subject: Hanging A Garage Door Opener [print this page] The modern garage door frequency is as high as of those radio systems used by Pentagon officials at close to 125 bases. The door openers are often affected by the high signal frequency of the military radio, leading them to malfunction. Usually the door can be repaired to make it function again, however there is no permanent solution until now
The technical director of the hence formed radio rollout mentioned that consumers can get the door manually repaired to match the frequency. Repairing the door by self will be cheaper, but if you hire professionals for the same, it may cost double the amount.
The primary need for the consumer is to be aware of the issue before going for any repairs. Most consumers are unaware of the issue and hence end up replacing battery or the opener in case of any malfunction
It costs about $150 to $200 to run a new opener. Contemplating the effect if all this, different opinions have been gathered by government an industry personnel respectively.
The effect of the frequency has been interpreted differently by industry and government, with the former saying it shall be huge and the latter disagreeing to i.
The doubts have been cleared to a large extent by the chief of National Telecommunications chief who claims the effect to be minimal due to the limited radius of the waves. Usually the inconvenience is faced during the initial startup
Wait until a few minutes and then try opening the door, it surely helps According to the Chief information officer at Pentagon, the airwaves will not spread beyond a radius of 10 miles.
For up to 50 miles from the base, there is bound to be interference said the technical director. A majority of radio sets operational in the US are using the same frequency as about 50 million garage door openers
Besides the damages to the door opener, it also puts the consumers at risk, if they forget the house keys. It has been years since these military radios have been using the radios at a frequency of 350 megahertz It's been close to 30 years only since openers are in use at such a frequency.
To ensure there is no interference with military frequencies only low power devices are permitted to run as per the US law. It's the high frequency of door openers that allows easy transmission through the doors.
It was quite easy to use these frequencies as military did not use it until some years The communications are least likely to be affected by garage door openers due to their low power.
It's not the frequency but the increased usage that leads to flooding of air waves and hence causes disturbances. According to him, it will only get worse with the rapid increase in communication devices.
To cater to the emerging needs of military these new radios were employed as a part of an $800 million project.
The new door openers use the same frequency at which close to 125 bases operate. The prime reason for these radios is to ensure effective communication and deliver online trainings and hence these will be employed into Dept. of commerce, the Defense dept. and even Federal communications are already in the process of working on the same.
The hindrances caused by the frequency are being communicated to the people living at close distances. To avoid any interference, a different frequency can be chosen by military. A clash of frequency can be avoided if door openers operate at with a change of frequency.
