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Old 27-07-2007, 07:09 PM
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I wouldn't mind knowing if there are any technical reasons out there explaining why a vertical mounting is better than a horizontal mounting.

I was sceptical at first, but came across a multanova whilst sitting at a set of traffic lights. My RX65 was at 1 bar in the horizontal position. I then turn the detector 90 degrees and the detection went up to 3-4 bars. To me this proved there was some merit to it.

I remember being told a while ago that radar detectors have a vertical polarization. A multanova has horizontal polarization, which is why mounting the detector vertically allows it to detect the horizontal polarization better. Can anyone elaborate on that?
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