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Gothca. And did you say what mixer/recorder you were using them? Some of them have bad RF spray, like the 744T.

If you have a transmitter in the bag too close to your receiving antennas, you're gonna have a bad time.

What are folks using nowadays in 2021?

Absolutely. And note, the single band stuff is still compatible with the wideband receivers! No one has seemed to mention the new digital transmitters as an option by the way. I don't have any first hand experience.

L series is good for hops and talkbacks and such but the SMQVs are still the best for talent IMHO.

Isn't there the 10 second countdown with the beep? Something like this

All I know is, I use red dots on UM400s and SMQVs when people are yelling, and it definitely saves the dialogue. I can't speak to the LMa. Try your test with a non-red dot, servo bias and otherwise.

This is probably unrelated but I remember when the 664 first came out, I tried plugging G3 receivers into the mic inputs. I think when they were turned off, there would be just a crazy amount of white noise. Sound Devices went and did free upgrades on the inputs to deal with what I believe was an unbalanced connection coming in. I guess what I'm saying is, maybe it also has something to do with the Zoom's inputs.

Could it have something to do with the wiring of the lav? Bias vs. non-bias?

Hey Fred, this is a great suggestion and one I never considered. I was so sure it was a software bug this never occurred to me. I appreciate it and will give it a try. Cheers!

Thanks Tony. I've been tinkering and got everything to work as desired. Very very cool. I appreciate all the intel. Thank you Henri. I appreciate all that. Since I'm now confidently able to power the base station off a battery, I'm just going to get it as close to talent as possible, and maybe use a 411 or R1A as others have suggested to hop over a line signal. I also bought a couple antenna amps in case the on set 2.4Ghz freqs are creating issues from the other departments.

I put it between my utility's receiver and talkback transmitter and his hits went away.

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Larry Fisher is the ultimate RF guru. He's helped me many times through this site and otherwise. Yes, the 744 is a notorious RF sprayer, something to do with the spinning harddrive?

Same reason I keep the trusty FP-33 on the truck.

Yes, it's the amps and volts I'm concerned about. Admittedly, I am not well-versed when it comes to electronics power specs. I got the Coga sound quickdraw (24V/3A), which I highly recommend. It acts as a great little distro for the Hi-Q batteries and it's powered everything I've plugged into it including a Speakeasy speaker, but not the Roger base station. The base station itself says 5v / .5A but the specs in the manual say the AC adapter outputs 5.3VDC @ 4amps so I'm kind of lost there. I was therefore looking at this https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1478529-REG/omnicharge_op2ha004_omni_20_powerbank_portable.html hoping it would work, at least just for the base station if not for the amplifier as well.

Tony if you don't mind, I'd love a link to your battery pack and any special power cables you're using.

Tanks Tony. Is this the amp you're talking about? https://www.amazon.com/Sunhans-Sh-2500-Wireless-Repeater-Booster/dp/B00HJ1NQLS/ref=asc_df_B00HJ1NQLS/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312780390407&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10438628374804762862&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1023414&hvtargid=pla-404289817190&psc=1

Thank you, I appreciate the input.

I'm about to work with one of these systems. I've been made aware of many of the pitfalls here and have a little limited experience myself. Does the Base Station require line level or will a level straight from an SM58 be enough? Can the included SMA antenna be screwed off or is it part of the chassis? I wanted to try replacing it with something like this. I've heard of people putting amps in-line but I'm not sure exactly which and what that entails. Thanks, Ben

I used to use the ua874's and never had issues until I was outside in the rain. I only used them when remoting over long distances. I kept them dry but was having really bad RF/electrical noise when we would move them during the take to keep up with talent. My boom op at the time said that the Shures should really be thought of as installation antennas for live sound. This was of course well before the new Shure Axient system and I'm sure their new gear is more robust for production sound. Also, this was not a scientific test of any kind. However, I switched to the Lectro ALP690s and have not had the issue again. Just 2 cents.

Thanks for the suggestions. For now, I'm going to try this https://www.amazon.com/Stage-MSA5000-Stand-Laptop-Mount/dp/B00V3A619U

I'm looking for a plate that's just big enough to handle a 13" macbook pro. No arm, and not big. Can't seem to find anything that suits my needs yet.

Eas Easy enough to pull them out and put them back for battery changes?

Well put. I'm still sore from them refusing the address the last few bugs on the 6 series. I just live with them. The CL-wifi (and how they basically let it die) is a great example of why I'm staying away from their app-reliant products. The fact that the new transmitter requires an app to be configured is mind-boggling to me.