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    Default City K band sensitivity

    Does the city setting in the X50 lower the k band sensitivity like on the Bel units?

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    Default Re: City K band sensitivity

    Quote Originally Posted by Toronto-radar-chopper
    Does the city setting in the X50 lower the k band sensitivity like on the Bel units?
    I have been told that City only lowers the sensitivity of X band on the x50. Escort told me this directly and a number of forum members have agreed as well. However, I have noticed K falses go down while in city.... So, I can only let you know that Escort stated only X band is affected.

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    yea i also noticed k falses go down in city, but there is one false that i drive by every single day at a hospital. and in both city and highway the alert still goes off at the same exact spot. now in auto it still goes off but no until im closer

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    from my experience escort is right, it only affects x-band

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    Quote Originally Posted by xxbillay
    yea i also noticed k falses go down in city, but there is one false that i drive by every single day at a hospital. and in both city and highway the alert still goes off at the same exact spot. now in auto it still goes off but no until im closer
    That's very ironic, I have the same situation.... infact it's a hospital as well that sets off my K alert in city and Highway. Auto does the same as well, it supresses the alert til I'm much closer..... hummm..... very interesting.

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    K band sensitivity is lowered in City mode on my X50. Escort says that only X band is affected but in my experience that's not true. BTW, I run City NoX but K sensitivity seems to be the same regardless of which City mode is used.

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    Possibly revision difference? I'll be doing some testing including a 6.1 X50 in a controlled environment soon, i'll try to get a definitive answer for you guys.

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    Quote Originally Posted by compu44
    Possibly revision difference? I'll be doing some testing including a 6.1 X50 in a controlled environment soon, i'll try to get a definitive answer for you guys.
    yea i have 6.1, so who knows

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    http://www.radardetector.net/viewtop...=198319#198319

    Video's up. Looks like on the 6.1 it does make a difference...

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    i have rev 6.1 and i get slightly better k-band range in highway

 

 

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