chrisnewton Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Traveling to Saint John New Brunswick tomorrow. Is Lectro Block 24 good there? Also taking a block 21 as backup. Any experiences? Chris Newton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 http://www.lectrosonics.com/service/tvlookup/tvstationlookup.htm http://www.sennheiserusa.com/findfrequency/default.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 here we go, again... the usual first places to check on a location are the TV channel assignment charts, of course, but that is really only a small part of the actual interference picture for a given location. besides, any block will work in just about any location for a few frequencies; consulting the charts is probably even more important if a large number of systems (major sporting event, news event, or concert event) will be involved, but that still doesn't really help with the localized interference problems including those that the event itself may generate, and those which vary from one individual location (like from one neighborhood to another) to the next anyways! so, if you are looking to buy a bunch of systems, you would probably try to pick a block that is better for your "home operating area" based on TV channel interference (from the charts), for "just passing thru" use, any block will probably provide acceptable results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 here we go, again... the usual first places to check on a location are the TV channel assignment charts, of course, but that is really only a small part of the actual interference picture for a given location. besides, any block will work in any just about location for a few frequencies; consulting the charts is probably more important if a large number of systems (major sporting event, news event, or concert event) will be involved, but that still doesn't really help with the localized interference problems that the event itself may generate, and which vary from one individual location (like from one neighborhood to another) to the next anyways! so, if you are looking to buy a bunch of systems, you would probably try to pick a block that is better for your "home operating area" based on TV channel interference (from the charts), for "just passing thru" use, any block will provide acceptable results. "Any block"? No, not really. Around here going from the SF area with working blocks even just to Sacramento will result in a lot of non-working wirelesses. Even worse between LA and SF. There is a always unpredictable interference, but consulting the charts first and getting out of the way of the big RF monsters is the best way to start--vital in fact to ensure a trouble free shoot. Philip Perkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnewton Posted July 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Thanks for the replies. Checked the lectro and sennheiser charts. Saint John is in Canada, some distance from the real world, so those charts were of little use. I wanted comments from someone who had actually been there, on the ground, but thanks for the lecture anyway. For what it's worth, both blocks 21 and 24 were fine. 216 Comteks were fine. Chris Newton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Hi Chris, Sorry I missed this thread! We don't have much "broadcast traffic" up here in Canada, so you can always find a free channel on most Lectro Blocks. That being said, you could have had to deal with Coast Guard and fishermen frequencies or from just south of the border (highly unlikely!) -Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnewton Posted July 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Hi Jason, Actually I'm from Ottawa. I know there's a DOC document somewhere with Canadian frequencies, but I couldn't remember where it is. The US tables aren't a lot of use unless you're close to big US cities. I'm on the road again soon, so I'd appreciate any on-the-ground (or should that be on-the-airwaves?) for:Los Alamos New Mexico, Boulder Colorado, Cambridge UK, Paris and Vienna. It's a hardwire shoot, but I'm taking a couple of RFs for shits and giggles. Particularly interested in Vienna and UK locations. I can look up the US locations in the charts, but would like to hear some experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Hi, For the US locations (and Canada) try this- http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/tvq.html -Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bash Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Hi Chris, for UK take a look at www.jfmg.co.uk They do the Fz allocation and licences for tyhe UK. Basically the most commonly used Fz are in the region of 850MHz, on what we know as Ch 69. It is all there oon jfmg though. Kindest regards, Simon B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnewton Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Thanks Simon and Jason. Very helpful. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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