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Beltronics Vector 955 Radar Detector

Beltronics Vector 955 Radar Detector

Item#: BEL009

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List Price : $229.95

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  • Immune to VG-2 radar detector detection
  • Auto Scan looks for all bands of radar and laser
  • Voice alerts and built-in earphone jack
  • 8X range provides advanced warning of radar signals
  • Brightness control with the push of a button
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Top Mid-Priced Performing Radar Detector at 2007 "Guys of Lidar" Test!

The BEL V955 was the best performing radar detector in the below $200.00 price category at the 2007 radar detector test performed by the Guys of Lidar.

 

The BEL V955 includes full X, K, Ka, POP, and Safety Warning System radar capability, front and rear laser detection. The V995 also includes digital signal processing (DSP) for superior range.

 

Faster Response
Vector 955's lightning -fast microprocessor can detect and process a signal in 500 milliseconds. This industry-leading response time is crucial against laser and instant-on radar.

 

 

Multi-Sensor Laser Protection
Total Tracking Laser™ circuitry continually searches for laser guns, providing maximum and superior off-axis protection.

 

 

Easy-To-Use Options and Controls
Preset at the factory, Vector 955 is optimized for driving in the United States. However, you can also customize the Vector 955 to meet your specific driving style. The easy-to-use selectable options make it simple to change.

 

 

Clear Digital Voice or Audio Alerts
Clear audio tones provide alerts you can hear even in noisy environments. Or, select digital voice alerts to keep you fully informed without taking your eyes off the road.

 

 

Ultra-Bright High Definition Display
Using the brightest alphanumeric display, the Vector 965 is easy to read from any angle. The bar graph will display band and relative signal strength as you approach the radar source.

 

Brightness Control with Dark Mode
Vector 955 has four levels of brightness to choose from, including full dark mode for discreet night travel.

 

 

Advanced AutoScan™ Processing
Patented AutoScan™ analysis technology provides increased accuracy, monitors multiple signals simultaneously.

 

 

Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Patented technology continuously analyzes all incoming signals and rejects unwanted false alarms. This provides the perfect balance of sensitivity and selectivity.

Mute and AutoMute Audio Controls
Vector 955's AutoMute circuitry automatically reduces the volume level during an alert. Or, press the large top-mounted mute button during an alert to instantly quiet the audio.

 

 

Selectable City Mode Filtering
Choose from three levels of City mode filters, including Low X and No X-band for quiet operation in town.

 

 

VG2 Immunity
Exclusive Shadow Technology™ keeps you unseen by the VG2 radar detector detector.

 

Sensitivity Control
Highway, AutoScan and City

 

 

Compact Size
1.25" H x 2.75" W x 4.75" L

 

Comes Fully Equipped
Vector 955 comes complete with a comprehensive owner's manual, quick release windshield mount, rugged coiled power cord with reliable telephone-type connector, and quick-reference card.

 

Display Type
280 LED Alphanumeric
Bar Graph, Threat Display, or Tech Display
3 Levels of Brightness, plus Dark Mode

 

 

Power Requirement
12VDC, Negative Ground

 

Programmable Features

  • Power-on indication
  • Voice alerts on or off
  • Power-on sequence
  • AutoMute
  • Audio tones
  • City mode sensitivity
  • Radar/Laser bands on or off

 

Technical Specs

 

Operating Bands

  • X-band 10.525 GHz ± 25 MHz
  • K-band 24.150 GHz ± 100 MHz
  • Ka-band 34.700 GHz ± 1300 MHz
  • Laser: 904nm, 33MHz bandwidth

 

 

Radar Receiver / Detector Type

  • Superheterodyne, GaAs FET VCO
  • Scanning Frequency Discriminator
  • Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

 

 

Laser Detection

  • Quantum limited video receiver
  • Multiple high-performance laser sensors

 

 

Tests

 

During the March 2007 "Guys of Lidar" radar detector test, the Bel Vector was the top performing radar detector in the "under $200.00" price range. The V-955 had good range on all the radar bands and performed well on POP!

 

About Beltronics Radar
Beltroncis Radar, a leader in radar and laser detection, has company headquarters located in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area. With a full line of radar, laser, and safety detectors, Beltronics designs, manufactures, and markets its products in North America. Beltronics was established in 1967.

