V1 is pretty much useless

[zappy]

Yeah, I will have to upgrade my V1, it does not have any type of TMF. The detector goes off on K band when I hit the on ramp alerts constantly during my 11 mile interstate commute and stops or reduces on the exit ramp getting off the interstate. All from modern cars with side lane radar. In that case it really is totally useless.

[BHRODEOAZ]

If you upgrade and get the newest from VR you can tame the v1 down alot even more so with custom sweeps

[BrownOut]

The .894 does introduce TMF2 which quiets k band at the expense of QT and distance to detect. Advanced filtering adds processing time to determine the threat causing this lag. It does cut a lot not all of the chatter. In C (Custom)mode with sweeps k band can be turned off and on by changing C to Little c by pushing the tuner. The YaV1 app/android phone offers much in the way of quieting with sweeps on Ka and lockouts for falses on k and ka that is well thought out and highly functional. The upgrade and dongle combo are positive improvements and worth the cost for older V1's prior to esp. So to say the "V1 is pretty much useless" might be accurate for those who don't advance its capabilities.

[PointerCone]

The .894 does introduce TMF2 which quiets k band at the expense of QT and distance to detect. Advanced filtering adds processing time to determine the threat causing this lag. It does cut a lot not all of the chatter. In C (Custom)mode with sweeps k band can be turned off and on by changing C to Little c by pushing the tuner. The YaV1 app/android phone offers much in the way of quieting with sweeps on Ka and lockouts for falses on k and ka that is well thought out and highly functional. The upgrade and dongle combo are positive improvements and worth the cost for older V1's prior to esp. So to say the "V1 is pretty much useless" might be accurate for those who don't advance its capabilities.

There should be a qualifier on its uselessness then: If you don't want to run TMF 1 or TMF2 and do NOT want to tether through the dongle to a phone, then I'd agree that in a metro area with a LOT of K falsing, that the V1 can be useless. NOW, if you're willing to sacrifice and run LIL c which turns K off, then the V1C is by no means useless. Its a great unit, just very chatty on K band . Its a very capable unit if you're willing to sacrifice some sensitivity on K band.

[North Alabama]

Every time I see the subject title, it reminds me of the statement, "like tits on a boar hog". They are there, but are there to be used only under certain conditions, just like the V1 is not a metro RD. As for as the hog things, just to turn the sow on, or maybe a homo pig......

[v1fanv1fan]

Folks if you live in an area of a lot of K-band radar, turning K-band off is not an option. I have been running detectors since the late 1970s. This is the first time that I am considering pulling the RD out off the car. With more and more cars being bought with radar and laser safety devises, it just isn't worth the constant non-stop alerts. Last week I drove from Birmingham, Alabama to Atlanta, GA on I-20. I had to turn the V1 off - just simply got tired of the 'noise'. Unless technology can catch up, RD are no longer in the speed detection avoidance discussion. Reducing range to limit the number of false alerts? Are you for real? If that's the case go out and buy a Radio Shack unit - um, sorry, they don't exist any more. I think our days are numbered unless someone can find a way for the detector to differentiate between a police speed radar signal and a automotive safety devise which operates in the same radio frequencies. Same goes for laser.

I loved to hear your opinions.

[CJR238]

Folks if you live in an area of a lot of K-band radar, turning K-band off is not an option. I have been running detectors since the late 1970s. This is the first time that I am considering pulling the RD out off the car. With more and more cars being bought with radar and laser safety devises, it just isn't worth the constant non-stop alerts. Last week I drove from Birmingham, Alabama to Atlanta, GA on I-20. I had to turn the V1 off - just simply got tired of the 'noise'. Unless technology can catch up, RD are no longer in the speed detection avoidance discussion. Reducing range to limit the number of false alerts? Are you for real? If that's the case go out and buy a Radio Shack unit - um, sorry, they don't exist any more. I think our days are numbered unless someone can find a way for the detector to differentiate between a police speed radar signal and a automotive safety devise which operates in the same radio frequencies. Same goes for laser.

I loved to hear your opinions.

Escort and VR have found ways around these systems but the hard part is implantation. VR now has TMF2 and Escort has there improved TSR that help with these falses a lot. And with the incredible range the V1 and RedLine have a little loss in long range detection is not as big of a deal as before.

There is also an awesome app for the V1 that makes it by far the best all around RD since it adds GPS filtering for the stationary falses as well as a lot of other features.

[camkuhns]

[/QUOTE]There should be a qualifier on its uselessness then: If you don't want to run TMF 1 or TMF2 and do NOT want to tether through the dongle to a phone, then I'd agree that in a metro area with a LOT of K falsing, that the V1 can be useless.[/QUOTE]

I would have to disagree on this sentence. I have taken my V1 through metro Denver and Colorado springs a number of times and even though it picks up whatever K band falses going through those cities, I have not considered my V1 "useless".

[PointerCone]

There should be a qualifier on its uselessness then: If you don't want to run TMF 1 or TMF2 and do NOT want to tether through the dongle to a phone, then I'd agree that in a metro area with a LOT of K falsing, that the V1 can be useless.[/QUOTE]

I would have to disagree on this sentence. I have taken my V1 through metro Denver and Colorado springs a number of times and even though it picks up whatever K band falses going through those cities, I have not considered my V1 "useless".[/QUOTE]

Dude, you quoted the wrong person. I was arguing that its NOT worthless. read the whole thread??? duh........................

[camkuhns]

Dude.....I did read the entire thread. It was the first sentence in your reply to BrownOut. I run with my V1 at factory settings and in All Bogeys setting.