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What is a PALINDROME WORD FOR DETECTOR?

The palindrome word for "DETECTOR" is "ROTCEDET."


Does the Rocky Mountain RMR-C430-6 Radar Detector work at any speed?

Yes, the Rocky Mountain RMR-C430-6 Radar Detector can function at any speed as long as it is properly calibrated and operational. However, the effectiveness of radar detectors at high speeds can be influenced by factors such as the strength of the radar signal and the detector's sensitivity.


What is a radar laser detector used for?

A radar laser is a detector used for monitoring the speed. The laser detector is usually used by the police and law enforcement, to track drivers who drives over the speed limit. The use of the tool can help prevent or reduce the chances of vehicle accidents from happening.


Do cops have rear radar?

Yes, some police vehicles are equipped with rear-facing radar units that can detect the speed of vehicles behind them. This allows police officers to monitor and enforce speed limits for vehicles approaching from the rear.


How does police radar have to do with wavelength?

Police radar systems use microwave radar technology, which operates within a specific range of wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum. The radar gun emits a microwave signal towards a moving vehicle, and measures the frequency shift in the reflected signal to determine the vehicle's speed. By analyzing the Doppler effect of the reflected microwave signal, the radar system can calculate the speed of the vehicle based on the wavelength of the emitted signal.

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Do they make a detector that locates police?

There is a device called a radar detector, but it will only detect a radar signal, not police in general.


What is VG 2 on radar detectors?

Vg-2 is a radar detector detector used by police in areas that its illegal to posses a radar detector. However, its barely used as most police departments now use to spectre1-5.


What are the benefits of having a radar detector?

Having a radar detector will alert you when a Police Car with its speed radar is near. The Radar Detectors will produce an audible signal alerting you of this, and will do so far in advance of when you are able to see the Police Car.


What is the purpose of a Whistler radar detector?

The purpose of a Whistler radar detector is to detect the speed of the motorists, if it is being monitored by police or law enforcement by a radar gun.


What is the fine in Virginia for getting caught with a radar detector?

If you have a radar detector and you are travelling through Virginia, take it down. The police will confiscate the detector until whatever fine they write is paid. At one point they would even destrol the radar detector, but that has since become illegal due to lawsuits.


How does the Escort Radar Detector work?

The Escort Radar Detector scans for the radio frequency waves of most police department speed guns. These speed gun frequencies can be detected for about a mile before actually seeing the police officer.


How does a cobra detector work?

A cobra detector is a radar detector. Radar detectors work the same way a radio receiver does. The radar detector looks for frequencies that a radar gun uses.


What is the difference between a radar detector and a radar jammer?

A detector alerts the user to the presence of signals used by police equipment. A jammer either blocks or provides false readings on speed detecting equipment.


Do police have a radar detector detector?

Police do indeed have Radar Detector, Detectors 99% of the time they're only used in Virgina, and Washington DC, or other countries. According to www.speedcountermeasures.com in their Blog, Detector companies have found away to get around such issues but only a handful of detectors have it, such as the Escort redline, Beltronics Magnum, Beltronic STI-R plus, Escort 9500CI.


Can police Radar Detector Detectors disable or harm your radar detector?

Generally no, but if used around any naval base or military aircraft facility you run the risk if their radar systems causing major damage to your equipment due to the strength of their systems.


What do they mean by three band radar detectors?

A three band radar detector can read signals from 3 different band widths. This comes in handy with the new types of police equiptment out there.


What is vg2 immunity?

VG2 Immunity referrers to the ability of a radar detector to keep you from being seen by the VG2 radar detector detector. The VG2 radar detector detector is used by police agencies in the U.S. and countries (Canada for one) where the use and or possession of a radar detector is illegal. The authorities use the VG2 to detect whether or not you are using a radar detector. The VG2 detects the electronic emissions of non-stealthed radar detectors allowing law enforcement to pull over offenders, ticket them and (in Canada and some U.S. states) confiscate the detector. Radar detectors that use Shadow Technology™ are purported to be shielded in such a way that the amount of detectable emissions allowed to escape the detector are not enough to trigger the VG2 radar detector detector thus making them "immune" to the VG2. It should be noted that in Canada i believe that use and/or possession of a radar detector is considered "conspiracy to speed" and carries a hefty fine and includes the confiscation of the radar detection unit. Edit: In Canada, there are certain Provinces were radar detectors are illegal. You are allowed to use them in BC, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.