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Re: Team Communication at CMP

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Originally Posted by smistthegreat View Post
Just off the top of my head, is there any reason that walkie talkies wouldn't work?
As a matter of fact, there is.

4.15 Site Restrictions
Please read the following common site restrictions and adhere to them in order to promote an orderly, safe, pleasant and exciting competition. Please refer to Section 4.2 of this manual section for additional site restrictions at your event.
  • Do not use walkie-talkies.
This is from the Administrative Manual.




You could try working with another team whose cell phones work to see if they can call to the stands for you. It's also only about 5 minutes from dome to pits, not counting time going around the perimeter (less time than Atlanta, IIRC).
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