dbotkin wrote:
Cell phones do put out a little bit of RF enegy. If one is close enough to your gear when the phone's transmitter fires up, there is a chance that some of the RF energy can affect poorly designed or poorly shielded electronics. This includes receivers, digital electronics like computers, or pretty much anything else.
I agree fully with you!
Note that I said a few inches away. On the practical side, there's no way your cell phone is going to affect your plane's receiver or servos if it's more than a couple of feet away. If your transmitter is bothered by your cell phone (assuming you're not carrying an old 3 Watt Motorola brick), you really probably should think about getting a new transmitter or getting yours fixed.
I agree with you. However, in the manual for the Multiplex Royal Evo it is stated that:
"Minimum distance to mobile phones: 2 m !
When operating the transmitter maintain a minimum
distance to mobile phones of 2 meters."
(see page 5, [link=http://www.multiplex-rc.de/cms/vorschau/upload/d_anleitungen/t_re_9_12_2_gb.pdf]Royal Evo Manual[/link])
I don't think that Multiplex is worse than other manufacturers in this respect, but as far as I know they are the first to actually acknowledge that there may be a problem. Cudos to Multiplex to be brave enough to acknowledge this. Now I'm waiting for the manufacturers to actually manufacture equipment that can operated safely in the close vicinity of mobile phones.
/Red B.