THIS DEVICE WILL TELL YOU WHEN THE POLICE ARE NEARBY!!!

[@gingermongoose100]

Very handy if you live in the middle of nowhere with a herb farm.

[@andykirby]

😅😅😅

[@WhoThisMonkey]

Don't want PC Plod getting ahold of your rosemary or mint leaves. 👀

[@48Volts]

Funny as

[@Chappers.Gaming]

@@WhoThisMonkey grow the weed underground, and your minit on top ;)

[@Giantcatcher]

Bacon sniffer.

[@hotondale]

Had a python linked to 2 antennas in my bumpers and its saved me loads

[@hotondale]

@@repair-me top model cant tecall the name

[@stephenjones9153]

I used to have a Police Speed Radar Detector that let me know when I was approaching a Speed gun. It had a City and highway setting. I remember one time it was going ballistic on what appeared to be a completely empty road, about a mile further along the road I went over a humpback bridge and sure enough there was the Police car and the policeman with his Radar gun.

[@lio1234234]

Don't need a speed radar detector if you don't speed 😉

[@pteppig]

@@lio1234234 nah, they will just lower the speed limit in some areas to extort you

[@morganfox2575]

What was that called ?

[@Schreibtisch1]

@@morganfox2575 I think he was talking about a standard radar detector like Valentine One or something like that

[@GiffordMusic]

That’s brilliant.. all I need is a handlebar mount for it to stick to my stealth!

[@thomaslouis5626]

I have a Valentine 1 Gen 2, it's mounted on my driver side visor and concealment kit. It is an amazing detector, but instant on radar and laser is deadly. You need to understand the alerts, if it beeps for a split second then stops, and does it again it's possible there is instant on up ahead and be cautious. If you flat out speed you're gonna get nailed

[@attribute-4677]

Did you ever use the Gen1? I was thinking about upgrading but was curious how much better it was.

[@trainman665]

Are you in the UK? Wondering whether it’s worth it in the UK?

[@Tzhz]

They are legal in the UK, so there no need to conceal. There were talks and propositions to outlaw them, but it never came to fruition.

[@jamiemoo2000]

It's just a Tetra TMO RF receiver UHF (380-395MHz) which uses 25KHz spacing TDMA 4 Slots. Control channel (continuous) and the traffic channel. Like the Tetra DMO Repeater GB7PR-R which Tx a presence check burst signal every few seconds. The BS continuously and (simultaneously) receive continuously from various mobiles on different carrier frequencies.

[@thegadgetemporiumaustralia8509]

Hi, would you know what to use for Australia? Instead of TETRA we use P25 phase 1 and 2 but it's based on regional mobile radio (RMR) What do you think?

[@player1unknown9]

shame no american version of this tool

[@theonlywoody2shoes]

Looks like it’s detecting TETRA, 380-395MHz. There was a BlackHat/DefCon “project” around a decade ago called Tetra-Trak (used a modified logo of the milk carton Tetra-Pak) where they initially tried to break the encryption, but then they worked out you only needed to know if certain agencies were nearby - similar to this bit of kit you were using. Sadly when the emergency services migrate to ESN (based off the mobile phone networks) in 2023 this device will no longer work.

[@jamiemoo2000]

The UK EMS Tetra Airwave Service will still be running along side the new ESN Network for quite a few more years.

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

I get that the UK doesn't have as many natural disasters as other places, but a cellular system isn't as reliable as land mobile radio. Particularly if the cellular is reliant on the civilian cellular system.

[@Driver987]

Target Blue Eye 2 is future proof and a software update will enable it to detect ESN.

[@derekporter7658]

Now if we could get a bit of firmware which could decipher the system and our dv1's will be glued to our ears!!

[@SimonLongstaff-q3p]

Tetra network they use, when you go past base stations you would also get indications on your little tool. In the UK, TETRA base stations typically transmit in the 390-400 MHz frequency band, which is just below the UHF TV band. Motorola Solutions owns the Airwave TETRA network in the United Kingdom. The Airwave network is a mobile communications network that uses the Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) specification and is used by emergency services in Great Britain.

[@Fpvfreaky]

Andy do you remember the snoopers? Back in the day 😁

[@iansouch]

Can a cheap handheld scanner set to the frequencies do the same thing?

[@FlyinZX10R]

Do they make one of these for the USA? Specifically for a trunked system in the 800Mhz range?

