Drone flying

Hello,

i am shortly to be fitted with a pacemaker and I am concerned that my hobby of drone flying and drone photography may be a danger to the safe operation of my new pacemaker.

I don't know if the following information is what is needed to make decision but if not perhaps someone could give me some further advice.

I  know that the aircraft and its remote controller operate at a frequency of 5.8 GHz for the control link, while the Wi-Fi link between the remote controller and the smartphone (for the live camera view) operates at a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi frequency.

 

Pehaps the best info would come from pacemaker wearers who regularly fly drones without ill effect .

 

Thanks

 

Mike


2 Comments

Radio frequency

by Good Dog - 2016-06-29 15:39:21

Here is a link to a medtronic article with everthing you ever wanted to know about radio frequency interference:

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/Pacemaker/SSL_Radio_Frequency_Transmission.pdf

Drone flying

by Guzgog - 2016-06-30 04:34:58

Thanks GoodDog!

Just what I wanted. I will pass the appropriate bits to my surgeon.

Regards

Mike

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