CA - New Camera's on HWY 280, Radar?

**maxslug** · 09-19-2005, 10:08 AM

Thanks for the Info.

I checked out the manual for the V1 and it looks like it has a lot of K-Band options.

Two more questions for you experts though :

1. If I were to hang a V1 above my rear-view but below the tinted strip on my windshield do you think it would reduce my rear sensor's sensitivity?

2. How annoying is it to turn the K-Band on and off? I go between mountain roads with local sherriffs and CHP so I would need to turn it on and off occasionally.

Thanks!
-m

**V1 Dave** · 09-19-2005, 10:13 PM

(1) It should not hurt to mount high.
(2) If you use the automute codes for K band all you have to do is simply switch to (A) mode to override all automute settings.
Unfortunately these drones just went to continuous on mode which is breaking my 30 second maximum threshold forcing us to manually mute the signal more than 1-2 times then rely on the bogy lock tone if we run into a LEO on a different band.
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**maxslug** · 09-20-2005, 10:54 AM

Thanks for the info!

**ancientintegra** · 02-22-2006, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by V1 Dave

If you use the automute codes for K band all you have to do is simply switch to (A) mode to override all automute settings.
Unfortunately these drones just went to continuous on mode which is breaking my 30 second maximum threshold forcing us to manually mute the signal more than 1-2 times then rely on the bogy lock tone if we run into a LEO on a different band.

Hey V1 Dave,

I'm newly back to the Bay area and am contending with the drones. I have a couple questions on your advice. When you say, "Codes (7) (b) (E) (F) logic mode (l)", do you mean to switch each of these from the factory setting? In other words, 7 down, b down, C up, d up, E down, F down? Is the idea here to disable K band as much as possible in the audio domain, leaving the lights active? The drones I have seen are not continuous and I would be tempted to leave b, C, and d up for a 10 s limit.

Also, how slowly is "slowly" for feature F? It seems like the drones are low power and/or aimed off the road, so they tend to rise quickly in signal strength. Since I don't live right on top of any drones I haven't experimented yet, but it seems to me that I would try 7 down, b up, C up, d up, E down, F up as a first start. I'm scared to put G down.

And off topic, I fully agree with 1 down in CA, haven't seen X in CA in 15 years of RD use, except in a national park, and even that was 10 years ago.

**V1 Dave** · 02-23-2006, 06:03 AM

ancientintegra, Ten seconds seems to hold K band automute on the drones except for the one that was on full time of course and I did get more breakthrough with traffic on the way home because of more exposure.
Another nice thing about V1 is that it has a ten-second reset time unlike the competition. In other words if a signal is muted then lost and comes back within nine seconds it will stay muted.
I personally like the maximum 30 second automute because it goes that extra mile in taking care of city falses.

ES13Raven · 02-26-2006, 09:27 PM

I posted this in another thread, but I thought I'd add it here too 8)

I took a trip this weekend with my GF, to see Dave Attell at the Improv in San Jose. The show was a blast. On the way up, I had my first experience with the K Band drones...

Driving up 101 past Gilroy, I started to get intermittent K Band alerts on my RX65. I didn't think anything of it until they kept happening. Every 30 seconds or so, I would get a strong or a weak hit on K Band.

Thanks to V1 Dave and others from this forum, I realized what was happening and I started to look for The Drones. At first, my GF and I made it into a game to see who could find them first. But after a while, it got too annoying.

Let me be the first one to say that AutoMute does nothing on these drones. They blast K Band for 5 seconds or so every 30 seconds. Depending on how close you are to them, you will receive a weak K Band alert or an Instant-On type full blast. By the time Auto-Mute can kick in, the drones have stopped.

But I am glad for 2 things:
1. CHP uses Ka - not K
2. I have a high-end detector that has selectable bands

I ended up turning off K Band on the RX65, but continued to scan for Ka and Laser. I feel bad for those guys that can't turn off K Band on their RDs. Those drones are annoying as hell. :roll:

I was able to turn K Band back on about 10 minutes later. Only a few highways have them. I found them on 101 and 17. :wink:

**V1 Dave** · 02-26-2006, 11:28 PM

ES13Raven, Glad to see that you finally got a dose of them.
Know you can imagine how K band automute shines so well on the V1 as there is no initial alert which can be light to full blast or all eight LED's yet you can still see the LED's and arrows hitting you in the front and back in (l) logic mode.
Advanced logic mode would be no lights or sound or the equivalent of K band off.
All other bands including laser report at regular volume, plus you still have the option to increase the muted volume lever of K band anywhere you want.
Hwy 580, 680, 84-dumbarton bridge is loaded with them as well.
There is one on 680 by the truck scale that has two mounted on a pole in the center divider one for each direction.
There is also one drone in this area that has been constant on breaking my 30 second maximum threshold just like a speed sign does.
It is not uncommon for me to pick up two drones at the same time and yes I am K band ghost free.
When you finally decide to take a V1 test drive you should strategically buy it right before you come to the area again.

**Ricochet** · 10-20-2006, 10:17 PM

I too commute on Hwy 280 from Pacifica to Mountain View each day. Just purchased a new 955 which I owned for 8 days.... falsing like crazy - K Band. I traded it for a v995 two days ago. It's better, but these drones put doubt in anyone's lead foot. They are an "instant on" nightmare.

I came across this thread... and now know the source of my false alerts. Hwy 280 is plastered with these drones... I'm sure there are more now... a year later than when this thread was started.

Thanks for the info.....

**Phillip559** · 04-02-2007, 03:53 AM

I think the absolute worst has the be on the 101 N coming into San Jose. About halfway between Gilroy and San Jose I will get full blast (like instant on) K band signals. Its really nerve racking because I get a lot of falsies on this freeway and many of them don't appear like a traditional false because they are so strong.

I remember when i first traveled to San Jose with my RD I got the **** scared out of me.

What part of the I280 are these cameras on? I'm imagining its closer to SF than San Jose? I was on the 280 quite a bit recently and never saw this. Is it on both the North and the South?

**Phillip559** · 04-02-2007, 03:57 AM

This is also ironic because people in the bay area speed a lot (in my opinion anyway).

In all of the freeways in CA, i think I-5 is probably the worst though. Sometimes I would be going 80 and most cars would try to run me off the road (looked like they had no rd either haha).

Can you say ticket??