VF-2 Photo Radar Scam!

I’m often amazed by the gullibility of distributors, dealers, radar detector websites and those who claim to be “expert reviewers” in this industry, case in point, the VF-2 Photo Radar Jammer.
Several years ago a Canadian company began manufacturing the Equalizer VF2 Photo Radar Jammer. They began by selling their device to the European market and in a short period began receiving rave reviews from various magazines and websites as the first electronic device to foil the traffic enforcement cameras.
During this same period, a Colorado based radar detector dealer found out about the device and obtained the exclusive distributorship for the USA. His first stop was Speed Measurement Laboratories to get their “stamp of approval.”
SML made it clear that he didn’t have access to a real photo radar or red light camera and that the only device they could offer was a commercial grade camera and flash device to test the VF-2. Eager to get the product on the market, the new distributor agreed. Several photographs were taken at close range and the VF-2 did block out the photos. The distributor then “spun” this test as an official endorsement.
Booths went up at SEMA and 12 volt electronic distributors and dealers signed up by droves to carry the first electronic countermeasure device offered in the USA that could foil all photo radar and red light cameras.
Being somewhat suspicious of the claims I obtained my first VF-2 directly from the distributor for my testing and review. Cameras and strobes of the same type as the automated traffic enforcement devices used in Arizona were obtained and I performed my first round of testing. The VF-2 failed to activate on over 100 attempts. I contacted the distributor who found fault in my testing procedures and made several recommendations.
We followed his advice but during the second round of testing we discovered that the power transformer of the VF-2 had failed, so the distributor was contacted and I was shipped another.
Just as the second unit arrived, the City of Scottsdale was in the process of activating eight new photo radar cameras on the 101 loop. During the initial phase of their program they were only issuing written warnings and not citations to violators. I saw this as a perfect opportunity to go out and put the VF-2 to a real world test without the risk of racking up fines.
The following video documents my test against four of their cameras going fifteen miles over the posted speed limit. One week later I received four written warnings from the City of Scottsdale in the mail for speeding.
We posted the results of our test and contacted the distributor and several other websites about the VF-2 failing in a “real world test.”
Two years later we still find these same websites and the Colorado distributor still selling and advertising this product as being effective against ALL TRAFFIC ENFORCMENT CAMERAS.

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Beltronics GX65 Radar Detector Review

This weekend I received a final production model of the Bel RX65 radar detector and immediately installed it in my truck for my preliminary review.
This is an awesome unit! Not only can the detector detect X, K, Ka and Ku band (after activation) but is also a GPS unit equipped with the Trinity fixed traffic camera database for the USA and Canada.
The GPS will alert you to fixed photo radar and red light cameras that you are approaching.
I logged over 100 miles with the unit and was so impressed with its performance that I produced the following video.
I’ll be using the GX65 radar detector as my daily driver over the next few weeks and will follow-up with a more detailed video about the detectors performance next month….

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