If you happen to’ve opened up a automotive fanatic journal or shopper electronics publication anytime over, say, the final 25 years or so, there’s an excellent probability you noticed the face of Mike Valentine—or no less than the product from his eponymous firm, Valentine Analysis.
That’s as a result of Mike Valentine was one of many main innovators behind radar detector expertise, which helped him turn into the spokesman for his personal line of radar detectors.
After graduating from the College of Cincinnati with an Electrical Engineering diploma, Mike based Cincinnati Microwave with a few of his colleagues and started work on the soon-to-be iconic “Escort” radar detector. Not too lengthy after that, Mike and his spouse Peg Valentine struck out on their very own and based Valentine Analysis to proceed evolving nascent radar detector applied sciences.
Valentine helped usher-in a variety of improvements, notably a path indicator that advised you the place the radar supply was coming from in relation to your car.
The newest iteration of the Valentine radar detector is nonetheless available on the market right now because the Valentine V1 Gen2 and you’ll see Mike present it off on this fast video:
Mike was additionally an avid Ham Radio operator, W8MM, incomes his Novice license again in highschool. He continued to assist Novice Radio and plenty of different academic, tremendous arts, and philanthropic ventures all through his profession. The American Radio Relay League has a touching tribute to Mike Valentine right here.
Mike Valentine handed away unexpectedly on the age of 74.
