View Full Version : Strength of Automatic Doors that use K band
asianfire
02-09-2006, 05:18 PM
I have "tested" several stores that send out a K band signal from their automatic doors. Question is... How strong are those signals compared to a real radar used by police?
SmaartAasSaabr
02-09-2006, 05:23 PM
Not very. Compare the actual range of the units, when does the door open as you walk towards it?
laserblaster
02-09-2006, 06:39 PM
they are very very low powered but you can get a good detection distance off them....
as valentine says this is the best way to test a radar detector, obviously the more sensitive it is the longer it will pick it up!
asianfire
02-09-2006, 07:07 PM
Thanks guys! I was about 500' from the doors and getting about 3-5 on my whistler 1788. Didn't know if that was good or bad
jdong
02-09-2006, 07:22 PM
That's not bad at all. These things are pretty interesting to "practice" with.
laserblaster
02-09-2006, 07:42 PM
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