Radar Detector - What’s Good ?

How are rue Blend Mounts? Are they well made and worth the money? I was looking for something that will be a very clean install.

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I was a previous owner to the K40 brand...

Thanks to all for the references to the UR3 - definitley has high marks according to these sites:
http://www.bestradardetectors.net/Uniden-R3.html

http://www.stealthveil.com/uniden-r3-r1-review

https://www.vortexradar.com/2017/11/buy-uniden-r3-radar-detector/

Cobra Jet said:

I was a previous owner to the K40 brand...

Thanks to all for the references to the UR3 - definitley has high marks according to these sites:
http://www.bestradardetectors.net/Uniden-R3.html

http://www.stealthveil.com/uniden-r3-r1-review

https://www.vortexradar.com/2017/11/buy-uniden-r3-radar-detector/

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Yep I LOVE my UR3 it detects at a very long distance and does not false report on too many cars with lane systems.

Valentine 1 and no other, not GPS version, not others, the V1 has Junk K filter so GPS is not needed and when you are getting JAMMED it will tell you so react like it is radar, it will last you over 10 years, I have had one 20 years, and Every 3 years I send it in for upgrades, updates and is dirt cheap. lots of accessories and never fails in high heat. I live in Vegas and it has never failed.

EliteGeeks said:

Valentine 1 and no other, not GPS version, not others, the V1 has Junk K filter so GPS is not needed and when you are getting JAMMED it will tell you so react like it is radar, it will last you over 10 years, I have had one 20 years, and Every 3 years I send it in for upgrades, updates and is dirt cheap. lots of accessories and never fails in high heat. I live in Vegas and it has never failed.

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Junk K fighter helps but it isnt 100%. Plenty of falses still get through it and GPS is a much more reliable way of silencing the non-moving falses. Junk K fighter is mostly for dealing with blind spot monitors, which it does a decent job at.

"When you are getting Jammed", if by that you mean when you're getting lasered, by the time you "react like it is radar" the cop has already obtained your speed. Laser detection on a radar detector is just a ticket notifier. Laser guns can usually get your speed in about one second.

I have a Beltronics GT-7. It saved me a few times. I got laser tagged 4 times and so far I was able to brake on time. Not sure if it was luck or not but I really love that radar detector! It's worth to take a look at it IMHO...

+1 for max 360. It has paid for itself multiple times over and the directional arrows really help with knowing where the threat is coming from

Jammed as in K and Ka Band, Jammed flashes on the screen, nothing to do with Laser... you I assume do not own a V1, the Junk Ka and K Filter is not for just Blind spots, it is for Walgreens Doors and and far more stores with them crap radar door openers, when the filter was installed it reduced by false detections my at least 90%. I would rather have a Walgreens door blocked out and not have my Detector turned off by GPS when a Cop could also be in that area.

ahl395 said:

Junk K fighter helps but it isnt 100%. Plenty of falses still get through it and GPS is a much more reliable way of silencing the non-moving falses. Junk K fighter is mostly for dealing with blind spot monitors, which it does a decent job at.

"When you are getting Jammed", if by that you mean when you're getting lasered, by the time you "react like it is radar" the cop has already obtained your speed. Laser detection on a radar detector is just a ticket notifier. Laser guns can usually get your speed in about one second.

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I would check on rdforum.org for tests and unbiased opinions and reviews. Lots of good knowledge in there.

I would, personally, stay away from pretty much any Escort product. Overpriced and low performance but tons of bells and whistles which are kinda useless if they cannot detect Instant on radar or their range is crappy in difficult terrain. If you don't need the range and don't care about money, and want everything done for you so you don't have to even touch a menu button, you could go with any of their products.

I have had good experiences with the V1. Looks old but it is a solid performer and has arrows and lots of add ons (bluetooth module, Savvy, concealed display...). I would never run a V1 without the YaV1 (for Android) or the iOs app though. The issue with the V1 is that to make it fully functional you need to program it and tweak it with the app so for many people that's just not an option nor they have the time or willingness to go through that but highly useful with all the info you can get and learn.

