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For what it's worth- here's my take on explaining how radar and lidar work. I'm not an electronics guru; while I have a ham radio license, I've only got a hobbyist's understanding of electronics and radio theory. I'm approaching this from the law enforcement angle as a more practical, rather...

Nice!! The great thing about FC pro is that if you're used to FCE, you can move right in.

Law enforcement, in the southeast US no less (where the salaries are the lowest in the nation)... but with 12 years in and some rank on me, and no kids/wife to steal money... Well, I like my toys.

Filmed a few years ago; ran across the DVD it was burned to while cleaning out junk. It's got some inside references that won't mean anything to anyone here; and one near-slide into a ditch... feel free to cast aspersions on my riding. Needs Quicktime to view and is around 12 meg in size...

Heck, it's not like I've got a copyright on the song- just a coincidence. But it is a nice song to edit to! I've thought about trying one of those bullet style cameras. Most of my stuff was done with a Sony HC20 camcorder, but a bullet camera would be much easier to mount on different parts of...

OWWWW!! I like the way the woman who came out of the side door (and drew the cops attention, taking him to the wrong spot) just kind of nonchalantly walks away. Especially after almost getting the gate slammed into her... I can't criticize, though. I got my ass kicked by a baby gate once...

Dangit... I was just going to post up a ride video I made a couple of years ago that used that very song. Great video, though! What camera did you use? :D

Sept. 13, 2008; to benefit local charities $15 per hand, $10 each additional hand; 50-50 tickets Last Poker Run sponsored by Sheriff Robinson, who is retiring this year- registration and start will be at the Barrow County Courthouse in Winder, GA starting at 8:00 am. First bike out at 9:00 am...

Marked on the calendar!

Tease.

Found a post I'd made to my 'blog on riding, and thought I'd put it up... More thoughs on motorcycling

In the first motorcycle crash I ever had, I hit the pavement with my left palm and left knee at about 50 mph before I rolled over on my back. I was wearing plain leather gloves that were, well, cheap- I was a poor college student riding a clapped out Nighthawk 650. The asphalt burned through the...

Automobile Magazine does, I think; their conclusion was don't waste your money- it actually increased the range at which the car was detectable. :o speedzones.com is a fairly decent third-party testing organization for radar and laser detectors; from their results, the Valentine still looks...

Took the bike on a spin around the Suches Loop today, taking my usual leisurely pace and losing several gallons of sweat. On the way back on 11, south of 52, I'd been stuck behind someone doing 40 in a 55. When a passing lane opened up, I went around- not a noisy fly-by, but an easy pass and...

Oh man, the KR-10. We're finally retiring our old KR-10's and Troopers- they've been going down one by one over the years. Never really had very good range and I hated using them moving, but they certainly took a beating. Yes, moving units now have three windows: Target, Patrol, and Lock. Some...

I've never seen a radar unit that did that; and none of the units certified for use in Georgia do that. They don't transmit until the operator presses the button, period. X-band is "instant on" as well; the band (x, k, or ka) makes no difference as to whether or not the unit is "instant on" or...

You can get Shiner on the east coast... Georgia, anyway. Been going through stouts and porters but Guinness is about the only standby... unless I can get my hands on Young's Double Chocolate.

"long johns with aquarium tubing" is what we used on the bomb squad to wear under the bomb suit on hot days. There's a belt pack with a small battery powered pump and a 1 quart bottle. We'd fill the bottle, leaving about 2 inches or so of air at the top, and freeze it; then fill that 2 inch gap...

No. While theoretically any piece of electronic equipment is radiating something; the unit is not transmitting microwave energy in the frequencies that a detector will pick up and what it is leaking is very, very weak. And "instant on" is used all the time- whether moving or still. It's just...

One thing, though, terminology wise: Every RADAR sold today is "instant on". "Instant on" refers to the fact that the radar is powered on, but not transmitting. It doesn't transmit until the operator presses the transmit button. Early radars would transmit continuously when powered up; when...