[DeTomaso] LPC: Radar in the rain

[jderyke at aol.com]

 Radar is all-weather- fighter planes depend on it as well as airliners during landings in bad weather. The ONLY known way to actually beat radar is to instantly hit the brakes when your detector lights up. Detectors normally have a better range than the gun since the gun's wave has to go out, reflect, and travel back. So you have a tiny bit of time. If your speed is rapidly varying- as in hard braking or hard acceleration, the gun will not be able to 'lock on'. The actual amount of time.distance available depends on your detector, the gun and the band it uses. After the fact, no way out. Sorry, friend- J Deryke
 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Sat, Dec 13, 2014 11:37 am
Subject: [DeTomaso] LPC: Radar in the rain


   Limited Pantera content - do radar guns work in the rain? How heavy
   does it have to rain before they stop working? How much does it have to
   rain before the radar waves get blocked by the raindrops and can't get
   through to your car and back? Or for all intents and purposes, if there
   is enough water falling to block the radar waves then you have no
   business driving anyway?


   Had a 7 hour drive today and had lots of time to wonder...

 
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    Radar is all-weather- fighter planes depend on it as well as airliners
   during landings in bad weather. The ONLY known way to actually beat
   radar is to instantly hit the brakes when your detector lights up.
   Detectors normally have a better range than the gun since the gun's
   wave has to go out, reflect, and travel back. So you have a tiny bit of
   time. If your speed is rapidly varying- as in hard braking or hard
   acceleration, the gun will not be able to 'lock on'. The actual amount
   of time.distance available depends on your detector, the gun and the
   band it uses. After the fact, no way out. Sorry, friend- J Deryke

   -----Original Message-----
   From: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
   To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Sat, Dec 13, 2014 11:37 am
   Subject: [DeTomaso] LPC: Radar in the rain
   Limited Pantera content - do radar guns work in the rain? How heavy
   does it have to rain before they stop working? How much does it have to
   rain before the radar waves get blocked by the raindrops and can't get
   through to your car and back? Or for all intents and purposes, if there
   is enough water falling to block the radar waves then you have no
   business driving anyway?


   Had a 7 hour drive today and had lots of time to wonder...

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