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Progress
07-09-2009, 09:40 PM
Newbie question here. Do K-band door openers readily vary frequencies? I recently put my X50 into spec mode and came upon a common false location. There is a Walgreen's on the corner of an intersection I regularly cross. I invariably get a K-band false there.
I noticed that while the RD was in spec mode, on one occasion at this intersection, the display would vary between three different frequencies. They were all K-band. I don't remember them off hand. I wrote them down; they're in my car.
Is this common? Was I picking up a LEO by chance?
snoopyc4
07-09-2009, 09:56 PM
Newbie question here. Do K-band door openers readily vary frequencies? I recently put my X50 into spec mode and came upon a common false location. There is a Walgreen's on the corner of an intersection I regularly cross. I invariably get a K-band false there.
I noticed that while the RD was in spec mode, on one occasion at this intersection, the display would vary between three different frequencies. They were all K-band. I don't remember them off hand. I wrote them down; they're in my car.
Is this common? Was I picking up a LEO by chance?
This is common. I've had my local Randalls K band door opener since from 24.154 to 24.160 then to 24.166. Don't use spec mode to see if a K band siganl is a false or not. It varies too much. Spec mode is for Ka band ID.
Progress
07-09-2009, 10:06 PM
Newbie question here. Do K-band door openers readily vary frequencies? I recently put my X50 into spec mode and came upon a common false location. There is a Walgreen's on the corner of an intersection I regularly cross. I invariably get a K-band false there.
I noticed that while the RD was in spec mode, on one occasion at this intersection, the display would vary between three different frequencies. They were all K-band. I don't remember them off hand. I wrote them down; they're in my car.
Is this common? Was I picking up a LEO by chance?
This is common. I've had my local Randalls K band door opener since from 24.154 to 24.160 then to 24.166. Don't use spec mode to see if a K band siganl is a false or not. It varies too much. Spec mode is for Ka band ID.
Thanks. That's what I figured.
I put it in spec mode to see what frequencies LEO were using in my area and just happened upon this. Good to know.
djrams80
07-10-2009, 05:17 AM
Also remember, every door actually has two radar transmitters, inside and outside. This might explain some of what you're seeing.