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Radar is absolutely the most unpredictable form
of speed trap, appearing anywhere at any time.
It also features the most potential inaccuracies.
Until now, K Band "Kustom" units have
been used by all states. The trend in New Zealand
and the USA is towards the higher frequency "Ka"
Band. Make no mistake - there "is" Ka
in Australia - and there will be more in the future,
just as was predicted many years ago. Doubters?
Watch and learn!!! |
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The deadly Decatur "Genesis Select"
is all over Queensland. Not just on the highway
but in suburbs and towns as well. The
"DGS" operates within the Australian
"Ka" band. The specific frequency is
35.1 GHz.
Only the best (highly sensitive) radar detectors
are capable of providing "long-range"
warnings. Some
models marketed on the Internet as "Australian
Radar Detectors" will
not detect the Genesis at all.
By definition, radar detectors that cannot detect
Ka radar in Australia must be judged as obsolete!!!
No surprise here! It was predicted as far back
as last century. |
Stop
Press 2005 - 2007: The purveyors of modified
X and K band radar
detectors (1980's
analogue technology) have been prancing gaily
into the Queensland courts - acting as expert
"police radar" witnesses. Their purpose?
To attack the Genesis Ka-band radar on technical
grounds. Result? No success and a bill of more
than $40,000 for the poor sucker (defendant in
a speeding matter) who was their "trojan
horse". Why did he not detect the Genesis
radar in advance and avoid the speeding ticket?
After all, these "experts" sell radar
detectors. Was the motorist not using any - or
did he have one of their famous (Ka blind) stealth
models that failed to detect the radar? Was this
wealthy man aware that he was paying for a doomed-to-fail
attempt to eliminate "Ka radar" from
Queensland?
Two years after the introduction of the Decatur
Genesis "Ka-band" mobile radar, there
has been no announcement of a Ka "fix"
for the "backyard barristers" ancient
X/K modified detectors. Yet they still make the
outrageous claim that their "locally made"
detectors are "upgradable for future threats".
What about "current" threats, like the
Ka Genesis? Perhaps they are referring to their
"anti-RDD" upgrades? One site wants
you to spend more money "periodically"
to keep the radar detector "stealth".
So-called "Aussie" models (actually
a 1984 US design) have to be serviced in a microwave
lab to remain "stealth". That's
what they claim, so it must be true!
Of course this can only be achieved by constant
upgrades of their very own Stalcar RDD provided
by Stealth Micros Systems. Why would an RDD manufacturer
assist "the opposition" to maintain
"stealth" radar detectors? What do the
police think of this "collusion"? They
watch Australian Radar Detector sites constantly.
Perhaps one day they will "wise-up"
and instigate an investigation.
Some "radar
gurus" are still inviting motorists to challenge
mobile radar traffic offences in court using their
"expert" witness (?) along with expensive
legal teams. These cases can go on for years and
the government has the right (and money) to appeal
any unfavourable decision. The scales of justice
are tipped heavily towards the prosecution. It's
been proven over and over again, the only winners
in court are lawyers!
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Moving radar is prone
to different errors than stationary radar. The
most common is "tracking" error. A portion
of the radar beam reflects off the "terrain"
to calculate the speed of the patrol vehicle.
The radar thinks it is stationary and the road
is proceeding towards it at speed.
Sometimes the radar picks up reflections from
large stationary or moving objects thereby producing
a tracking velocity that is lower than true speed.
When subtracted from the "closing" velocity
of the police and target vehicle, the target speed
is increased proportionately. An innocent driver
can be ticketed.
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Historical
articles prove that we were right about "Ka-band"
in Australia |
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Ka Komedians latest
microwave madness (are their customers laughing?) |
The
Ka gap closed? A duplicitous, duplicate solution to the
Genesis problem!
 Our
predictions have proved to be startlingly accurate - again.
This is not surprising.
All prophecies
about radar frequencies,
radar bands and associated police radar and detection
issues have
come true - "in the fullness of time".
The big ones are
being verified day by day, much to the chagrin of those
who fulfil them.
Specifically, the X/K modifiers
have hit-the-wall with their ancient analogue designs.
They still cannot achieve "long-range" detection
of the new DECATUR Genesis Ka mobile radar and
maintain K-band. Many months have passed since widespread
use of Ka-band radar. Where's the upgrade? Perhaps their
"tuning" attempts resulted in sensitivity that
was too low. And the false alarm rate - too high? Not
enough lead-time? That's no excuse. They
were warned many times
- about the inevitability of increased "Ka-band"
use - as far back as
last century! Isn't it
about time to withdraw "obsolete" radar detectors
from the marketplace?
