Escort Passport 9500 or 8500

[wjbertrand]

I have a Bel RX65....which is essentially a X50.... the nice thing about this detector is that it has a built in voltmeter mode.

I haven't connected it to the bike yet, but I'm planning on it after this last trip.

<D>

Yup, same as the 8500 & 9500. The 9500 in fact, with its GPS receiver, can even be set to show speed when not alerting.

[adamk]

I have a V1 on the bike and a 8500 in the RX-8. I still like the V1 the best. The directional indicator and bogey counter are neat features. A few years ago we were riding into a town somewhere in Idaho and a LEO was hiding behind a speed indicator sign. The counter registered '2' bogeys and tipped us off to the hiding officer. The directional indicator is helpful when you have someone coming up behind you.

[wjbertrand]

The Escorts have bogy counters too but you have to set the display alert to expert meter mode. I think it can track 8 bogies simultaneously. I've seen as many as four at once before. This seems to be Escort's best kept secret or something.
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[adamk]

. This seems to be Escort's best kept secret or something.
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Just checked the manual to see how it works. Guess I should RTFM next time before voicing my opinion. I still like the directional arrow on the V1 which I <think> the 8500 doesn't do??