Article: Affordable Radar Detector Testing - 3/15/2015

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I wasn't attempting to complicate the inquiry, but rather pointing out the transmitted power level difference factors between the various models which could affect range.

Nominal / Maximum output power:
MPH Bee III: 12-30 mW / 50 mW
Stalker II: 15 mW / 50 mW
Kustom Golden Eagle: Not in manual, but should be comparable with others
Decatur Genesis II: 5 mW (Interesting! This is lower than usual. I didn't know this.)

I've heard that the Bee III isn't as sensitive as some of the other units when it comes to receiving a return signal and so they amp up the output power, making things easier for detectors to pick up on which is why 33.8 often tests well for detectors.

The Genesis II has historically been a tougher unit to detect. I had assumed it was just because it's 35.5, but its output power is also a fraction of what the others generally put out. I don't have the numbers on the KGE to compare that to.

EDIT: I'm sorry, I just realized that the documentation I was looking at for the Genesis II covers the linearly polarized K band antenna, NOT the circularly polarized Ka antenna. I don't know the power output for the 35.5 antenna.