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From: jlh@loral.UUCP (Physically Phffft)
Newsgroups: rec.autos,sci.electronics,misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Radar Detectors (Ka band) ...
Keywords: radar, cops, Ka, X, K
Message-ID: <1911@loral.UUCP>
Date: 15 Feb 89 20:19:55 GMT
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In article <7944@netnews.upenn.edu> depolo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu.UUCP (Jeff DePolo) writes:
>Ka band has been authorized by the FCC for speed measurement use.  However,
>the photo radar units that you are talking about haven't actually been
>imployed anywhere in the US yet.  They are being tested in two states
>(California, and I believe New Mexico), but they aren't been used in
>actual speed traps.

I'm sure the residents of Pheonix would beg to differ.  Last year there
was a big article in one of the local papers about this wunnerful, nifty
neat technological gadget that was a radar connected to a camera.  Local
politicians were raving about how it would greatly increase city revenues
without any corresponding need to buy more cops.  (I should probably rephrase
that...).  Oh yeah, it would also make the streets safer.
Even better, it was mounted in, I believe, a station wagon so
it could be moved around at will.

Note this wasn't the city of Pheonix, rather a suburb.  I think it was
Paradise Valley but I'm not sure.  Here in Californicate the city of
Pasadena is rumored to be testing them.  I think the whole issue is now
tied up in the courts, I hope to hell the things are declared
unconstitutional, being a rocket pilot myself.


							Jim
				"I used to be a stud, now I'm a spud"

-- 
Jim Harkins		jlh@loral.cts.com
Loral Instrumentation, San Diego