for “48 in a 25” on my way home in a street I do not go crazy on. My car does make sound, not obnoxiously loud, but enough for a cop to turn their head. My radar did not pick his up once, when he was right in front of me, or when he got behind me. I asked to see the clocked speed, he said it was in his car and it has been recalibrated. Is there a good chance if I go to court that he won’t have my “48mph” speed saved? It’s just crazy to me that it has never gave me a problem for years, is there a new laser they’re using or something??!! Either way any advice would be helpful as I’m fine with them lowering the ticket price if anything, it’s my first speeding ticket. I’m in NJ

I drive a lot in La county and I have uniden R7
Recently I have not been able to pick up KA band radars even though i see the cop pointing the gun I have it on expert mode and put all the right frequencies and I have extended to 1000 ft are cops just using a different band what’s going on

I have had this radar detector for about a year now and I like it most of the time. My issue is that occasionally the GPS fails to lock on and all of your mute memory is now worthless. I returned the unit once when it failed to connect to GPS for over a week and got a new one. For the last 2 days, it will not connect.

I live in Northern Colorado and it is sunny and smokey right now.

Hypocritically, if someone were going from USA to ON, Canada, would it be safe to leave their radar detectors up. Do cops there have RDDs? That person in question is rocking a Uniden R8.

IF its safe enough to leave it up, do cops mostly run KA band there?

Thanks guys

I recently picked up a Uniden R7 and was wondering if anyone around Metro Vancouver has any tips for using it. I’m trying to figure out what bands are most commonly used by police here and whether K band is still something worth keeping enabled or if it’s mostly Ka band now. Any recommendations for settings or other things I should know for driving around the Lower Mainland would be appreciated.