Reprogramming V1

[Ace_Racer]

Thanks Ace Racer, actually you're very near me, I live in Fallbrook and drive to Temecular oftern. I want to go out and 'carefully' test my V1 today, maybe find one of those speed signes - do you have any recomendations on how to test and make sure the V1 is working?

BTW, be carefull driving the 76 east around oceanside, LOADS of cops firing lasers. Their favorite stretch is from el camino to the i5.

Well as far as speed signs the only ones I know of are the ones in Lake Elsinore, but it maybe out of your way. I made a video of the V1 against them along with my Bel Pro RX65 here is the link:


1st Video: The Bel Pro RX65 (version 6.1)

http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...t=IMG_0033.flv

2nd Video: The V1 (Version 3.854)

http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...IMG_0032-1.flv

To get there take the 15 all the way down to Railroad Canyon (Diamond something now) and turn right and go all the way down and you will run right into them.

Thanks for the tip. I rarely go down on 76 more so HWY 79 (Indio Exit) but thanks for the heads up. Might have to go and test my laser detection. Hopefully we will cross paths!

Ace

[Nobba]

Great V1 vidio, very helpfull. It looked to me like the V1 was detecting the the sign about 0.3 mile away - is that generally what I should expect? I thought it would give me much more warning.

Thanks again for the advice - Ive learned a great deal through this forum. The pictures and especially your vidio have been very helpfull.

[Ace_Racer]

Great V1 vidio, very helpfull. It looked to me like the V1 was detecting the the sign about 0.3 mile away - is that generally what I should expect? I thought it would give me much more warning.

Thanks again for the advice - Ive learned a great deal through this forum. The pictures and especially your vidio have been very helpfull.

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Well It can get pretty complicated but the basic thing is that detecting around corners and hills is difficult for any detector. Another part is on Part 15's ( grocery store doors and such) they are low powered so you aren't going to get distances like you would with part 90's (police radar guns).
Typically yes it would give much more distance if the signs are on a flat and straight road even for being part 15.

I am hopefully not overwhelming you or anything, but the short answer is the V1 as with most top detectors is fantastic on K band. The video is when I had my 3.854 version in which I have a 3.858 version now. That 3.854 ended up giving me E errors and had to be sent in and that is how I got my 3.858.

You can test it against grocery store doors ( K band usually) but keep in mind that they are part 15 and aren't made for giving long and far distances.

Thanks for the compliments. Much appreciated

Ace

[Nobba]

Hey Ace, just got back from Lake Elsinore - found the speed signs, your directions were spot on. Pleased to say everything is working very well; V1 picked up all 3 speed signs (2 fixed to traffic lights and one mobile at the end of the stretch) - I got at least 0.3 miles notice on each from the front and the same from the rear - kind of fun going really slowly past the mobile one and seeing the arrows go from forward to sideward to rear!

I made 3 passes through the section and didn't see any difference in sensitivity between A, l and L - X also went off past a shopping mall.

Also picked up a Ka from a CHP on my way back down the 15 - I got about 0.5 miles notice - he was pulled over on the highway helping someone change a tire.

So I've had my V1 for 3 days and have successfully picked up K, Ka, and Laser from either a speed sign or a LEO - it works, I'm pleased and think I made the right decision.

Thanks again for your help!

[Ace_Racer]

Hey Ace, just got back from Lake Elsinore - found the speed signs, your directions were spot on. Pleased to say everything is working very well; V1 picked up all 3 speed signs (2 fixed to traffic lights and one mobile at the end of the stretch) - I got at least 0.3 miles notice on each from the front and the same from the rear - kind of fun going really slowly past the mobile one and seeing the arrows go from forward to sideward to rear!

I made 3 passes through the section and didn't see any difference in sensitivity between A, l and L - X also went off past a shopping mall.

Also picked up a Ka from a CHP on my way back down the 15 - I got about 0.5 miles notice - he was pulled over on the highway helping someone change a tire.

So I've had my V1 for 3 days and have successfully picked up K, Ka, and Laser from either a speed sign or a LEO - it works, I'm pleased and think I made the right decision.

Thanks again for your help!

Very Nice!

Glad to see that mobile one at the end is still there.

Super cool when the arrows switch right on the money

Just so you know without prior changing in the programming switching to l and L modes will only affect X band. In l mode it will show but sound at muted volume. In L mode it won't show or sound unless the computer determines it to be police radar or the signal is extremely strong.

HAHA Always nice to find a CHP with radar running. By the way do you know if that CHP was running his rear or front antenna when you passed him. From your description I will assume forward as you only got a .5 alert.

Always glad to help a fellow friend avoid those nasty speeding tickets

Just let me know if you want to know more about any encounters you experience and I will help you to the best of my ability.

One last note watch out for IO (Instant On) KA band some of the CHP are getting wiser to us RD users!

Had such an encounter today so it is the second time in the past two weeks I have seen it.

Take care,

Ace

[ooja3k]

Tonight I was driving home from my girl's house through Irvine and picked up a Ka signal dead ahead. I checked the odometer at it gradually grew into a full strength alert, and by the time i got to the sign the odometer had increased one mile. This was through a wooded, and curvy part of town.. Im very impressed that the v1 alerted me to this threat a mile away. And my unit is even hard wired up high behind a blueish tint stripe...

[Ace_Racer]

Tonight I was driving home from my girl's house through Irvine and picked up a Ka signal dead ahead. I checked the odometer at it gradually grew into a full strength alert, and by the time i got to the sign the odometer had increased one mile. This was through a wooded, and curvy part of town.. Im very impressed that the v1 alerted me to this threat a mile away. And my unit is even hard wired up high behind a blueish tint stripe...

Fantastic!

Just to let you know that the blue tint will NOT affect radar range. Laser maybe slightly, but NOT radar. The only tint that will affect radar is the metallic tint.

One mile on KA is a really good distance.

Ace

[Nobba]

Ace, I'm not experienced enough to tell if the CHP had forward or rear radar, but the V1 rear arrow stayed lit for a further 0.5 miles.

How will I know if I'm getting hit by IO? Will all the Ka lights suddenly go to full strength?

[Ace_Racer]

Ace, I'm not experienced enough to tell if the CHP had forward or rear radar, but the V1 rear arrow stayed lit for a further 0.5 miles.

How will I know if I'm getting hit by IO? Will all the Ka lights suddenly go to full strength?

That's alright Nobba

Well sometimes yes and no. It depends how far you are away from the LEO when he triggers his unit. If you are relatively close then yes all lights will light up. However, if you are far back you may just get 1 or 2 lights and then nothing and then it will spike again 1 or 2 or more if you are closer than before.

Typically you can tell if you get a brief warning and then it fades off for a while then you get it again. Now in Cali down here it is rare for a CHP to use it but I have noticed it being used more recently. Most of them are lazy and leave it on constantly, but you may rum into one so just be careful.

As so we don't keep hi-jacking this thread from it's original topic. PM me for further help. There is alot more I can share with you to help you out in our area of Cali.

Thanks

Ace

[ooja3k]

After I found the sign i went back for some "testing"... After I passed it "traveling with the radar" my rear antenae went crazy! But it died off after about 3/4 of a mile. I rolled down my back window. I have a 4runner, adn it increased the signal... I have 5% tint on the back window but its not metallic... I guess all tint does effect it somehow...