[@petermainwaringsx]

Have you checked to see if it responds to 2 meter, and 70 centimeter hand held transmissions Andy? I'd have thought that it must have a front end like a barn door, but maybe not. Thanks for the upload,

[@andykirby]

We tested it, it's filtering is pretty good. It won't trigger on 430mhz unless you are less than 1M from it. Test was done with 0.5W

[@SassyOnline]

You can scan tetra ranges for about 1/4 cheaper with a little research folks and python always seem to be sold out sooo, I'm waiting for the stuff in the post right now and I'll be making my own detector.

[@pteppig]

Yes, python scripts, an SDR on a Raspi or an old netbook do the same and much more

[@thegadgetemporiumaustralia8509]

How do you think or what would I need to do this in australia? We have p25 phase 1 and 2 and it runs on Regional mobile radio. It's mostly VHF Thanks

[@thegadgetemporiumaustralia8509]

@@pteppig How do you think or what would I need to do this in australia? We have p25 phase 1 and 2 and it runs on Regional mobile radio. It's mostly VHF Thanks

[@greyman5590]

It detects repeater input frequencies

[@johnrommelt6560]

Are there any handheld devices like a portable radio that picks up Blutooth?

[@attribute-4677]

If it could sniff out radio IDs, you could determine which type of service a unit was associated with

[@andykirby]

Then it would be illegal for sure!

[@Electronica2025]

1 thing comes to mind, the price for these is not out of the reach of drug runners meaning before any raid goes ahead alot of survalance happens, and alot of following using radios for communication this would give heads up as the signal bars would be constantly strong if other wise not if the person wasent in a strong signal area, if a person were being taled often the bars would rise alot, surly the police would know this, given this is how most drug dealers get cought, intresting device all the same,

[@robgibbsofficial]

Hey Andy - hope you're well mate - I've just caught up with you video 8 months after the video landed! Any updates on the python? Would you recommend as I'm thinking of buying one

[@johnrommelt6560]

Do they make Traffic Camera Detectors for the US?

[@stuartwhite24]

Great video Andy love all your tech videos or music and twizy videos and I'm also a keen keyboard player Hammond organ and roland vr-09

[@nclflyer8197]

May seem like an obvious question, but could you scan 380-385MHz (which is what Python monitors) with Attenuation on (or a rubbish rubber duck aerial, to narrow down on too much range) and listen for a signal to know when an emergency vehicle is nearby ?.

[@nclflyer8197]

(Sorry, I meant on a scanner which covers 380-385)

[@andykirby]

Yes you can scan 380-385mhz, you don't really need to attenuate as the radios put out such a weak signal you actually need a pretty decent antenna to pick them up any distance away.

[@nclflyer8197]

@@andykirby I’ll get my 3600xlt out the wardrobe and test this out in the car. Hadn’t even thought of this before your KZbin post!. Really interesting videos Andy 👍

[@thegadgetemporiumaustralia8509]

​@@nclflyer8197how did you go mate, I think I've worked out how to do it in Australia, monitoring uplinks. Very strong signals here so attenuation is needed and a little spectrum analyser

[@martin6038]

Hi Andy great videos you and Lewis notice you are still using this in the audi etc what you reckon the future brings will services be transferred to 4g anytime soon ?

[@benje302]

Interesting video but is the music @7:39 All we do by Oh Wonder ?

[@cinny2222]

A Must for Unmarked Police Cars

[@RicondaRacing]

What if the radios are encrypted like in the US?

[@kendodd8734]

Wonder if would pick up the other people’s unmarked motors there getting very sneaky nowadays I’ve seen them pulling people in vans that ude swear we’re builders vans

[@ianharling9569]

Great device guys.Its a shame that this wasn't around in my Pirate radio days ☠ to warn us when the DTI were on there way to our transmitter site.👍🤣🤣.73 G7HFS/PA3IKH.

[@Davidm-M0TPT]

Hey Andy was this the p2 model?

[@Sky1]

Does it false on CB, FRS, GMRS, Ham radios?

[@TheJimmyjames007]

hi whats it called and where can i get one thanks james

[@TKomoski]

Great bit of kit if your on the run from the cop'rs

[@marcr-g610]

This is my town. Andy, where are you from?

[@adzb6304]

Where can I buy this?

[@c-leat9981]

Where do you get them

[@boilerroombob]

Great video and and Lewis...and good to meet you on Thursday m8 keep on rf,ing 73s rob

[@andykirby]

Thanks mate, lovely to meet you too!👍🏼

[@amateurspotter2656]

Can’t find one for sale anywhere!

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

I'm guessing TETRA like DMR or P25 has GPS on some radios. So that's probably what's beaconing from the ambulance.

