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  1. The RF out will work with any brand receiver. Glenn
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  2. I used to have a battery powered (LARGE) Simpson VU meter mounted in a box with a pot sitting on my monitor mixing desk that was labeled "FUNOMETER" and it would go up and down depending on many factors; like if I was getting mic stands thrown at me or there was a cute woman sitting next to me on the road case that doubled as my seat. It was often easy to tell what sort of mood I was in from time to time simply by reading the attitude on the meter. Judas Priest always made the meter go up and KISS always made the meter go down. I also had two non-working pots on my Midas panel labeled "bottom" and "funk" which were two words bandied about frequently in those days. Worked with a lot of R&B bands. D. PS. I LOVE "more oboe."
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  3. Years ago before knowledge of how a recording console works was so accessible, there was a tradition of adding "Producer Busy Box" knobs to the producer's desk end of the console that of course did nothing. Many were unlabelled, with the engineer deciding on the spot what sort of non-control would appeal to his current (officious) client. There were knobs labelled "Enhance", "Air", "timbre", "coherence" etc, with my all time fave being "More Oboe".
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  4. I have heard it now and then in quiet scenes. Often it is embarrassing enough to the camera dept, so I don't have to whine and they will use it judiciously and try to go between lines with the follow focus and re-framing. Good camera people like to see it all working to tell the story, just like we do. A set where everybody is cooperating is a set I love to be on, and produces memorable results
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  5. Watch ebay and TrewCoffAtion Sound consignment, they come up pretty often. Philip Perkins
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  6. Philip, I'm waiting on comtek to get back from vacation to see what options I have with this set I got. I've been trying to find some more sets out there, but keep finding miss-matched freq's so far . Any of you guys looking to sell some off? lol (had to try).
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  7. That's not a band I've heard used much for movie work--you might have trouble finding used receivers in that range, and you should ask Comtek if receivers designed for the letter bands will work with crystals in that higher range. If they do then you can find lots of cheap used Rxs around and buy new xtals for them to match your TX. If you can get a base station TX that would be great too, esp if it is in a range that you can re-crystal your RXs to. It is good to have more than one channel of Comtek available. Philip Perkins
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  8. