Products Evaluated:
Valentine One Radar Detector.
Evaluation Methodology:
Radar and laser guns operated by certified police officers. Testing
conducted February-April 2000 in El Paso, TX, by Speed Measurement
Laboratories, Inc. (SML).
All radar and laser equipment
operated within the guidelines of the International Association of Chiefs of
Police per standard police practices.
Detectors provided by
manufacturer.
Radar guns used:
Stalker ATR 34.7 GHz, Kustom Signals Talon 35.5 GHz, Kustom Signals Falcon
24.150 GHz, Stalker Basic 2 4.150 GHz, MPH Industries 10.525. Laser guns
used: LT1 Ultra Lyte 200, 904 nanometers, Kustom Signals Pro Laser III, 904
nanometers, Stalker LZ-1, 904 nanometers. Normal police targeting with radar
is 1/4 mile. Normal laser targeting with laser is 1000 feet.
Note: At short laser
targeting ranges, the laser beam is extremely narrow and in many cases all
detectors will give no warning. Each detector was given two runs in each
evaluation category. SML not compensated for field testing Valentine
Research products. SML requested "top of the line" models for testing.
Evaluations conducted under ideal atmospheric, RF propagation conditions.
Your results may vary.
In the results below,
"instant on" testing was conducted with the test vehicle containing the
radar detector at 2,000 feet. "Instant on" is the manner in which the
officer triggers the radar gun on for approximately 1-2 seconds then turns
it off with no signal being emitted. "Yes" indicates the radar detector
detected this "instant on" signal.
All detectors have a series of
LEDs or text informing the driver of the signal strength of the incoming
radar gun signal. The higher the number displayed by the detector, the
stronger the reported incoming radar gun signal.
In the "signal strength" report
, the number reported is this signal strength. If "Full" is indicated in the
report, the individual detector immediately reported a maximum signal
strength report with accompanying full audio alert per the instruction
manual of the individual detector with no signal strength "ramp up" of the
alert reporting LEDs or audio.
Field Testing Results
Model Maximum Range in miles Instant On at 2000 ft/alert strength Laser
Alert at 2000 ft VG-2 X K Ka X K Ka (904 nanometers) (11.55 GHz) V-1 3.0 3.3
4.0 yes/F yes/F yes/F yes/full alert undetected
The Valentine One uniquely
includes front and rear facing antennas. It is the only dash mounted
detector with such a feature. It is the only detector with a metal case
greatly reducing false alert potentials.
The V-1 gives scorching
performance on all radar bands and its directional arrows tell you where the
radar is. Rear reception range of all radar bands is exceptional. Laser
receiver is top notch.
The Valentine One gave advanced
warning to police radar guns six to eight times the normal targeting
distance of the radar guns, depending on the radar band.
Results Attested To:
Carl
Fors, B.S., M.S.
President
Testing conducted February-April
2000 in El Paso, TX
Speed Measurement Laboratories, Inc. Fort Worth, Texas.
