3.813 vs. STi on K band speed sign

[hockey005]

There is one of those annoying K band speed signs on a road next to my neighbor hood so i did some testing....both were pretty ever but...

3.813 surprising picked up the K band off axis...STi never did until i turned onto the road, happened 2x on both streets 90 degrees from the speed sign.

3.813 picked up the K first both facing forward and going towards the speed sign (the STi alerted 1 second after for both)

3.813 tuned last month....STi last tune was 33.8 fix april 2008

[<<JAZZY>>]

Your real world testing confirms what the GOL testing every year has proven.

Valentine One Report Card


GOL Radar Detector Test - August 2005

Winner of X band detection test
Winner of K band detection test
Winner of 35.5 Ka band detection test (tie)
Winner of Ka Band 67ms POP detection test
Winner of K Band 16ms POP detection test
No Ku band detection test was done


GOL Radar Detector Test - January 2006

Winner of X band detection test
Winner of K band detection test
Winner of 34.7 Ka band detection test
Winner of Ku band detection test
No POP detection test was done


GOL Radar Detector Test - October 2006

No X band detection test was done
Winner of K band detection test
Winner of 33.8 Ka band detection test
Winner of 35.5 Ka band detection test
67ms Ka band POP over the hill detection test was done but no detector
alerted
No Ku band detection test was done


GOL Radar Detector Test - March 2007

Winner of X band detection test
Winner of K band detection test
Winner of 33.8 Ka band detection test
Winner of 35.5 Ka band detection test (SR7 was not mounted under the bumper or inside the grill as stated in installation manual)
Winner of Ku band detection test
Winner of 67ms POP detection test (K band POP and Ka band POP combined)


GOL Off-Axis Radar Detector Test - July 2007

Winner of 33.8 Ka band 0 degree detection test
Winner of 33.8 Ka band 15 degree detection test
Winner of 33.8 Ka band 30 degree detection test
Winner of 33.8 Ka band 45 degree detection test
Winner of 34.7 Ka band 0 degree detection test
Winner of 34.7 Ka band 15 degree detection test
Runner-up 34.7 Ka band 30 degree detection test
Runner-up 34.7 Ka band 45 degree detection test
Winner of 35.5 Ka band 0 degree detection test
Runner-up 35.5 Ka band 30 degree detection test
Winner of K band 0 degree detection test
Winner of K band 15 degree detection test
Winner of K band 30 degree detection test
Winner of K band 45 degree detection test


GOL Radar Detector Test - August 2007

No X band detection test was done
Winner of around the curve K band detection test
Winner of forward facing K band detection test
Winner of 33.8 Ka band detection test
Winner of 34.7 Ka band detection test
Winner of around the curve 34.7 Ka band detection test
Winner of 35.5 Ka band detection test
Winner of forward facing 35.5 Ka band detection test
All four of the Valentine One radar detectors alerted to instant-on 35.5 Ka band radar 100% of the time one mile away from the radar gun.
No Ku band detection test was done

[hockey005]

i guess so

[happya$$]

not surprised and a good reason why so many GOL members and GOL attendees own a V1

[stlcardsfan]

There is one of those annoying K band speed signs on a road next to my neighbor hood so i did some testing....both were pretty ever but...

3.813 surprising picked up the K band off axis...STi never did until i turned onto the road, happened 2x on both streets 90 degrees from the speed sign.

3.813 picked up the K first both facing forward and going towards the speed sign (the STi alerted 1 second after for both)

3.813 tuned last month....STi last tune was 33.8 fix april 2008

Thank god I got one.

[MMeteor]

I get some crazy excellent off axis detection from my V1 a lot of the time. Perpendicular off axis with all kinds of warning on different occasions (terrain and in town and on the highway being different scenerios with in town detection usually giving me the best range I'm sure due to the radar waves bouncing off buildings and cars and such).

Once in a while, I get little or nothing which is both scary and annoying and I'm betting its 35.5.
K band off axis has been good to great all the time with my V1.

[mswlogo]

Once in a while, I get little or nothing which is both scary and annoying and I'm betting its 35.5.
K band off axis has been good to great all the time with my V1.

But Jazzy forgot to mention

GOL Off-Axis Radar Detector Test - July 2007

Last Place 35.5 Ka band 15 degree detection test

Overall great for V1 but this is a pretty important data point.

This is probably one of the most critical frequencies and most critical off axis.

My main point is staying objective and little dissappointed the "V1 Report Card" missed this important data point.

It doesn't help raise VR's eyebrow either.

It's certainly clear as bell on GOL site though.

[KnightHawk]

V1 is King when it comes to K and X band detection.

[mswlogo]

V1 is King when it comes to K and X band detection.

Not doubting that one bit.

And I shut X off and set K muting to the max because Ka is what I worry the most about. And Ka 35.5 seems to be King around me.

[Uhn_Tiss]

3.813 tuned last month....STi last tune was 33.8 fix april 2008

did you notice an improvement after you got it tuned? if so, how much?