RX65 Ka Modes

[199TJ991]

USA mode has frequency priority for 33.8, 34.7 and 35.5 frequencies of the KA band.

International mode scans from 33.4 to 36.0 ghz with no emphasis on the three frequencies that the USA uses.

Range of both modes is the same, but USA mode is muuuuuuch more responsive and is more likely to catch "instant-on" and "quick-trigger" radar on the KA band.

Thanks much for the quick and simple answer. Now all i need to do is find out if there is any KA radar users in my area, the city and sheriff cars all use K-Band, not sure what the Montana Highway Patrol uses yet, I'm sure ill find out soon though!

USA mode will also improve response time and can also increase range on K-Band. By reducing the Ka bandwidth being swept the detector will effectively get more sweeps in on K-Band and have a better chance of finding brief blips that appear above the noise floor.

Espect to have a few more Ka falses than usual, but it's totally worth the added performance. These falses usually show up as very brief alerts on 33.7x and 35.4x.

Yea with the USA on i got quite a bit more range in the K band. i was driving towards my usual false spot when i got a K hit, way before i usually get the K band door openers.

[4ringz4life]

USA mode has frequency priority for 33.8, 34.7 and 35.5 frequencies of the KA band.

International mode scans from 33.4 to 36.0 ghz with no emphasis on the three frequencies that the USA uses.

Range of both modes is the same, but USA mode is muuuuuuch more responsive and is more likely to catch "instant-on" and "quick-trigger" radar on the KA band.

Thanks much for the quick and simple answer. Now all i need to do is find out if there is any KA radar users in my area, the city and sheriff cars all use K-Band, not sure what the Montana Highway Patrol uses yet, I'm sure ill find out soon though!

USA mode will also improve response time and can also increase range on K-Band. By reducing the Ka bandwidth being swept the detector will effectively get more sweeps in on K-Band and have a better chance of finding brief blips that appear above the noise floor.

Espect to have a few more Ka falses than usual, but it's totally worth the added performance. These falses usually show up as very brief alerts on 33.7x and 35.4x.

Yea with the USA on i got quite a bit more range in the K band. i was driving towards my usual false spot when i got a K hit, way before i usually get the K band door openers.

thanks for telling us this real world experience. usa is a big time +

[199TJ991]

USA mode has frequency priority for 33.8, 34.7 and 35.5 frequencies of the KA band.

International mode scans from 33.4 to 36.0 ghz with no emphasis on the three frequencies that the USA uses.

Range of both modes is the same, but USA mode is muuuuuuch more responsive and is more likely to catch "instant-on" and "quick-trigger" radar on the KA band.

Thanks much for the quick and simple answer. Now all i need to do is find out if there is any KA radar users in my area, the city and sheriff cars all use K-Band, not sure what the Montana Highway Patrol uses yet, I'm sure ill find out soon though!

USA mode will also improve response time and can also increase range on K-Band. By reducing the Ka bandwidth being swept the detector will effectively get more sweeps in on K-Band and have a better chance of finding brief blips that appear above the noise floor.

Espect to have a few more Ka falses than usual, but it's totally worth the added performance. These falses usually show up as very brief alerts on 33.7x and 35.4x.

Yea with the USA on i got quite a bit more range in the K band. i was driving towards my usual false spot when i got a K hit, way before i usually get the K band door openers.

thanks for telling us this real world experience. usa is a big time +

I'm glad i could give some real world incite! I was not expecting much of a performance change with the use of USA mode, but it turns out i did. I'll see how things go tomorrow with my 120 mile interstate trip, wish me luck!

[4ringz4life]

Hope you get a bunch of encounters. Is there much terrain limiting in montana??

[199TJ991]

Hope you get a bunch of encounters. Is there much terrain limiting in montana??

The part of Montana where i live is very, very flat and straight. Straight as in 8 real turns from where I live to the next bigger city 60 miles away.