The Stalker Spectre Elite Radar Detector

The Spectre ELITE detects radar detectors by sensing electromagnetic “leakage” from a component common to every radar detector, the local oscillator. Some manufacturers try to evade detection by suppressing local oscillator leakage with shielding; others try to adjust the leakage to a frequency that the ELITE isn’t designed to detect, while others turn off the local oscillator when they detect the Spectre. In most cases, the ELITE can detect these “stealthy” detectors before they can detect the ELITE and shut down.