2005 Active Laser Jamming

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1	Introduction
2	Constant On
3	Instant On
4	Over The Hill Testing
5	Long Range Testing
6	Immediacy of Response
7	Radar Detector Detector Introduction
8	VG-2 Testing
9	VG-4 Testing
10	Spectre Testing
11	POP Mode Testing
12	Active Laser Jamming
13	Veil Stealth Coating
14	VF Photo Jammer
15	SportsVue HUD
16	Stealth Viper
17	Stealth R6 Motorcycle
18	Thanks!

Prior to the 2005 SML test, the Mimic (also known as the Laser Tec and the Mega Jammer) was touted on other website's as being the new "top dog" in laser jamming. See how this "Korean Blinder Knock Off" performed during the SML test.

Active Laser Jamming

As we have seen during this test and those of previous years, police laser gun transmissions are very narrow and detectors have a difficult, if not impossible task, of providing any advanced warning. The sale of police laser guns are soaring especially in traffic dense metropolitan areas. Laser guns are now for sale that include a digital camera, providing visual evidence of a speeding infraction. These problems have led to the introduction of laser counter measures, a camouflaged word for laser jammers. Although there is a federal prohibition for radar jammers, there are no such federal laws against operating a laser jamming device. Laser is controlled by the US Food and Drug Administration for eye safety; whereas, radar is controlled by the Federal Communications Commission.

Court precedent and officer training recommend and command that laser may not be used for issuing a speeding ticket past 1,000 feet due to the divergence of the laser's beam.

Many new, copy cat laser jammers have raised their heads during the year. Many of these laser jammers have illegally copied established laser jammers. Patent lawsuits are expected to follow. This is typical in consumer electronics.

SML used the three most popular police laser guns, i.e.: LTI Ultralyte LR 200, Stalker LZ-1 and Kustom Signals Pro Laser III, during this years test. These three guns account for 97% of all laser guns sold in North America.

A cone was placed at 1,000 feet and one at 500 feet. Test vehicles approached the 1,000 foot cone at a speed of approximately 30 MPH and counted down, "three, two, one" to the cone The officer then fired the laser gun. This was then repeated at the 500 foot cone.

This test was repeated three times for each laser gun. The following is a percentage of jam for all three runs. "AP" signifies At Front Plate, "HL" signifies at Headlamp

To accurately report your distance from a radar gun, the radar detector warnings should increase as you approach the radar guns location. The below graph should not be an indication of reception and/or performance, but only as a guide to signal strength displayed by that individual detector.

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* The Bel/Escort laser jammers were mounted on a full size Chevy pick-up while the other jammers in this test were mounted on a mid-sized car. The distance from the license plate to the headlamps was much greater for the Bel/Escort compared to the other jammer tests. In fairness to Bel/Escort, their jammer was retested on a mid-sized white BMW M3. During this second test, the Bel/Escort scored 86%

** The Lidatek LE-30 used during the SML test was a single head unit mounted in the center of the bumper. During the test, the 1000' and 500' tests were run separately to allow the unit to recycle between testing points. Independent tests, using their dual head system, had a much higher jamming effect.

An IR video camera with monitor was used during the test to validate that the jammer heads were properly activating when the unit began its jamming sequence.

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