Get an android dongle and borrow or use your android phone and download the YaV1 app. I'll have to find the settings but basically it auto mutes K band up to a certain point at which point it will alert you. For 90% of cars it keeps the K band on mute and I don't miss out on the radar detection. For roadtrips, I just turn the mute volume up higher when I may encounter K band radar.

Basically, YaV1 and the hacking saved my V1. I did custom sweeps on the Ka band and now the range is incredible and it is quiet enough that I pay attention to it. PM me if you want more info on this, but I did most of my research on radardetector.org forums.

 

^^ radardetector.net

 

i emailed V1 about this and here is the reply i got today

There is a solution to the signals from vehicles and traffic flow monitoring devices on highways.

You can determine whether your unit has the filter programming capability by checking the upgrade section of our web site. Enter the serial number of your Valentine One in the upgrade prompt on our home page. All information about upgrading will display page-by-page. If there is an upgrade available and the list of changes includes the Traffic Monitor Filter, then you would upgrade to be able to program the filter. If the unit already has the programming capability for the filter, follow the instruction on our web site in Ask Mike, Tech Reports, Report 3.

Customer Service
TRAFFIC MONITOR FILTER

TMF2 improves upon our original Traffic Monitor Filter by blocking most false alarms caused by K-band lane-change warning systems installed in some newer cars.

TMF2 is a software algorithm designed to eliminate the false alarms caused by SpeedInfo, a traffic flow-measuring system being installed along some U. S. highways, which sends frequent K-band radar bursts into the traffic stream. See www.speedinfo.com to learn more.

TMF2 is installed, but not activated at the factory. For activation instructions, go to our website, from the home page select Ask Mike, then Tech Reports, Tech Report 3, Reprogramming your Valentine One Radar Detector (http://www.valentine1.com/Lab/techreport3.asp).

Because K-band POP-radar protection is switched off when TMF2 is enabled, we suggest you retain the factory setting if SpeedInfo is not operating in your area. Ka-band POP Protection is not affected by TMF2.

How to know if TMF2 is enabled

During the start-up sequence, just after "P...O...P," the symbol "t" will appear if TMF2 is enabled.

 

Thanks of all the replies and especially Thenewguy for the comprehensive self help.
32krqzy...wow you got a better response...mine today said....Have you activated the Traffic Monitor Filter?....that's it nothing more nothing less.
I will go and play with the unit based on the report 3 suggestions and see what happens.