The V1 radar detector can be programmed, one program allows for the disabling of Xband... since a lot of Xband is the cause of many of the fals alarm....so should I disble it?

I know in Houston a lot of police do not use Xband... what about your areas? What is you opion, should I disable it?

 

Read up and check and see if any cops use X band. I live in Virginia and there is no longer any X band. Only bad thing is that I make trips to North Carolina only 10 miles away and they use it.. Just read up on what bands are used in the area you usual travel in..

 

Where can you find the information?

 

personally, i would keep it on.. better to be safe than sorry. i got clocked with x-band and got a $141 speeding ticket. i would hate it if i got pulled over right after getting a V1. thats about $250 down the drain, not to mention the ticket.

thats my 2/100

 

yes, but how would you find this type of information? and where did you get a v1 for $250? Im going to have to pay $400 for it... please tell. i would love to have an extra $150 to spend on a new cold air intake...

 

Seriously, i paid 400...

My problem is that Houston is blanketed with xband...but i do travel to other areas....

 

Option 1 - keep it in hwy mode to decrease sensitivity.
Option 2 - Get a Passport 8500 ( ;-) . It's "expert meter" display will show you the frequency of the X/K or Ka-Band signal being detected. Do a a little research on google to find the most prevalent police radar/ X-band frequencies and you're good to go - OR - simply call your local and/or State police and ask....if they don't want to tell you you can probably find the information on the web and/or file a FOI request.
The basic frequency ranges are as follows:
Х-range (10.525 GHz +25 MHz),
К-range (24.15 GHz + 100 MHz),
Ка-range (33.4 GHz - 36.0 GHz),

 

i live in ny and the only one i leave on is ka band, of course the laser is on as well. x band is worthlesshere even k isnt used anymore. if it says ka better slow down 98% of the time its gonna be worth slowing down for.