[W126 Coupe] laser jammers

Shayegan, Richard rishayegan at davidson.edu
Mon Jan 31 20:13:37 EST 2005


While reading Motor Trend's 2004 Radar Detector Test and Buyer's guide
(I'm trying to decide if I really do want to spend $400 on a V1), I came
across this:
" Before going further, let us make the following statement; jamming or
attempting to jam a police radar gun is a federal felony with fines up
to $75,000. While radar jammers are marketed, speedlabs.com and our
observations in El Paso show them to be totally ineffective, which is
possibly the reason that their makers, while having been issued cease
and desist orders by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), have
not been prosecuted.

Laser jamming is another issue altogether. First, lasers are regulated
not by the FCC but by the Food and Drug Administration and are
considered separate from radar jammers. When effectively deployed,
especially in conjunction with a high-performance conventional
radar/LIDAR detector, laser jammers or shifters, as some manufacturers
call them, can be very effective in rendering many laser guns
ineffective within their legal operating parameters."

They go on to say that laser jammers are illegal in CA, MN, and UT.
So...anyone know of a laser jammer they recommend, or do you all thing
MT is full of it?
Richard



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