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Page 10 - Radar Scramblers Don't Work!When people ask why I don't recommend radar scramblers, I always answer the same way: 'I've never found one that works!' First let me explain what the differences are between passive and active jamming devices. Passive Jammers Passive jammers are designed on the theory that when an officer shoots your car with either a radar or laser gun, the signal from this radar/laser gun is reflected back to the officers device, with an added FM chirp. The problem with this theory, if you are further away than three feet from the police radar gun, the reflected signal is not strong enough to jam the gun. I have become so frustrated at the companies that manufacture these devices to defraud the public, I offer ANYONE a $50,000.00 reward that can show me one of these devices that actually work!
Active Jammers In contrast, active jammers send out their own radio and/or laser signal that is on the same frequency as the police radar/laser gun. There are two types of active jammers, radar jammers and laser jammers. Active Radar Jammers
There are several good active laser jammers that do work very well at jamming police lidar and there are no federal laws prohibiting their use. However several states that include Nebraska, Minnesota, Utah, California, Oklahoma, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois and Washington DC have passed their own laws prohibiting their use. My two top picks for active laser jammers are the Blinder M-25/M-45 and Cincinnati Microwave's ZR4. |
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I have collected complaints from customers that have been submitted to the El Paso Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission, along with news stories from ABC News, 20/20, Extra, American Journal and other media outlets that have performed numerous tests on these devices and also found that they do not work as advertised. 
I also have been interviewed by several news organizations regarding these products such as KYTV, WWOR and FOX News.
There was only one company in the USA that was manufacturing an active radar jammer. In 2006, the Federal Communications Commission threatened the company with a $50,000.00 fine along with jail time, if they continued. They have since ceased production (they also didn't’t work very well)
