Transducer interference

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I have just purchased a Lowrance HDS Gen2 Touch with a 83/200kHz and the lss2 tranducers. The boat I recently purchased has a Garmin 492 already on it. I was planning on leaving all the Garmin equipment and using it for a back up. One person I spoke with to install the new Lowrance said I should consider removing the Garmin transducer to eliminate any chance of interference with the new ones. Does anyone have any experience or thoughts on this. I would really like to keep ALL the transducers operable if possible.
 
I had a boat many years ago with a flasher and a fishfinder and they didn't interfere. Are you thinking about signal interference or water turbulence from the transducers being mounted close together on the transom? If it is signal interference, I would think you could just shut the backup off until you need it.
 
Interference will come if both units are operating on the same frequency ... :wink:
 
Thank you both for your responses.

Ona ... I was more concerned with the frequencies of the transducers interfering with one another.

Curmudgeon.. How would I know the frequency at which the Garmin is operating ?

I am sure these questions show my greenness but I gotta learn !!
 
As long as you are not running both on the same frequency you will be fine.
 
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