Erich Regber wrote: > I recall a similar article in Car and Driver a long time ago like +6 years. >I recall that the article tested different jammers. As I recall (I might >have remembered incorrectly) The most effective way to confuse the laser guns >was to take one of those big Hella driving lights that are on Rally cars and >put an infrared pass filter on it and mount it in the grill of the car right >above the license plate. You can't see the light on since the filter is only >allowing infrared light to pass through I also recall they recommended >picking up the filter in Edmund Scientific catalog. Last time I looked the >filters was something like $50. Very intriguing I wish I had the time to try >it out. -------
I recall the article as well. Car and Driver actuall test the detectors under real and documented conditions. They have had a number of tests over the years. In general - "jammers" dont work. There was one "active" jammer that did work. Besides its blatant illegality - it was $$$ to build (I recall $1500+) and also might have been restricted to a single band of radar (i.e. X band and not K band). It was the only jammer device that did anything. The Laser jammer test with lights did not jam the laser per se - it merely reduced the effective range to about 100 feet or so (I cant recall the exact number). The belief was that if you blew by the officer at that distance its yer own fault. One thing to consider are the "infra red" lights that were used in the late 40's and 50's as part of the first attempts at "night vision". Of course - as soon as the enemy had infra red vision - you stuck out as having a giant spotlight on yer tank (as thats what is was - a giant infra red spotlight). Again - the use of "infra-red" filters was not to improve the effectiveness but to appear "stealthy" so you didnt realize that the lights were on. EWong _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
