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[Edge]ucation meets myth busters: cell phone interference edition. In this video, BCA co-founder Bruce Edgerly demonstrates the effects of a cell phone when searching with an avalanche transceiver. He uses an old analog transceiver to illustrate what electromagnetic noise sounds like, then replaces the analog transceiver with a Tracker4 to show the effects on a modern, three-antenna digital transceiver.

When your beacon is in transmit mode, there are no tangible effects of a cell phone on a transceiver search, even if they are very close together. In search mode, you can experience loss of receive range and even false readings if your cell phone is within a few inches (or several centimeters) of your searching transceiver.

The bottom line? Follow the “20/50” rule. Store any electronic devices at least 20 cm (8 inches—or one “hand width”—away from your transmitting beacon. In search mode, keep your searching beacon 50 cm (20 inches) away from electronic devices. This is one arm’s length, which is good search technique anyway!

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