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Leader in the field is Electrolert of Troy, Ohio, which currently makes some 2,000 of its $90 "Fuzzbusters" a day. Electrolert was founded in 1973 by Dale Smith, a former Air Force research scientist. After being caught in a speed trap, he went home and built himself a radar detector. It was comparatively simple for him, since he was also making radar devices for the police...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Foiling the Fuzz | 4/18/1977 | See Source »

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