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Old 11-27-2004, 06:19 AM
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Default Went by a speed gun sign last night on Maitland, it was registering my speed, but my Valentine 1...

didn't go off, anybody know of some new band they are using, this isn't the first time.
Old 11-27-2004, 07:21 AM
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What mode was it in? Could be an older X band and you had X turned off.
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Default I don't have the X-band turned off... It was wierd to get a speed rating and not have V! not alert

about 2 minutes later I went by a cop and it went off then.
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Could just be an ultrasonic sensor.
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I thought all the speed "trailers" were using K band.
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Default same problems in georgia last month with my V1...

the software i have is recent as of summer 2003, maybe i need an update. noticed a few cops behind overpasses with a gun in hand aimed at me with the valentine silent. needless to say the trip became quite bothersome. my dad pointed out that the unit felt quite hot the touch to him after only a few hour drive. everything seemed fine this weekend on the trip to jax, radar went off the typical way early and of course the arrows and bogey count saved the day again.

still a bit disconcerting though, not going off those few times could have been a serious problem.
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Default Same in Georgia. Only time it's ever happened-- very strange.

But the V1 worked like a charm for the real thing-- they launched a new crackdown around Gainesville due to unusually high mortality rates in recent crashes. We got hit 3 times by laser-- up to six patrol cars pulling people over after each ambush.

V1 saw it coming in <i>plenty</i> of time.
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If cops are aiming at you, and the V1 is silent, then it is probably laser aimed at someone else.
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Ga. still uses X band. Hence the reason I turned mine back on.
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I have X band turned off....i'll have to remember to turn it back on if I leave the state.


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