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GoPros and transceivers
 Poster: A snowHead
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Just saw this posted on Natives, worth a read/watch.

http://www.facewest.co.uk/facewestblog/2012/11/06/go-pro-warning-for-transceiver-users/

Quote:
Quick warning for Transceiver users.

There is potential interference from a Go Pro camera and any modern digital avalanche transceiver.

I noticed it when testing an Ortovox Zoom, although it also affects the Tracker 2 and no doubt other brands.

The problem occurs when searching and bringing the camera within 30-40cm of the transceiver. This naturally occurs when the Go pro is on a chest mount or on your head.

Basically you will get erratic behaviour from the transceiver which in a rescue situation will confuse you and be potentially life threatening.

It’s well known the impact mobile phones can have but you also need to be aware of cameras.


Makes perfect sense of course, though I hadn't really considered it before.

Seems the Pulse was more sensitive to it. I played around with an Ortovox 3+ and Pieps DSP Tour in Intersport's basement today, obviously lots of interference, but in this completely unscientific test it affected the 3+ much more - to the point where it just wouldn't direct me to the transmitting transceiver. Shouldn't be a problem outside, but I wonder if Ortovox trannies are particularly sensitive to interference?
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

See:

http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=92886&start=80

This is an issue with most electronics and for some transceivers metal items. Any transceiver I've bought has warned against having electronics too close to it.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

meh, Yeah, I've always known about the interference with electrical stuff, just for some reason it had never occurred to me that my headcam (usually forget it's there) would too. Would never have thought to turn the camera off before reading that. Hadn't noticed the other thread.
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Yes, but if you are carrying a mobile as far as I can gather the interference isn't very significant if you keep it on the other side of your body. That is what my group usually does so that we can communicate if we get seperated in trees or someone has lost a ski and needs help etc.
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