Sti driver..

[alpinestars_2002795]

Sti driver and less than 2 tenths of a mile on ka range. I am begining to get more and more disapointed with my sti driver. I thought this thing was supposed to rock on ka band? I dunno anymore it seems to be kinda gutless i think ima send in when my v1 gets back today. Just begining to get severly disappointed in this unit even after factory resets, cleaning lenses keeping it level to the driving surface and keeping it inside always! It still pretty much failed me and i was about 200ft away from getting a ka band ticket. Never again will i buy a beltronics unit. Escort yes beltronics no. Not unless they do some serious work to this thing and when it comes back it is working a heck of alot better than rite now.



AlPiNe~

[asianfire]

Sti driver and less than 2 tenths of a mile on ka range. I am begining to get more and more disapointed with my sti driver. I thought this thing was supposed to rock on ka band? I dunno anymore it seems to be kinda gutless i think ima send in when my v1 gets back today. Just begining to get severly disappointed in this unit even after factory resets, cleaning lenses keeping it level to the driving surface and keeping it inside always! It still pretty much failed me and i was about 200ft away from getting a ka band ticket. Never again will i buy a beltronics unit. Escort yes beltronics no. Not unless they do some serious work to this thing and when it comes back it is working a heck of alot better than rite now.

Yeah, there seems to be quite a few issues with the STI



AlPiNe~

[the-ROOSTER-]

Hmmmm...the thing was pretty top notch in RR's testing (although admittantly not "real world" settings"......

Lemon perhaps? It seems 50/50, from different sources across teh boards...

[alpinestars_2002795]

No..it just seems like one day its top notch then the next day it about fails to the point where im about light up is all. I am begining to think this is the way belscort products operate tho. One hit you get like 4 miles the next your lucky to get 100ft. I dunno. I am tempted like i said to send in and have beltronics do a once over this unit. It doesn't seem to be acting correctly. My v1 should be here today and in stellar shape so this should end the need for the sti anyhow. Since that is the case i will be shipping the sti back in to be looked over and make sure it is properly tuned. Although i have never received one self cal on this unit. It still has me concerned though with its lack of sensitivity lately.




AlPiNe~

[proudNMAmember]

Well, when you get your V1 back, send your STi to Beltronics. It may have come out of tune a little alpine.

[mystic]

I've had similar experiences with Ka band and I think it has to do mostly with the very narrow width of the beam. On a straight stretch, the distance is excellent, but I have met Ka on a curve where the signal is weak to nil until the LEO is out of the curve and pointed at me.

[silentkiller1919]

It also might have something to do with the fact that you are using the visor clip... is the top of your window tinted?

[alpinestars_2002795]

I wasn't using the visor clip at that point user. And yes i understand i was on fing curve but ive had a cobra give me more advanced warning that that in the past! Which honestly is pretty sad.. I was windsheild mounted buddy mid windsheild and parellel to the driving surface and i had just done a factory reset infact. So this is not an operator error this is a beltronics error of not alerting!


AlPiNe~

[10-8]

Ya know it might be a low powered unit like a kustom talon or a unit with the range set low. not all cops run the radar at it's full range all the time.

Just my .02

[alpinestars_2002795]

But this still doesn't mean i should only receive 200ft my freind my god 450 bucks and 200ft thats sickening! and personally i feel a disgrace..I know there are cercumstances that can hinder recepetion i know trust me ive shot the sh#t before! Dang! But i should get more than 200ft something aint right i just know it last time i said that it was confirmed at the alpine invational by nma this unit still needs to go in i was going to send it in but then v1 took a crap! And nma was saying he was having such great luck with it that i gained a little more confidence in at well that went away in my first real enounter....




AlPiNe~