[@thegadgetemporiumaustralia8509]

I'm trying to work out how to create something similar in Australia. We have P25 here and RMR instead of DMR. Really struggling to work out what we need here to do the same thing but for p25 instead. Any ideas? Thanks

[@48Volts]

This is epic mate

[@stuartvaughan8599]

Looks like you two had a laugh doing this one!

[@lolorick5885]

These devices won't pick up voice transmissions, just the carrier wave

[@andykirby]

Kind of correct, it just picks up RF energy in the frequency range of airwave.

[@KI4ASK]

Pretty cool and useful as opposed to a radar detector

[@stephenjones9153]

I used to have a Police Speed Radar Detector that let me know when I was approaching a Speed gun. It had a City and highway setting. I remember one time it was going ballistic on what appeared to be a completely empty road, about a mile further along the road I went over a humpback bridge and sure enough there was the Police car and the policeman with his Radar gun.

[@mehballflickbean]

Police use Lidar not radar. No detector beats them as lidar gets a speed reading in under a second.

[@Ukmongoose3]

Does it detect camera vans?

[@nuclearpistachio]

is there a monthly/yearly sub or is it a flat fee for the device?

[@stijnvandamme76]

4m15.. thats not really a useful amount of warning is it? from 0 to 5 and half a second later, the ambulance passes under

[@gamingofthelegend3907]

Does it detect speed cameras as well or is it just for radars/radios?

[@andykirby]

Just for radios.

[@gamingofthelegend3907]

@@andykirby ahhh alright thank you very much on the information :)

[@fj1100mark]

I’ll just dig out my old storno

[@kayone8571]

Sold out completely

[@vamp5516]

How far away are the police before it triggers....not much good if it triggers when they are next too you.

[@andykirby]

It'll pick up about 1km away. You can get different antennas to increase range.

[@SisypheanTragedy]

Here we go again... *gets credit card out*

[@MattH-wg7ou]

Is this for Europe/UK or does it work in US also?

[@sveinnygard8745]

Is uk om Europa?

[@MattH-wg7ou]

@@sveinnygard8745 what?

[@militaryrig]

You can do the same with a SDR receiver and SDR app on your phone

[@andykirby]

You can, I tried it, didn't work that well.

[@Hayward1979]

Ive had the same idea as this for a while. A cheap RTL sdr dongle and a raspberry pi.....and a bargraph display (showing rssi) but figured it would be hard to test reliability.....what issues did u have andy

[@Hayward1979]

@@repair-me "Sdr power monitor" in Android apps store

[@thegadgetemporiumaustralia8509]

How do we do this for P25 Instead?. Here in Australia we don't use P25. Thanks!

[@Paul-bl2dk]

Hi Andy, have they gone out of business?

[@andykirby]

Don't know? Been out of stock for ages 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

Some older Uniden scanners such as the BCT7 would detect the frequency of a handheld or extender repeater used in state police/highway patrol cars in the USA. In the case of the BCT7 anyways, these were in a preloaded bank at the time of manufacture. So today the frequencies used might be outdated.

[@jakecardy1121]

This is mad cause I can tell when there are police or ambulances around so maybe my brain can pick it up

[@thedebatemechannel4746]

Range seems horible. You only picked up items in view.

[@polomint46]

If stopped by the plod, what's your reason its in use sir? To warn of emergency services. No sir, that's what you eye's, ears and mirrors are for. Get a proper Alpine or similar integrated unit and your fine, otherwise points coming your way.

[@cupra2Jock.]

there legal you tit, you just can't buy the stinger for £2000 and BLOCK radars from working.

[@thegadgetemporiumaustralia8509]

Ears and eyes are too short sighted. It's 2023 we can do better than that. I wanna know long before the sirens come on that there's something around. The amount of times ambulances and cops have slammed into drivers with no lights or sirens on is actually a lot. In the US there's lot of data on this. Hence the need for a product like this

[@nicholasbrockway4087]

I’m just always catching fucking speeding tickets 🙄🙄

[@jamesfairhurst8525]

That entry level model only seems to ping when they are right on top of you. The better ranged ones are more viable, however, so expensive. Are they the only company making these or are there (possibly cheaper) alternatives?

[@andykirby]

I put a higher gain antenna on mine and it picks up far enough away. Because of the nature of tetra beacons you won't always receive them at a predictable distance it can vary massively. You'll increase the false alarms if you increase the gain too much. If you got a magmount whip antenna that covers 380MHz and stick it on the roof you would increase the performance of this model by several times. No need to pay more for the other models.

