Knowing radar types in use.

[1coolcat]

Several questions about knowing what types of radar/laser are in use.
-Is laser only handheld and stationary? Or can they be vehicle mounted and used while the car is patrolling?
-It is known that in my area that there are only about 6 cars with bi-directional radar capability, and they are HP. I know where they patrol, so it is not a problem. My question is will LEO's coming from behind be shooting me, or are they shooting oncoming traffic?
-Is POP and instant on Ka the same thing? I have several 'instant on' encounters where I am sure that I picked up full alert scatter (The LEO was still around a bend when I got the alert) Will RX65 tell me whether it is POP or not? (Not that it matters I suppose).
-Much of my driving is on rural, curvy, wooded, backroads, early in the morning. The normal enforcement has picked up recently due to urban sprawl, and the increased construction of neighborhoods. RD has picked up Ka up to 3/4 mile away through the trees, and around the bends which I think is excellent, but that is when he was shooting other cars that were up ahead. Any suggestions as to what I can do when I am the only car on the road, and dont have anyone bird dogging for me (besides slow down :wink: )
Thanks, Steve

[jimbonzzz]

Several questions about knowing what types of radar/laser are in use.
-Is laser only handheld and stationary? Or can they be vehicle mounted and used while the car is patrolling?

Laser is only handheld and stationary.

-It is known that in my area that there are only about 6 cars with bi-directional radar capability, and they are HP. I know where they patrol, so it is not a problem. My question is will LEO's coming from behind be shooting me, or are they shooting oncoming traffic?

He could be shooting either the vehicle driving ahead of him or approaching traffic, depending on whether his radar unit has "same lane moving mode" feature.

-Is POP and instant on Ka the same thing? I have several 'instant on' encounters where I am sure that I picked up full alert scatter (The LEO was still around a bend when I got the alert) Will RX65 tell me whether it is POP or not? (Not that it matters I suppose).

"Instant On" is where the officer leaves the unit in "standby" so that it isn't transmitting anything until he sees a vehicle he wants to target, at which time he flips the radar to "transmit" to get a speed reading. He can then choose to flip the radar back off, and there is no set time duration for doing so, it depends on how the officer wants to do it. If he flips it on and then off very quickly this is sometimes referred to as "quick triggering".

"POP" is similar to instant on and is sometimes considered a form of instant-on. The officer hits a button which causes the radar unit to emit a burst of radar at a predetermined duration, which is 16ms or 67ms depending on the model. If the reading from POP indicates the vehicle is speeding, the officer is supposed to switch to regular instant-on for a "court approved" speed reading.

-Much of my driving is on rural, curvy, wooded, backroads, early in the morning. The normal enforcement has picked up recently due to urban sprawl, and the increased construction of neighborhoods. RD has picked up Ka up to 3/4 mile away through the trees, and around the bends which I think is excellent, but that is when he was shooting other cars that were up ahead. Any suggestions as to what I can do when I am the only car on the road, and dont have anyone bird dogging for me (besides slow down :wink: )
Thanks, Steve

If you're the only car on the road, you're basically a sitting duck. All you can really do is slow down and keep your eyes peeled.

Jim