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el cheapo Uniden, btw. Example, running speaker wire from some random channel on a stereo and moving it around to pick up better FM

5/7/2006 11:20:17 PM

Dude, get XM Radio

5/7/2006 11:21:45 PM

Say wha?

5/8/2006 1:43:03 AM

basically im thinkin maybe you can solder some wires into a detector and run the wires out to wherever you want, assuming detector sensors use (internal) antenna like other gizmos used for radiowave reception

no RADAR detector mount = no good "line of view" for detector rearwards, etc.

[Edited on May 8, 2006 at 2:25 AM. Reason : free]

5/8/2006 2:24:51 AM

just run from the cops if they try to pull you, duh. problem solved.

5/8/2006 3:19:37 AM

It's probably easier to buy two and mount one in the front and one in the back.

5/8/2006 7:45:35 AM

If I understand correctly, radar detectors don't use a conventional antenna, but rather a waveguide.

5/8/2006 7:59:30 AM

radar uses microwaves, so a direct line of sight light sensor is required, not an antenna

5/8/2006 8:36:59 AM

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"direct line of sight light sensor"

Huh? microwaves are radio waves, and therefore can use an antenna of sorts...but they are extremely short radio waves at very high frequency. They're very directional.

5/8/2006 11:49:52 AM

All antennas are essentially waveguides. Even a coaxial cable is technically a waveguide.

That said, microwaves do tend to travel mostly in straight lines due to extremely small wavelengths, which is why they have to be mounted on the windshield, and cannot be just kept anywhere.

So basically, I understand that you're trying to use a radar detector antenna/sensor as an FM antenna. Different frequencies require different kinds/shapes of waveguides. It might be possible, but if it's an optimized solution is a different question.

5/8/2006 2:15:43 PM

if you pull a detector apart, you'll see that its a waveguide in the form of a channel back to a sensor, so i doubt a wire would work worth a shit. I was gonna take mine apart and conseal (sp?, fuck it) for the hell of it until i saw this...

5/8/2006 7:48:40 PM