I used to own an Escort Redline and sold it for a couple reasons. 1. Price/Benefit was not worth it 2. K band falses EVERYWHERE. unless all you see is Ka band and can only ran ka band on, I would personally stay away from it. There is the new Redline EX that has worse range but more bells and whistles and a K band you can actually stand but at a price point that is high for what you get.

Now, we have the Radensos and Unidens.

Radenso is coming out with the new remote radar detector (RC) that will blow all the other ones out of the water in terms of range (it seems like). They also have the windshield unit that detects MRCD (not in use in the US). It offers relatively good performance and better k band filtering.

Uniden has their DFR series of which I would only go with the 7 or 6 if you are in a tight budget (which I doubt most of us Mustang owners are, and I am talking about $100 or less budgets).

Uniden currently has the "best" radar detector out there, at least in paper. Has the best range (multiple objective tests prove that in multiple courses and terrains/conditions), paired with a bunch of bells and whistles and outstanding K band filtering. The major letdowns are that they don't have arrows nor Bluetooth and they are always sold out.

Then we have ALP, the only laser jammer I would consider, that makes a remote unit that pairs with the laser jammer system (you need the laser jammers to run this unit). It is a remote unit based off the Uniden DFR7 platform. really decent range and k band filtering. They are coming up soon with a new digital version that will have the Uniden R3 (same digital platform in essence) range and even better k band filtering so I would personally wait for that and until we can compare it with the new Radenso RC (Radenso's remote radar detector). Also, if you like to keep your radar and laser jammer systems separate then I would personally good with ALP and the Radenso RC (if you decide to get remote radar detectors).

Forgot to add that both, the Net Radar, Net Radar Digital, and the Radenso RC can have with arrows by adding a second antenna to the back.

That's a broad overview of what it is out there and my opinion. If I were you and in search for a radar detector I would visit rdforum.org and get educated on them before making a purchase based off store reviews.
For laser jammers, nothing out there matches the ALPs and they can jam ANY gun out there even VPRs. You are free to get another alternative laser jammer but you will regret it plus LEARN HOW TO USE THEM.

That Uniden R3 has been a game changer for flat distance detection. However some people have been worried it's locking out real threats. I test Radar and Lidar guns against different detectors and have tested some R3 owners that were worried about the performance and those concerns are unwarranted. The R3's range is insane and it's good across K, Ka all bands. Even Ka 35.5 which can be tricky.

Now after all that... I'm a Valentine One guy so I want to know where the threat is not just catching it two miles out. But the R3 absolutely spanked both my Valentine and my Escort Redline.

As for Laser Jammers those are grown up toys. Don't mess with them unless you know how to use them responsibly.

EliteGeeks said:

Jammed as in K and Ka Band, Jammed flashes on the screen, nothing to do with Laser... you I assume do not own a V1, the Junk Ka and K Filter is not for just Blind spots, it is for Walgreens Doors and and far more stores with them crap radar door openers, when the filter was installed it reduced by false detections my at least 90%. I would rather have a Walgreens door blocked out and not have my Detector turned off by GPS when a Cop could also be in that area.

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I have two V1s actually. When J flashes on the screen it means its "junked out" the signal. This is to filter out Ka falses from crap radar detectors.

Junk K fighter is geared toward BSMs but may help all around. Over all though, it does very little for stationary falses. ONLY GPS will filter those out. Of course effectiveness will vary by location, but a V1 without GPS is nearly unusable for me if you leave K band on.

If you're using YaV1 for GPS lockouts it takes in account direction and frequency for lockouts. It simply doesn't mute all K band in the area. It is nearly impossible to lockout a real signal.

Also, if you're still able to see "J-outs" (J on the screen) that means you aren't using your V1 to it's full potential. As others have said take a look at rdforum. If you start using custom sweeps/Euro mode/Ka Guard off you will see a big improvement in range. This disables the J-out feature but with custom sweeps only scanning certain portions of the Ka band it filters out most Ka falses that way.

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