eBay Auction - Escort RedLine-O with BS/RDR Firmware

[sdrawkcaB]

What I know from reading the listing and looking at the photos.

• BS/RDR Firmware
• Appears to be the Plastic Housing (good for hot weather) due to the molding visible on the button lip.

Escort RedLine Radar Detector with band segmentation | eBay

Escort RedLine Radar Detector with band segmentation in great condition has paid for itself in saves. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have. | eBay!

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[ShadowTrooper]

I'm gonna give it a shot

 

[TurboDriver]

I'm gonna give it a shot

Depending on where you drive the Redline is not as bad as many say IMO. You must haveTSR On and using Auto mode will also help but adds a little range penalty but it does Ok on K band and Ka is always top notch. I only use Auto when I need to.

I don't do a lot of city driving, mostly rural and run the Redline almost daily...it is however, not good for city use.

I am not sure if BSM's have changed lately but about the only BSM falses I get are the same as my R3, they might be slightly different but the total number of falses is close to the same.

Depends on where you drive...

Posted from my moto x4 using the RDF Mobile App!

 

[ShadowTrooper]

Depending on where you drive the Redline is not as bad as many say IMO. You must haveTSR On and using Auto mode will also help but adds a little range penalty but it does Ok on K band and Ka is always top notch. I only use Auto when I need to.

I don't do a lot of city driving, mostly rural and run the Redline almost daily...it is however, not good for city use.

I am not sure if BSM's have changed lately but about the only BSM falses I get are the same as my R3, they might be slightly different but the total number of falses is close to the same.

Depends on where you drive...

Posted from my moto x4 using the RDF Mobile App!

I’m just buying it to have in my collection mainly. But yes the Redline is still fantastic with the right settings

 

[sdrawkcaB]

I’m just buying it to have in my collection mainly. But yes the Redline is still fantastic with the right settings

I sold mine and then found I missed the alert sounds -- bought another one for nostalgia a year later

That, and I wanted to try putting it to the test of off-axis 35.5 Ka band. It's reputation for off-axis 35.5 is well deserved.

 

[ShadowTrooper]

I sold mine and then found I missed the alert sounds -- bought another one for nostalgia a year later

That, and I wanted to try putting it to the test of off-axis 35.5 Ka band. It's reputation for off-axis 35.5 is well deserved.

Haha I've always had such nostalgia for the Redline, especially the tones. Definitely hope this doesn't get skyrocketed up too high near the closing. I am chasing this and a V1 for my collection.

 

[sdrawkcaB]

Haha I've always had such nostalgia for the Redline, especially the tones. Definitely hope this doesn't get skyrocketed up too high near the closing. I am chasing this and a V1 for my collection.

If it does, there are always tons of other listings. It seems like a flood of them have come up for sale now in the winter season. I wouldn't bid it up too high. I will see the BS/RDR's sell for ~$300 usually. Actually seeing a seller that lists it and knows what BS/RDR is, is rare though. The other way I usually determine if the model is a BS/RDR is based on the firmware version.

Should you miss out on this one... don't fret. Here's some information to help you identify a BS/RDR unit in the wild.

Determining Hardware Version of the Escort RedLine (aka RedLine-O / RedLine Original):

https://www.rdforum.org/index.php?threads/79558/[HASH=179]#post[/HASH]-1141906

Starting in the middle of 2016, all Escort RedLines began shipping with the Band Segmentation / Radar Detector Rejection updated firmware. RedLine's manufactured after August 2016 should have this BS/RDR firmware right from the factory. Since we know that the manufacturer Month (MM) and manufacture Year (YY) would be expressed in the last 4 digits of the serial numbers as MMYY, we can determine if a given detector was manufactured before or after the point when they started shipping with BS/RDR. A unit with a serial number ending with 0816 means it was manufactured August of 2016; A serial number ending with 1213 means December 2013, etc.

It is possible that earlier units were sent in and upgraded to BS/RDR by Escort, or via a user with an EscortLive bluetooth connected cable, but this was much less common and truly only done by enthusiasts.

More reading on the Escort RedLine with regards to Wire-bonded Low Noise Amplifiers (WB LNA):
Opening up an Escort RedLine Manufactured Week 50 of 2016 <- And see the links at the top of that post as well.

 

[ShadowTrooper]

Didn't win, went up too high for my liking, for now anyways. Not really itching for one just trying to get one to fill a bottomless void in my soul for wanting anything and everything lol. Maybe next time.