B+ motorhomes
I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
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Basically it is a 1980's collison advoidence radar that was made for semis. As designed, when an overtaking semi closed too fast on a vehicle ahead it warned the semi driver with lights and sound from a dash mounted box. It was speedometer cable controlled so the faster the semi went the higher output and farther the radar beam went out. The new micro computer controlled units are now showing up on high end cars, same idea just a lot more sophisicated and mucho expensive.
The reason it mimicks a police radar is that it is emitting a 24 GHz signal which is near what police K band radars used. It's not exactly the same but the radar detectors can't tell the difference. K band is being slowly phased out by newer Ka band units but the K type will be around for a long time. Some states like Ohio many and localities still use 10 GHz`X band designed in the 1950's.
I liked this unit because the radar head was waterproof as designed for front ends of semi's, could be mounted on the ladder, the cables and wiring harness reached the whole lenght of the rig, plus the cost was right. Also I like to tinker.
The reason it mimicks a police radar is that it is emitting a 24 GHz signal which is near what police K band radars used. It's not exactly the same but the radar detectors can't tell the difference. K band is being slowly phased out by newer Ka band units but the K type will be around for a long time. Some states like Ohio many and localities still use 10 GHz`X band designed in the 1950's.
I liked this unit because the radar head was waterproof as designed for front ends of semi's, could be mounted on the ladder, the cables and wiring harness reached the whole lenght of the rig, plus the cost was right. Also I like to tinker.
