ok speed demons - time to mourn
 

Michael Valentine, the guy that created radar detectors, has died.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/michael-valentine-engineer-and-radar-detector-pioneer-has-died-at-age-74/

That is sad news. I love my v1.

Someone play taps. Who's got a bugle?

I have a very old V1, and I have a V1v2 which is even better. When they release an update, I download it to my cell phone and then upgrade the V1 via bluetooth from the phone.

Same here. And I have an app that let me customize the performance to suit my needs.

I looked into one of those, but I have my phone in landscape mode instead of portrait, and the app that I would use doesn't currently support landscape mode.

Seeing that he has his face in most of his ads I wonder if that will change.

I have the original V1 and it still works like a charm.

Thanks Mike. RIP

Yep, I have that one in the wife's car and still use it. I never had any updates installed so it does give a lot more false alerts due to all of the various cars with adaptive cruise and I get more false laser hits due to modern tail lights. But it still works fine.

Valid point. I wonder if there's family to take up the torch or if it's going to be someone else in the business. I suspect his face will eventually disappear from the ads.

I had an Escort and Passport. Valentine v1 and now a version 2. RIP Mike!

Hopefully there is a contractual succession plan in place so the company can continue to develope and support product . He seemed like a good guy and obviously smart . RiP

RIP Mike...your product has served me well.

I've got 2 of them - love them

Have been using his products since they came out in the 70's under Cincinnati Microwave name. Been using them ever since. He was a great engineer and also a Porsche lover, he had Carrera GT, a Turbo and even a 918, and showed up at car shows and rallies all over the place. Very down to earth guy for all this fortune. Met him one time by accident wandering around a microwave tech show in Miami. RIP Mike.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a62285837/mike-valentine-obituary/

Did he die without a warning?

I had the Escort radar detector, the G-analyst and in 2000 I bought a V1, that I still have.

On the highway now, I go max about 5-8 over, so haven’t used a radar detector in years.