Bad Sensitivity?

[polecats03]

Its hard to post a video seeing how I get like 3 led lights then he passes. Ill try

[Vette6893]

Very good information on the V1. I did not give the sensativity and off axis performance of the rear much thought but this makes sense. Rear does not have to be as sensitive because of the speed of the threat coming at you (arrow transition also makes sense). Thanks for sharing the information.

[Swamp]

Ok something has to be up. I was driving on the highway doing about 60mph n I got an alert for KA band. It was about 2-3 strength. Then all of a sudden I see him pass. That was some short warning. The road dis have snow piled high in the middle divider and it was around a gentle bend. Just not convinced it has amazing detection like everyone says it does. Ill have to try to mount it right above n to the left of the rvm but then it wont be as stealthy... where do u guys have it mounted?

When he passed you, did the arrows switch from front to rear, verifying that he was indead the source of the Ka?

[unmamfqlm]

I have mine mounted to the left and above my rear view mirror, behind my tint strip.

As for your latest encounter, that is weird. I'm curious for you to answer Swamp's question to confirm that was the Ka source. I have encountered leos with just their rear antenna on coming towards me, which caused a very low powered signal, along with very short range, but if that were the case, the rear antenna should have picked up a strong and long alert as you passed him.

[polecats03]

I have mine mounted to the left and above my rear view mirror, behind my tint strip.

As for your latest encounter, that is weird. I'm curious for you to answer Swamp's question to confirm that was the Ka source. I have encountered leos with just their rear antenna on coming towards me, which caused a very low powered signal, along with very short range, but if that were the case, the rear antenna should have picked up a strong and long alert as you passed him.

Never thought about the rear only but if I can remember correctly I watched him pass me in the other lane. I do believe it switched then went dark

[polecats03]

So just drove past a LEO parked on top of a hill.. it spotted him with KA probably 500ft and his radar was pointing away from me. I drove past and it going on for about .5 miles and turned around and waiting to turn the side arrows lit up then the front when I made the turn. So it seems as if the front is working just fine. Drove past him again and turned around to head home. I drove past and rear got it for like a mile and that was down the hill back up another and a slight left turn. Wow...
Before that driving on highway and only got like 4 sec warning... I think it has to be the snowbanks in the middle of the road... the open road from my last exp as I stated above seemed to do really well. Slowly gaining more trust in it like I had in the redline.

[Swamp]

I just got my V1 last week from the factory and the rear antenna seems to be a lot more sensitive. I get amazing range from the rear antenna that goes for miles, around corners, around buildings, etc. The front one seems to only detect like .25 miles ahead if that... I had a RedLine and it was simply amazing but too much $$. Just wondering what might be wrong...

My V1 doesn't have near the range my Redline has...well, for the first 2 weeks after I got it it did, and for the first 2 weeks after getting it back from VR for repair ahem I mean tune up it was equal to it, but both times it soon weakened to 75 percent of the Redline's range.

[bart99gt]

Consider that snow IS water, and water does attenuate microwaves. Not that it applies in your specific instance, but 24GHz (very close to K band radar) is heavily attenuated by moisture or visible water. Hence why detection (and by my observation, reduced range of LEO radar itself) when it is raining if K band radar is being used.

[polecats03]

So I've been getting off n on detection. I turned off x.pop. This morning there was a snowbank which separates the highway from a local road. Cops usually sit on the other side shooting down highway but my v1 was going off. The bank is like 15ft high. Then driving to work got 4led warnings then 3 secs later leo drove by. On highway for lunch n got 1 small boil then ramp up of like 20 secs. Not bad. This was with pop n guard off.

[NormSky]

Cool!