# Old Uniden RD-8 Radar Detector from the 80s. Still useful?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 27, 2014, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-uniden-rd-8-radar-detector-from-the-80s-still-useful/705753 "2014-11-27T06:06:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-uniden-rd-8-radar-detector-from-the-80s-still-useful/705753/1 "2014-11-27T06:06:52Z")

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Found an old Uniden RD 8 Radar detector in the closet circa mid 80’s. Assuming it still works is it completely useless for detecting radar these days or not?

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-uniden-rd-8-radar-detector-from-the-80s-still-useful/705753/2 "2014-11-27T09:53:45Z")

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Sure, depending where you are. Lots of fuzz still use good old X and K bands. I still have the original Escort and it saves me trouble all the time.