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Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member
Username: Timn88
Post Number: 3022
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 1:40 am: | |
Usually door openers are x or k band. Ka or laser is alomst definately a cop, and the detector will make some noticeable noises for these bands. A buddy of mine has a V1 hardwired into his car. It's saved him a few times. |
Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member
Username: 4re_gt4
Post Number: 1344
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 1:04 am: | |
Peter: Check the V1 web site. They have comments regarding legality. As I remember (but please check for yourself), only VA and Wash DC are problem areas, as is most of Canada.
Somehow the bogey tracking feature seemed like a non-event to me previously. Now I see why it is absolutely invaluable. But, in truth, it probably would be mere fluff if it weren't for some advanced brain-work going on inside the V1 box that does some interpretation for you. In my little 'incident' today, the detector went from "we've got some radar-stuff going on - be careful" to "HOLY SH!T, BATMAN, THERE'S TROUBLE AHEAD". I was impressed. |
BILL CHIUSANO (My355)
Junior Member
Username: My355
Post Number: 103
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 12:49 am: | |
OH YES THEY DO!!!'
Saved my ass many times!! well worth the 400.00
I put one in each one of my cars.
HIGHLY RECOMENDED!! |
Peter (Bubba)
Member
Username: Bubba
Post Number: 340
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 12:37 am: | |
Good! Glad to hear that it's working as advertised. I just ordered one to be sent to my cousin in Seattle for transfer to me later.
Hans, do you know the legality of using V1 in Washington state? I am having my cousin test it before sending it to me. Thanks! |
John A. Suarez (Futureowner)
Member
Username: Futureowner
Post Number: 642
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 10:18 pm: | |
It is beginning to pay for itself! |
Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member
Username: 4re_gt4
Post Number: 1339
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 9:18 pm: | |
Was cruising by a strip mall with my brand new V1. I had been by there earlier, and got the usual bunch of alerts from the door openers. This time the detector went apesh!t, the display looked like the 4th of July, and it made sounds I hadn't heard before. What I noticed is that the bogey counter was at 5, whereas before it was at 4. The forward arrow was blinking madly.
Sure enough, a few blocks ahead was a motorcycle cop.
What, of course, stands out about this is with a 'regular' detector, I may have ignored the warning. It was the extra bogey and the forward arrow that tipped me off, as well as the rather berzerk behavior of the detector as a whole. |