Uniden R1 Long Range Radar/Laser Detector

I drive for a living, about 30K-40K annually. Have used several detectors spanning 22 years. This R1 replaced an Escort X50, which served me well but became increasingly prone to false K-band alerts on the highway. Escort offers no upgrades or repeat sale discounts (I've owned 3 of them), so screw them - I went looking elsewhere. I like the size of the R1. My old X50 was pretty compact, but this one is noticeably smaller. Not by a whole lot, but smaller is better. Comes with a sticky-cup that works really well. Clear color display, bright enough for sunny days. I run at night with the backlit buttons and display screen blacked out. When an alert sounds, display lights up until threat passes - then back to total blackout. I like that. You can choose between voice alerts and tone-only, but I wasn't impressed with voice. So I'll stick with tones - just an old-school thing, I guess. Menu is easy to access and navigate, but choosing the right options can be a challenge. It'll take some time and experimenting before I get it dialed in. However, the default settings seem to work pretty well. On a 70-mile interstate drive in moderatel traffic, the RD falsed on K-band only once. I'm sure I passed more than one BSM vehicle, so it does appear that K-band filtering had an effect. I don't expect 100% rejection, but it looks promising. Cruised a small city, got 3 confirmed hits. One moving, two stationary. R1 squawked in plenty of time. The moving car came from behind on a flat, open stretch, and Ka alert first sounded about 1 minute before I got a visual. Although I can't estimate acquisition distance, it does appear that rear detection is pretty good. That's a save. Distance from the stationary cars (both Ka) was about 1/4 mile or so both times. This was in the heart of the city, both cops had good cover between buildings. Typical ambush traps. The RD gave enough warning both times. I got many K-band falsies in the city, and confirmed most were automatic doors @24.1XX. I tried jacking with the options, but that didn't help. There may be no cure for that, since they operate at the same frequencies LEO's use. Since most of my driving will be highway miles, I'm not too concerned about heavy clutter. UPDATE: 1/12/18 Have logged over 2500 miles now, mostly highway and rural two-lanes. Ka range seems to be as good or better than my old Passport (which was excellent). The top story, though, is the reduction of false alarms on the highway. A few K-band falsies here and there, most of which appeared to be from other vehicles. Each and every Ka-band alert I got (that was a confirmed hit) came in plenty of time to take action. Since there is very little K-band used by police in my state, I could probably safely disable that band altogether. I'll leave it enabled for now. This RD has made highway travel much less annoying. In town K-band falsies predictably increased, but auto-mute keeps them tolerable. Once I turned X-band off, there wasn't much difference between city and highway modes - so I just leave it on highway outside of larger cities. I do wish there were more display options, and the DIM function is a bit kludgy - but I've adjusted. Very close to perfect at a reasonable price. Recommended.