What's Included:
Detector, Windshield mount, Coiled power cord
Shipping Restrictions:
Available for shipment to the USA and Canada only.
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Features

Auto Sensitivity Tuning , POP Radar Detection , Safety Warning System , Text Display , Voice Alert

Type

Corded Radar Detectors

Brand

Beltronics

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Beltronics Vector 955 Radar Detector
 
4.4

(based on 145 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (77)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (58)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (5)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (3)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (2)

97%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Clear alert (132)
  • Easy to mount (124)
  • Good sensitivity (121)
  • Durable (91)
  • Great features (76)

Cons

  • Gives false reads (33)
  • Inaccurate (4)

Best Uses

  • Highway driving (128)
  • Urban navigation (90)
  • Rural navigation (62)
  • Larger cars (38)
  • Small cars (38)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Practical (86), Commuter (73), Gearhead (32), Tuner (22), Auto professional (13)
    • Was this a gift?:
    • No (38), Yes (3)

Most Liked Positive Review

 

Does what it's suppose to do!

It does what its intended to do plan and simple.
I'll start with the cons first:
Cord length is a bit short if your intending on using any outlet not directly below...Read complete review

It does what its intended to do plan and simple.
I'll start with the cons first:
Cord length is a bit short if your intending on using any outlet not directly below the spot its mounting (cord not stretched is like a foot, and 3ft stretched)
It does give false alerts and only when its in a city and your passing stores (mainly pharmacies walmarts grocery stores) with automatic doors. Not a big deal, your probably not speeding in those areas because they are congested.
This thing has probably saved me from 2 tickets so far in the first 2 months of ownership. 2 tickets at $100 bucks lets say, = 200 dollars, yup, it paid for itself already.

What I use it for:
I live in an area of NH (mostly Ka and K band) where there aren't a lot of highways connecting the major areas but instead main roads that are about 55MPH that switch to 30MPH with little warning (and the cops are strict about it too!)
If your not familar with the road, chances are you miss the 30MPH switch but still feel that the speed limit is about 40-45 since its still 2 lanes for each direction and bam, the first cop that passes you snags you for going 15-20 over.
So I got this because I was fed up with getting speeding tickets when I was honestly unaware I was even speeding.

Now on to how well it works:
ITS GREAT!
The range for the price in my opinion is great.
It picks up Ka and K at great lengths to give you time to slow down. Some of the instances I got warned:
I was going about 65 in a 50MPH (again a road that was 2 lanes each direction) and I was coming up on a hill. The radar starting giving a 1 bar warning then instantly a 2. So since I was not really around anything I trusted it and slowed down to 50MPH. Soon as I got to the top of the hill, I trooper passed me going the opposite direction. Wow! Great warning from on the other side of a pretty sized hill!
Another time I was coming up on construction on the other side of a Jersey Barrier on a highway.
I had about 1 minute of driving time at 55MPH of warning. The cop was facing the direction I was coming from, and behind a bunch of construction vehicles. I wasn't speeding at the time or in danger of being radared by hims since he was on the other side, but still, knowing it can pick him up with stuff in the way is a plus.
Another instance was those silly SPEED LIMIT IS:
YOUR SPEED IS: signs. It was facing for the opposite direction traffic. I was getting a huge signal from it approaching it (not in its line of aim yet) passed it, and the signal got weak, then got in its field of aim, and the signal got as strong as it was. Confused at first, I realized that it was bouncing off the billboard in front of its field of aim!
I WOULD BUY THIS IF YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO DOESNT GO 80 ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT WOULD LIKE THE PEACE OF MIND KNOWING THEY WILL NEVER GET A TICKET AT THE SPEED THEY USUALLY GO: 10MPH OVER.

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Most Liked Negative Review

 

BEST for under [$]

Well, the title says it all. It is the best, for under [$] Ive been in friends cars that had escorts and higher end beltronics and they have had much more warning time...Read complete review

Well, the title says it all. It is the best, for under [$] Ive been in friends cars that had escorts and higher end beltronics and they have had much more warning time then this unit. I figured id give it a month before i wrote a review for it because i wanted to test it out. In that time i drove around 800 city and 700 highway miles. In the city its either a hit or miss. Luckily the times i wasnt speeding more then 7 or 8 mph, it picked it up. But other times id be going around a corner and before it goes off i already see the cop. When its T ( on my side), the radar goes off after i have already passed the cop, not before, and it gets stronger as i go away for about a quarter of a mile then goes away. It did save me a few times granted, but nothing that a cheaper cobra couldnt have done. On the highway, i tested it out doing 15-20 over the speed limit(70). Sadly, on the trip i really only got 3 hits and 2 were opposite directions. Though, it did save me once when an undercover cop car was in the left lane parked waiting with his radar on and a motorcycle cop a half mile up the road under a bridge. It did allow me enough time to slow down move over and not get caught (80 in a 55). Depending on its use, i would or would not recommend it. Your choice.

