Does the V1 leak a lot?

[Solidjake]

I read this interesting post in one of my BMW forums.

A friend of mine who is a New Jersey cops says he loves people who run the V-1. The V-1 leaks a lot and he picks up their detector before they pick him up and so when he gets a warning of a radar detector he turns his off and turns it on when he sees the car and nails them. Him and the rest of his buddies run the Bell STI. I don't run one in my car but I am thinking of getting that one.

V1 better put out their stealth version soon.

[noTe]

I read this interesting post in one of my BMW forums.

A friend of mine who is a New Jersey cops says he loves people who run the V-1. The V-1 leaks a lot and he picks up their detector before they pick him up and so when he gets a warning of a radar detector he turns his off and turns it on when he sees the car and nails them. Him and the rest of his buddies run the Bell STI. I don't run one in my car but I am thinking of getting that one.

V1 better put out their stealth version soon.

It leaks so bad. Don't even buy it. It's junk.

The V1 Stealth version came out 2 years ago.

[GPSnV1]

Which BMW forum had this post about the V1?

[supercowpowers]

I read this interesting post in one of my BMW forums.

A friend of mine who is a New Jersey cops says he loves people who run the V-1. The V-1 leaks a lot and he picks up their detector before they pick him up and so when he gets a warning of a radar detector he turns his off and turns it on when he sees the car and nails them. Him and the rest of his buddies run the Bell STI. I don't run one in my car but I am thinking of getting that one.

V1 better put out their stealth version soon.

Pronoun fail. I have no idea what this says. Does it mean the cop has a crappy radar detector that picks up emissions from the V1 like the V1 picks them up form Cobras, or that he has a Spectre? I'm betting on the latter, but I don't know...

[MadHatter]

I don't think the V1 - or other RDs - "leak", per se. They all emit radiation from their antennas, to varying degrees, and that's what is picked up by Spectre, which is designed to read the (rather small) emissions from the RDs. To counteract this, Belscort developed the M3 antenna, which I understand shifts the emissions in a way they won't be detected (any electronics pros here who can comment on the technology?).

There is some info on the GOL site about relative Spectre detection distances, which may be helpful. It's in the 2009 "staged real-world tests" section, at the bottom. The V1s are scattered throughout the pack in terms of detection distances. I'm guessing there's some variability in the detection capability of the Spectre.

MH

[dpatel01]

It leaks so bad. Don't even buy it. It's junk.

The V1 Stealth version came out 2 years ago.

That cop knows what he's talking about.

[Zero187]

I read this interesting post in one of my BMW forums.

A friend of mine who is a New Jersey cops says he loves people who run the V-1. The V-1 leaks a lot and he picks up their detector before they pick him up and so when he gets a warning of a radar detector he turns his off and turns it on when he sees the car and nails them. Him and the rest of his buddies run the Bell STI. I don't run one in my car but I am thinking of getting that one.

V1 better put out their stealth version soon.

It leaks so bad. Don't even buy it. It's junk.

The V1 Stealth version came out 2 years ago.

You're saying don't buy a V1, it's junk? Huh?? Sorry if I am misunderstanding you but what stealth version? I'm about to buy a V1 and am curious..

[The Chariot]

Radar Detector Tests and Reviews by Guys of LIDAR - LASER

Bottom of the page. According to this, they tend to be towards the low rankings when it comes to leaking. Seems they are very inconsistent, whether this is due to engineering, or luck of the RDD, I don't know. So long as you don't travel in an RD banned area it shouldn't be an issue.

[Cips]

I love this thread. I live in NJ and I have never ever seen or heard of a Spectre in use.

[carnut08]

I love this thread. I live in NJ and I have never ever seen or heard of a Spectre in use.

Bingo! Bet you any amount they are NOT used. Heck, NJ won't even spring for radar units that run something other than X band....no way they are buying RDDs!

The OP's source is BS!