[@raymondmartin6737]

Does this work in North America 🌎 🇺🇸 such as the US and Canada 🇨🇦?

[@andykirby]

I doubt it, but you guys have a different system which I think is even easier to detect.

[@raymondmartin6737]

@@andykirby Thanks 😊, that what I thought too. I know you us Tetra in the UK 🇬🇧, but there are various systems here such as P-25, etc. I never saw a device like the Python here, only radar detectors, which are only illegal in the state of Virginia and Washington, DC.

[@thegadgetemporiumaustralia8509]

​@@raymondmartin6737I think I've worked it out. Here in Australia we have p25 too. Everything is encrypted like the USA but the RX is still pulsing. A simple cheap spectrum analyser can see it. Totally legal.

[@charleswoods2996]

"Fuzz Buster"! It's what used to call a similar device, to evade "radar detectors" which were really only illegal if you were using in while driving a semi tractor-trailer (truck driving, over the road, long haul) which in some states (USA) may have been, and might still be) a felony! The term came to mind immediately without even starting the video. KD8EFQ/Akron, Ohio USA/73

[@NOSKIPPIN]

Been driving for over 20yrs, never needed a beep and some led’s to tell me where an ambulance is 😆

[@surreytyrant1782]

They are all sold out on that website

[@gerardregan6937]

What’s the point though ?

[@richie152]

Nice video. You failed to say what model number your using. I tried to make purchase today and was met by a pleathera of options. Come on guys. Give model number out please.

[@andykirby]

It was the one on sale @£225

[@lio1234234]

That's crazy to think these are legal. My immediate thought when seeing the title is that it must be.

[@ElmarBon]

Now just connect it to your illegal ebike in a way that it automatically sets it to 250w 25kph 😅

[@stijnvandamme76]

too bad it is such an ugly device.. should just have a little box with the antenna remotely to the box.

[@eBoard3R]

⚡🤙🏼😲😲🤙🏼⚡

[@robertlane913]

why would someone pay £300 when look out the window they would see it anyway 🤔

[@andykirby]

It picks up from up to 1 mile away.

[@ajdexter4195]

For the range, if your speeding or braking the law in any way the police will be well within view and catch you before it picks it up in time for you to take action 😼

[@andykirby]

It alerts you way before anything comes into view, the video perhaps doesn't show it as we were always right on top of the radio it detected. Look at the signal strength in the video when we were near the ambulances etc, it's 5 out of 5 LEDS, when the signal is 1 LED the radio could be half a mile away. There's also additional antennas to improve the reception further.

[@ajdexter4195]

Okay okay, but where do I buy one?

[@rickpercy87]

Get us a discount code, Andy!

[@andykirby]

There's already a deal on at the moment. £225 for the model shown.

[@johanljungberg6140]

Hello again Andy !! It is me Johan from Sweden i try to make came i coontact whit yuo. No i got my ham licence !!! !y signal is SA6STP, O willhope we can get in touch in 80 or 40 meters if you wsnt to on this frquency 3,637 mhz or 3,780 mhz and on cbradio 27,235 mhz usb. Greetings from Sweden if you remember me..?!!?? 73 to yuo and sory for my poor english and hope for an QSO on the air soon,!!!! Nice to hear yuo!!!

[@Dave64track]

Looks like a great piece of kit and it seems to work really well which model are you testing as I see on the website they have a lot of different models ?

[@andykirby]

It was the one on sale £225

[@Dave64track]

@@andykirby Thanks seems to work really well, have a great weekend.

[@RobWhittlestone]

Hi Andy I love the Ringway Manchester channel - Lewis puts out some fascinating content, I'm a big fan! My Dad was a "Y" operator, Royal Signals Regiment abroad then a radio ham in private life and worked on communications intercepts professionally so the bug bit me at an early age. (As a boy, my Dad would point out antennas and ask if I knew what band they were for!) I also work in aerospace & defence, locating emissions is also a professional interest of mine. Incidentally the Uniden Bearcat UBC-125XLT Handheld Scanner has the "Close Call" feature that shows strong local signals and will show you the frequency - gives you a bit more info than 5 LEDs. Great video! Nice to see you guys together! All the best, Rob in Switzerland

[@andykirby]

Hi Rob, yeah I know close call, I wonder if it can detect tetra well?

