Valentine 1 vs. New Edmonton Ka Band Photo Radar Trucks

The new Ka band photo radar trucks used in Edmonton are a huge threat. They utilize a very low powered, vertically polarized, Ka band signal directed at a 22.5 degree angle across the road, and are very hard to detect, even with a top of the line detector such as the Valentine 1. I had about 2 seconds tops to react. Fortunately, all photo radar zones are marked and the trucks usually stand out on the side of the roadway. The older K band trucks usually gave me more than 10 seconds to react as my other videos show.

Update: An expert chimed in on this issue; apparently its because of the way the radar is polarized across the road. I could probably get much better detection by mounting my Valentine 1 vertically:

http://guysoflidar.com/radar-detector-test-august-2009/semi-scientific-tests....

Solution: TURN OFF KA GUARD ON THE V1!!!!!!!!!! After doing this detection will be fantastic :)

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Photo
• Radar
• Edmonton
• Police
• Speed
• Ticket
• Detector
• Valentine One
• V1

[Zwikster]

the radar was in that truck on the right side @ :37 ? You saw him with your eyes before the radar alerted!  this sucks! yikes..

[jarus187]

@Zwikster Yep thats the truck, its a real bummer =(

[jarus187]

@stalkervision Yes, this is one of my older videos. before I got the V1. But its detecting the older K band signal from photo radar. Very easy to detect.

[jarus187]

@stalkervision Thanks for the video. There are other videos showing that the V1 does even better vs. the Multanova 6F than the Whistler Pro 78. These Ka band trucks are newer technology with even lower power. There are videos showing that a vertical mount helps increase detection substantially because it matches the way photo radar is polarized. I am confident that this is the solution.

[jarus187]

@kinansleiman2006 Thanks for the advice. An expert on one of the boards I visit chimed in on this issue; apparently its because of the way photo radar is polarized across the road. I could probably get much better detection by mounting my Valentine 1 vertically. See the link in the video description.

[kinansleiman2006]

@jarus187 for photo radar vans you should mount v1 under the rear view mirror in the centre of the windshield.Try it.and put a new excellent video>>

[jarus187]

@kinansleiman2006 It's mounted high above the rear view mirror.

[jarus187]

@Shadow04HA It's mounted high above the rear view mirror. I don't think the signal was blocked. It's directed forward rather than backwards (towards my direction of driving), which is why its hard to pick up as you approach it from behind.

[kinansleiman2006]

Where is your detector mounted?

[Shadow04HA]

Where is your detector mounted?  In my experience, sometimes the signal gets blocked by the car in front of you. This might have happened to you.