Radar Detectors

[creeg]

I've had a pre-11/02 (this is significant) Passport 8500 for 6 years and counting.

Mbeach, why is 11/02 important?

[mbeach]

VG-2.
Prior to 11/02, a "stealthy" radar detector would be completely invisible to the "radar detector detector". Generally this was done with good shielding of components, or some manufacturers even programmed their units to shut off when in close proximity to a radar source to avoid detection.

Since 11/02 (iirc), manufacturers have been forced to allow some measure of "leakage" detectable by VG-2, to catch drivers using radar detectors in states/districts where they are illegal.

I'll look up the link to the complete story -I don't speed much anymore, so I'm not on top of things like I used to be.