Shearwater - Single Yellow Transmitter?

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CaveSloth

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My girlfriend bought me a single yellow transmitter for Christmas. I do not have a gray one. Will it be ok to use the yellow transmitter in a single transmitter application?
 
My girlfriend bought me a single yellow transmitter for Christmas. I do not have a gray one. Will it be ok to use the yellow transmitter in a single transmitter application?
 
Yes.
 
My girlfriend bought me a single yellow transmitter for Christmas. I do not have a gray one. Will it be ok to use the yellow transmitter in a single transmitter application?
Yup - running either color as a single is fine . You just shouldn't run 2 transmitters of the same color together due to potential for interference.
 
Yup - running either color as a single is fine . You just shouldn't run 2 transmitters of the same color together due to potential for interference.
I do it all the time...I just make sure I don't turn them on at the same time. At a 5s repetition rate, if I turn them on 2-3 s apart, even with a little clock drift the potential for interference is really low.
 
My girlfriend bought me a single yellow transmitter for Christmas. I do not have a gray one. Will it be ok to use the yellow transmitter in a single transmitter application?
Definitely ok.
 
From Shearwater directly, the only difference is the data transmission interval. The grey is 5 seconds and the yellow is 5.2 seconds. Keeps them from interfering with each other if you have two transmitters.
 
I do it all the time...I just make sure I don't turn them on at the same time. At a 5s repetition rate, if I turn them on 2-3 s apart, even with a little clock drift the potential for interference is really low.
Your choice - but against Shearwaters reco. I run a yellow and a grey. I do agree the risk of interference is low with 2 of the same color transmitter but, if planning on running 2, it's best to get one of each color.
 
Your choice - but against Shearwaters reco. I run a yellow and a grey. I do agree the risk of interference is low with 2 of the same color transmitter but, if planning on running 2, it's best to get one of each color.
I agree. But my setup predates the existence of the yellows.
 

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