Thread: Can you get a Ka band false alert?

Quote: Originally Posted by amd4me Yes! While driving on the highway between Corona and Carizozo NM I always get a laser and in a few more miles a KA alert, totally randomly. I can see for miles in all directions and there is nothing. So I am assuming it is going to be the military or some kind of tower. It does happen but it is rare. When driving to Kitt Peak from Tucson, Ryan Air Field throws out so much Ka, that my Whistler Pro-78 would...

Quote: Originally Posted by Quailane I have X and K band disabled and I get faint Ka readings every once in a while but every time it does that I can never find the source. If only police radar uses Ka band, is there any way to receive false signals or are these police radars being operated far away? It's a long shot, but maybe some microwave communication transmitters? Or possibly military equipment or aircraft?

Quote: Originally Posted by KenAllen08 In Tucson, I can get false laser alerts from the military base. Also, Cobras and shit detectors will spew Ka all over the place. Probably just picking up a Crapra Yes! While driving on the highway between Corona and Carizozo NM I always get a laser and in a few more miles a KA alert, totally randomly. I can see for miles in all directions and there is nothing. So I am assuming it is going to be the...

I have X and K band disabled and I get faint Ka readings every once in a while but every time it does that I can never find the source. If only police radar uses Ka band, is there any way to receive false signals or are these police radars being operated far away?

I can't think of a time I have gotten a false Ka band reading. I don't know what else produces Ka band other than police radars (I believe it is a pretty specific/uncommon frequency, unlike K and X bands). You are probably just picking up a distant radar somewhere. On an open highway I have been warned of a radar 2+ miles away and the signal gets progressively stronger

Piss poor detectors will leak signal. Are other cars around when you get the faint readings? Could be leaky detectors.