Ka sources

[Carolina 5-O]

Haven't posted in a while but I have a question. I'm getting some alerts on my 945 for Ka and there's no LEO anywhere I see. What else out there spews Ka? Is it Cobras, collision avoidance systems, aliens??? I seem to be getting some off of big rigs and they're not supposed to use rd's. It's almost exclusively on the interstates...... And no, my 945 doesn't display freq's so I can't supply that clue.

Another funny thing, I'm getting a laser alert at a Wilco/Hess/Wendy's drivethru off I40 in Haw River, NC. maybe they're zappin' the fries ....... they do taste a little funny!

[BlinderGuy]

Cobra radar detectors false Ka alot...Pieces of crap! The only laser falses I have ever had were going through toll booths that use prepay and sunlight will cause it every once in a while...

[Mavrik]

I got a Ka alert on my 940 from a hardware store auto door.

[BlinderGuy]

I got a Ka alert on my 940 from a hardware store auto door.

Never seen that before..But anything is possible I guess.

[Obsidian]

I had a V1 that used to false Ka. I've never confirmed my Escorts doing it, but they may catch the occasional Cobra.

Ka = cop or speed sign 99.9% of the time in my experience.

[ActiveKAjam]

Ka = cop or speed sign 99.9% of the time in my experience.

I didn't know there were speed signs that used Ka? I thought it was a military only radar..

cobras are the number one cause for random Ka falses. V1 has the best protection against cobra falses.

[Obsidian]

I didn't know there were speed signs that used Ka? I thought it was a military only radar..

Yeah, there are speed signs in SoCal that use Ka. I don't know about other places. There is one near my house they put out intermittently by a school, and there are a couple I've encountered while driving up the coast on the 1, past Santa Barbara.

cobras are the number one cause for random Ka falses. V1 has the best protection against cobra falses.

Really? Mine used to false Ka all the time. J's = falses. I have forgotten what version it was, but it was not that long ago. Maybe they have fixed it since then. I remember it used to ghost Ka really bad also.

[Carolina 5-O]

Thanks for the comments/info. I don't drive too far over the PSL so when I get a Ka warning it just makes my foot ease up a bit as I scan the scenery for LEO's. Most of the time it's a valid alert but I was just wondering what was giving me the few falses.

All of the speed signs I've run into here are K band.

[djrams80]

Stalker 34.7 Ka band speed sign video.

YouTube - 9500ci vs V1 Against a 34.7Ka Speed Sign

[RoadCourseRacer]

Stalker 34.7 Ka band speed sign video.

YouTube - 9500ci vs V1 Against a 34.7Ka Speed Sign

Wow!! The 9500ci is a beast! How does your new 9500ix stack up in the same situation? Is it as good as the V1? Or a little better?(I hope!!) Either way it looks like Belscort has built one bad a** detector.