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Video recording at SML - Jamie Whisner
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Product Tests
The Bel RX75 Radar Detector can detect the Ka radar band, the most used radar band today, at 8 miles. The sensitivity is good enough to detect weak signals from hidden “over the hill” radar traps and hidden “around the curve” radar traps. Average radar detectors do not provide this level of sensitivity. The Beltronics RX 75 is also good at filtering out false radar noise alerts. Radar - During our road testing of the Bel RX-75, we logged a typical 8 mile distance detection of Ka radar. This is quite good, but not the very best sensitivity. False alerts were minimized by turning off X band radar detection, but we also discovered that some police are resorting back to X band radar, knowing that many drivers turn X band off. We suggest that you drive with X band on, just in case. The SWS detector alerts (special K band safety alerts) when turned on and selected, will alert you to road hazards and construction; if the SWS transmitter technology is used by road crews and ambulances. We found that we would often encounter road hazard situations, and when road crews had SWS turned on, the RX-75 would alert. Laser - During our test, we encountered laser alerts from police. Since only one laser detector is installed in the grille, it does not have enough coverage to detect laser all the way across the front grille and headlights. The laser beam is usually about 6-9 inches wide. If there is only one laser detector in the front grille and back license plate, it can not cover laser detection across the entire front or back of the vehicle. This is a limitation. But detecting laser by itself is not sufficient, since detecting laser only tells you that the police aimed the very narrow light beam at your vehicle, you detected it and they have your speed. Detecting laser is not sufficient, as you must detect laser and jam it in order to protect yourself from police laser guns. The RX 75 Plus provides the Escort ZR3 Laser Shifters, replacing the laser detection modules of the RX75 Remote. M25 Laser Jammer, Speed Measurement Labs Summary Summary: Laser Blinder M25 during its 120 encounters with four laser guns with different aiming points, different speeds, from the front and the rear of the target vehicle failed to jam only four times out of the 120 encounters resulting in a jamming efficiency percentage of 97%. Noted speed reception distances were averaged between the two tries in each category. Based on the field performance of Blinder M25, it is awarded Speed Measurement Laboratories Inc. "Performance Certification" as it performed as advertised in jamming all police laser guns. This "Performance Certification" is awarded for one year from the date of this report. It is confirmed all police laser guns were operated by certified police officers in accordance with standards established by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, IACP, and operational guidelines set forth by NHTSA. All laser guns used during the field evaluation are certified by the IACP as they appear on its web site of www.iacp.org. The results were witnessed by the attending police officers, SML staff, and representatives of Laser Blinder. Speed Measurement Laboratories Inc. neither condones nor condemns the use of the products it field evaluates. The results of this field evaluation should not be construed as an endorsement of the product, but as a factual representation of the product's performance. Products were evaluated under ideal testing conditions and individual performance may vary. SML's "Performance Certification" logo is a trademark of Speed Measurement Laboratories, Inc. and may not be used, duplicated, nor reproduced without the expressed, written permission of the company as covered by the copyright law of the United States. Results Attested To:
Carl Fors. B.S.
President
Speed Measurement Laboratories, Inc.
FCC Licensee RS Radiolocation KNNN392
Certified Radar/Laser Instructor/LES
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