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I just picked up a surplus CHP Golden Eagle unit with two 35.5 antennas and had some questions on setup and testing.
1. Are there any detrimental effects to using a radar unit close to your detector? Is it possible to overload the frontend of the RD and damage something or permanently reduce sensitivity? I notice that in a lot of testing videos guns are being shot at the detectors point blank or in the same vehicle and haven't heard anything about an ill effects. This might only be a problem with radios and scanners because the radiated output power of some radios is in the range of several watts, while a radar unit seems to have a max output power ~25mW. Is this something I should be worried about testing near my daily driver RD?
2. How can I tell if the Golden Eagle counting unit/CPU will work with a K band antenna? I see that some of them (like the one [MENTION=6]radarrob[/MENTION] just sold) work with both K and Ka but I can't find any info on what determines that. Do the antenna connectors look different?
3. Has anyone found a better option for a portable 12V source to run the radar from? Bonus points if it has USB power as well to run a dash cam. I read [MENTION=12732]Deacon[/MENTION]'s thread here: https://www.rdforum.org/showthread.php?t=60186 about his trials and tribulations with this, but was hoping for a more portable Li ion solution. I guess the issue is most of the portable jumpstarters aren't made to output 12V 1-2A continuously?
4. Is the general consensus not to bother getting a FCC Part 90 license?
5. Has anyone tried a semi-permanent concealed install (eg radar antenna behind F/R bumper)? Could be handy to move over LLHs or Cobra users? Or is mobile radar use by non-LEOs frowned upon in general?
Looking forward to setting up some testing! I am keeping my eyes open for a Stalker as well so I can try to figure out the V1 custom sweeps behavior a little more.
1. Are there any detrimental effects to using a radar unit close to your detector? Is it possible to overload the frontend of the RD and damage something or permanently reduce sensitivity? I notice that in a lot of testing videos guns are being shot at the detectors point blank or in the same vehicle and haven't heard anything about an ill effects. This might only be a problem with radios and scanners because the radiated output power of some radios is in the range of several watts, while a radar unit seems to have a max output power ~25mW. Is this something I should be worried about testing near my daily driver RD?
2. How can I tell if the Golden Eagle counting unit/CPU will work with a K band antenna? I see that some of them (like the one [MENTION=6]radarrob[/MENTION] just sold) work with both K and Ka but I can't find any info on what determines that. Do the antenna connectors look different?
3. Has anyone found a better option for a portable 12V source to run the radar from? Bonus points if it has USB power as well to run a dash cam. I read [MENTION=12732]Deacon[/MENTION]'s thread here: https://www.rdforum.org/showthread.php?t=60186 about his trials and tribulations with this, but was hoping for a more portable Li ion solution. I guess the issue is most of the portable jumpstarters aren't made to output 12V 1-2A continuously?
4. Is the general consensus not to bother getting a FCC Part 90 license?
5. Has anyone tried a semi-permanent concealed install (eg radar antenna behind F/R bumper)? Could be handy to move over LLHs or Cobra users? Or is mobile radar use by non-LEOs frowned upon in general?
Looking forward to setting up some testing! I am keeping my eyes open for a Stalker as well so I can try to figure out the V1 custom sweeps behavior a little more.