We dont have any traffic sensors up here so you wont need to enable to TSF. Please advise. Awesome information. Keep up the good work! Ratings and advice on detectors and dash cams. There is so much information here that will help one in finding answers, Awesome reviews glad to see some one honest and non bias keep up the good work mate :). Someday, when I have 2 hours to kill in the middle of the day (and Im not at work), Ill call Uniden support. Did he have a handheld gun up to his eye? Your videos really helped me decided for the best radar Ive ever used (speaking as a devoted BEL user since 1986). So these settings will all work well too. Is that right? Very helpful with making a decision on which detector to buy. Thanks so much. Helpful as a reminder if youre running your vehicle with the engine off and the battery level starts dropping pretty low. The Uniden has better long range performance. Radar detectors are not police car detectors. Copy on the directional detection regarding the mounting angle I realize I wasnt clear the way I asked My bad I meant, does it affect it in a less performing way if I mount it rotated 90 Its just for available space on my dash that I was forced to mount it like that and wasnt sure that it would limit my detection chances by doing so that the pie slice it detects is rotated? If I turn on TFS will that impact the performance of the unit. I am in Northern California and only had KA Segment on for bands 5, 8. Thanks for all of the updates and great info! Ran my Redline 2/5/8 without issue for a long time after running non-segmented for a few months first. 1. reinstall escort? R3: Uniden R Series Tool v2.08.zip: Update Tool See FIRMWARE at https://support.uniden.com/radar-detectors/ for more info: 11/16/2022: R3: DB_20221004.bin: Database Update: 10/04/2022: R3: R3_20211005.zip: 154.215: Firmware Update See FIRMWARE at https://support.uniden.com/radar-detectors/ for more info: 10/05/2021: R3: DB_20210702.zip: 20210702: Database Update Mike. Im confused by the segmentation feature of the R3 for the Ka band. His reviews seem to be honest, straight forward, and correct. That detector served me well, and saved me countless times, but I very much wanted the newer filtering and longer range these newer ones have. To make it more difficult, they often target a front or rear license plate, or head/tail light. I grabbed one for The Wife, and at that great price I almost feel bad for paying the full retail $299 for mine back in July If youre even close to pulling the trigger on an R1, this is a dont miss it price for sure! Yes, I uninstalled and reinstalled using the latest links, using reset each time. would you buy and test or sell the STAR LASER STAR PRO ? Great Job!!!! Uniden R3 Extreme Long Range Laser/Radar Detector and Scosche 1080p Dash Cam Bundle. A User Mark is a manually taggedgeographic location where an alarm is usuallyfound. Definitely best to leave this on. I am always hesitant to lock out a signal unless I am 100% positive. Has anyone figured this out? Im not sure who to point you towards either. Not sure of your knowledge of all the top R.D. So far, I am still seeing a lot more false alarms than my GX65, just driving around town, but maybe using the GX65 and manually locking out signs has made it more quiet than the R3. I love the R3, but honestly feel semi guilty now when I look at my V1 on my desk. If you have the all threat display option enabled (discussed next), the secondary signal will show up on screen next to the primary signal, but the audio will always be focused on the primary signal. For your R3, does this not fit that desire? https://www.rdforum.org/index.php?threads/59672/. Thank you so much for helping us all along on this. . Also, I live in Puerto Rico, a US Territory, is it included in the database? This makes sense since there is generally where youll find your stationary false alerts. The big suction mount is very nice but huge 2. Daily threats for me are laser and KA band but I only live a few hours away from laser, ka, and MRCD areas I visit (nyc and Quebec). It also wouldnt let me downgrade to 1.54. Check out the YouTube channel it is enjoyable to watch. Thank you for your speedy reply! In general, the settings you recommend work perfect for my area. Also, with my STi I can tell quickly if its a cop or some false alarm. So for example if youre getting a strong K band signal and a weak Ka band signal, Signal Priority will alert you to the K band signal while Ka Priority will focus on the Ka band signal. Only resource I know of right now that is, Excellent information for newbies or Pros. Reason: there is more room left to right than top to bottom so it would allow bigger fonts and easier readability, especially for people over 40 who tend to have poorer close vision. Originally we were told that the detector is always scanning in Ka Wide and Ka Narrow adjusts only what frequencies the detector alerts to, not what it actually scans for. It just says Searching Im on a Windows machine. I really enjoy it and am grateful that me doing what I love is also so helpful to others. I just bought the R3, as it sounded like the R3 and R7 were basically the same, except for arrows. I just wanted to say thanks as well. On my way home from work yesterday I picked up a Ka alert and it went on so long and strong that I was convinced the cop was behind me! Run a self-diagnostic test every time you start your detector. 1) For the speed + compass area, flip the axis so it reads left to right, not up down. I just purchased my R3 after owning an escort for decades! Useful for identifying the frequency of the Ka band signal without needing to look at the display. Reviews are spot on with his competition. Its so nice. I would like to turn it on when I need it with the power button ,thanks Andy [emailprotected]. Im able to download and open the software, and have the latest database file downloaded, but it will not recognize the R3. Reviews radar detectors. the speed countermeasure industry, Vortex is your guy! I plan to keep MCRD on as well per your suggestion, but anything else? Just under $300 is a very good value for the R3's performance. So if there out of tune I would see readings greater then 34.82 GHz and less then 34.58 GHz? As for radar cruise control, thats a really mixed bag. Great advice, great tests, great videos, great attitude, great knowledge of his subject matter. http://www.marcparnes.com/Visual_Alert.htm. There is no subscription for them. Explains the features very well! It clears the wipers and hood scoop and the rear-eye is unobstructed towards the rear. The process laid out in the manual doesnt work. Have you found those features helpful so far? Mine is matte black 2. I do kinda miss the auto-learn feature of my Escort 360. or will all goto the R7 now.Hope not as I like my R3!!! Paired with