Stalker Ka from trooper's tahoe?

**milkman-n8-2** · 03-21-2007, 12:59 AM

I have a question about radar being used in chevy tahoe. i live in upstate N.Y and some of the trooper's patrol vehile's are tahoe's. They run stalker radar. It seems that when i have an incounter with one with radar the distance is less than with the crown vic's. It is not IO either in the taheo. I was wondering if anyone else has had any experience like that? I wondered if the windshield in the tahoe was made of something that messed with the radar? any info. would be appreciated. My detector is a RX65.

**Zurk** · 03-21-2007, 03:39 PM

its really narrow beamwidth in the tahoes. they also run dodge suvs too with narrow Ka beamwidth usually with a K9 police patrol sign on the door rather than the more common police logos.. its only a front antenna and not a front/rear like the crown vics too, so its only half the power output, narrowly output from the front in a 12 degree arc.
damn sneaky NY cops...theyre starting to show now that summer is getting here. at least they frequent the same spots so you always know where they are. on the other hand i-190 has gone to 65 so im not over the limit by more than 8 usually anyway (rather than 18).

**FUCCO** · 03-21-2007, 08:34 PM

1. the entire 190 is not 65 just north of mp 14 (grand island) south of that is still 55

2. No difference on the tahoe and the stalker. The range is the same as the crown vic. I might be bacuse they tahoe and therefore the stalker antenna is highe up than on the dash of a crown vic. Also there are tahoes with rear stalker antennas. i have put them in the tahoes.

**crazyVOLVOrob** · 03-21-2007, 09:51 PM

probably the angle at which the officer was shooting the gun

**milkman-n8-2** · 03-21-2007, 11:41 PM

Thanks all. Not sure but it just seems harder to pickup. Yea now spring is here interstate 81 is flooded with state boys. some old school IO on guys along with the every othe U-turn sitting to.

**gsedan** · 03-22-2007, 07:35 AM

Do they tend to run IO, or CO in upsate NY? I have encountered two IO in the area, but both times I was near the PSL-once though he hit me as I was going the PSL enroute to much higher-timing is everything!

**alpinestars_2002795** · 03-22-2007, 10:36 AM

Was the radar 34.7 ghz?

AlPiNe~

**gsedan** · 03-22-2007, 02:10 PM

I didn't get the freq

**Souvaman** · 03-22-2007, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by milkman-n8-2

I was wondering if anyone else has had any experience like that? I wondered if the windshield in the tahoe was made of something that messed with the radar? any info. would be appreciated. My detector is a RX65.

I'll have to pay attention to the distance on the Tahoe. I caught a trooper in a Tahoe beaming my lane of traffic from around the corner NW of Rome, NY on Route 69. The trooper left the Ka running so he was easy to spot with my RX65.

**milkman-n8-2** · 03-22-2007, 04:21 PM

gsedan i have noticed within the last month or so they have been using IO more durning the day. I also see some new faces in the cars. and alpinestars_2002795 If you were asking me? yes it was 34.7