A friend of mine was doing 45 in a 45 zone the other day, while
talking on his ham radio.
Next thing he knows, he has been pulled over for 59 in a 45. He
firmly believes he wasn’t speeding (I’ve ridden with this guy, he
typically drives the speed limit) and I believe him.
He has heard of cases where radar evidence has been thrown out of
court due to interference from vehicles which were broadcasting at the
time they were clocked, on CB radios. He feels that if radars can be
fooled by a 5 watt CB, they are likely to get pushed around by 50
watts of 2 meter.
Does anyone know any specifics? If so, please mail me at the below
addresses.
Followups set to rec.autos.driving.
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In article <1992Jul21.023640.3…@scifi.uucp> n…@scifi.uucp (Nicholas J. Simicich) writes:
A friend of mine was doing 45 in a 45 zone the other day, while
talking on his ham radio.
Next thing he knows, he has been pulled over for 59 in a 45. He
firmly believes he wasn’t speeding (I’ve ridden with this guy, he
typically drives the speed limit) and I believe him.
He has heard of cases where radar evidence has been thrown out of
court due to interference from vehicles which were broadcasting at the
time they were clocked, on CB radios. He feels that if radars can be
fooled by a 5 watt CB, they are likely to get pushed around by 50
watts of 2 meter.
Does anyone know any specifics? If so, please mail me at the below
addresses.
First ask these questions:
Are you %100 sure you weren’t speeding?
Was there other factors that may have led to an erroneous reading?
Things like other traffic before or behind, etc.
I know someone who did beat a speeding ticket on just this point.
Apparently some of the radar units use an IF that falls right into the
amateur 2 meter band. He was able to show mathematically how the
frequency he was using would show an apparent doppler shift. He was
also using a lot of power at the time.
In his case his professional credentionals were enough to be
convincing in court. In your friend’s case is he going to be able
to show his case convincingly? Remember that you may be innocent
until proven guilty but radar and the cop’s word are generally
accepted as evidence so that puts the ball back in your court.
good luck, jv
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