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Test Course 
While driving through Sheffield Village, we found a different location that we decided to use for the test. This new test location was significntly different from the one that we used in the August tests: it was very straight and flat course about 3000 feet long. There was always line of sight with the radar source. It was necessary to trim-down the range, so that the detectors wouldn't alert for the full length of the course. To accomplish this, instead of shooting the radar straight down the course, we decided to angle it across the road. The radar units used were the MPH K-55 (X-Band), Kustom Falcon (K-Band), MPH Enforcer (33.8 GHz Ka Band), Stalker ATR (34.7 GHz Ka Band), and Kustom Talon (35.5 GHz Ka band).(For Ku band, we used a 13.450 GHz oscillator, since we didn't have an actual Ku radar unit available for the test.) All handheld radar units were held in fixtures for the testing, not operated by hand. 
Calibration of all radar units was verified with tuning forks: they all displayed within +/- 1 MPH. 
The test vehicle was driven towards the radar source very slowly, and determined the point of first detection by the radar detector. At this point, the vehicle stopped and we then used an LTI Ultralyte to measure the distance back to the radar source, and the results were recorded. No testing was done when any other vehicles were on the test course. All detectors were mounted high on the windshield, with a clear view of the road. Each detector was mounted in the same place for testing, and was mounted straight and level. Just for fun, we threw a couple of vintage 15-year-old Escort DSPs into the mix to see how they would perform compared with today's detectors. A big thank you goes out to everyone who helped to make this event a big success! Also, special thanks to the Sheffield Village Police! |
| RX-65 (ES13Raven) USA | 1742 |
| RX-65 (ES13Raven) INTL | 1530 |
| BEL STI (RadarRoy) | 1496 |
| RX-65 (Compu44) USA | 1277 |
| V1 3.826 (itisjustme) | 1211 |
| BEL STI (csteph) | 1204 |
| Escort 8500 Original | 1184 |
| Escort 8500 X50 (StealthJamal) | 1176 |
| V1 3.825 (Outrun) | 1162 |
| Escort 8500 Original (Stealthjamal) | 850 |
| RX-65 (Compu44) INTL | 826 |
| BEL 795 | 344 |
| V1 3.826 (itisjustme) | 1716 |
| V1 3.825 (outrun) | 1686 |
| BEL STI (csteph) | 1677 |
| BEL RX-65 (The VEIL Guy) USA Mode, POP ON | 1667 |
| V1 3.826 (bob) | 1643 |
| BEL STI (Roy) | 1601 |
| BEL RX-65 (The VEIL Guy) USA Mode, POP OFF | 1452 |
| BEL RX-65 (compu44) INTL POP OFF | 1393 |
| BEL RX-65 (The VEIL Guy) INTL Mode POP OFF | 1345 |
| Escort 8500 X50 (The VEIL Guy) POP OFF | 1298 |
| Escort 8500 X50 (The VEIL Guy) POP ON | 1288 |
| Escort 8500 Original (RacerX) | 1280 |
| BEL RX-65 (ES13Raven) INTL POP OFF | 1271 |
| Escort 8500 Original (StealthJamal) | 1205 |
| BEL Express 795 | 493 |
| BEL STI (csteph) | 935 |
| Escort 8500 X50 (StealthJamal) | 903 |
| BEL RX-65 (ES13Raven) USA POP OFF | 845 |
| BEL RX-65 (compu44) USA POP OFF | 841 |
| BEL STI (Roy) | 793 |
| V1 3.826 (itisjustme) | 774 |
| BEL RX-65 (ES13Raven) INTL POP OFF | 751 |
| BEL RX-65 (compu44) INTL POP OFF | 746 |
| Escort 8500 Original (StealthJamal) | 728 |
| Escort 8500 Original (RacerX) | 717 |
| V1 3.825 (Jason) | 415 |
| BEL Express 795 (boomerman) | 186 |
| V1 3.826 (itisjustme) EURO MODE | 1892 |
| V1 3.826 (itisjustme) | 1778 |
| Escort 8500 X50 (StealthJamal) | 1612 |
| RX-65 (ES13Raven) USA | 1536 |
| V1 3.825 (Outrun) | 1495 |
| RX-65 (ES13Raven) INTL | 1438 |
| RX-65 (Compu44) USA | 1429 |
| RX-65 (Compu44) INTL | 1393 |
| BEL STI (RadarRoy) | 1361 |
| Escort DSP (Happya$$) | 1244 |
| Escort 8500 Original | 1165 |
| Escort DSP (Happya$$) | 1144 |
| BEL STI (csteph) | 1143 |
| Escort 8500 Original (Stealthjamal) | 1030 |
| BEL 795 | 542 |
| V1 3.826 (itisjustme) | 2928 |
| Escort DSP (itisjustme) | 2562 |
| BEL STI (csteph) | 2453 |
| BEL RX-65 (Compu44) | 2277 |
| Escort 8500 X50 (StealthJamal) | 2221 |
| Escort 8500 Original (RacerX) | 2131 |
| BEL Express 795 | 1552 |
| BEL RX-65 (Compu44) | 172 |
| Valentine One 3.826 | 2700 |
