Using a radar detector
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Using a radar detector
I have a Whistler Pro 73 radar detector that I would like to use on the bike but it doesn't produce enough volume to overcome the road/wind/exhaust noise. There is no external speaker jack. Has anybody else had this problem with a detector and found a way to overcome it?
[edit: something like this would be perfect if it didn't require a jack]
[edit: something like this would be perfect if it didn't require a jack]
Last edited by Sharknose; Jun 7, 2009 at 09:36 AM.
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Thank you, but that wasn't my question. I don't want this thread to go off on a "detector-yes or no" tangent. There are plenty of those elsewhere.
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The Valentine One has an output jack for an ear speaker and you can also buy a much smaller remote piece that can be mounted almost anywhere so it stays in your line of sight. The remote piece maintains all the functionality of the main unit. (It's also ~$400 for main unit and the speaker and remote are extra.)
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This is what you want.
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Actually, it doesn't. In order to use an earphone with the Valentine you have to buy their audio adapter. The small hole on the side of the V1 that looks like an earphone jack is really just a vent hole to the speaker inside. Valentine is the only one that makes you buy something else in order to use an earphone. $50 extra, BTW.
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google: Legal Speeding. They have just what you need and are focused on motorcycle solutions. Check out the head-up display for the Passport and Valentine so you can hide to detector. You also want to buy a detector that does not emit radiation that the cops can pick up in states like Virginia and Canukistan. And get a book call The Speeder's Guide to Avoiding Speeding Tickets. Written by a former New York State Trooper it will help a lot.
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Solved my problem for less than $20. I went to a local electronics shop and bought a 1 watt audio amp kit, a small (1 1/2" or so) speaker and a box just big enough to house it. I'll just drill a tiny hole in the detector's case big enough for the speaker wire to pass through, and connect the input of the amp to the speaker wires. A magnet inside the bottom of the box will allow me to stick it to anywhere metallic and 1 watt is much more sound than my detector makes on its own.
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