GOL 2009 Radar WRAPPED UP!!!!!!!!

[happya$$]

On The Constant on test ..The Whistler 690 SE did better on 34.7 than the Pro 78 SE. On 35.5 Ka The 78 SE did better than the 690 SE. Manufacture variance?

yes which plauges every manufacturer, some more than others

[Obsidian]

Exactly. If the 3.872 is similar to the 3.864 in performance.......which was my experience......then that puts a whole new light on this 2009 test and the V1 is near the bottom of the list on Ka Band range!

Running the V1 with Ka guard off is simply not practical due to the crazy number of falses you will get on this band.

^ Good points you brought up in this thread. Most will just read 3.872 owned all and leave it at that. Looks like the STi was the real Ka champ ... which bodes well for the Redline.

The primary threat around my area is KA 34.7 and I get crazy good distance from my 9500ix and my X50(S7) is not far off. Having never owned a V1 I cannot speak the difference in performance but I am still satisfied with my Belscorts.

Maybe I need to try and find V1 3.182 to run and see how they compare.

I have the same two detectors you have and feel the same way about their 34.7 capabilities, though I think my 9500ix is better. I tried a V1 3.826 for 7 months and was not impressed with its Ka over hills and around corners ... to say the least.

You need to try the STI 34.7 performance for 30 days bro. It is noticeably better than the ix and V1.

Definitely a possibility, though I'm waiting on the initial impressions of the Redline. I may well get an STI though. I think my 9500ix days are over ... I've already given up on AutoLearn and I'm really not liking the difference "GPS on" makes against the instant on ...

The main problem I'm seeing with the STI on 34.7 is in the main instant on test (nothing did well in the 2nd IO test) ... it only alerted to 2 of 6 on 34.7. The X50, and 9500ix with GPS off caught 6 of 6.

[Jag42]

On The Constant on test ..The Whistler 690 SE did better on 34.7 than the Pro 78 SE. On 35.5 Ka The 78 SE did better than the 690 SE. Manufacture variance?

yes which plauges every manufacturer, some more than others

How many times did Whistler report the Ka frequency out of all the Instant on tests? Does the Whistler have to sink in a radar alert for a few seconds to identify the source? Thanks last question for a while I'm just fixing to put my order in for a 78 SE !

[Freebird]

I was disappointed in the q/t results, but I guess it will come down to how much q/t is a threat in the buyers area. If the STI was as good as the V1 on instant on testing, then with the stealthiness, it would be a no brainer for dashmount for a lot of people I feel.

[RacerX]

For those who would like to get an idea of how the Redline would stack up in all of this, look at Roy's testing since he was using my 3.863 that was in this test.
The 3.863 had default settings when Roy had it.

And hell yeah, I run Ka guard off. Because I can.
i get very few falses from it, and besides, we all deal with k band falses, a few ka alerts don't mean squat, when i may be getting something that everything else could miss.
Oh, and for any whiners out there, at least the Belscorts were run in highway mode instead of the default auto mode.
I wanted to run everything stock factory settings, but got vetoed.
the belscorts filter out weak k band, so expect a loss of performance if you run it like that.
Oh, and now i have RDR off on my STI-r as well.

[Obsidian]

I was disappointed in the q/t results, but I guess it will come down to how much q/t is a threat in the buyers area. If the STI was as good as the V1 on instant on testing, then with the stealthiness, it would be a no brainer for dashmount for a lot of people I feel.

True ... that's why a lot of people have high hopes for the Redline, me included. I am really hoping it is essentially an improved STI.

[nine_c1]

For those who would like to get an idea of how the Redline would stack up in all of this, look at Roy's testing since he was using my 3.863 that was in this test.
The 3.863 had default settings when Roy had it.

And hell yeah, I run Ka guard off. Because I can. [replacer_img]
i get very few falses from it, and besides, we all deal with k band falses, a few ka alerts don't mean squat, when i may be getting something that everything else could miss.
Oh, and for any whiners out there, at least the Belscorts were run in highway mode instead of the default auto mode.
I wanted to run everything stock factory settings, but got vetoed.
the belscorts filter out weak k band, so expect a loss of performance if you run it like that.
Oh, and now i have RDR off on my STI-r as well.

Where do you live..........in the desert ?

[Freebird]

I was disappointed in the q/t results, but I guess it will come down to how much q/t is a threat in the buyers area. If the STI was as good as the V1 on instant on testing, then with the stealthiness, it would be a no brainer for dashmount for a lot of people I feel.

True ... that's why a lot of people have high hopes for the Redline, me included. I am really hoping it is essentially an improved STI.

I believe the Redline will deliver just that too. A STI on roids.

[V1DUDE]

Sti Beat the Ci and ix on 33.8
Sti Beat the Ci and ix on 34.7
Sti Tied the ix on 35.5 and beat all the V1's.

STI owned at GOL 2009

this is the reason why iam thinking about selling my v1 and buying the sti driver. IT seems to do really good, althought there is really no Q/T here in IL, and I raley see I/0. I see more moving isntant on then stationary. Will see, I am really intersed in the STI Driver.

[RacerX]

For those who would like to get an idea of how the Redline would stack up in all of this, look at Roy's testing since he was using my 3.863 that was in this test.
The 3.863 had default settings when Roy had it.

And hell yeah, I run Ka guard off. Because I can. [replacer_img]
i get very few falses from it, and besides, we all deal with k band falses, a few ka alerts don't mean squat, when i may be getting something that everything else could miss.
Oh, and for any whiners out there, at least the Belscorts were run in highway mode instead of the default auto mode.
I wanted to run everything stock factory settings, but got vetoed.
the belscorts filter out weak k band, so expect a loss of performance if you run it like that.
Oh, and now i have RDR off on my STI-r as well.

Where do you live..........in the desert ?

Yeah, and its still a 100 frickin degrees here.