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Beltronics BEL RX65 Radar Detector...REVIEW

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Web


Reg'd: Apr 17, 2006

THE SHADOW

BEL RX65


Specs:

Operating Bands
· X-band 10.525 GHz ± 25 MHz
· K-band 24.150 GHz ± 100 MHz
· Ka-band 34.700 GHz ± 1300 MHz
· Ku-band 13.400 GHz ± 25 MHz
· Laser 904nm, 33 MHz bandwidth

Radar Receiver / Detector Type
· Superheterodyne, GaAs FET VCO
· Scanning Frequency Discriminator
· Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

Laser Detection
· Quantum Limited Video Receiver
· Multiple Laser Diodes

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

Power Requirement
· 12VDC, Negative Ground
· SmartPlug (included)

Sensitivity Control
· Highway, AutoScan and City

Dimensions (Inches)
· 1.25 H x 2.75 W x 4.75 L


Review:

I have had this detector for almost 2 weeks now and it already has save me from 4 Ka detections. But I'll get to that in a bit...

Mounting of this detector is very easy and adjustable. It has 3 click mount positions on the single suction cup plate that allows for a slighting different angle of detection depending upon your windshield angle. It isn't the lightest detector, but it's not heavy either. The good thing though, as compared to many detectors, the way it sits on the mount it sits right against the glass so it doesn't shake or bounce around. Most detectors sit off the mounts a bit and don't contact the glass, which causes them to bounce around a lot.

The AUTOSCAN feature on this is GREAT!. I have had almost NO false alarms and minimal X band alert (automatic doors in my area...NJ is the only state that uses X band for police band still.) Autoscan uses a constant scan/processing function that determines the type of band, it's constant frequency, and if it should become an alert for the driver. Highway is a great feature to use if you're on LONG, OPEN stretches of highway where laser and Ka are most likely going to be used (longest frequency and travel of all bands). City has an option to eliminate all X band detection, or minimze them. I don't use City and just leave it in AUTOSCAN (as suggested by Beltronics in their manual) and I'm ok with that.

It has picked up 2 laser detections from around the corner of a curve!....I never knew that was possible but it must have picked up the deflection of a laser off another car. Almost always, lasers are so direct that they don't have much scatter at all. These 2 times (2 different locations), it picked them up and right around the corner about 100 yards away was a trooper standing their with his LIDAR gun.

2 long range, highway Ka bands were picked up from close to 1 mile off in the distance. One was driving on the opposing side of the road and the other was stand still. That gave me WAY more than enough time to slow down. The other 2 were hidden Ka bands on back roads. One cop was backed into a driveway and hit me from about 1/4 mile away (minimal detection but Ka is ALWAYS a cop band) so I slowed down and saw him as I passed. The other was a trooper following me from about 10-15 car lengths back and popped his Ka on and I went to full alert.

All and all, the true test will be in 2 weeks heading down to Ocean City. Troopers ALWAYS have laser speed traps setup and you can easily get hit about 8-10 times in the span of 2 hours/127 miles. As for right now......

On a scale of 1-10: 9

Mounted low for best Laser detection:




I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. A.E.
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:05pm
grlswannadance


Reg'd: Apr 08, 2007

Godlike Advisor

isnt it illegal to have those?

a car is a girls toy too ;]

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[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:06pm
exiled622


Reg'd: Feb 13, 2007

Scion Guru

how much did this run ya Web?

[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:08pm
Web


Reg'd: Apr 17, 2006

THE SHADOW

grlswannadance wrote:
isnt it illegal to have those?


Nope.......not in MD..........only VA/DC/Military establishments(bases)/CA i think


I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. A.E.
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:08pm
Web


Reg'd: Apr 17, 2006

THE SHADOW

exiled622 wrote:
how much did this run ya Web?


340$ shipped


I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. A.E.
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:08pm
tc4metory


Reg'd: May 01, 2007

Scion Guru

my mom had the same one wired into her car.. She used it on their road trip to reno.. She loves it, saved them from quite a few traps

Chuck Norris is currently suing myspace for taking the name of what he calls everything around you.
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:09pm
Web


Reg'd: Apr 17, 2006

THE SHADOW

tc4metory wrote:
my mom had the same one wired into her car.. She used it on their road trip to reno.. She loves it, saved them from quite a few traps


That's definately great to know



I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. A.E.
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:10pm
grlswannadance


Reg'd: Apr 08, 2007

Godlike Advisor

Web wrote:
grlswannadance wrote:
isnt it illegal to have those?


