Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Valentine 1 and radar

[Steve Jenkins (steve]

It was sustained K-band.

I'm still a V1 fan, and wouldn't recommend any other unit. I think I
probably damaged it carting it around in my backpack when I travel to Utah
and back once per month.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Liu [mailto:bigheaddennis [at] gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 8:13 AM
To: 'Steve Jenkins'
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar


Was it "pop" radar, do you know?  Only the newer V1s pick up "pop" (read the
V1 site re "pop" and how police are not supposed to use them....)

Vty,

--Dennis 

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Jenkins [mailto:steve [at] stevejenkins.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 11:16 AM
To: BigHeadDennis [at] gmail.com
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar

On 3 occasions during that trip where it beeped, we saw the cop. Scary!

SJ

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Liu [mailto:bigheaddennis [at] gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 6:35 AM
To: 'Steve Jenkins'
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar


Query - was it being triggered by an actual cop, or was it one of those
roadside speed displays?  The displays often run on non-FCC-approved
frequencies, and my older V1s will pick it up but the newer (not that new)
ones won't - better false-alarm discrimination.  There's even a post about
this on the V1 site (why some roadside signs will not trigger the V1).

Vty,

--Dennis 

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Jenkins [mailto:steve [at] stevejenkins.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 12:25 AM
To: BigHeadDennis [at] gmail.com
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar

Mine failed on me a couple months ago. I was coming back from the Oregon
Coast, and was talking on the radio with the Ferrari behind me, and I could
hear his going off.  Mine was silent, and we were in the same mode. We
verified that a few more times on the way home. Freaked me out to be "flying
blind."

I've sent mine in for service. $85 is good peace of mind.

SteveJ

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Liu [mailto:bigheaddennis [at] gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 8:02 PM
To: Steve Jenkins
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar


I've got three V1s, of varying vintages, and they've NEVER failed.  Some are
now going on, oh, 15+ years?  The sheriff was just plain lying, or else his
gun is horribly, horribly out of tune (which I cannot believe).

Vty,

--Dennis 

-----Original Message-----
From: Misc [mailto:misc [at] 308systems.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:45 PM
To: Dennis Liu
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Valentine 1 and radar

Well, the local Sheriff tagged us renegade lawbreakers on our way back from
Cheyenne Frontier days for 60 in a 45 on a feeder street here in Ft. Fun.
The Sheriff's cruiser was coming at me from about 100 yards when I noticed
him pull over, turn around and flip on the lights.  I looked down and was
going maybe 50 - 51, with my V1 fully powered.

The V1 never went off, even when he was pulled behind me writing the ticket.
I asked him how he new I was doing 60 and he said "I've got radar".  Then I
said I have a radar detector and it never went off, and he seemed flustered.
Then I asked him what band and he said "K band".

All this seems highly suspicious, and perhaps I am a victim of "increasing
revenue syndrom", or perhaps my V1 just unexpectedly crapped out.

I plan on sending it to the factory for test/calibration to ensure it is
working, and I wonder if any of you have had similar experiences with a
non-functional V1 (or overly zealous fundraising police)?

Thanks,

Mark Lueker
308 SYSTEMS Inc.
970-282-7006
www.308systems.com

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