Radar waves travel through the atmosphere at roughly 300,000 km per second (the speed of light). The range to a target is determined by measuring the time that a radar signal takes to travel out to the target and back.
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One device law enforcement use to measure the expected speed of a moving vehicle is Doppler radar , which uses the Doppler effect to measure the relative speed of a vehicle.
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Read moreCan I use my phone as a speed radar?
With your smartphone, you can measure the speed of people or moving objects with the apps Speed Gun (Android TM ) and SpeedClock (iOS). Great for sporting events like baseball, football or track and field.
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