What does the letters on a radar detector mean?

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.

What is Pulse on Whistler radar detector?

Pulse Protection® Pulse (or instant-on) radar is more difficult to detect than conventional radar because it remains “off” until activated to measure the speed of a targeted vehicle. When a pulse type transmission is detected, your Whistler detector sounds an urgent 3-second audio warning.

What is VG2 on a radar detector?

A VG2 gun is a special device that police can use to identify the presence of a radar detector. It looks like a radar gun, but it does not detect speed. It detects radar detectors. Most modern radar detectors incorporate circuitry to be invisible to the VG2 gun, and are therefore “undetectable”.

What is FDSR?

FDSR refers to Field Disturbance Sensor Rejection and when turned on, is designed to identify all radar based collision avoidance and blind spot detection systems that operate within K band radar. The FDSR feature will provide a brief, less intrusive alert, to keep you informed and aware.

Do police use K band radar?

Police radar transmits radio waves on a specific frequency, and the three frequency bands currently in use (in North America) are X-band, K-band, and Ka-band.

What does Ka pulse mean?

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. The Ka is the hardest frequency to detect, and only the best radar detectors can do so.

What does GMT mean on a radar detector?

Mounting Bracket Location – slot holds mounting bracket firmly. 4. Radar Antenna – compact, high-efficiency antenna receives radar signals. 5.

Can a cop tell if you have a radar detector?

Can police find out if you have a radar detector? Yes, they can! Absolutely they can, and it’s easy. All they need is a radar detector detector.

What is Specter Alert?

Spectre Alert The Spectre is a new type of technology designed to detect radar detectors. It is used by police in areas where radar detectors are illegal to find people who are using radar detectors.

What is Ka segmentation?

Note: Ka segmentation is an advanced feature because it involves disabling certain frequency ranges and could potentially lead to your detector not alerting to legitimate police radar. Ka Narrow is a simple solution to scan just for the frequencies where police radar typically exists in the US.