Will the V1 ever be Spectre and VG2 proof?
Will the V1 ever be Spectre and VG2 proof?
V1 is VG2 proof but not Spectre proof. On previous V1 Spectre could only pick it up within about 166 ft. from the front. But since they added a digital temperature compensation PC board, and drilled a hole in the antenna housing, it is easier for Spectre to pick it up.
There has been a lot of speculation about whether V1 will be Spectre proof or not, but nothing definitive so far. Looks like it won't be for some time.
If you need total stealth you will have to go with the BEL STi.
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It is already VG-2 proof.
http://speedzones.com/radar_detector_detectors.html
http://valentine1.com/lab/Previously2.asp
Does Valentine One have "stealth?"
Is this the same as being VG2 proof?
- H.C., Idaho
The real question is, can V1 be found by an instrument called a "radar-detector detector?"
Good radar detectors, like good AM/FM radios, are super-heterodyne receivers, and they all share a common trait. They receive, but they also transmit a signal; it's called "local oscillator emissions." This transmitted signal can be found by another radio if it's tuned to the right frequency. A radar-detector detector is merely a radio tuned to the right frequency range for most detectors.
VG2 is the most famous of the radar-detector detectors.
A little history: Escort was the first X-K super-heterodyne detector. Jim Jaeger and I invented it, working out of his basement in the mid-seventies. Since then, other detector makers have taken the easy way and copied Escort's frequency scheme, which means they have the same L-O frequency. So VG2 knows right where to tune for them.
The one detector that's apart from the pack is V1. I didn't copy myself. So VG2 misses Valentine One. In our tests, Valentine One is better than all others for VG2-proofing. Our best competitors are pretty good, maybe good enough. Some others resort to a dubious strategy; they switch off their radar protection when they sense VG2 nearby.
Recently, we've been hearing of another radar-detector detector, the Spectre RDD. Used first in Canada, enforcers of detector bans in Virginia and Washington, DC, and the nationwide ban in heavy trucks, surely have this tool on their must-have list. It claims to have been designed specifically "to detect the latest state of the art stealth-type radar warning receivers." Does it find V1? Very likely, according to reports we've been hearing from a few V1 users. One participant in an internet chat room, who claimed to be a Canadian enforcer, said "I've snagged a Valentine 1 already." We've been unable to acquire a Spectre RDD for testing. Until we can do so, be advised that no super-heterodyne receiver is perfectly undetectable, and that includes V1.
I'm pretty sure that the V1 being invisible to detection is on the bottom of the 'to do' list at V1 Research.
It's illegal in 1 state and DC. Without contacting V1, I would bet that total number of sales inside the USA makes up 80% of overall sales to North America.
just really not a factor or concern with V1.
Don't forget about commercial vehicles.... :idea:Originally Posted by Brent_Vino
Im glad I still have the analog compensation board.V1 is VG2 proof but not Spectre proof. On previous V1 Spectre could only pick it up within about 166 ft. from the front. But since they added a digital temperature compensation PC board, and drilled a hole in the antenna housing, it is easier for Spectre to pick it up.
There has been a lot of speculation about whether V1 will be Spectre proof or not, but nothing definitive so far. Looks like it won't be for some time.
If you need total stealth you will have to go with the BEL STi.
GTO_04
X2 Sajin. Vahomboy, the law regarding commercial vehicle use, effects me every day I drive a semi truck. Point being, it's another stupid law.
I personally think that there is a very large market for a RDD stealth V1. I, myself would buy one even if I didn't live in Va. LEOs don't need to know if I have one or not, just like my XM radio.
I just don't know what it would take to develop it and produce it. I'm just an end user. Just because I own one, doesn't mean I'm a speed demon either. I just like to know what's in my area and on the road with me.
Stealth seemed to be a priority with the original V1 so there is no reason to think that has changed. Besides, it would be nice to have bragging rights!Originally Posted by Vahomboy
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X2 GTO.
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