Driver’s Experience Test
The Third Radar Detector tested for my “Low Priced Radar Detector Review” is the Whistler XTR 260
The XTR 260 retails for around $89.00 and is advertised as an all band radar detector.
I installed the Whistler programmed in highway mode in Tombstone Arizona for our 245 mile trip back home. This trip also included […]

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Driver’s Experience Test
The second detector tested for my “Low Priced Radar Detector Review” is the Cobra XRS 9530.
The XRS 9530 retails for around $149.95 and is advertised as a 12 band radar detector. Cobra’s marketing of their multi bands can sometimes be misleading to consumers as there are only three radar bands and one laser […]

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Being a retired police officer who chased after bad guys in high speed pursuits, being involved in countless drag out fights and yes even being shot at once, it takes allot to get my “fear factor” going but today I found myself at full tilt!
During my six year stint as a narcotics officer, I was […]

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Driver’s Experience Test
Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be reviewing various radar detectors costing less than $100.00 for our Radar Detector Buying Guide.
First up in my review is the “Solar Enhanced” Cordless Whistler XTR.  I first became acquainted with this detector at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) where it was a recipient of […]

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This year at the 2007 SEMA show, I hooked up with Steve Page who is the manager of the RadarBusters.com website for Netshops. As this was Steve’s first experience with SEMA, we mapped out and scheduled several meetings beforehand with various representatives in the speed countermeasure and 12 volt automotive field.
Our first scheduled visit was […]

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During the last couple of years I have had the opportunity to meet with Michael Churchman, president of Rocky Mountain Radar, and his engineering and sales staff at the annual SEMA shows held in Las Vegas.
Two years ago at SEMA I made a personal challenge RMR’s head engineer Raul to take me up on my […]

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