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Escort is undoubtedly the most well
known of the major radar detector manufacturers, and for good reason. In 1978
they introduced the first effective detector to utilize superheterodyne
circuitry, which created a quantum leap in detection range compared to any other
previously seen detector. This type of circuitry also had the benefit of greatly
reducing false alarms. When tested by numerous car magazines, the margin of
superiority compared to any other radar detector was so stunning that an order
backlog stretching almost six months became the norm. The final Cannonball, run
in the spring of 1979, saw no other unit utilized by any of the competitors.
Most everything we take for granted on a modern detector began with Escort:
signal strength meter, geiger-counter type beeping, different alert tones for
different radar bands, city/highway switch, suction cup windshield bracket, etc.
In the early 1990s, Escort was the first to introduce digital processing to
radar detectors, which again created a quantum leap in detection range and
filtering compared to the analog units of the day. Always a pioneer in cordless,
battery powered units, they continue to be the only manufacturer able to
engineer above average performance in these types of detectors. The current
cordless unit, the Solo S2, is, according to independent magazine tests, the
only battery unit on the market to have comparable performance to the better
plug-in detectors. Most recently, Escort has pioneered the use of GPS technology
in the new Passport 9500i radar detector to add warning capabilities for other
methods of speed enforcement such as stopwatch timing, plus to help block out
annoying false alarms. Today, over 80% of the relevant patents relating to high
performance radar detection belong to Escort. As from the beginning, Escort is
located in Cincinnati, Ohio and designs and manufactures all their units in
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