RE: Valentine versus new Passport

[lee@wheelman.com (Lee M. Levitt)]

At 11:16 AM 2/12/99 -0800, Todd Phenneger wrote:
>On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Spire, Ed wrote:
>
>> I strongly disagree with Todd on this.  Range isn't the only issue.  The
>> ability of the V1 to sense radar from the front or rear separately is
unique
>> to my knowledge, as is the ability to discriminate the number of unique
>> signal sources, and the display issues associated with these features puts
>> the V1 way ahead.
>> Does the new passport have front and back radar sensors?  Can it count
>> unique sources?
>
>	Yes.  It does all this.  I assume this is why Lee is asking about
>them.  I saw this new Passport for the first time in a Passport Add a
>couple weeks ago so it is brand new.  It detects front, back and side and
>tells you where its coning from and How many hits it is getting and what
>sources I belive.  BUT, I have never used it so I dont know how well its
>implementation is compared to the V1.
>	OF course I bet the V1 still has the better range on at least some
>bands.
>

You guys are correct. The new Passport does look like it more closely
matches the Valentine on a feature for feature basis, and given the
relationship between the two companies, I'll bet the Valentine was a direct
design target for the Passport guys.

I'd really like to hear some real world experiences with the two of these
on a head to head basis...or do I have to go out and buy both and do it
myself? :)

I don't mind doing the latter, but I (fortunately) don't have much exposure
to Ka or laser. Yet.

Lee