<VV> Radar, Front Plate & Endust

[J R Read]

OK... This has lasted a while so I will join with another (possible) 
variable.

On long trips - like to Annual Convention - I like to spray the front of the 
car (not the windshield) with Endust because I think (and that's all that 
counts) that it makes bug removal easier at the destination and MIGHT help 
prevent paint chips (that part is just hopeful).  So, to the question...

Does Endust on the front of a Corvair (let's say including that rather 
reflective IL plate) make it less visible to any sort of radar speed 
detector?

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jvhroberts at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Radar & Front Plates


>
> Negative. High beams don't affect lidar whatsoever. And that test proved 
> that. The reflectivity of the car has some effect, white being measurable 
> at a greater range than black, lots of chrome is the enemy as well. The 
> lidar is pulsed at about 3000 Hz, and that is easy to discriminate against 
> infrared background radiation. Heck, solar radiation has a lot more IR in 
> it than high beams do!
>
> In the end, here are the basics:
>
> Radar is easy to detect, but hard to jam.
> Lidar is hard to detect, but easy to jam.
>
> Lidar is in use, but its use has been cut back over the last several years 
> due to some high profile court cases proving these units aren't as good as 
> advertised.
>
> The major difference in operating mode is radar uses Doppler, meaning the 
> frequency shift of the reflected signal is proportional to speed. Lidar 
> measures the range to the target, and determines the rate at which it is 
> changing. Moving the lidar gun has been proven to introduce significant 
> errors. Panning up or down the side of the vehicle also can introduce 
> errors. Lidar, I predict, has a limited life due to its inherent 
> limitations and the provable collusion between the manufacturers, the 
> police agencies, and the insurance companies.
>
>
>
> John Roberts
>