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From: gwu@clyde.ATT.COM (George Wu)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio,rec.autos
Subject: Re: Robocop spotted (Photo radar enforcement)
Summary: The BEL detector claims to detect Ka.
Keywords: radar detectors
Message-ID: <21649@clyde.ATT.COM>
Date: 11 Feb 88 14:51:08 GMT
References: <602@anasaz.UUCP>
Reply-To: gwu@clyde.UUCP (George Wu)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany NJ
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In article <602@anasaz.UUCP> john@tower.UUCP (John Moore) writes:
>Today, I spotted this beast. I drove by and noticed that my radar
>detector didn't respond to it. The person running the device said
>that it operates on Ka band (34 gHz). Most radar detectors only
>operate on X (10 gHz) and Ku (24 gHz) bands. Also, he said that it
>only runs 1/2 milliwatt of power, making it detectable for about
>1 second if you can receive Ka band. Finally, it will in the future
>use a laser, making it totally undetectable with microwave radar
>detectors.

     First off, unless you really think any followups have any bearing
on sci.electronics, please remove it from the groups.

     Anyways, the latest ad for BEL detectors claims to detect all Ka
as well as X and K (Ku) bands. Of course, at 0.5 mw of power, it may very
well be hard to detect. As for the laser, does anyone have any ideas on
commercializing stealth technology?

						George J Wu
						rutgers!clyde!gwu