Do any of the following states use X-band radar &/or laser?
NY
NJ
CT
MA
Thanks!
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Do any of the following states use X-band radar &/or laser?
NY
NJ
CT
MA
Thanks!
Laser is definitely used in NY and NJ.
NJ uses X-band a LOT from what I hear - probably to get around people who have turned it off due to false alarms, or disregard it.
I've gotten 2 real X-band encounters in NY in the 2-3 years I've had my V1:
- once last week from a NYPD parked on the Bronx River Parkway Northbound, just before exit 7.. passed him southbound also in the same location - he was running constant-on X band.
- once about 1.5 years ago in Saratoga county by a local PD clocking people stopping at a 4-way stop sign, to see 'how much' they actually were stopping.
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Originally Posted by Lesley
CT SP use Laser, K and Ka, the Laser mostly in the summer.
NY SP use K and Ka. Laser is common in LI, NY.
MA uses mostly Ka, and the drones are mostly K. I have one recent unverified X encounter on 90, and he was hiding behind a known K drone (unverified b/c I only had an old uniden rd with me).
MA uses loads of laser on the Masspike and I-290. Could be other places too.
Lesley, all the states you mention certainly use laser..it's proliferating.
I guess NJ still uses X band. Some folks have seen X band in MA within the past 12 months.
The threats are real and they're out there. Be prepared!
I drive through all of those states and they all use laser. Upstate NY uses KA stalker dual guns and laser guns. NY state police are one of the best trained radar/laser users in the country. NJ uses all bands and are also trained very well. CT and MA use everything but X band.
Expect instant on radar in all of these states, especially NY and NJ, and NJ tickets are extremely expensive in 65 zones (upwards of 300).
I definitely agree. Fortunately, many go into a state of semi-hibernation in the cold weather (at least on the toll roads). The same guy who'll be picking off real drivers from an A+ snipe position in the summer will be cruising around with constant-on K in the colder weather. He's not dumb, he's just trying to warn everyone to slow down before they get near him so he won't have to step out of his cozy little office. Watch out if it's a nice day, though!Quote:
Originally Posted by Beeej259
"Oh what a day for a speedtrap, what a day for a speedtrappin' guy, de dum de dum..." (sung to the tune of What A Day For A Daydream).
How many K band gus are there? Is there a K band stalker?Quote:
Originally Posted by Beeej259
I think all K-band guns operate on about the same frequency, so even the Belscort owners with Tech Mode displays won't be able to answer that in terms of guns actually in use. I do know that there are K-band guns that can be used in moving mode, instant-on, and even POP. I'm sure Stalker made some.Quote:
Originally Posted by Radar 4 Ever
Oh, I guess you might have been asking if there's a K-band gun that can operate in both same-direction and opposite-direction moving mode. That's a good question! I'd try checking some of the gun manufacturer websites, but I suspect that the answer is yes.
NY state troopers SUCK. they use a lot of ka instant on and laser.
Does the X50 and RX65 work really good on the highway? I know that laser pretty much means ticket, but when they use instant on ka can you pick it up pretty far?Quote:
Originally Posted by blazeee
Any of the big 3 will work well. With instant on, you have to hope that they shoot cars in front of you so you get enough warning to slow down. If you're the lead car and they don't pull the trigger until you're on top of them, you're toast regardless of what detector you own.
i've seen a NY State trooper shooting constant-on from inside this big storage warehouse thing that was off at an exit (looked like a pile of some type of material was stored in there). but anyway i didn't even pick anything up until i was almost .1 mile away because he was so well hidden. this was on 90 east between syracuse and utica. i definately agree NYS troopers don't play around, my 3 tickets ever in my life 1 laser, 2 instant-on ka. the only good thing, they are cool about reductions :twisted: upstate. i know in the city they aren't, they are a bunch of :!: 's.
NEVER be the lead car ! Let somebody else enjoy the privilege : lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by kpatz
You know, in my heart I know that's true. But, in real life, following a rabbit has sometimes made me too complacent and led to tickets (many). On the other hand, when I'm the lead car and hammering (thus, I'm usually the only car except when I slow down to pass traffic), my wits are really about me and I almost never get ticketed (just one, and it was truely bizarre, bad weather, terrible visibility, I-90 Mass Pike, maybe I was complacent due to the bad weather -- LEOs usually avoid that). Those are the facts, strange as they may seem.Quote:
Originally Posted by nomore55
Noticed that this morning... I settled a few hundred metres behind an old Dodge Daytona going ~135-140 km/h (normally I go 140-150) and noticed I was much less attentive to any possible things in the median and shoulder and hiding spots. There is an S-curve on this route I always slow down for, today I just followed the Dodge. Hmmm.
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Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
that is the BEST defense.... throw someone else into the grenade frag! ;-)
Driving habit protect you more than anything.
Still - the LEOs mis-use speed enforcement so we attack back with everything we legally can!
Does anyone know what kind of radar ny troopers use? The Stalker dual SDR or Stalker Dual MDR?
Anyone have experience with unmarked LEO's and the bands they use ------ do they put the old un-used X units in them ? :wink: