Radar jammer test

MCN tried to buy 5 jammers but only 3 came. After numerous attempts to contact the manufacturer by fax, phone, and letter, they were unable to get in touch with the manufacturers.

MCN says 2 of the 3 they found were very secretive to the point of paranoia. They also noticed that these jammers ads always change addresses constantly and the addresses are always P.O. boxes.

Now to the good stuff. The 3 they managed to get were Spirit 2 ($119.95), Phazer ($199.99), and Mirage 7000 ($249.00). After testing them, they found no "noticeable effect on any of the radar guns, at any frequency, under any conditions whatsoever. Zero. Nada. Forget it."

They finally got frustrated and placed all 3 jammers in a semi-circle less than 6" away, facing into the radar gun and powered them up. Then using the oldest and weakest gun available, "an aging and well-used Falcon police unit", they tracked a motorcycle "approaching from 1/2 mile out. The gun locked on target and gave a speed readout exactly the same as it had in dozens of previous tests with the detectors, without the slightest indication of any ill effect from the jammers staring it in the face". They concluded the article with the line "save your money and buy a good radar detector".

In the same issue, they also reviewed several radar detectors and gave the top ratings to the following units:

Best detector: Valentine One $399 Best buy (value): Cobra RDL-8000SWS $170 Recommended: Bel 745Ti-Plus $220

These tests were done at the San Bernardino County Sheriff's department Regional Training Center Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) in Southern California. MCN also did a section on laser and laser detection but if you want to find out more about that, you have to get the magazine and read it for yourself :-).

If you want to contact MCN, they can be reached at (800) 735-9335.