[@RobWhittlestone]

@@andykirby Good question, I don't know. I don't know the characteristics of Tetra - here the blue light organisations use encrypted Polycom, so no chance to experiment :-( Though, reading @Ian H comment below, I DO get "hits" on 380 MHz and slightly higher so maybe it's comparable,

[@thegadgetemporiumaustralia8509]

Hi Rob What do you think would work for something in Australia? We operate on regional mobile radio P25 phase 1 and 2 trunked system here. My nate has a UBCD436 I think and we were able to get some data bursts steadily coming through but you have to know the uplink frequency. I've spoken to the manafacture of target Blu eye but they're not that interested in bringing their product tl Australia. For picking up the data bursts of radios what would you suggest for P25 and regional mobile radio? Thanks!

[@RobWhittlestone]

@@thegadgetemporiumaustralia8509 Flattering you should ask, but I’m afraid I don’t know. Your wish was to re-sell the Target Blue-Eye, I guess. I don’t know P25 unfortunately. If you could find out the characteristics you might be able to find something by looking at the specs, I guess.

[@mabozza85]

Dont need this for Halstead. Never any police here. Its brilliant!

[@michaelroberts129]

Do you collect Eddie Stobart truck names by any chance Andy.....just asking for a anorak

[@lunarbluesmusic]

Great device but well well over priced.

[@andykirby]

It was on sale for £225, I think that's pretty reasonable.

[@tomasali416]

Dose it take all signals police cars and saide camera wich settings on saide of stret?

[@pjsage921]

had an unmarked police car outside my tower block it looked like a sudden death because a private ambulance turned up later

[@kevballard1967]

I think it was just a reason for a jolly lol. Great vid as always might get one for the van. On that note get the beers in lol.

[@cottonfoo]

Huh, wish I'd known he was down here, I'd have walked over and met you both!

[@spakkajack]

drug houses will love these.

[@k1ortia]

Iv had a built in police detector for around 25 years. Never let me down since...😉

[@jaygo8442]

I want one😁😁

[@AYEEYOBEASTBOY]

Which one is it you got?

[@k1ortia]

@@AYEEYOBEASTBOY The one I was born with, my brain...😉

[@AYEEYOBEASTBOY]

@@k1ortia bruhhhh

[@1STGeneral]

In the Arkansas when you're upside down and your vehicle is destroyed most likely the police are nearby. The videos I've watched seem to verify this

[@hamradiostation_M0UGE]

does this work with mobile speed vans in the uk ?

[@andykirby]

If there's radios present in the area then yes.

[@nxesr]

It could be picking up cell towers.

[@andykirby]

It's not

[@chrisrowles843]

Do these still work with the 4G network emergency vehicles use?

[@wrxs1781]

Good video Andy, now if the coppers pull you over and see your nifty device, my first guess is lets have a closer look at this guy, never draw attention to yourself..

[@MrGeeyess]

What's the point?

[@sersolo3112]

When you here it beep slow down and drive like good little boy there might be police / unmarked police around

[@JasonTDolan]

@@sersolo3112 You shouldn't be speeding anyway. Nothing to hide, nothing to fear. But I like that it tells you Police are nearby. But as someone said they'll be on cellular networks within a year or so. Good gadget though 👌

[@joez.2794]

@@JasonTDolan Why do you like knowing when police are nearby? Are you hiding something?

[@JasonTDolan]

@@joez.2794 I already own far superior equipment. A big portable RF detection unit. 0 - 2GHz. RF monitor on any specific entered frequency or set to monitor the whole range. The purpose of the other is to help speeders. My use is not for speeding. But to trace signals.

[@slimjones1693]

How can it be used effectively if it just tells you what you can already see?

[@andykirby]

It "sees" a lot further than your eyes can.

[@slimjones1693]

So let's say you're travelling with a herbal remedy. What do you do when the detector flashes? Slow down, turn around, stop? What exactly? Or you're speeding and it flashes... Do you slow down and find out that it's an ambulance or just a parked police car? I think it's best to use in a deserted herb farm so that when it pings, you know they're coming closer. Maybe I'm wrong.

[@Schreibtisch1]

Could be useful on the Autobahn at night, then you won't get surprised by uncovered police cars.

[@amateurspotter2656]

Hi Andy, I bet your fed up of being asked this question, but, where can I get one? I’ve looked since you made this video but no luck! Do they still make them? I’m a ham and CBer and love all gadgets. I’m also a subscriber to your channel. 73s Eamonn. G4TZV.

[@Stoptherideiwanttogetoff]

You can't get top model . If know about sdr radio ? I don't im newbie .

[@buttyug]

I used to use a valantine V1 in conjunction with a uniden scanner looped scanning Tetra ranges. The uniden scanner would lock on to a signal once within about 1km as an early then the V1 pings when it picks up lazer or radar with a direction once nearer.