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- From: orscholz@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Oliver Scholz (Turo - Backstage))
- Subject: Re: police laser radar
- References: <1992Nov12.225737.21262@rtsg.mot.com> <Nov16.225043.36767@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> <1992Nov18.132406.11359@news.yale.edu>
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- Organization: CSD., University of Erlangen, Germany
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:29:12 GMT
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- Ken Wilkens <wilkens%nmr@venus.ycc.yale.edu> writes:
-
- >Well I was thinking about putting laser diodes on the front of my car
- >also soon as I found what wavelength the operate at. I don't think it
- >would take much power to foul the lidar as it uses reflected power which
- >should be alot less than you would be broadcasting. As for the legal
- Exactly. That's why you don't need lasers. Remember, if you use a laser, you
- have to aim directly at the speed gun to jam it effectively. Why not use
- IR-LEDs? Their light is much more diffuse, and as you stated, the LEDs
- should be much 'brighter' than the reflection from your car.
-
- -O.
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- Oliver Scholz DG4NEM
- Graduate Student of Computer Sciences at the University of Erlangen, Germany
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