On Tue, 8 May 2001, Steve Schear wrote:
> The radiator is not flat, at least in most of today's cars.
At radar frequencies the differences aren't worth worrying over.
> Also, an increasing amount of plastic means the exterior is lower in
> reflectivity and the complex shapes of the metal under the hood are
> increasingly important.
Actually those 'complex shapes' help to diffract the beam. The MAJOR
factor in defeating a radar gun is the radiator and the fact that it's
vertical and perpindicular to the beam of the radar gun in most cases.
> In general, only the corners and edges of the body and engine
> parts (a relatively small surface) contribute much to the radar return.
Complete and utter bullshit.
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