I think his name was Bill(?) Valentine.
On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 nfgjr@juno.com wrote:
> If I remember the story correctly the individual who started Cincinnati
> Microwave (I forgot his name) Built the business ,which was famous for
> its Escort Radar detectors, in the basement of his house. The business
> expanded to the current size, someone made him an offer and he sold it.
> After several years he became bored (tinkerers are like this) and he
> decided to build a new detector that would continue the radar detector
> technological evolution instead of standing still like most companies do,
> Hence the advent of the Valentine.
> As I get older and the fact that the speed limit has been raised in spite
> of the fact that I commute aprox 25-30K miles per year I haven't found
> the need for a detector. If I did I would definitely procure the
> Valentine based on the reports that I have read and seen.
>
> The Garlands
> nfgjr@juno.com
>
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