traumamed
05-19-2025, 07:57 AM
Longtime lurker, first poster. I have learned immense amounts from this forum and thank everyone for helping to educate me, even though you didn't know it before.
My question is pretty straightforward, so the TL;DR is: Can I simultaneously operate a Cobra firing system with a cheap China system? (Specifically, the
BILOSOCN system which allegedly operates at I think 433 MHz.)
The background is that I have I have a total of 126 Cobra cues, via a 72M and 3x 18Ms. I am going bigger with individual shells rather than being so cake-dependent this 4th of July. Many of the shells will be finale-oriented so the timing will not be particularly important for racks of 24-50, but there are ~60 shell events that I would like timed precisely. I simply do not have the cues in my Cobra system to accommodate that, and I am not ready to drop the coin on a new 72M yet. The plus is that those 60ish events will be very easy to manually fire. I was able to pick up a used 72-cue BILOSOCN system for less than $150. It occurred to me, however, that there could be a risk of wireless interference by operating the two systems at the same time. Does anyone have any experience or technical knowledge on this? I think the Cobra system is in the 2.4 GHz band, so I don't anticipate a problem, but still, I'd like a little reassurance before I inadvertently wreck my whole show.
Thanks!
My question is pretty straightforward, so the TL;DR is: Can I simultaneously operate a Cobra firing system with a cheap China system? (Specifically, the
BILOSOCN system which allegedly operates at I think 433 MHz.)
The background is that I have I have a total of 126 Cobra cues, via a 72M and 3x 18Ms. I am going bigger with individual shells rather than being so cake-dependent this 4th of July. Many of the shells will be finale-oriented so the timing will not be particularly important for racks of 24-50, but there are ~60 shell events that I would like timed precisely. I simply do not have the cues in my Cobra system to accommodate that, and I am not ready to drop the coin on a new 72M yet. The plus is that those 60ish events will be very easy to manually fire. I was able to pick up a used 72-cue BILOSOCN system for less than $150. It occurred to me, however, that there could be a risk of wireless interference by operating the two systems at the same time. Does anyone have any experience or technical knowledge on this? I think the Cobra system is in the 2.4 GHz band, so I don't anticipate a problem, but still, I'd like a little reassurance before I inadvertently wreck my whole show.
Thanks!