As some of my friends and close followers [of my postings] already know, I recently drove to Atlanta, GA and back from Philadelphia, PA, to attend a conference with my good friend and business associate RadarRoy (of radarbusters.com). Instead of flying, I decided to drive it — all in the name of testing the latest …
Category: V1
May 26
How (I Think, in Part) my BEL STi Drivers Occasionally Outperform my V1s in RADAR (not LIDAR) Reception
I continue to notice, that on occasion, my Beltronics STi Drivers outperform my Valentines and I believe I have formulated a possible reason for this that may go beyond simple model to model variance that is inevitable in production. While my V1s tend to consistently outperform my STi Drivers from the rear and extreme sides …
May 24
My Valentine 1 (v3.826) Was in Need of a ‘Tune-Up.” Does Yours?
As it turns out my Valentine 1 was in need of a “tune-up.” For the sake of saving some time and for our drive back home from Ohio, my wife and I decided to purchase their latest V1 (v3.861) [bringing our total ownership to four V1s over 15 years] instead of paying $85 and having …
May 20
Does my particular Valentine 1 have an issue?
As part of continuing series of driving with the top-of-the-line radar detectors, while out in Ohio, I managed to hook up with Steve (co-founder of GoL). He rode shut gun as we compared the relative performance of my particular models of the V1 (v3.826) versus his (v3.861) and my STi Driver versus his STi driver …
May 03
Another Look at POP RADAR
UPDATED: 10 MAY 07 For all the headaches that POP has created, I have yet to encounter a single speed trap actually using it. This situation is not entirely unlike the problems created — for the detector and jammer industry — by stealth-mode police lidar from LaserAtlanta. Like K-band POP, stealth-mode LIDAR is not consistently …
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