A method of identifying radar in a wireless device includes detecting an event corresponding to receipt of a signal by the wireless device. The event can include an analog to digital converter (ADC) saturation, a radio frequency (RF) saturation, and/or an ADC power high condition. Notably, the gain change in the wireless device is delayed for a first predetermined time period. Data preceding the event for the first predetermined time period can be buffered. A first low-resolution fast Fourier transform (FFT), wherein low-resolution FFTs are referred to as short FFTs, can be performed with the buffered data. The first short FFT can be processed. When results of the processing indicate the signal is radar, the radar can then be identified.