No way! Can there be some life in
the old dogs yet? Hey presto! - a magical solution has
been revealed. Add a second detector! Incredible! They
suggest that you run with "two" big boxes on
the dash and keep them well apart. This wide "space"
is necessary to avoid "crosstalk" (interference)
between these stealth (no-leakage?) detectors. It certainly
gives new meaning to the expression "widebanned"
detection. Apparently, one box is for K-band, the extra
(separate) unit covers Ka-band. The latter is probably
scanning just a narrow section of the "wide"
Oz Ka-band.
The
price for this laughable (amateurish) effort? More than
a grand (AU) for the "exterior" upgrade - if
you could call it that. When you're new to the radar game,
double that figure. That's right - more than two grand
for a double-detector setup; and still they cannot reliably
detect all frequencies "used" in Oz. What about
covering all the "approved" radar bandwidths?
Fair go - that's too hard to "engineer" - with
their 80's analogue design!!! Laser detection? They will
not or cannot add that too. But
there's plenty of time for co-operating on RDD projects!!!!!
Yes, truth is "still" stranger than fiction.
Undetectable? They
cannot make that claim. The spurious emissions of each
box will have been reduced to a lower level - but only
at the "fundamental" frequency. We'll bet there
is plenty of leakage at the second and third "harmonics"
(multiples) that could be detected. So what's the real
reason for the two detector approach? In a word - "crosstalk".
Re-tuning a "single" X/K unit (to detect K and
part of the Oz Ka-band) would necessitate lowering the
"LO" frequency below 12 GHz. This places the
third harmonic frequency inside the Superwide (33.4 GHz
- 36.0 GHz) Ka-band. Some other radar detector models
will be triggered by "crosstalk", permitting
the enforcers to use them as quasi-RDD's. The X/K modifiers
claim of "stealth" would no longer be sustainable.
A secondary (X/K) radar detector re-tuned to just Ka can
use a different "frequency scheme" with the
third harmonic of the LO being above 36.0 Gigahertz.
SHOCK:
New Mobile Radar "undetectable"
to "some" Radar Detectors |
Sunshine
State cops are having a party katching
"some" detector users with their pants down.
The Queensland "HP" knows that X/K modified
radar detector users are naked
to the new "digital" Ka-band Genesis radar.
Consequently, those who use old detector designs (sold
as new) are being nabbed while "streaking"
down the road. They get no warning (not even one beep!)
of the new same-lane moving radar. Apparently, there
are some bewildered (and very angry) guys who had been
assured they were getting the best performing (?) detectors
for "local" conditions.
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"analogue" detector designs be upgraded to
detect the full Australian Ka-band (as well as K-band)
with class leading performance? It's very doubtful.
Where is the announcement of desperately needed modifications
from the two main pushers of ancient radar detector
designs? Their web sites "dodge" the important
issue of a Ka detection upgrade (addition) entirely.
But there's plenty to say
about the Stalcar Radar Detector Detector! Why
play up this second-tier issue (RDD's) whilst ignoring
actual detection capability? The number of suckers who
were convinced to go with "dead-end" technology
must be substantial? Is a "class-action" suit
by disgruntled customers in the offing? It might succeed
- but is not likely to be initiated, as only idiots
would go to court over radar detectors!!!
How
can cunning "radar-rat" sites be spotted?
Watch out for those that don't show any detection capabilities
(frequency bands) for their products. Beware of vague
performance claims that are unsupported by facts. Why
not ignore those that refuse to reveal basic detection
specifications? That would be the best rule for now.
In the not too distant future, events will render the
X/K modifiers extinct as dinosaurs. Another way to describe
that would be - dead as "dodo's"!!!
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(In
the press and on-the-road)
The "Sunday Mail" - Brisbane: 5 December
2004
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Radar
Detection and Laser
is right - "again". It was predicted here
(and only here) months ago. The
new "Ka-band" Mobile Radar is a reality
in Australia.
Eighty seven (87) Decatur Genesis Select II "stealth"
mobile radars are now on-the-road in Queensland. Eighty
(80) more units will be added in early 2005. Unlike
the soon-to-be-obsolete "K band" mobile
radar, the GENESIS' have "hidden" antennas.
It's very difficult to spot that the car is radar
equipped - without electronic detection.
No
problem here - all detectors have "full"
Ka capability including the 35.1 GHz GENESIS frequency
(35.5 GHz in the USA). But
what about old X/K band radar detectors sold under
the guise of NEW technology by some Australian radar
sites? What will
X/K modifiers (radar rogues?) do with their obsolete
products? Up until now, warnings about "Ka"
have produced a "joke" response. "It's
not worth doing something (anything?) until Ka
numbers are big enough". Surely one hundred and
sixty seven (167) is a big enough number?
