Faster Than A Speeding Ticket - Calibre K40

Using a set of two-way radios, we kept in contact with our helper and found that every time we heard the Calibre system go off, the signal had come from the business end of our policeman's radar gun. We were impressed, but how good does it work if we're gunning it instead of cruising?

Most consumers purchase radar and laser detection systems because they're simply planning to drive very fast everywhere. Although we don't condone it, when you're hauling ass down the road, you want enough of a heads up to be able to slow your car down to the regulated speed limit.

In order to keep conditions safe and secure, we picked as our location an empty former military airbase that currently has lain largely empty and untouched. After making the necessary precautions to ensure that we had more than enough space to get up to speed and slow down, we got down to business. K40 Electronics recommended that we test the system using the standard method that police use when they attempt to zap you: 800-1000 feet away and aim straight at the license plate. We set aside about a quarter-mile of straight space and set down a marker cone near the end of our path. Setting up approximately 900- feet to the side from the marker, we were ready to zap Project Two-Face as it passed the cone.

Getting down with our best bacon impression, we first ran the WRX past our marker at 30mph. Instantly, we heard the familiar telltale sign of the Calibre system's effectiveness as the speaker barked out which end of the car had been hit and which band the signal had come in on. Gunning it a little faster at 60mph, the system was still unfazed, registering the hit loud and clear. When we tried to go for a 90mph run past the radar, we were surprised to hear the Calibre speaker call out a rear Ka band signal instead of a front like usual. Assuming that the Calibre system had been unable to register the radar at that vehicle speed, we were pleased to find out that our radar gun operator had decided to randomly change which end of the car he was shooting. When it finally came time to repeat all the runs to test for the laser gun, we went into it with high expectations. The Calibre system impressed again, instantly notifying us of the laser signal touching on the front end of the car. Even better still, the Defuser Plus front laser jammer we had shrouding our license plate effectively confused the laser gun, giving our zapper only errors to look at. Let your local sheriff suck on that one!

Satisfied that the Calibre and Defuser Plus systems worked as expected, we headed home. Mere moments after entering the maze-like network of the California freeway system, we had a 5-0 on our tail. Although we weren't speeding, we could only assume Johnny Law wanted to pop us for a noise violation, smog violation, or was just waiting for us to do something stupid. As we watched him eventually pass us, we couldn't help but wonder, although we now have an advantage in avoiding speeding tickets, is there any way K40 can invent a system to help us get out of emissions tickets or noise violation tickets? Now that would be sweet.