These false alarms come from moving vehicles with advanced safety systems . Some examples of these systems include auto-pilot, radar cruise control, adaptive cruise control and blind spot monitoring systems. These systems emit K band radar signals which will confuse the radar detector.
Read moreWhat does Ka band mean on my radar detector?
Ka band radar are radar waves between 33 . 4 GHz and 36.0 GHz . These are the most recent and the best radar band frequencies that law enforcement can operate on. There are as many as five different frequencies that these waves can operate on.
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A short K-band signal that quickly disappears could well be from Blind Spot Monitoring radar in a passing vehicle . If it’s a Ka-band alert, most likely it’s instant-on radar working traffic up ahead. With the radar on hold, the officer triggers it at close range and gets a speed almost instantly.
Read moreWhat does K band mean on a radar detector?
K band radar are radar waves that fall between 18 GHz and 27 GHz , with most of the law enforcement radar guns operating at 24.125 GHz and 24.15 GHz. Police radar began detecting with K band a few decades after X band was introduced. The biggest problem with the K band is that it leads to a lot of false alerts given.
Read moreWho uses K band radar?
K-band is a more common police band, yet it is also emitted from non-police sources such as vehicles equipped with driver’s assistance packages (Audi’s Collision Avoidance system, for example). Ka-band is the newest radar band in use, and it almost always indicates the presence of a police officer .
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