Radar calibration manual?

[rlevy]

What is the name of your state? AK

Anyone know where to get manuals for the Eagle series radar guns? (Note: I was recently sent an email for an ebay radar unit for $900 -- can't really shell out a thou for a radar unit. Has anyone ever seen the manuals for these things?)


I don't know the series # of the one that I was stopped with (doing 78 in a 65), but I'll need it. I can go through the steps to ask the troopers and/or file Discovery, but I'd sure like to know if it's available online somewhere.

I asked to look at the radar, and it showed 78 locked, with cop's speed showing 69. I read somewhere that 69 mph is a speed related to inaccurate readings of radar guns influenced by the fans in the cars ("shadowing error"). Has that been a successful defense, and if so, how do you prove it?

Also, I asked whether the radar unit was calibrated, and all the cop said was that he doesn't calibrate his gun, DOT does, so he "doesn't know how often it's calibrated". Sounded suspicious to me, though I'm not sure if he is required to do the calibrations himself, or if testing with tuning forks needs to be done with these units...I'm a bit concerned that if I request logs through troopers or DA, they could modify the records if something was obviously wrong.

He also said it took him a while to catch up to me because of a truck behind me, so truck may have been the vehicle radar caught. I don't know if it was there when he got the radar blip, but if I argue that in court, what's to stop the cop from saying "No, the truck wasn't there when I passed by", even if it was?

My defense will be, at this point, 1) if cop doesn't know whether radar unit was calibrated or tested, court should dismiss, or 2) how does cop know that radar wasn't influenced by shadowing, since it read 69. or 3) ???

thank you.

[lwpat]

Get real. This is a minor 13mph over ticket. Show up for court and try for a reduction to a nonmoving or no points violation and pay the fine. Call the clerk of court and see if they accept online traffic school. Otherwise the judge will have a good laugh at your expense.

[Betty]

This thread (post) was originally closed under Eagle Manual.

[rlevy]

Yes the thread was closed under Eagle manual -- not sure why, but it may have been from some of the caustic replies...I have re-worded it and clarified more, still asking for help out there...


Replying to lwpat: it may seem minor to you, but it is 4 points and $100 that I don't think I deserve. By your comments, do you feel my arguments have no merit?