Re: Stealthy A4 courtesy Valentine One

[John Allred <jallred@rtimeinc.com>]

Thus spake Chris Woodward <cwoodwar@bellsouth.net>:
>Why not install it directly on the dash--that way you're just inches
>from the fuse box.  Mine is sitting on the dash almost against the
>A-pillar, and it's held in place with 3 circles of Velcro.

Effective range -- in the position described, the driver blocks the rear
antenna.  In general, the higher and less-obstructed the receiver, the
better the range.  That's why my V1 is installed in my Coupe Q on the
passenger side visor.

Having said all that, the reduced range at the a-pillar location may be
insignificant.  And that tradeoff may be worth the more stealthy (read:
less visible to a patrolling cop) location.  Chris, if you can find a
steady radar source (say, one of the k-band door openers typically used at
newer stores), why don't you move your car to just outside of the detection
range, then move your V1 to the visor, and see if you pick the source up?
I'll do the reverse in my Coupe.  Run the experiment using both antennas.
Let's see if the location really matters.

John

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