From ambar@artemis.ora.com Wed Nov 14 13:57:32 1990 Date: Tue, 6 Nov 90 15:08:12 EST From: ambar@artemis.ora.com (Jean Marie Diaz) To: jtkohl@MIT.EDU (John T Kohl) In-Reply-To: jtkohl@MIT.EDU's message of 6 Nov 90 10:18:4 Subject: radar detectors From: jtkohl@MIT.EDU (John T Kohl) 1) any restrictions on owning/operating one in MA, CA, or WA? No. Although the staties in CA are not allowed to use radar, so I don't think it's very useful there. (Local cops can use it, of course, but the detector is a nuisance in city traffic, so I don't usually turn it on then.) 2) can anybody comment on the Whistler, models 280 or 480? Dunno about the Whistler, but I highly recommend the top-of-the-line Cobra, or the one just below it (which is what I had.) AMBAR From Doug Fields Wed Nov 14 13:57:48 1990 Date: Tue, 6 Nov 90 22:52:26 EST From: Doug Fields To: jtkohl@MIT.EDU Subject: Re: radar detectors In-Reply-To: Cc: No restrictions in any of those states; the only states with detector laws are CT, VA, and DC (not a state). I'd recommend, for the ultimate in protection, the Cincinatti Microwave Escort. I have this and have not yet failed to catch a snooping cop. And, it's small (not the smallest, mind you) and since I do almost all my driving in this state, that's good. CM claims this is the most sensitive detector on the market; I believe them, I've owned the escort since 1980 with their first model. For a smaller one, I'd look at the Solo for battery power, or the Passport. I would NOT recommend whistler detectors, as they are very flimzy and tend to be much harder to read; the CM's detectors are very easy. Doug -- Doug Fields -- 100 Midwood Road, Greenwich, CT 06830 --- (FAX) +1 203 661 2996 uucp: {nosc | ucsd}!crash!telesys!admiral!doug, ...uunet!sir-alan!admiral!doug The Grid BBS & Conference -- Magpie & admiral.UUCP - (TB 2500) +1 203 661 2873 (HST/V32) +1 203 661 1279 - (AX/9624) +1 203 661 2967 - (2400) +1 203 661 0450 INTERNET: fields-doug@cs.yale.edu <---- BEST TO REACH ME voice +1 203 436 0184 NEW ADDRESS: doug@sfleet.uucp - The Admiral's Starfleet Command Xenix Computer