A friend of mine was in PA last weekend, and got x banded in Harrisburg and ka banded in/around York. Even though I know k band and Vascar are predominently used, you might keep x and ka bands turned on while in PA.
A friend of mine was in PA last weekend, and got x banded in Harrisburg and ka banded in/around York. Even though I know k band and Vascar are predominently used, you might keep x and ka bands turned on while in PA.
I seen them running Ka band near Philadelphia on 476 but was a bit skeptical on the X band.
The troops near Philly run Ka...AFAIK, there are some Xband guns authorized for use, but I didn't think they had any.
Maestro? :P
X Band is approved but not in use, never has been. This is due to some traffic sensors on some state Hwy's use them to track the speed of traffic from point to point. Ever seen the morning traffic reports on TV "speed for Rte XXX is......" K Band is the majoritory but it is slowly being phased out. Also PennDot has purchased some new construction signs that emit X band
The only X band approved for use in PA is the MPH Model K-15. The thing is a beast. It is very common to see X band drones. Also from what I see, KA drones are more popular than KA guns.
Yeah it has been my experience that K is the most popular in PA. I personally got a Ka hit form a State police on US-83 that is the only example. The problem in PA there are lots of sources of X, most are road side warning signs and Speed Drones. The more recent Ka speed drones are not actually PennDOT but private contractors they have been hiring for road work. Many of those I have seen close up appear to be rented.
The problem is around construction sites where they use the speed drones I do usually see the PSP running K Band. Or just sitting there since they got construction duty as a bonus for over time. PSP who exceed the barracks average for tickets gets to sit at construction locations and get over time pay.
You might get a Ka hit but it might have come from one of those signs and you just happen to see PSP sitting there.
Last edited by Maestro; 05-12-2009 at 09:59 PM.
^^ I just saw PSP sitting in the 20 mile construction zone on the turnpike, they would sit in front of dump trucks, hidden very well.
wait what? i heard about the Ka but X? there has to be a mistake?
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