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    Default New Owner - What am I detecting?

    Hi all,

    Just received my new V1 today. I've been using Bel products - 855 Sti, then a 980 until today. On the way home from work, was passing through a small town known for "active radar enforcement". My 980 has been silent through this town for the past year and a half. It seems to work fine on X, K, Ka, & Laser anywhere else. Today, my V1 alerted on Ka as a passed a stationary LEO. Any ideas/suggestions as to what these guys may be using that my Bel 980 wouldn't/couldn't detect? Curious. Thanks!
    Randall

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    Default Re: New Owner - What am I detecting?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cotton11 View Post
    Hi all,

    Just received my new V1 today. I've been using Bel products - 855 Sti, then a 980 until today. On the way home from work, was passing through a small town known for "active radar enforcement". My 980 has been silent through this town for the past year and a half. It seems to work fine on X, K, Ka, & Laser anywhere else. Today, my V1 alerted on Ka as a passed a stationary LEO. Any ideas/suggestions as to what these guys may be using that my Bel 980 wouldn't/couldn't detect? Curious. Thanks!
    Randall
    Welp... sounds like it (the V1) was detecting your average Ka.


    It is not a cop detector, if they didn't have it on, your 980 may not have detected it.


    -Highly unlikely: Your 980 was slightly broken (out of tune as we sometimes say) or even less likely the officers gun is drifted to the edge of being in tune (in a small town they might not have the where-with-all to have it checked over continually like a larger department)... but that is highly unlikely.

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    Default Re: New Owner - What am I detecting?

    how long did your v1 go off for? If it was just a quick Ka beep then it could have been I/O or Q/T which your beltronics may not have been able to pick up especially the Q/T

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    Default Re: New Owner - What am I detecting?

    Thanks for the reply. I pass through this town twice a day. Their reputation for radar enforcement exceeds the state boundary. I suspect their equipment is well-cared for. I realize these devices detect radar/lidar, not police Guess I could just ask!

    To Greenradar - the V1 alerted, but weakly (2 dots) approx. 300 ft from the LEO (bottom of hill, entering a curve), ramped to full alert as I passed the cruiser. May just be regular Ka, but I find it strange that I've had no alerts (save 1 laser alert) in this town for 1 1/2 years (part of my daily commute to and from work).
    Last edited by Cotton11; 06-11-2010 at 09:53 PM.

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    Default Re: New Owner - What am I detecting?

    both of your detector are pushing over 10 years old, might an issue with them.

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    Default Re: New Owner - What am I detecting?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cotton11 View Post
    Thanks for the reply. I pass through this town twice a day. Their reputation for radar enforcement exceeds the state boundary. I suspect their equipment is well-cared for. I realize these devices detect radar/lidar, not police Guess I could just ask!

    To Greenradar - the V1 alerted, but weakly (2 dots) approx. 300 ft from the LEO (bottom of hill, entering a curve), ramped to full alert as I passed the cruiser. May just be regular Ka, but I find it strange that I've had no alerts (save 1 laser alert) in this town for 1 1/2 years (part of my daily commute to and from work).
    Sounds like he was monitoring traffic flowing in the direction opposite of your travel direction, hence weak alert prior to the cruiser and full alert after.
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    Default Re: New Owner - What am I detecting?

    Thanks guys, they all sound like reasonable possibilities. I do like the arrows and the sensitivity. The windshield mount is a pleasant surprise, simple and sturdy.

 

 

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