Will Radar Detectors still be useful even though Multanovas are being phased out?
Country towns in Western Australia will still be using the Multanova, making the need for a radar detector in rural towns vital! So the answer is YES, K band radar enforcement used by Highway Patrol has been spotted in many Metro areas, these include Beaufort Street Mount Lawley, Guilford Road Bassendean/Maylands/Guilford. K band frequencies transmitted by the Kustom K Band Radar are fairly easy to pick up as it is a high powered dash mounted radar gun, although these signals in metro areas can be mistaken for false alerts. As an example, the Multanova ran on 0.3mw to 0.5mw whereas this radar runs on 50mw. We also feel that the next dash-mounted radar to be used may be the Stalker KA 34.7Ghz radar, which is a more modern radar unit and transmits within the legal KA Frequency Bandwidth range in Western Australia. Also by purchasing a system such as the Bel STi-R you cover yourself for any future threats that are introduced, on top of that your radar detector will not become a useless pi
