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Fast Push #1 - Beacon Interference
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For today, a new format, the Fast Push: Quick updates that you need to know sooner rather than later.
This fast push tackles the growing issue of avalanche beacon interference. To see the source post and useful graphics, check out this link to the Utah Avalanche Center:
https://utahavalanchecenter.org/blog/74828
TL:DR
-Electronics, magnets, heated/foil line clothes near your beacon are bad.
-They need to be at least 20cm away from your transmitting beacon, and 50 cm away when you're performing a search.
-When using radios or cell phones to call for help, stay at least 50 cm away from anyone who is searching.
-Professional digital VHF radios need to be at least 1 m away.
-Don't search while on or within 3 m of a snowmobile.
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