Nope.......not in MD..........only VA/DC/Military establishments(bases)/CA i think


ya deff is in cali

a car is a girls toy too ;]

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[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:11pm
Beck


Reg'd: May 17, 2007

Master Mechanic

good review, does that radar detector have 360 degree detection?


Car Domain
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:13pm
Beck


Reg'd: May 17, 2007

Master Mechanic

grlswannadance wrote:
Web wrote:
grlswannadance wrote:
isnt it illegal to have those?


Nope.......not in MD..........only VA/DC/Military establishments(bases)/CA i think


ya deff is in cali


radar dectors are legal in cali, just not jammers.


Car Domain
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:13pm
Web


Reg'd: Apr 17, 2006

THE SHADOW

Yup.........laser and radar 360. The little black top right corner is the rear and side detector.


I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. A.E.
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:14pm
Web


Reg'd: Apr 17, 2006

THE SHADOW

Next step for me are laser jammers .........M20 jammers......EDIT.....check Hvtopiwala's post

RADAR jammers are illegal b/c they screw up CB radios as well. LIDAR jammers are legal b/c they don't interupt any communication signals and work simply on IR frequency.


I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. A.E.
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:15pm
grlswannadance


Reg'd: Apr 08, 2007

Godlike Advisor

Beck wrote:
grlswannadance wrote:
Web wrote:
grlswannadance wrote:
isnt it illegal to have those?


Nope.......not in MD..........only VA/DC/Military establishments(bases)/CA i think


ya deff is in cali


radar dectors are legal in cali, just not jammers.


wats a jammer?

a car is a girls toy too ;]

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--www.itsmyscion.com/caligirltiffy
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:16pm
Beck


Reg'd: May 17, 2007

Master Mechanic

Thats what i though, btw just to let you know, you should have that sitting up a little higher on the window, a lot of people make that mistake, 360 degree radar is not ass effiecient if you have it set so low on the windshield. it should to be like half way up the windshield (between the dash and the rearview mirror) in order to pick up all the surrounding radar. Just giving you a heads up it will work 10x better. Give it a try.


Car Domain
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:16pm
hvtopiwala


Reg'd: Jan 03, 2007

Godlike Advisor

Quote:
Laser Jammers and Radar Jammers are illegal in the states of Nebraska, Minnesota, Utah, California, Oklahoma, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois and Washington DC.

http://www.radarbusters.com/legalissuesarticle.cfm
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:18pm
grlswannadance


Reg'd: Apr 08, 2007

Godlike Advisor

hvtopiwala wrote:
Quote:
Laser Jammers and Radar Jammers are illegal in the states of Nebraska, Minnesota, Utah, California, Oklahoma, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois and Washington DC.

http://www.radarbusters.com/legalissuesarticle.cfm



damn.

a car is a girls toy too ;]

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--www.itsmyscion.com/caligirltiffy
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:19pm
Web


Reg'd: Apr 17, 2006

THE SHADOW

I tried that from the start but moved it lower. My Cobra worked good that way but I lowered it and ended up picking up more rear radar that way. Not sure why but I think my tint has to be the reason. May depend on how the beam is deflected on my car but it picks up more lower than near the middle.



Laser jammers pick up laser frequencies and send back an overload IR (infra red) pulse back to the LIDAR gun confusing it. The overload of IR will cause the gun to jam and the cop has to reset it for a new shot.........giving you critical seconds to slow down.


I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. A.E.
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:19pm
Web


Reg'd: Apr 17, 2006

THE SHADOW

hvtopiwala wrote:
Quote:
Laser Jammers and Radar Jammers are illegal in the states of Nebraska, Minnesota, Utah, California, Oklahoma, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois and Washington DC.

http://www.radarbusters.com/legalissuesarticle.cfm



Oh..............haha...............oh well...................I travel in o of them states and try to stay away from VA just b/c 95 is a pain in that it travels through the WIDEST part of it. I still used my Cobra through it and never got popped.


I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. A.E.
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:21pm
Beck


Reg'd: May 17, 2007

Master Mechanic

Web wrote:
I tried that from the start but moved it lower. My Cobra worked good that way but I lowered it and ended up picking up more rear radar that way. Not sure why but I think my tint has to be the reason. May depend on how the beam is deflected on my car but it picks up more lower than near the middle.