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May

9

2012

 
5.0

Best of the best

By Doug

from Ft Pierce. Fl

About Me Practical

Pros

  • Best of the Best
  • Clear Alert
  • Durable
  • Easy To Mount
  • Good Sensitivity
  • Neat Features or Extras
  • Versatile

Cons

    Best Uses

    • City Driving
    • Highway Driving
    • Larger Cars
    • Rural Driving

    Comments about Beltronics Vector 955 Radar Detector:

    Many times this unit has alerted me to something ahead that I could not see. I also got alerts from police cars that were around the bend in the road. You can usually depend on this unit when it tells you to "Slow down". I've owned other units and brands but the 955 is the most dependable.

    • Was this a gift?:
    • No

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    May

    6

    2012

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    This item turned the tables on

    By mGONZO2u

    from So Cal

    About Me Gearhead

    Pros

    • Clear Alert
    • Durable
    • Easy To Mount
    • Good Sensitivity

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Highway Driving
      • Larger Cars
      • Rural Driving
      • Small Cars

      Comments about Beltronics Vector 955 Radar Detector:

      I was 42 y.o. in 7/2010 when I bought my first radar detector, a Beltronics V955. I have been driving fast since I was 18, but for the life of me, I cannot figure out why I never purchased one of these "fine busters". I purchased this item for a long road trip that year that would take us from the busy freeways of So Cal, all the way up to within 30 minutes south of the Canadian border in Washington State. And back again.

      I kid you not, the V955 paid for itself on that one trip alone. Several times over!

      They (and you know who "they" are) tried to hide in gullies between the highways, they tried hiding behind signs, they tried hiding behind trees and side roads, yet THEY FAILED everytime in speed trapping us on that trip and every road trip since then.

      I only use the V955 on longer road trips where I will be on unfamiliar ground. Every such roadie has been iron clad protected with its use. At minimum, I gain the advantage at least one (1) time per trip.

      Add up all the savings from unsolicited fines and increased insurance premiums, and it all becomes a no brainer. You fellow lead foots need a radar detector.

      After almost two (2) years of countless scanned highway warnings, admittedly, some closer than others (but always with enough time to heed the warning), I had to let everyone else know that they can trust a Beltronics V955. The V955 seems to fit our occasional useage just fine but I will have to assume that the rest of the Beltronic products can be equally trusted.

      The only thing I wish my V955 had is a warning symbol telling me if the detection has been made in front of me or behind me. But I bet if I was willing to pay more, that option could have been found in another unit.

      But for now, I'll keep saving as is.

      Good luck out there...

      • Was this a gift?:
      • No

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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      May

      6

      2012

       
      5.0

      Excellent product & fast service!

      By acoutz

      from Lillington, NC

      About Me Commuter, Practical

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Clear Alert
      • Durable
      • Easy To Mount
      • Good Sensitivity
      • Neat Features or Extras
      • Versatile

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • City Driving
        • Highway Driving

        Comments about Beltronics Vector 955 Radar Detector:

        This product is awesome. It has a long range detection ability and does not have hardly any false alarms. We go on long trips on the highway and it really works for us! Really satisfied with this detector! Would definitely recommend it to others:))

        • Was this a gift?:
        • No

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        Apr

        23

        2012

         
        5.0

        "I would buy this product again and agai

        By andy

        from dallas tx

        About Me Practical

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Clear Alert
        • Durable
        • Easy To Mount
        • Good Sensitivity
        • Neat Features or Extras
        • Versatile

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • City Driving
          • Highway Driving

          Comments about Beltronics Vector 955 Radar Detector:

          every day

          • Was this a gift?:
          • No

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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          Apr

          7

          2012

           
          4.0

          i like it

          By The Old Guy

          from ohio

          About Me Practical

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Clear Alert
          • Good Sensitivity
          • Versatile

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Highway Driving

            Comments about Beltronics Vector 955 Radar Detector:

            they were right it is a fine detector

            • Was this a gift?:
            • No

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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