Is the IntelliShield False Signal Rejection System worth the extra money to get??
1752510
I have a xrs 9700 also, got tons of false signals. After buying the 9570 it does not give hardly any false signals but a added feature I found after getting it is that you can turn off each setting(i.e. spectra, pop, etc.) if you get a lot of false signals. The main reason I got this model though is the new ku band. It is not in the states yet(only in Europe) but it will be coming here and I already have a detector for it and won't have to upgrade then.
1752511
Yes it is I live in an area where there are multiple signals from various businesses with alarms that use different bands similar to the local police bands just @ varying strengths I have enjoyed my radar immensely since purchasing it.
1752512
in my opinion no, however it does work pretty well, however in my opinion it does affect the sensitivity of the unit on the highway
248192
As far as I know, the Escort Live function has no connection with false alarms. If you have the Escort 9500iX, it learns non-police radar signals over time, and locks those out. Of course, if it's the first time that radar detector has driven through a particular route, it doesn't know about false alarm signals. What Escort Live does do for you is link your radar detector to your smart phone (either iPhone or Android - make sure you order the appropriate Escort Live unit to match the phone you have). The link between the phone and the radar detector does two things: 1) it alerts you to the presence of police units that have been noted by other drivers, as well as if the radar was active, it advises you of that fact, and the age of the report (current, 30 minutes ago, an hour ago, etc). If other Escort Live drivers are ahead of you, and your unit receives a report from their system you get a LIVE RADAR alert, as well as distance to the point where the other driver's system detected the radar. 2) Your system provides alerts to the other drivers with Escort Live capability. In busy metro areas, or on interstates, this can be quite helpful. If you are traveling where there is no cell coverage, of course there is no link to the Escort Live server, as your cell phone has no network connection. Keep this in-mind if you acquire this system. I find the system quite valuable, and I occasionally get an alert in areas where I didn't expect another Escort Live driver to have passed through, just because the area is so remote.
1961364
Yes Alfalfa, I do find that. The closer you are in relation to the base, the better the sound. And yes, if someone moves in front of one, it interrupts the signal. They certainly do have their drawbacks. That being said, I have found that by hitting the Pairing button now and then to re-establish a good Pairing can help.
522011
The Scanner generates the tone and YES, I highly recommend this product. If you only need a tone generator you can use any el-cheapo tone generator and the 200 Probe will pick it up - you just don't get the "IntelliTone". If you're going to use this to verify cables, the fact that you don't have to carry around a Tone Generator in addition to this is a bonus for me.
206101
The sensors come with various plastic 'filter - shields' to be inserted to control the pattern area to which they respond. I gave up on these years ago as a lot of screwing around with them was a drill in futility. I use the sensors as-is. I think if you fashioned a filter shield to severely attenuate the signal, this might be accomplished, To wit: screen wire or cheesecloth.
474588
I only used it for scanner not xmit. It did no better than uniden supplied rubber duck which is very good. I have been unable to surpass it with anything. I have ken wood transceivers UHF and they do well on ken wood rubber ducks but UHF antennas on car roofs boost signal car to car.
1277339
Based on my personal experience (not saying you won't experience any signal gain), I saw no gain in signal distance or signal quality compared to stock antennas. This is based on tests using inSSIDer. There are too many variables that affect signal strength and quality which makes it extremely difficult to provide a blanket solution. A high gain antenna is only a tiny piece of the solution.
152074
Taping a stray cats tail toyour laptop is better than the SignalKing cause its one of the most fraudulently advertised things in the entire history of things. 48decibels with two Omni antennas is dubious to start until you measure their length in FEET OR METERS. Since their boldy stupid claim of 48dbi didn't compel you to drop the phone, the cars or even the nursing baby and just press Buy the moment you saw it for sale, then it hints your too smart to believe such audacious assertions and your instinct served you well and you might have been suspicious of the few positive reviews they have where people use "my bars gotten a widdle hwigher up". This pic on a usually decent forum of WiFi device drivers shows a signal king's sophomoric improvement over an internal WiFi card and the numbers alone quantifies crap.
1154672
I'm going to say no, but I could be wrong. It's a very simple system, and exhibits no capability, that I've read about or otherwise discerned, beyond a basic motion detector/transmitter that's factory radio-paired to a basic beeper. The only electrical connection is a jack in the transmitter for an optional AC power cord. The instructions discuss only getting power to the two units (battery), transmitter placement, and that's about it. Works wonderfully and as advertised, just isn't a scalable system.
320561
I do not have or ever used a model XTR-140 0r 145---The XTR-265 I currently use in one of my vehicles is well worth the moneyI paid. If you have a companion that is annoyed with the sound of loud units, the 265 is what you want, it lets you know in a more refined way. Has some false signals but most of the time, it is your best highway friend. I like Whistler Detectors.
72835
I suspect it won't matter. But I'd use ONLY shielded wire so stray signals over the greater distance won't interfere and give a false reading. (Try grounding the shield and ONLY the shield and ONLY at one point. If you ground a shield at more than one point, then a complete 'circuit' is made and interference is more likely.)
343105
I hear this noise too - I used the ZOOM H4 and then dug the LF noise out with Sound Forge and then analysed the spectrum with Diamond Core Live Audio Forensics. Did someone say Pirate Bay? I certainly hope not! I have Spectrum analyses if you want them. Also get AP Tuner 3.8 (Freeware on the web) - Easy to use, you'll figure it out.
2204886
The cheap scanners you speak of are only code readers. They dont have live data as this "diagnostic tool" does. Its by far the best "diagnostic tool" for the money and its not the tools fault people are to slow in their nodule to understand its functions. Please have someone read its manual to you.
980692
You get what you pay for, cheaper models don't perform as well as the Passport Max. The biggest problem with radar detectors is false alarms, if you get to many you'll stop listening to the detector. The Max however does an excellent job of filtering out false alarms. When my Max starts talking 9 times out of 10 there is a cop somewhere. I've had a passport max for six months and its already paid for itself by saving me from getting at least 6 tickets.
1948100
no and no,,the software is too old and the mfg will not help you if you lose the op system.. mine lasted 1 week before I lost the op system....don't throw your money away on this one...
703699
Yes, worked for me very well, and more than that - i developed custom application that will detect spectrum changes (new transmissions). But decoding complex signals probably will have problems, Raspberry CPU power is limited.
251482
No, not even close. The best thing you can do for your sanity (and any family members around you) is to go to www.radioreference.com, get a premium membership for $20 and use FreeScan (Free) to program your scanner. If you don't do this I promise you , you will NEVER get that time spent back in your life struggling with manual programming. We're talking $20 to program, and reprogram the scanner an UNLIMITED number of times. Best money EVER spent.