Laser jammers pick up laser frequencies and send back an overload IR (infra red) pulse back to the LIDAR gun confusing it. The overload of IR will cause the gun to jam and the cop has to reset it for a new shot.........giving you critical seconds to slow down.


interesting. it could be beacuse of the angle of your rear window. You guys have some sort of 'factory' tint crap on the upper portion of the rear window correct? that could have been blocking it.



Car Domain
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:21pm
grlswannadance


Reg'd: Apr 08, 2007

Godlike Advisor

Web wrote:
hvtopiwala wrote:
Quote:
Laser Jammers and Radar Jammers are illegal in the states of Nebraska, Minnesota, Utah, California, Oklahoma, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois and Washington DC.

http://www.radarbusters.com/legalissuesarticle.cfm



Oh..............haha...............oh well...................I travel in o of them states and try to stay away from VA just b/c 95 is a pain in that it travels through the WIDEST part of it. I still used my Cobra through it and never got popped.


lucky

a car is a girls toy too ;]

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--www.itsmyscion.com/caligirltiffy
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:22pm
Web


Reg'd: Apr 17, 2006

THE SHADOW

The tC comes with "solar tint"......haha, a joke more than anything. It barely dims when hit with sunlight but still deflects light in a weird way (when you get down to frequencies of the waves).

I'll take a clearer picture in a while but that's one from when I hit a bump and clicked the phone......haha


I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. A.E.
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:23pm
Web


Reg'd: Apr 17, 2006

THE SHADOW

grlswannadance wrote:
Web wrote:
hvtopiwala wrote:
Quote:
Laser Jammers and Radar Jammers are illegal in the states of Nebraska, Minnesota, Utah, California, Oklahoma, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois and Washington DC.

http://www.radarbusters.com/legalissuesarticle.cfm



Oh..............haha...............oh well...................I travel in o of them states and try to stay away from VA just b/c 95 is a pain in that it travels through the WIDEST part of it. I still used my Cobra through it and never got popped.


lucky


I just kept my hand on the power plug and as soon as I got popped, i unplugged it ...........too quick for them to get a reading b/c RDD (radar detector detectors) are slower than radar to pick up frequencies


I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. A.E.
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:24pm
Beck


Reg'd: May 17, 2007

Master Mechanic

Web wrote:
The tC comes with "solar tint"......haha, a joke more than anything. It barely dims when hit with sunlight but still deflects light in a weird way (when you get down to frequencies of the waves).

I'll take a clearer picture in a while but that's one from when I hit a bump and clicked the phone......haha


ah actually i remember seeing that on my buddies tC. looks almost like a grid of imperfections in the glass.


Car Domain
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:30pm
Web


Reg'd: Apr 17, 2006

THE SHADOW

OOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..........that's the dot matrix...........your cobalt has that in the upper portion of the rear windshield as well (a common annoyance for your crew with tinting b/c people hate tinting over it and leave it bare).

That's also in the front of ours but only on the edges. Yeah, that will block radar detection as well as the blue tint that some windshields come with on the front (measured by the AS1 line). Not sure why some people mount there's so high right next to the rear view mirror..........does nothing good for detection...for the most part........nothing for laser.


I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. A.E.
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:33pm
grlswannadance


Reg'd: Apr 08, 2007

Godlike Advisor

Web wrote:
grlswannadance wrote:
Web wrote:
hvtopiwala wrote:
Quote:
Laser Jammers and Radar Jammers are illegal in the states of Nebraska, Minnesota, Utah, California, Oklahoma, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois and Washington DC.

http://www.radarbusters.com/legalissuesarticle.cfm



Oh..............haha...............oh well...................I travel in o of them states and try to stay away from VA just b/c 95 is a pain in that it travels through the WIDEST part of it. I still used my Cobra through it and never got popped.


lucky


I just kept my hand on the power plug and as soon as I got popped, i unplugged it ...........too quick for them to get a reading b/c RDD (radar detector detectors) are slower than radar to pick up frequencies


ohhhh
smart! haha

a car is a girls toy too ;]

-- www.myspace.com/pinksquadowner
--www.itsmyscion.com/caligirltiffy
[#] Jun 07, 2007 03:39pm
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