 GPS vs. Radar
Veil Guy:
Mr. Fors is quoted as saying he witnessed the officer clocking the 76 mph rock which certainly says that he was there. I'd guess that the inspiration for his dazzling folk tale came in the 1980 Florida vs. Aguilera trial. Fuzzbuster marketer Dale Smith took a team of bogus experts and radars with their filters disabled to Miami and pointed the antenna at banyan trees, houses, mail boxes, etc. while a 72 mph target speed appeared on the counting/display unit. The press loved it. Looks like Carl just dusted it off and created a new version about the magic 76 mph rock.
The NMA story is ancient history. And these alleged incidents of faulty radar operation never happened either. I spoke with the Decatur board chairman at the time that flap was hot news, over two years ago, and the claimed inaccuracies were pure BS. The Shingara character quoted in the NMA story was known to be in Kustom Signals' pocket and tried to sabotage the purchase of Decatur GHS radar. First he altered the bid specs and when that failed and the radars were purchased, he was happy to pour fuel on the fire when the controversy arose.
His assertion that 2003-04 model CVPIs generate phantom target speeds is hogwash. He couldn't create the phenomenon when asked to and neither could his supervisors, the radio techs or anyone else. I've logged hundreds of hours with a GHS and never witnessed it either.
Mr. Shingara was invited to explore other career opportunities once all the facts came to light. Meanwhile, the PSP continues to use Decatur radar.
Craig
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