Escort X50 Vertical vs Horizontal Head to Head Shootout
March 13th, 2010 | by admin |
Vertical vs Horizontal Shootout. Escort X50 detecting Multanova Speed Camera in Perth, Western Australia. Testing for performance gain from mounting the detector vertically.
Error on video summary:
Gain from vertical mount should = 100m and 105m (not 100m and 90m)
Duration : 0:3:2
17 Responses to “Escort X50 Vertical vs Horizontal Head to Head Shootout”
By domination88 on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
It’s a crazy …
It’s a crazy difference isn’t it? I wasn’t convinced until I tried it for myself either.
By gshdrums on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
I tryed this the …
I tryed this the other day…i didnt beleive it would work. Well i got 300…yes….300m more detection out of it….
By xr06t on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
thanks for the vid …
thanks for the vid mate. unfortunatly they are currently out of stock! looks promising as i am only getting ~50m warning with my xr650 horizontally.
By baseballstarjc12 on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
i see that it works …
i see that it works in a straight line better but what about on a curve? same result?
By domination88 on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
X is an old radar …
X is an old radar band not used in most places. Check to see if it’s used in your area, if not, turn it off (follow instruction manual, hold down the city and dim buttons on top of the detector until it enters setup, toggle to Bandsmod and turn off X using the mute button). K band is another form of radar, it is still widely used by police but many electric door sensors (petrol stations, shopping centres etc)emit the same band and make the detector alert (or ‘false’)
By rapazn on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
hey guys , i jus …
hey guys , i jus bought the x50 blue light , i don no how to use it lol, ok so waht is x and wat is k ? can some one show me how to use those ? thanks
By domination88 on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
I bought mine from …
I bought mine from Delonix Radar (google it). Very fast shipping to anywhere, online payment and it’s professionally made (covered in plastic so it looks like a factory escort/bel bracket)
By jimwillfixit27 on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
i got told that …
i got told that there are 3 power settings on a multinova but now the operaters are getting sneaky they normally set it low thats how detecters have good range on some and not to good on others but having it vertical is a god send
By domination88 on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
Definitely a good …
Definitely a good sign if you can’t fit the video into 35 seconds! I’ve had many 7-800m alerts on open roads with the vertical bracket – never happenened when mounting horizontally.
By deanoobaby on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
i was pretty amazed …
i was pretty amazed my self when i tested it i gained an extra 3 to 400 metres in detection in some cases i recorded it on my phone just to show other users but not succsesfull only that my phone can only rec 35 seconds of movie which is not long enough
By deanoobaby on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
the one i have is …
the one i have is just a home made one i got 2 horizontal mounts and a peice of ally about 3 mm thick and about 100 mm lengh 10 mm wide i bent the ally to make a 90 degree rivited one normall mount to one end and the other to the other end you mwill have to bend and shape normall mounts to suit
By domination88 on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
No worries mate. It …
No worries mate. It definitely works very well for all Beltronics / Escort detectors but should work for any detector with a vertically polarised antenna (pretty much all of them)
By M3ng27 on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
where can I buy the …
where can I buy the vertical mount?
By deanoobaby on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
the same works for …
the same works for my bel xr70 thanks for the up
By Vietwhiteboy on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
Thank you!
Thank you!
By domination88 on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
Hey mate the reason …
Hey mate the reason you get better range against Ka with the vertical bracket is because the multanova radar signal is horizontally polarised but the detector antenna is positioned vertically within the detector… rotating the detector 90 degrees aligns the detector antenna with the multanova radar signal’s polarisation and hence, you get increased sensitivity. Only works with some types of radar (multanova is one of them).
By Vietwhiteboy on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
Why does vertical …
Why does vertical do better?
I though Horizontal would do better because wider range…I was wrong lol.