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Originally Posted by Wonka2581
^^ yes why yes I did lmao, also the automatic doors at let's just say a grocery store will or can set off the detectors BC it uses a form or band of radar
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Mine do as well, it will pick up X and K band's for those. Also newer cars with their "collision avoidance radars" will make it go off as well. Still trying to peg down which brands use which bands, but as far as I can remember right now, Domestics use K band while Euro Imports use X band
I think...
My way of mitigating this is by using the GPS to block out signals I know are false, and if there are new ones, after about 10 seconds of driving, if the signal isn't getting stronger, then it's a false reading. No biggie, that's why it has a nice big mute button.
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Originally Posted by madwi
I think those are K band aren't they? I've mostly picked up actual police officers with KA band. Are the different bands of radar just versions of older tech and new tech or can all of them be used in current "guns"?
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Yes, most of them are K band. Ka is specific to police, so anytime you get a Ka, it is a cop.
Originally, it was X band, then they started using K band, and now Ka band for LEO. Typically, the smaller the agency, the less money they have, so the less high end detectors they will have. Your big city cops will have the newer stuff, Laser/POP/Instant On/etc, but most Rural/county agencies will just use Ka/K radar.
So once AGAIN, it is on you the
driver to know who/what you're up against. The detector is a tool, but it's not a magic wand.