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Economy radar detector

source: "Radio-Electronics" Magazine, Jul,86 issue (C) Copyright Gernsback Publications, nc., 1986

This circuit uses a 1458 dual op-amp to form a radar detector. C1 is the detector of the radar signal. The first op-amp forms a current-
to-voltage converter and the second op-amp buffers the output to drive the piezo transducer. R5 sets the switching threshold of the
second op-amp; normally it is adjusted so that the circuit barely triggers on background noise, then it's backed off a bit. The response
of the circuit may be tuned by adjusting the length of the leads on C1. For typical road-radar systems, the input capacitor's leads
should be about 0.5 to 0.6 inches long.
EmaiI received form a visitor: The circuit on the following link seems to be fake. Detection/reception on GHz range requires the
employment of specialized point contact microwave diodes (usually cartridge type) placed inside the resonant cavities with feed horn
connected to the opening of cavity. am surprised what this "Economy radar detector" detects with the open long leaded capacitor
which can never ever be a replacement of any diode. Detection of radar signals, specially the police radars for vehicle speed detection
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of radar and vehicle due to the inverse square law.
Answer to visitors emaiI: Built the circuit out of curiosity today (cost $10). First test tonight it triggers when use a mobile phone
across the room, can't wait to test it properly tommorrow on the highway. Will keep you posted but the fact that a noisy mobile
triggered across the room is a positive for a $10 circuit that expected to be a total dud. Further refinement of this cct could be an
interesting project. A better way of tuning the input than the length of cap 1 lead which in this case is soldered into some additional
length of vero bd. Playing in the Ghz range is a new experience, will still be surprised if this ever has practical use.
Scott Nth QLD







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