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Originally Posted by stevewebb3275  pop is NOT a wate of time since they use them here in cincinnati, geesh dude wake up to the Real world. it only takes One pop radar to hit u then bam u have a ticket, i had it happen to me, so No, its Not a waste of time geesh |
So, you've talked to the officers in your area, and they confirm that they use POP, right? And you have confirmed, through first-hand testing, directly against these setups (with the co-operation of said officers in utilizing their equipment, in real-time, so that you can confirm that you are getting a true-POP alert, versus falsie-positives from I/O or even C/O).
They're only using 67ms Ka-band POP, right? 'Cause that's the only one the 9500i can catch.
That's a startlingly poor performance, considering that there's three other potential POP threats out there. 1 out of 4. That's poor, very poor, for a "flagship" detector. If the false positives aren't bad enough (as they can severely degrade the end-user's trust in his detector, which is a FATAL tactical error that's sometimes committed even by hard-core and highly experienced enthusiasts), these false negatives should seal the deal.
Unless you can absolutely and without a shadow of doubt confirm the use of 67 ms Ka-band POP in your area, via first-hand, first-person interview and confession of use, you're just deluding yourself, and furthermore, the additional "scan time" that's required to sweep for those threats translates to a non-insignificant degradation in alert distances on "traditional" bands, which can be a tremendous liability in true I/O usage situations.
My usual stance on POP, 4th post down from top in this thread:
Radar detector jammer forum: View topic - 2 pop hits in spring hill florida
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If POP is a true threat in your area, go with the V1. At least you'll have a chance at catching 2 out of 4 potential threats. Again, in this case, you'd better make CERTAIN that those POP threats you face can actually be "caught" by the V1.