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Valentine One (G3)
Valentine One (G3) is a leading radar and laser speed camera detector that provides advanced alerts to speed camera locations across the UK and Europe. Find out the Valentine One's features, how it works and which speed cameras it detects.
Product summary:
Detection range: 200metres to 3 miles
Technology: Radar and Laser
Installation: Visor or windscreen mounting
Key Features:
‣Alerts to fixed Gatso speed cameras and mobile speed traps
‣Radar and laser speed camera detector
‣Includes built-in radar and laser detector
‣Range 200 metres to 3 miles
‣Different beeps for different threats/alerts
‣Directional indicator for alert position
‣360 degree detection
‣Radar bands X, K, Ka and Ku bands detected.
‣Detects laser
‣Mounts on windscreen or visor - mounts included
‣Dimensions: Length - 114.3mm, width - 91.4mm, Height - 25.4mm
Valentine One (G3) explained
The Valentine One (G3) provides 360 degree radar and laser detection for up to 3 miles away from your vehicle. This speed camera detection system is completely portable. It will warn you of Gatsos up to 500 metres away, 3 mile range with radar and 1.5 miles with laser detection. The unit dimensions are 114.5mm x 91.4mm x 25.4mm which is the new size of the Valentine One (G3).
All around 360 degree speed camera detection
The Valentine One G3 detects radar and laser from in front of your vehicle as well as behind and both sides of your vehicle. Other radar and laser detectors will only detect in front of the vehicle. What's more the Valentine One will actually tell you if the laser or radar is being detected from the front or rear or from the sides of your vehicle by means of a light with an red arrow. Other speed camera detectors will not tell if you vehicles speed is being measured from behind or in front or sides of your vehicle. Furthermore, if you are being targeted by more than one device then the Valentine One will tell you. For example, if there are 4 laser or radar beams being targeted at your vehicle the number 4 will be shown on screen. All other detectors will only tell you are being targeted and not by how many.
Some drivers ask us whether their windscreen will affect the effectiveness of their radar and laser speed camera detector. The answer is all windscreens cut laser detector range 60 percent and the worst windscreens cut this detector range by 80 percent. The range is worse on sunny days too and detection range will be better on overcast, cloudy days. Rest assured the Valentine One (G3) will continue to protect your licence in all weather conditions.
Valentine One Radar and Laser detection
The Valentine One (G3) speed camera detector has been around for more than 25 years and it was named after its inventor, Michael Valentine. It has recently been updated and it is now smaller, lighter and more sensitive to K band laser guns and Gatso speed cameras. They have also added Ku-Band to the speed camera detection device so you can now be aware of mini-Gatsos. The full range of detection is:
X-Band - For moving and stationary use. Can provide false alerts from burglar alarms and shop doorway sensors in built-up areas.
K-Band - For moving and stationary use
Ka Band - The widest radar band. For moving and stationary use
Ku Band - Standard on the Valentine One but not activated. See Valentine One website for more information on how to use this detection band.
There is also a Euro Mode which can be activated (not as standard) which narrows the radar coverage.
Detection from X-Band are often over long distance - usually laser-based speed measurement devices. K and Ka bands are usually close-range and more often are radar. The Valentine One will tell you which band(s) are targeting your vehicle so you will know whether you are detecting radar or laser.
Laser speed measurement can be done from 1,000 feet away and the width of the range is four feet wide. Laser beams are sent to the vehicle and back again and that measures the vehicles' speed.
Valentine One (G3) Mounting
When mounting the Valentine One (G3) make sure that the Valentine One is level and not obstructed by windscreen wipers or windshield stickers and make sure you windscreen glass is clean. Some windshields have a dark band across the top. Do not mount in this part of the windshield.
The best place to mount the Valentine One speed camera detector is in the middle of the windshield. It also need to have a clear view of the rear windscreen so it can detect radar and laser from the rear of the vehicle too.
There is a visor mount provided to mount the Valentine One on the passenger visor.
There is also a suction cup mount provided too so you can mount the Valentine One to the front windscreen. This is the most common installation choice.
Detectable Speed Cameras
Utilising radar and laser detection the Valentine One (G3) will provide advanced warnings to the following fixed and mobile speed cameras:
Fixed cameras:
‣Gatso
‣Red light speed cameras via radar (see below)
Mobile cameras:
‣Radar based devices including live Gatso and radar based red light cameras
‣Laser based devices
Valentine One G3 Features:
‣Alerts to fixed Gatso speed cameras and mobile speed traps
‣Radar and laser speed camera detector
‣Includes built-in radar and laser detector
‣Range 200 metres to 3 miles
‣Different beeps for different threats/alerts
‣Directional indicator for alert position
‣360 degree detection
‣Screen tells you how many threats are being detected
‣Radar bands X, K, Ka and Ku bands detected.
‣Detects laser
‣Mounts on windscreen or visor - mounts included
‣Dimensions: Length - 114.3mm, width - 91.4mm, Height - 25.4mm
Valentine One G3 Manual
Learn even more about the Valentine One (G3) by reading the manual. Click the PDF logo below. The manual opens in PDF format.
Valentine One Questions and Answers
Question: "Looking at your speed camera detectors, yes you have the Snooper 4ZERO and the Road Angel Gem+ Deluxe. One does all, but Radar guns, and the other does all barring red light cameras. Do you do a product that does everything?"
As you will recognise the above quote is from the "Speed Camera Detector FAQ's" link on your website and you suggest the purchase of TWO products to cover all bases.
In short, I want a product that does everything! Surely, the Valentine One (G3) would fit the bill, consequently, am I correct in saying this? THEREFORE, why do you no longer sell same because this product is mentioned on your website and I have seen nothing but good reviews elsewhere on the internet about same?
Answer: The Valentine ONE is a radar and laser detector ONLY. It does not include a GPS database of fixed and mobile speed camera locations.
While fixed Gatso speed cameras use radar technology, the vast majority of new generation UK speed cameras, e.g. VECTOR, SPECS, HADECS, Truvelo (D-Cam) do not use any form of radar or laser technology. Therefore the only way to receive alerts to these cameras is via a detector with a GPS database e.g. Snooper 4 ZERO Elite BT.
Road Angel have not to included a radar detector due to the number of false alerts that are generated by a radar detector. Shop doorway sensors e.g. automatic doors at petrol stations and some traffic lights operate on the same K band frequency. A number of customers end up switching radar band(s) off altogether.
Too many Valentine ONE customers decided to return their purchase when, despite a comprehensive website description (see above), they realised that it would ONLY warn of radar and laser sites. The Valentine ONE is not a cheap product and customers expected more from the product than was available. We have no wish to sell any product with a high returns rate. For a while the Valentine ONE was unobtainable in the UK (it is imported in from America, and modified for use in Europe - although this was not always apparent to purchasers, with the original USA bands/data/LED display still included). We therefore decided to stop selling it.
However, it is a good product - if you know you only want laser and radar detection, with the bands that it will detect.
Valentine One - What's in the box?
‣Valentine One Radar and Laser Detector
‣Windshield Mount
‣Visor Mount
‣Lighter Adapter
‣Power cord, coiled
‣Power cord, straight
‣Spare Suction Cups
‣Direct-wire power adapter
‣Wiring-harness connector
‣Owners Manual
‣Spare Fuse
Last updated: 1st August 2024
