TX Recommended Distances

[BestRadarDetectors]

Here's the other thing worth thinking about.

In my case, I/we believe the issue behind what's going on in my setup is because the receivers are too far apart from CM. Here's a huge problem

I just measured (the same setup that gave me grief and BEFORE I flip the heads as per above) a few distances worth mentioning

1) Middle of car to middle of each receiving bubble in the standard ALP head: 12.5"
2) Middle of receiving bubble in standard head to middle of headlight: 12.5"

This means my receiver is currently "perfectly" positioned to receive a hit for CM and the headlight assembly.

By moving the receivers closer together, my concern (logically) is that if I get hit on the headlight then I'm toast, but if I get hit at CM then I'll be fine.

Not necessarily the case. We have lots of vehicles with 1 Regular + 1 TX in the rear with no issues. The center of your car will also be the primary target so you want more focus there so you get that time to slow before they start fishing for the edges of your car.

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[angrypenguin]

Not necessarily the case. We have lots of vehicles with 1 Regular + 1 TX in the rear with no issues. The center of your car will also be the primary target so you want more focus there so you get that time to slow before they start fishing for the edges of your car.

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Thanks. Just thinking out loud, is there any supported way to have 3 standard ALP sensors on one side? In my case, the third standard ALP sensor doesn't even have to transmit. I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to get 3 receivers on the front.

[BestRadarDetectors]

Thanks. Just thinking out loud, is there any supported way to have 3 standard ALP sensors on one side? In my case, the third standard ALP sensor doesn't even have to transmit. I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to get 3 receivers on the front.

No and more receivers is not always better. More chances for more reflections.

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[angrypenguin]

No and more receivers is not always better. More chances for more reflections.

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Thanks. I don't know if this is a warranted concern (just thinking out loud), but considering I drive a small-med size sedan and there are issues that we're working through, I'm interested to see how bigger cars, let alone trucks, are dealing with this issue. Thankfully it's cheap for me to buy a used grill off of Kijiji so I plan to hack the heck out of this thing to find the ideal placement and then I'll install it on a new used grill so it looks better

And interesting that you mentioned "pair of tx sensors" in your OP. Wasn't that an idea I was going for on the other forum?

[V1Jockey]

Thanks. I don't know if this is a warranted concern (just thinking out loud), but considering I drive a small-med size sedan and there are issues that we're working through, I'm interested to see how bigger cars, let alone trucks, are dealing with this issue. Thankfully it's cheap for me to buy a used grill off of Kijiji so I plan to hack the heck out of this thing to find the ideal placement and then I'll install it on a new used grill so it looks better

And interesting that you mentioned "pair of tx sensors" in your OP. Wasn't that an idea I was going for on the other forum?

I have an Infiniti Q50S with 2 RX mounted below the plate and 1 TX at the top of the grill. Tested with Alex at KMPH and was JTG against his newest DE and Truspeed SX, CM and headlights / fog-lights. Previously my dual setup had been JTG against the Truspeed but CM only with PT's on lights with the DE. The TX is very impressive.

[angrypenguin]

I have an Infiniti Q50S with 2 RX mounted below the plate and 1 TX at the top of the grill. Tested with Alex at KMPH and was JTG against his newest DE and Truspeed SX, CM and headlights / fog-lights. Previously my dual setup had been JTG against the Truspeed but CM only with PT's on lights with the DE. The TX is very impressive.

Which DE? DETC or Speedlidar?

I JTG Speedlidar without an issue on my setup. The main difference between my setup and yours is that my TX is mounted 21.5" above the ground. Yours is much higher.

I've been chatting with various experts and I think it's safe to say that TX heads should AT LEAST be 24" off the ground.

I will be replacing my grill with a carbon fiber grill that doesn't have the fucking three pointed star. Should make the install much easier.

Given my results we don't believe it's an issue of receiving the signal, but the tx must be fucking around with the rx with unwanted reflections.

It doesn't explain why I can JTG the Speedlidar though.