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engineering radar

engineering radar

engineering radar

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I'm looking for a traffic radar unit with either a built-in statistics package, or a jack to send data to a laptop.

Any suggestions, produt reviews, etc. would be welcomed.

RE: engineering radar

(OP)
Just a follow up -

I bought a Sports Radar LTD SR 3500 with a P2S adapter. I can record readings with a laptop running Hyperterminal and import the data into Excel for analysis. A bit of a kluge, but it was a lot cheaper than a dedicated traffic radar unit.

Two misgivings about the SR 3500: It has a limited range compared to a "real" traffic radar - probably 750 feet or so, and it doesn't distinguish between vehicles coming towards the user, or going away. Some radars will show a negative velocity for an object going away, which helps you tell which vehicle you just measured.

Come to think of it, the limited range may not be so bad - it won't lock onto a semi 1/2 mile away when you point it at the Miata right in front of you.

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