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False Alert
Radar Detector Testing
The chief complaint with radar detector owners are false alerts. This year SML performed an extensive test on a two mile section of I-10 in downtown El Paso Texas that is saturated with X and K band false alerts that come from shopping centers, gas stations and alarm systems.
Ten common false alert locations were identified prior to the test.
A series of four tests were performed with each detector in different settings that included Highway, City, City No X, and City No X No K.
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| Bel STi |
7 X alerts/ 1 K |
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| Cheetah * |
5 X alerts |
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| Cobra DXRSR7 |
4 X alerts/3 Ka alerts |
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| Escort 9500i |
1 X alert/1 K alert |
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| Q3 RH SM *** |
3 X alerts |
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| Q3 RH SB3 *** |
6 X alerts/4 Ka alerts |
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| Q3 RH SE *** |
13 X alerts |
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| Valentine 1 |
8 X alerts/2 K alerts |
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| Whistler 78 |
2 X alerts/ 3 K alerts |
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| Whistler 690 |
2 X alerts |
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* Filtering feature not available for this detector
The Cheetah System consisted of an Escort 8500 X50 radar detector and the Remote Mirror System
Q3 Innovation Systems
RH SB3 is Radar Hawk SBIII
RH SE is Radar Hawk SE
RH SM is Radar Hawk SM
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