Category: POP Radar

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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Interaction Between POP Reception in Radar Detectors and certain Collision Avoidance Systems

UPDATED 10 MAY 07: According to AudiWorld, the Q7’s side-assist system is located in the rear bumpers on both sides of the vehicle and monitors traffic to the side and rear of the car. As of this morning, the feedback I have received from Valentine Research concerning this issue is that the side assist systems …

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How to quiet-down your Valentine One without giving up performance

Yesterday (Sunday), I drove my usual Northeasterly route – which takes me through parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey that go by some heavily populated areas and heavily traveled highways. Oftentimes, it is in these kinds of areas, where the Valentine One’s extreme sensitivity can become…well…tiring…to put it nicely. Sure the V1 alerts with high …

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How to achieve ‘jaw dropping’ performance from the Beltronics STi Driver

It’s pretty late Sunday night and I just got back from a day’s worth of driving testing out the relative performance of both the Bel STi Driver (vA4.M9) and the Valentine One (v3.826) and I am pleased to share my recent experiences with you. I have now driven with this detector for several weekends over …

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