So what will the "upgrade" be from the X/K
"tuners" - if any? A minor alteration that
ignores many Oz "Ka" radar frequencies is
most likely? If you're unlucky enough to own an antique
X/K detector (designed in the USA "before"
Bob Hawke was PM), expect elaborate excuses or a high
priced / half baked "fiddle". Just be sure
you know what sort of compromise solution (?) you're
getting for your hard earned dollars. Bet they don't
tell you about the "Fraser-era" (remember
him as PM?) origins of their detectors. Any
"upgrade" is likely to feature substantial
"LO" leakage (third-harmonic) inside the
police Ka radar band. The middle of "Ka"
is the "sweet-spot" for quasi-RDD's. So
called "stealth" detectors based on X/K
designs will be detected by some other Radar Detectors?
What's the probability (possibility?) of old X/K radar
detectors being upgraded to "full coverage"
and world-class performance / features? Not very likely.
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear! Anyway,
they're too busy co-operating on RDD projects? Yes,
"truth" really is stranger than fiction!!!
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| Trapping
the (Ka) Speed Traps: 23 December 2004
Absolute confirmation that the new Queensland
"Ka" mobile radar is being used in a
CT (constant transmission) mode. The
observation was perfectly legal too!
How? Easy - the detector was not in a vehicle!
The latest "full coverage" Radar/Laser
Detector was situated on the porch of a house
adjacent to a well patrolled road. The "testers"
enjoyed a cold beer whilst waiting for the Highway
Patrol car to "speed" by. An
alert soon occurred, despite only the "HP"
vehicle being in sight - no target vehicle was
in view.
At the other end of the porch was a modified X/K
detector designed in the USA in 1982. It was far
enough away to avoid interference. The X/K modified
(late model version that ignores the second "high-frequency"
Oz radar band) unit didn't
make a sound, when the radar went by. And
to think it was "upgraded" for a hefty
fee not that long ago!!!
Imagine the shock for users of these ancient "analogue"
detectors (marketed as new technology) when surprised
by the "Ka" mobiles on-the-road.
The guys who sold the detectors will need to do
some fast talking, when challenged. Eventually
everyone will know to avoid getting on their after-the-event
"detection upgrade treadmill". If and
when, some (not all?) Ka is added, the problem
may not be solved completely. When the news gets
out about poor performance due to outdated "harmonic"
detection (jury-rigged Ka) techniques, they wont
be able to give them away. It was bound to happen
eventually. The new Ka radar has finally exposed
the limitations of early 80's US radar detector
designs. Haw, haw, haw
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Radar is "ON" in Queensland: 13 December
2004
There are
reports of "Ka" radar on the road in
constant transmission
mode. This
is from actual observation. When used in
"CT" mode, the new Genesis radar will
lessen the effectiveness
of the Stalcar RDD. How can this be? Nearly
all Stalcars are in "HP" cars with mobile
radar. When the Highway Patrol moves with radar
transmitting "constantly" rather than
in a "hold" (instant-on) mode - they
give away their presence. It's a fact - because
the Ka detection range of a good Radar Detector
far exceeds the RDD's pick-up of oscillator emissions.
Is there an alternative to constant transmission
with the new Decatur Genesis? Always "on"
may be needed to make the "same lane"
feature of the radar work reliably. Alternately,
it could be due to laziness on the part of operators.
Whatever, "CT" creates a definite downside
for the enforcers? Detector users will hear the
"Ka-alert " and switch "off".
The "HP" gets either (a) no Stalcar
RDD alert at all or (b) hears the RDD
alert "cut-off" when opposite the wrong
car. The result can be confusion and less
faith in the Stalcar RDD?
Obtaining "confirmations" will
be necessary to avoid the embarrassment of stopping
motorists without
radar detectors. It will be difficult to achieve
though, as "savvy" RD users will have
shut down their units! Mix and match radar gear
does not always produce the best results. It's
good luck for some and bad luck for others! A
real conundrum for the RDD "association"?
Haw, haw, haw - good!!! |
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Ka Crisis - bad news for X/K modifiers (and
their customers)? |
The
new Queensland "mobile" Police Radar
will defeat modified X/K Detectors. Can these
"old" radar detector designs be modified
again to detect "all" Australian Ka
frequencies? Will the performance be adequate
and false alerts tolerable? The "truth"
is stranger than fiction!
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