BELL Radar Detector Model 700 Micro Eye

Circa 1970's

A dashboard-mounted automotive radar detector designed to alert drivers to police X-band radar speed traps. Powered via cigarette lighter, it featured a simple ON/OFF toggle, a red indicator light, and a GAIN knob to adjust sensitivity. The front-facing horn antenna detected microwave signals and triggered the visual alert.

Historical Significance:

The Model 700 sits at the beginning of consumer radar detection as a mainstream product category. BELTRONICS, founded in 1967 in Canada, was one of the earliest manufacturers in the space — alongside ELECTROLERT's Fuzzbuster. The unit predates FCC regulation of radar detectors (introduced in 1987), the widespread adoption of K-band police radar, and the miniaturization wave of the 1980s. As such, it represents first-generation consumer countermeasure technology — a boxy, no-frills device from an era when the legality of radar detectors was still being contested in courts across North America.

NOTE: 2-Units Available.

(H-7.5cm x W-10cm x D-13cm)