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I’ve always wanted a way to trigger the radar detractors that people use in their cars. I’ve noticed for a while that when a bunch of people suddenly move to th
by zxcvbn4038 7y ago
I’ve always wanted a way to trigger the radar detractors that people use in their cars. I’ve noticed for a while that when a bunch of people suddenly move to the right lane there is usually a cop with a speed gun around, so sending a fake pulse periodically seems a sneaky way to clear the traffic ahead (but would only work when there was something solid to reflect the pulse back, sorry Kansas). I’ve not found anything on Google or Ali Express that looks like it might help me pull this off - nobody wants to build a Rasphberry Pi speed gun it seems.
- acomjean 7y agoI don't think your allowed in the US to send fake pulses. Something FCC... Otherwise I'd think you'd see a lot of radar dector jammers on the market.
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- GhettoMaestro 7y agoLaser and radar jammers do exist and is usually targeted at high end car folks. It’s not legal obviously.
- denysvitali 7y agoRadars jammers aren't legal (because radio waves are regulated by the FCC), but laser jammers are actually legal in most of the US (because light is regulated by the FDA): https://youtu.be/vQtLms02PFM https://youtu.be/vQtLms02PFM : popped out today on my YouTube feed, pretty relevant to this whole discussion (and also really worth talk)
- Donald 7y agoFolks are using apps, like Waze, to share the location of police. I don't think radar detectors have been mainstream for years.
- nradov 7y agoLaw enforcement mostly uses lasers now. There are some detectors which pick up scattered laser light but they aren't very effective.
- madengr 7y agoBack in the early 90’s, I did this in college. Mounted an X-band Gunn oscillator behind the front grill. Fun watching people hit their brake lights when I flipped the switch.