Waze I also get more cop alerts than their Live app will ever provide. Do you have any suggestions? There are many different settings that you can play around with, and it might take a little while before you find the right combination. Where in NY are people seeing out of tune radar? very good information and short movies abaout the detecters. I am going to print out this, web page version, so I can use it in the car as I set up the R3 for the first time. Some people also leave this disabled to make it easier to record the rampup and beeps on their dashcam for sharing later. Is there something like this? Congrats on the R3! Escort doesnt seem to do that very often even though they have the ability. Bought the Uniden R1 due to your advice and website comments from others. Every time I pass the user mark, it lets me know and its driving me nuts. I dont drive like a mad man, but do keep it 10-15 over on my daily commute, and I like knowing if a Trooper is hiding somewhere trying to make my rates go up! Great advise on the videos. Outstanding U Tube channel. It didnt behave like this. a lot of money on equipment buying and not waisting my money hes the Man! I also had a rear view mount for my RX65 and was able to take the suction cups off the windshield mount that came with the R3 and screw that onto the same bracket, but its much too bouncy due to the pathetic material used. The display will be off in dark mode (with a blinking dot moving at the bottom of the screen) until you get an alert. There are no radar detectors that tell you left and right because that would require two more antennas pointed left and right. He seems to be a great, honest guy. I was a bit intimidated or rather discouraged to start reading and comparing due to the endless choices and features available I ended up buying the Uniden R3 and upon receipt, again, ignorant on all features and options So instead of starting to study the manual, I searched for reviews and videos and bumped into yours. Very good and fair reviews and regular updates on a wide variety of products. Thanks! Im not sure and cant verify since I dont have the MRCD in use around me. Makes the front two buttons underneath the display glow from behind so you can find them more easily at night. Well yes, no compelling reason to incorporate left / right antennas. I have Uniden R3 and am very happy with it. , Cant change my time zone. was a huge help on picking my uniden r3, lots of info on styles of radars for comparisons, to find what radar is best. Just a heads up for those interested in picking up an R1 either for themselves or as a present- BestBuy has dropped the price for their R1BBY version down to $179 from the Black Friday price of 199. Enabling this filter will affect K band signals, real or false, between 24.194 24.204 GHz. This is useful for muting RLC/speedcam alerts on nearby surface streets when youre driving down the highway. High speed muting for redlight cameras. Most knowledgeable guy about mobile devices! 2020 Vortex Radar. Nope. still only ka narrow and wide options. No? Entdecke Uniden R3 Radar/Laser-Detektor, extreme Reichweite, Sprachwarnungen/GPS, Halterung enthalten in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Ive had the R3 for about 6 months now and I love it! Ive checked it at 30, 60 and 90 minute intervals and it remains powered on. So, thank you again for such a great, thorough write up! Vortex. Thanks! But this time my R3 didnt pick it up. However, in the next firmware update, there will be an option for lockouts on Ka band too. I use your settings. Do you know why it does that? Side arrows really means that front and rear signal strength is very similar or the same. I was leaning towards the Escort iX, but then the iXc came out. Be careful not to cover any air vent holes with the hook and fastener tape. I have set up my detector to these specs and have been very satisfied. I really like the detector, but I really think the update will take care of a lot of false alarms. Love my R3, actually bought two, one for each car. Quick question. The R3 by Uniden provides the same, record shattering performance of the R1, with the additional power of GPS for red light camera protection and the ability to mark and ignore fixed false alerts. (Europe). The 1st time I plugged it into the laptop, it appeared to load drivers for the newly found device, and i thought that was enough. According to the manual, it requires you to be parked for an hour, not 30 min. I think its a double press of the mute button when the alert pops up. It turns out it does scan for a narrower range of frequencies which is why we see improved performance. All rights reserved. All of the videos i have seen show the name badge on top of the unit n chrome. The R1 and R3 false to these cars constantly so enabling this will help quiet down the detector considerably. Very knowledgeable and wonderfully detailed videos. Definitely pull good deals together and gives you options. If you are looking to buy a radar detector or laser jammer, check out his videos before going anywhere else, simply the best place to get the best information and recommendations, thanks for all your great work. I think they should also create a speed sensitive alert threshold. If you want to use Ka lockouts, such as you have a Ka band speed sign or satellite dish that falses your R3, make sure youre 100% confident the Ka band alert is being triggered by a stationary false source that you see every time you pass by before you lock the signal out. Around town, Ive also set Quiet Ride to 40, as it blocks out a LOT of annoying K falses. Great infomation No bias in his reporting. Im just curious. Thats something people are bringing up a lot and would be a good next step for them to address. Great source of knowledge, Best videos to learn about old and new radars. This automatically mutes any and all X band and K band alerts, whether theyre real alerts or false alerts, when traveling below the speed you select. Congrats! Would that negatively affect performance? Huge difference for older detectors like the Redline and V1. Per the linked website: Washington: 2/5/8: Segment 7 in Pierce County for a 35.2 Stalker ATR If I choose Ka segment 7 and drive in other areas of WA, do I need to keep changing this back and forth each time I drive in and out of Pierce County? Have you solved this problem I just did the entire install and am getting no sound pretty frustrating hope its an easy fix. Im looking for great range detection w/o false alarms. Thats what laser jammers are for. There is an Aus/NZ version database too, but you have to buy the NZ version specifically. Lots of helpful advice, great video at youtube, Information is spot on if theres anyone that knows anything here about Detectors heres your guy ! 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