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    Default Function #5 and 6 (Signal strength response for Ka and Ka Guard)

    Does anyone here turn the arrows downward for function 5 and 6 (Signal strength response increase for Ka-band and Ka guard off)? My area mainly use Ka and laser. What are the drawbacks if I do that? Will I get more Ka falses and more likely to j-out Ka?

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    Default Re: Function #5 and 6 (Signal strength response for Ka and Ka Guard)

    Don't mess with those.

    You will be getting full blast Ka hits left and right that won't J out (I don't think...?) because you have Ka guard off.

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    Default Re: Function #5 and 6 (Signal strength response for Ka and Ka Guard)

    I did the signal strength increase, but didn't touch the guard. My alerts on Ka hava been between .25-.75 miles. Most often right in the middle at .5 miles. All switch 5 does is change the response of the display meter and nothing else. I find the display more reliable that way.

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    Default Re: Function #5 and 6 (Signal strength response for Ka and Ka Guard)

    All signal strength response does is increase the amount of dots that show up, it doesn't help you pick up Ka from any further than you normally would.

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    Default Re: Function #5 and 6 (Signal strength response for Ka and Ka Guard)

    (1) The signal response aggressiveness just, roughly speaking, doubles the # of dots that show up for a Ka signal. It causes Ka signals to ramp up REAL fast and peg almost immediately. Use this if you want Ka to really grab your attention over X/K alerts, otherwise it produces an annoying Escort-like rampup (*puts on flamesuit*)

    (2) The Ka guard feature prevents leaky detectors and satellite receivers and other sources from causing Ka falses on your V1; the tradeoff is there's about a 0.5-1 second lag from a signal transmission to when the V1 will display it on the screen. Turning off this feature is generally a very bad idea as it causes a huge number of Ka falses.

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    Default Re: Function #5 and 6 (Signal strength response for Ka and Ka Guard)

    Quote Originally Posted by slr_noob View Post
    Does anyone here turn the arrows downward for function 5 and 6 (Signal strength response increase for Ka-band and Ka guard off)? My area mainly use Ka and laser. What are the drawbacks if I do that? Will I get more Ka falses and more likely to j-out Ka?
    I believe that "5 & 6 down" makes real sense only for european users, because:

    5 - the only Ka surces are low powered photoradars, which need this function to show their ramp up correctly (an exclusion will be Finland, where 34,7GHz Stalker is in use),

    6 - there are not as much leaky RDs in europe compared to US, so there isn't need to throw out any Ka alerts and "Ka guard off" can help to find very weak and short Ka signals what means extra 100-150m detection for Multanova or Ramet AD9.

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    Default Re: Function #5 and 6 (Signal strength response for Ka and Ka Guard)

    Option #5 really not necessary for general use. Normal ramp up is very good.

    Option #6 might be useful if you are out on the open road and you want maximum response time from the V1 on Ka alerts. I occasionally do this if I'm driving on Rte. 17 between Binghamton and Middletown N.Y. Not good for normal use though. My .02

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    Default Re: Function #5 and 6 (Signal strength response for Ka and Ka Guard)

    Quote Originally Posted by View Post
    I believe that "5 & 6 down" makes real sense only for european users, because:

    5 - the only Ka surces are low powered photoradars, which need this function to show their ramp up correctly (an exclusion will be Finland, where 34,7GHz Stalker is in use),

    6 - there are not as much leaky RDs in europe compared to US, so there isn't need to throw out any Ka alerts and "Ka guard off" can help to find very weak and short Ka signals what means extra 100-150m detection for Multanova or Ramet AD9.
    Indeed low power photoradar and the new Stalker II guns might be valid reasons for wanting a very aggressive ramp-up to portray the threat level correctly. In the US when easily detectable Stalker 34.7 is in heavy use, option 5 usually just leads to 5 minutes of screaming V1 annoyance approaching a constant-on cop.

    As far as option 6, I am pretty sure Cobra has good market saturation in Europe too; I'm not sure if it's worth 100m detection if it means following anyone with a detector results in instant-on-like pulsed Ka band signals. To me that would make you take weak bursts of Ka band less seriously.

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    Default Re: Function #5 and 6 (Signal strength response for Ka and Ka Guard)

    Different people, different preferences. It's good these functions are selectable so every user can choose what he needs/likes. More options means better customizability and that's what all profesionals like

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    Default Re: Function #5 and 6 (Signal strength response for Ka and Ka Guard)

    Quote Originally Posted by View Post
    Different people, different preferences. It's good these functions are selectable so every user can choose what he needs/likes. More options means better customizability and that's what all profesionals like
    yea I think they're saying they'd want one more additional feature.
    "unlimited Kband automute" which I don't necessarily disagree with. In little L you could keep your muted volume for K and normal volume for Ka/Laser and when you're close to a K false longer than 30 seconds it wouldnt break through at full volume.

 

 

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