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July 07, 2005 / Thursday

Call Box Radar?

Has anyone else noticed that the call boxes on 280 now emit K band radar?
It's sooo annoying.

July 7, 2005 11:25 PM | Road Ramblings

Comments

whisky tango foxtrot, you're right!

is it just to distract those of us with detectors?

they don't have radar-enabled call boxes on 1. wouldn't that interfere with the piggies' radar guns? unless they're using Ka. for that matter, I've never gotten a real radar contact on 280, i think they prefer the tailgate-speedometer method.

Posted by: bubka^4 at July 9, 2005 02:31 PM

When did you get a radar detector?!

The CHP uses Ka band. K band is usually from stationary speed warning thingers, small town police cruisers, automatic door detectors, and now call boxes. :(

Posted by: Viv at July 9, 2005 02:34 PM

thought i told you long ago... i got a val1 ages ago. i need to figure out how to make it ignore X, grocery doors set that off like a mofo.

i dont find it to be useful in the bay area, but i bought it for use on the 5, where it has already "paid for itself".

Posted by: bubka^4 at July 9, 2005 02:57 PM

Ha, yes, my V1 paid for itself many times over very soon after I bought it.

Posted by: Viv at July 9, 2005 03:00 PM