"Gadgets" for cars are being improved
For motorists, the modern market offers a variety of various electronic equipment that can perform certain auxiliary functions. I must say that many vehicle owners are willing to purchase such products and actively apply them in practice. So, for example, the so-called radar detectors are in great demand among the people, which it would be more correct to call radar detectors after all. For sure, the majority of vehicle owners are well acquainted with this equipment and these people understand perfectly well what purposes it is intended for. However, this article will not focus on the purpose of these electronic car "gadgets", but on how much more advanced these devices have become recently. The improvement of radar detectors as electronic devices is a matter of course, if we judge how much humanity has advanced in the field of microelectronics in recent years.
Raising the topic of automotive electronic equipment designed to determine the fact of scanning by radar installations, it should be noted that the modernization of this electronics is directly related to the modernization of radar equipment. Probably, many of the car owners who use, for example, the Sho-Me 520 radar detector to protect their own wallet are well aware that this device is designed to detect radar pulse signals. Indeed, almost all modern radars operate on the principle of signal emission in pulse mode and the appearance of such a mode of operation in these devices can certainly be attributed to the fact of modernization of this equipment. Another significant detail can be considered the expansion of the frequency range of scanning radar stations. In this regard, many radar detector models have also undergone changes. The same Sho-Me 520, for example, is capable of tracking radar signals over three radio frequency ranges, including the X, K, and Ka ranges.
Needless to say, the modernization of electronic equipment directly affects the cost of devices. However, in relation to the above-mentioned model, this probably does not apply, since the price of this device is quite acceptable. Other radar detector models sometimes have a rather significant cost, and such an amount is due to, so to speak, various "bells and whistles". For example, one of these modern "bells and whistles" can be considered a voice warning to the driver of the car about the operation of the radar, which replaced the usual tone signal. Or, let's say, there are devices with increased sensitivity, working so to speak in a viewing radius of 360 degrees. One of the rather interesting novelties is the "anti-sleep" function. The principle of operation of such a function is quite simple. The device emits a tone signal and in response to this signal, the driver of the car must react by pressing any key of the device. If this does not happen, an alarm is triggered. In all such cases, taking into account all the possibilities of the equipment, car owners already independently decide on the purchase of a particular device, depending on their needs and the thickness of the wallet.
Additionally, it can only be noted that radar detectors with an upgraded design, as a rule, have the abbreviation "PRO". And, of course, you can always get acquainted with all the features of a particular device by carefully studying the attached technical documentation. bitqt