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It is understood that radar guns are used around the world by law enforcement professionals to combat speeding motorists.  They are necessary to keep roadways safe for our families.  We at OpticsPlanet like to stay in tune with new and innovative radar gun technologies and updates, and new innovation has recently emerged.  Police radar guns by definition are stronger and more accurate than baseball radar guns, and in Dubai they now have never before seen capabilities to aid officers on duty.

There are new digital radar guns that from the palm of an officer’s hand, can record velocity and video simultaneously.  Dubai Police will soon start using handheld radar guns called Al Jin, to catch speeding cars and trucks.  The radar will not produce a flash and is capable of recording up to 4,000 images from a distance of 100 meters, clearly making this a very stealthy radar speed gun to own.

One day you might see this speed radar gun alongside our baseball radar guns and other speed guns.  Until then, check out our selection from brands like Bushnell, Decatur, Stalker, and more.  Always ahead of the curve, stay tuned to RadarGuns Blog and the rest of our Blog Network.   

 

A radar gun is a very important tool for police officers to combat speeders and reckless drivers.  With its possible negative effect on a driver’s permanent record, insurance, and wallet, radar guns should be used only by those that are specifically trained to do so.  Sheriff P.J. Tanner of Beaufort County, South Carolina, requires all of his deputies to participate in the proper speed radar gun use.

The three day radar gun class held at S.C. Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia educates officers to become certified in the use of speed detection equipment.  Radar and Lidar are both covered in the course, as well as tactics to receive the most reliable data.  When a driver is given a ticket, they have the option of fighting it in court, disputing the accuracy of the radar gun’s reading.  Since a machine is the key witness and testimony, officers must protect their case by being able to explain how to operate, calibrate, and read the police radar gun.  For instance, if a small car exceeding the speed limit is targeted beside a larger slower vehicle, the smaller car would go undetected.  Utilizing Lidar and their training, officers can now pinpoint offenders to issue citations. 

Not all officers are required by the state to attend such training seminars, much to the dismay of area residents.  Those that argue velocity radar gun tickets usually use this to their advantages, although judges do not automatically throw tickets out.

You too can learn about radar guns on our helpful How Radar Guns Work page.  Stay tuned to RadarGunsBlog.com for all of the latest radar gun news.  

There are many R/C racers out there that want to know how fast their toys are running. A popular way to do this is with a radar gun. Radar guns are simple and easy to use, and depending on what you are doing, they do not have to cost a fortune. If you're running cars, you do not need a super fancy unit and you're not talking about super long ranges. For R/C planes, you will want a more powerful unit to get a longer range, and boats could be a different story altogether.

For R/C cars, the Bushnell Speedster II is an excellent unit. This has a maximum range of 90 feet for a baseball sized object and it will read a car to much greater distances. An R/C car is much smaller than a full sized car, so the range will be somewhere in between, but you're still talking about a greater distance than the radio range of many R/C cars. Many of these cars are zipping at 50 mph and faster and accelerating to those speeds faster than a sports car. Talk about bragging rights, how would you like to tell your neighbor that your toy car has a faster 0-60 time than their firebird?

For R/C planes, you will want a more powerful unit. The Stalker Solo 2 and the Stalker Sport are excellent options. These will pick up the speed of a standard passenger car up to a mile away in perfect conditions.

For R/C boats, you will need the Stalker Sport Radar Gun. This unit will have a greatly reduced range because of interference from the surface of the water. Using a less powerful radar gun will have a very short range.

With all of these units, you have to deal with the same issues seen by police radar guns. The biggest of these issues is the cosine effect, or the affect that an angle has on the speed measurement. In order to get an accurate speed reading, you must be as close to the path of the target vehicle as possible. Check out our online radar gun guide for more information.

Battling the cosine effect is much easier done with the cars than it is for the planes. To truly get an accurate speed reading on an R/C plane, a skilled pilot must fly the plane directly toward the radar gun for long enough to get a good speed reading and still have time to pull up to avoid a nasty mess. Also, clocking a plane in a dive, even at the slightest rate of decent, will pad your numbers and have the plane flying faster than it can from its own power.

R/C racing can be an absolute blast. Next time you go out, bring a radar gun and really check out what those things can do!