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12-18-2011, 09:56 PM | #1 |
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Valentine 1: Turn off K Band setting?
I just switched over from Passport and noticed how "noisy" mine V1 is. I called V1 and they talked me through many of the off settings and turned off X and it's still very noisy. I also set 3 second mute on K Band and it's a little better but still goes off as I'm driving by Safeway...
Now, I'm thinking that I might just turn off K all together. Over the past few years, I don't think I've ever seen local or CHP use K here in CA. Only stationary units that simply tells you how fast you're going uses the K band. So my question is: Anyone here in CA turn off their K Band setting altogether?
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I wouldn't do it
I've seen cops use K once in a while, enough to make it worth keeping
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12-19-2011, 07:22 PM | #3 |
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12-19-2011, 07:48 PM | #4 |
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I've noticed K band going off in 2 types of situations:
1. whenever it goes off, I usually notice Mercedes nearby. I think MB's with collision avoidance system radar emits K band... 2. electronic posts on roads that read & display your speed use K band. In these situations, the frequency of beeps get really intense.
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You get used to the tones going off so you'll know when to slow down. It's really no biggie.
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12-20-2011, 01:55 AM | #6 | |
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Has anyone turned off their K Band?
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this is why i sold my V1 and got a 9500xi
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12-22-2011, 06:44 AM | #8 |
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I often found cops like to hide next to those electronic posts in my area. I will suffer that noise to remind me slowing down than getting a ticket.
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12-22-2011, 03:41 PM | #10 |
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I turned my k band off
...I turned K-Band off on my V1, all junk signals & traffic control systems.
KA is the only band to care about when you are on a freeway in southern california. I also know all the local PD's in orange county & OC sheriff use KA & laser. |
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12-28-2011, 07:53 PM | #11 |
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I would be very careful turning off the K-Band detection on your V1. At some point you've got to decide what's more important to you. The minor inconvenience of some beeping, or being protected from older K-Band radar that some departments are still using. My V1 saved me from a K-Band ticket just a few weeks ago.
I would NOT get too comfortable with the idea that K-Band is not being used anymore. I have encountered the exact opposite several times. But that's just my experience. |
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12-28-2011, 08:18 PM | #12 |
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Where were you when some was using K band?
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I can PM you with further details if you'd like, but long story short, K-Band still exists here in SoCal. It's less prominent than Ka-Band if you look at the bigger picture of SoCal traffic enforcement, but in some local areas K-Band is still being used regularly.
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In the Bay Area, I have yet to encounter any LE still using K band. Maybe in the other areas outside of the bay area are still using K band's. That's why I posted here in the CA section.
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I've gotten to know my area/routes pretty well, and I won't be turning the K-Band off on my V1 any time soon. This is just my .02 cents from down here, and hopefully some SF guys can chime in with better info. |
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