# Amherst Cops using X Band radar **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 5, 2007, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487 "2007-10-05T05:43:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/1 "2007-10-05T05:43:14Z")
I was driving down Sheridan last night and an Amherst cop was shooting x band. I thought all the cops around here gave up on that band. So just a heads up to everyone with radar detectors. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/2 "2007-10-05T06:13:34Z")
Do the speed limit and you dont have to worry. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/3 "2007-10-05T06:26:25Z")
probably did it because they are reliable and everyone thinks that they don’t have them anymore 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/4 "2007-10-05T06:35:52Z")
Amherst also has under-cover Chargers now. Be aware. They look like regular cars with no visible lights on the exterior. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/5 "2007-10-05T06:38:45Z")
Pretty crafty on their part. ---
**Author:** ![Griff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/6 "2007-10-05T07:05:05Z")
[quote=“Marcus,post:4,topic:36487"”] Amherst also has under-cover Chargers now. Be aware. They look like regular cars with no visible lights on the exterior. [/quote] yea, got pulled by one of those last week. nice car but boo them! It wasn’t even the right amherst blue ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/7 "2007-10-05T07:06:16Z")
they also have spy’s disguised as lampposts, watch out. ---
**Author:** ![slow84ta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slow84ta/32/7265_2.png) [@slow84ta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slow84ta)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/8 "2007-10-05T07:32:09Z")
[quote=“Marcus,post:4,topic:36487"”] Amherst also has under-cover Chargers now. Be aware. They look like regular cars with no visible lights on the exterior. [/quote] :word: they are sneaky, thats what just got me last saturday south of charlotte :carnut ---
**Author:** ![Toda\_Party](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/toda_party/32/7354_2.png) [@Toda\_Party](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Toda_Party)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/9 "2007-10-05T08:27:18Z")
IIRC X-band is only accurate to like 30-40 mph…can anyone verify? ---
**Author:** ![fuzion1029](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fuzion1029/32/5162_2.png) [@fuzion1029](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fuzion1029)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/10 "2007-10-05T08:37:39Z")
I’m pretty sure they have to use marked cars when shooting radar. I don’t remember where I got that from, but I think it’s a law. (That doesn’t mean they can’t pull you over in an unmarked car.) ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/11 "2007-10-05T08:40:01Z")
[quote=“Toda Party,post:9,topic:36487"”] IIRC X-band is only accurate to like 30-40 mph…can anyone verify? [/quote] False… But The reason x-band is not used anymore is it is so easily detectable by todays radar detectors… K band is usually the band of choice for radar, but most higherend radar detectors can pick it up from quite a distance… Ka band is hardest to detect from a distance… They all have to do with wave legths. FWIW I ran into a trooper using x-band before…down in west virginia. Also, this may be dumb because you shouldn’t speed anyways but what if we sticked a “radar trap” thread? Stating most comon locations of radar traps? ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/12 "2007-10-05T08:41:14Z")
[quote=“fuzion1029,post:10,topic:36487"”] I’m pretty sure they have to use marked cars when shooting radar. I don’t remember where I got that from, but I think it’s a law. (That doesn’t mean they can’t pull you over in an unmarked car.) [/quote] This is NOT true as well It should be a law though because I saw on the news before…a serial killer used his black crown vic to pull over people on back roads and then he would ask them to get out of the car…handcuff them and kidnap them… true story. ---
**Author:** ![JDMAllstars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@JDMAllstars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMAllstars)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/13 "2007-10-05T08:45:03Z")
Ka band is not hard to detect at all, my V1 picks that up and they can be pretty far up the road too the probelm these cops have is they leave it ALWAYS ON and not just instant on thats why they never get as many speeders as they’d like City Of Tonawanda for example is the best one to use because they ALWAYS! drive with their radars constantly on Ka so its easy to tell where and when they are coming from so them hiding is no secret they might as well stick out a white flag and say hi im here go slow ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/14 "2007-10-05T08:48:32Z")
[quote=“JDMAllstars,post:13,topic:36487"”] Ka band is not hard to detect at all, my V1 picks that up and they can be pretty far up the road too the probelm these cops have is they leave it ALWAYS ON and not just instant on thats why they never get as many speeders as they’d like City Of Tonawanda for example is the best one to use because they ALWAYS! drive with their radars constantly on Ka so its easy to tell where and when they are coming from so them hiding is no secret they might as well stick out a white flag and say hi im here go slow [/quote] I agree the v1 is good… but if you notice… the v1 will pick up k band well before Ka band ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/15 "2007-10-05T08:48:39Z")
[quote=“Penfold,post:7,topic:36487"”] they also have spy’s disguised as lampposts, watch out. [/quote] Oh sweet fancy moses no! Not the lamp posts! Fucking communists ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/16 "2007-10-05T08:53:48Z")
[quote=“sedlmeier101,post:12,topic:36487"”] This is NOT true as well It should be a law though because I saw on the news before…a serial killer used his black crown vic to pull over people on back roads and then he would ask them to get out of the car…handcuff them and kidnap them… true story. [/quote] This must be decided by state or county then. Because i know i have seen places where they had to have their lights on while shooting radar. That shit used to crack me up. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/17 "2007-10-05T09:04:10Z")
[quote=“cougarspeed,post:16,topic:36487"”] This must be decided by state or county then. **Because i know i have seen places where they had to hav their lights on while shooting radar.** That shit used to crack me up. [/quote] where was this? Because I know it’s not true in Erie County having talked to cops about it. I think it’s the most ridiculous shit ever when people say that. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/18 "2007-10-05T09:15:54Z")
I always dismiss the x-band as false alarms most troopers use the Stalker dual setup which is KA ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/19 "2007-10-05T09:17:22Z")
I know that a vehicle MUST be marked as “Police” when pulling anyone over on the expressway after dark … other then that … ? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487/20 "2007-10-05T09:24:47Z")
[quote=“Violator,post:19,topic:36487"”] I know that a vehicle MUST be marked as “Police” when pulling anyone over on the expressway after dark … other then that … ? [/quote] False. The only law in NYS regarding unmarked cars only applies to State Police. It was one of the first orders Pataki signed when he came into office. Local cops can pull you over anywhere they want in an unmarked car, but the State Police have to use a marked car for traffic violations. They can have an unmarked doing the radar, but the one that actually pulls you over has to be marked. If anyone wants to search I know I’ve posted links to the actual order from Pataki before. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-cops-using-x-band-radar/36487.md?page=2)