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    Default Construction sign false?

    So I have been getting strong K band at a particular point along the interstate that I travel 3 times a week and I started getting a secondary K band hit in a area where I typically only get one. I have my V1 programmed to silence out the drones here in OH and lately, According to the arrows, it seems to be coming from one of those sign trailers used by construction crews to alert people to traffic pattern changes....do these have some type of radar? anyone else experience this?
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    Default Re: Construction signfalse?

    Yes sirr

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    Default Re: Construction signfalse?

    Quote Originally Posted by Solidjake View Post
    Yes sirr
    Any idea why? or what it is used for?........just curious.

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    Default Re: Construction signfalse?

    Could be from the construction signs. Check at the bottom for the radar unit.

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    Default Re: Construction signfalse?

    Spam of the airwaves. I seen this quite a few times in different places

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    Might be SWS actually being used.
    Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended, Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, "A republic, if you can keep it."

    -V1 3.872 (1.3 Mi. C/O Ka pointed away from me. 3.6 Mi. C/O K)-Bel RX65 New Backup (4.1 Mi. C/O Ka 35.494 Ghz, light traffic) -Laser Interceptor Gen-8 Dual (No saves yet ) -Bel 980. -Galaxy DX 959 with a peak and tune.
    -Wilson Lil' Wil antennae. -Whistler 1585. -Whistler 1430. -Passort 3200 w/ 1000 laser detector (got stolen, bought one off ebay for nostalga).
    -Cobra Trapshooter RD-31XX? (Can't remember silver/teardrop shape X, K only). -Cobra Trapshooter RD-3110 (my first RD in 1987, when Cobras were good, bought one off ebay for nostalga new in the box). -Kustom HAWK. -Kustom Falcon cordless K Band. -Kustom Talon.

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    Default Re: Construction signfalse?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ray View Post
    Might be SWS actually being used.
    That would be interesting, My old detector supposedly had this and never alerted once to these! makes ya wonder though. I can't really see why these would need radar for anything....unless its some remote way of changing what the sign reads somehow

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    OP, another thought. Do you have another RD besides your V1 with SWS? If so, and when you know you will be going through that construction zone, run with it to find out. SWS is still around, but not widely used.
    Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended, Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, "A republic, if you can keep it."

    -V1 3.872 (1.3 Mi. C/O Ka pointed away from me. 3.6 Mi. C/O K)-Bel RX65 New Backup (4.1 Mi. C/O Ka 35.494 Ghz, light traffic) -Laser Interceptor Gen-8 Dual (No saves yet ) -Bel 980. -Galaxy DX 959 with a peak and tune.
    -Wilson Lil' Wil antennae. -Whistler 1585. -Whistler 1430. -Passort 3200 w/ 1000 laser detector (got stolen, bought one off ebay for nostalga).
    -Cobra Trapshooter RD-31XX? (Can't remember silver/teardrop shape X, K only). -Cobra Trapshooter RD-3110 (my first RD in 1987, when Cobras were good, bought one off ebay for nostalga new in the box). -Kustom HAWK. -Kustom Falcon cordless K Band. -Kustom Talon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ray View Post
    Might be SWS actually being used.
    I did tests before against every K band construcion sign with SWS on 99.9 percent of these signs you will find are just plain K band drones.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TRun View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Ray View Post
    Might be SWS actually being used.
    I did tests before against every K band construcion sign with SWS on 99.9 percent of these signs you will find are just plain K band drones.
    I ran into SWS once a long time ago when I was stationed in the Tampa Bay area. Would have been mid 90's.
    Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended, Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, "A republic, if you can keep it."

    -V1 3.872 (1.3 Mi. C/O Ka pointed away from me. 3.6 Mi. C/O K)-Bel RX65 New Backup (4.1 Mi. C/O Ka 35.494 Ghz, light traffic) -Laser Interceptor Gen-8 Dual (No saves yet ) -Bel 980. -Galaxy DX 959 with a peak and tune.
    -Wilson Lil' Wil antennae. -Whistler 1585. -Whistler 1430. -Passort 3200 w/ 1000 laser detector (got stolen, bought one off ebay for nostalga).
    -Cobra Trapshooter RD-31XX? (Can't remember silver/teardrop shape X, K only). -Cobra Trapshooter RD-3110 (my first RD in 1987, when Cobras were good, bought one off ebay for nostalga new in the box). -Kustom HAWK. -Kustom Falcon cordless K Band. -Kustom Talon.

 

 

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