Anyone out there ever been tagged with an X-band gun?

I never have (here in TX), and was wondering whether you may have in recent memory. Estimates range that X band guns account for less than 10% of the radar gun population, and they continue to dwindle. Most areas do not use them at all anymore. I'm thinking about disabling X band altogether, and am trying to determine whether it is worth the risk.

 

Besides maybe some small little towns (like 2 cops in the whole city), I don't think anyone still uses the out-dated X-Band technology

 

I was like 2 days ago. Usually it's the automatic doors at like grocery stores, but the other day a cop caught me off guard and hit me with the X-band. I wasn't speeding but thought it was odd cause it's in Orlando Florida where they use laser now daily.

 

Laser daily? Ouch. Time to invest in a laser jammer.

Interesting on the X-band hit. I haven't been hit since I started using radar detectors again (about a year ago).

 

A few weeks back I was passing through Houston on my way to New Orleans. I was on 610 and in the span of about 5 minutes, I saw three cops on the side of the road. All of them were standing outside of their car, facing oncoming traffic, with a radar gun in hand. All three of them were using x band. It was weird. Anyways, I'm just glad that I had x band enable on my detector or else I might have been in trouble.

 

They use that on those "Do you know how fast you're driving" boards with your speed readout as you drive by

 

Don't even think about getting rid of that X-band! I live in Boca, FL and am also frequently in VA/DC/MD area (tri-state) and never run across true X. But.... when I travel I have often and recently run across the "X". V-1 picks up the X over twice as far as any other unit.

My first experience was as I entered Myrtle Beach, SC. a few years ago. My V-1 gave me the "X" signal which is normally a automatic door signal but guess what? I was driving along the coast from Wilmington heading south into Myrtle and there was no sign of any commercial/retail application that would justify a false signal.

The signal gradually became stronger (and I slowed down!) and after traveling a est 2-3 miles with a V-1 "X" signal there he was!

I've seen the "X" in many different states. The problem with most detectors is they no longer associate the older bands as a threat therefore focusing their technology elsewhere and ignoring an important and still current danger. A BIG mistake!

You may as well say I sleep with my V-1 under my pillow at night and use all others as a paperweight. I used the others (Pass / Bel) with disappointing results. Many tests are available. I normally suggest ignoring the obvious rediculous ones and combining all the good ones into a calculated decision whatever that may be.

Good Luck...

 

Interesting point. The only X alerts I've ever gotten are false alarms but the cops might be bright enough to know that people don't pay as much attention to the x alert anymore. The highway patrol around here (Northern CA) use Ka and the local small town police use K. I have a cobra detector that continually alerts to X to the point where it is annoying, but I've never seen a cop when it goes off.

-Trevor

 

I get hit with legit X band once or twice a week in NJ. The locals move between X and Ka for the most part, and the staties have been using laser quite a bit lately. Someone's been giving the local cops some instruction on placement, as they've been sitting their radars within known existing stationary transmitters (shopping malls and traffic detection stuff). Worse yet, they've been making sure to keep it in the same band, which totally screws the people with lower model radar detectors. I'm sure this throws off accuracy, and would be easy to fight in court. Luckily the V1's signal strength meter and threat counter does a superb job of sorting out what's what. Nice to have IFF of sorts in the car around here, and to have idiots with cheap detectors running blocker through areas that have a lot of stationary, known transmitters.

 

I didn't think we had 'em here in So Cal but a work buddy told me he got nailed recently in Diamond Bar because his detector said "X-band" and he ignored it. Guess some police forces have more limited budgets than others.