Let's find out how fast different radar detectors alert when picking up instant on Ka band!
Update: Power cable didn't hurt the results. Here's the Ka retesting: https://www.rdforum.org/threads/111273/
Here's the full lineup/ranking of radar detectors:
Fastest response times (under 0.5s):
Uniden R7: https://geni.us/UnidenR7
Uniden R3: https://geni.us/UnidenR3
Valentine 1 Gen2: https://bit.ly/V1-Gen2
Whistler CR97: https://geni.us/CR97 [Amazon]
Honorable mentions (0.5 - 1.0s):
Uniden DFR8: https://geni.us/UnidenDFR8
Radenso Pro M: https://geni.us/ProM
RMR Judge 2.0 (don't get this): https://amzn.to/3vccfNp
Escort Max 360c: https://geni.us/Max360c
Slower detectors (Sometimes over 1.0s)
Batman detector (don't get this): https://amzn.to/3oE0Ljl
Radenso XP: https://geni.us/79zAS4
Escort Max 3: https://geni.us/Max-3 [Amazon]
Escort Redline 360c: https://geni.us/Redline360c
Unusably slow (2-6s):
Cobra Road Scout (don't get this): https://geni.us/CobraRoadScout
Valentine's page about not using Escort cables: https://www.valentine1.com/service-support/avoid-smart-cords-with-v1gen2/
Read my review of the Cobra Road Scout: https://www.vortexradar.com/2021/05/cobra-road-scout-review/
0:00 Intro
2:59 Uniden R7
3:49 Uniden R3
4:10 Uniden DFR8
5:04 Batman Detector
6:04 Radenso Pro M
6:32 Radenso XP
8:06 Valentine 1 Gen2
8:59 Power Cable Discussion
13:59 RMR Judge 2.0
14:56 Whistler CR97
15:33 Escort Max 3
16:07 Escort Redline 360c
18:22 Escort Max 360c
19:16 Cobra Road Scout
20:38 Takeaways
22:03 Stalker DSR 2X
22:48 Ending
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