X, K, and Ka band radar are simply names for different frequencies of police radar (just like different radio station names on FM radio) When your detector alerts you to one of these three radar bands, it has detected radar waves that fall within that particular band.
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16.1 Radar Frequency Bands Radar BandFrequency (GHz)Wavelength (cm)Millimeter40–1000.75–0.30Ka26.5–401.1–0.75K18–26.51.7–1.1Ku12.5–182.4–1.7Radar Systems – an overview | ScienceDirect Topics www.sciencedirect.com › topics › engineering › radar-systems
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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