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Shiloh, Great points.Got it. Thanks for the explanation.
So why are the more expensive guns more expensive then? And why would police and pro scouts use them instead of your product?
Not trying to be a mensch, just asking genuine questions.
Does the price difference and older technology being used have anything to do with the readings being able to hold up in court, i.e where there's a history with these products?
Thanks.
No problem, I am always happy to answer any questions.
Yes the Police Radar guns must go through very extensive independent testing at the lab specified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). I am very familiar with this because I am actually a member of the committee that works with NHTSA to set the requirements for all law enforcement radars. This testing allows them to be listed on what they call the official CPL list to make sure they hold up in court. This makes them much more expensive, they are also waterproof which drives the price up even more. Police Radar guns are typically specified to be +1/-2 MPH, of course this is more in favor of the driver if they are writing a ticket. The Pocket Radar Certificate of Accuracy that is shown on the link I provided earlier is from the same independent test lab (IPTM) that the police radars use and shows the accuracy of the Pocket Radar technology is +/- 1 MPH.
The pro scouts use them because them they have many instances where they need to be more than 120 feet away from the release point. We have many pro baseball scouts also using Pocket Radar products, but they realize they can only use them when they are right behind the backstop and not sitting back in the stands. We try to make it clear that we are selling products focused on Coaching and Training where 120 feet is plenty of range. We work with many pro scouts all the time and they will tell you that on any given pitch they will easily see a 2 MPH spread when there are a bunch of the big radar guns all together. There are many reasons the guns that are repurposed from police guns are more expensive, but accuracy is not one of them. Check out this independent test study where they put two of the expensive guns from the same company together and they have different readings more times than when they were the same. In one case 3 MPH different:
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I always tell people, please don't take my word for it. Go check it out for yourself by looking up their specifications on accuracy. Or, if you can afford it, run the same test for yourself.
Let me know if this helps answer your questions. Feel free to reach out us with any questions at our toll-free support line at 888.381.2672 weekdays from 9 AM to 5 PM Pacific Time.
Thanks,
Chris Stewart / President, Pocket Radar Inc.