Frank R. Vondra wrote:
> As an amateur radio operator and 30 year law enforcement
> veteran, I agree with you Lance. After blowing up the
> photo of the 1995 Caprice displayed on the jars webpage,
> I'm somewhat curious to know why the defendant has an
> MPH K-55 mobile radar unit mounted on the dash? I'm sure
> it's not for chasing DX on 10,525 mHz. Seems to me that
> the police and prosecutor are probably on the same page
> with this case and the arrestee is trying to play the
> "ham card" as a defense.
> Frank - WB0QQK
I *believe* the K-55 is the unit that is no longer accepted for
law-enforcement speed use. I know there was one older 10Ghz unit that
was very unreliable-it would indicate various speeds in reaction to
things like blower motors in the car, etc. So I don't believe any dept
should still be using them. I know NO ONE here in NE Ohio that uses
10Ghz radar anymore.
My father was pulled over by a local dept many years ago. While sitting
on the side of the road, with no other vehicles in sight, the radar unit
indicted abt 35 mph. When the radiator fan on my fathers '81 Escort
stopped (it would run at any time, even with the ignition shut off), the
radar went to zero. They were told to junk all of those units (he worked
for the company that cal'd them for that city). Would you believe they
tried to get him again more than a year later with the same unit???
I don't know for sure if it was a K55, but I do know it was 10Ghz.
--
Jim Barbour
WD8CHL
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