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Radar G
Test Data

Believed to be a Kustom MR-7
Beamwidth: 14.3 degrees
Power (ERP): 56 milliwatts (17 dBm)
Detection Range: 630 feet to 0.6 miles (190 m to 0.97 km)
Low Voltage: 11.9 Vdc, Warning Displayed
Type: multi-unit (separate antenna / display)
Noted Abnormalities;
RANGE TEST DATA
Range test conducted on straight stretch of open 2 lane highway 1.8 miles long unless otherwise noted.
(3) indicates test conducted on secondary road paralleled by high tension power lines
mounted from metal poles. Radar operated from standard 4 door sedan.


PATROL CAR      TARGET       CLOSING     RANGE
Radar  mph   vehicle mph     sec  mph    miles  yards  feet   km

 G(6)  41     Pinto   33     5.6   74    0.12    210    630   0.19
  G    40     Pinto   50     6.0   90    0.15    265    790   0.24
  G    41     Pinto   49     7.0   90    0.17    300    900   0.27
 G(7)  39     Pinto   35    15.6  164    0.32    560   1690   0.51

 G(3)  42     Pinto   47    11.5   89    0.28    490   1480   0.45
 G(3)  44     Pinto   43    13.    87    0.3     530   1580   0.48
 G(3)  37     Pinto   51    18.2   88    0.44    775   2320   0.71

G(3,9) --     Pinto   48    42.0   48    0.56    985   2960   0.90
G(3,8) --     Pinto   46    47.2   46    0.6    1060   3170   0.97

  G    45    T-Bird   43     5.2   88    0.13    230    690   0.21
  G    50    T-Bird   47     6.2   97    0.17    300    900   0.27
  G    50    T-Bird   48    12.2   98    0.33    580   1740   0.53
  G    45    T-Bird   66    12.0  111    0.37    650   1950   0.60

  G    50   Winnabego 52    12.0  102    0.34    600   1800   0.55
  G    40   Winnabego 45    16.0   85    0.38    670   2000   0.61

(3) indicates test conducted on secondary road paralleled by high
    tension power lines mounted from metal poles.
(6) Picked up truck at 57 mph, 100 yards behind Pinto.
(7) picked up then lost target vehicle for several seconds.
(8) Patrol car stationary under high tension power lines.
(9) Patrol car stationary 100 yards from high tension power lines.


TRANSMIT FREQUENCY DATA
                           TRANSMIT      FREQUENCY FROM
      TEST CONDITION       FREQUENCY   AMBIENT   10.525 GHz
                              GHz        MHz        MHz
 AMBIENT TEMP, 13.6 Vdc     10.5171        -       -7.9
-30 degrees C, 13.6 Vdc     10.5265       9.4       1.5
 60 degrees C, 13.6 Vdc     10.5130      -4.1      -1.2
 AMBIENT TEMP, 10.9 Vdc     10.5170       0.1      -8.0
 AMBIENT TEMP, 16.3 Vdc     10.5171       0        -7.9


-30 degrees Celsius (C) = -22 degrees Fahrenheit (F)
60 degrees Celsius (C) = 140 degrees Fahrenheit (F)


TUNING FORK DATA
RESONANCE
FREQUENCY   CALCULATED  LABELED
   Hz          mph        mph
 1115.0       35.53       35
 2056.7       65.53       65

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