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Concerning frequency changes, when I was in USAF, in early 2000's, we installed some new communications equipment at Eglin AFB in the Florida panhandle.  Once we started using it, garage doors all over the area started opening and closing, much to their owner's chagrin.  Seems that the garage door opener company had chosen a frequency range that was reserved for USAF use.  

So, if the entertainment industry (in general) or Drum Corps (specifically) doesn't pay attention to  frequency requirements, it can be unpredictable what may come out of the loudspeakers.

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This has been a big challenge for Broadway musicals for years. So many theaters in such a small area all trying to use the same narrow band of frequencies.

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Just now, IllianaLancerContra said:

Concerning frequency changes, when I was in USAF, in early 2000's, we installed some new communications equipment at Eglin AFB in the Florida panhandle.  Once we started using it, garage doors all over the area started opening and closing, much to their owner's chagrin.  Seems that the garage door opener company had chosen a frequency range that was reserved for USAF use.  

So, if the entertainment industry (in general) or Drum Corps (specifically) doesn't pay attention to  frequency requirements, it can be unpredictable what may come out of the loudspeakers.

similar situation here when on the last Sunday of the month the garage door liked to open and close on its own. It seems a Luftansa flight took a certain flight path or near enough weather depending. The new garage door now sings Michelob theme.

Are there any consequences the other way besides audience deafness if a corps uses wrong frequencies?

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2 minutes ago, N.E. Brigand said:

This has been a big challenge for Broadway musicals for years. So many theaters in such a small area all trying to use the same narrow band of frequencies.

Did they lose their shot?

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Just now, xandandl said:

similar situation here when on the last Sunday of the month the garage door liked to open and close on its own. It seems a Luftansa flight took a certain flight path or near enough weather depending. The new garage door now sings Michelob theme.

Are there any consequences the other way besides audience deafness if a corps uses wrong frequencies?

It depends on what is being interfered with.  'Possessed' garage doors are one thing; a compromised Automated Landing System (ALS) at an airport is quite another.  

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11 minutes ago, IllianaLancerContra said:

It depends on what is being interfered with.  'Possessed' garage doors are one thing; a compromised Automated Landing System (ALS) at an airport is quite another.  

Would we be passing the hat in the stands for someone's bail fund should we suddenly have a new PROP(eller) on the field? (Cue Cadets '92?)

 

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1 hour ago, IllianaLancerContra said:

Concerning frequency changes, when I was in USAF, in early 2000's, we installed some new communications equipment at Eglin AFB in the Florida panhandle.  Once we started using it, garage doors all over the area started opening and closing, much to their owner's chagrin.  Seems that the garage door opener company had chosen a frequency range that was reserved for USAF use.  

So, if the entertainment industry (in general) or Drum Corps (specifically) doesn't pay attention to  frequency requirements, it can be unpredictable what may come out of the loudspeakers.

it can also interfere with electronic judging systems

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There are frequency “police” at NFL games that will track you down and kill your equipment if necessary. Nothing is allowed to interfere with the broadcast. 

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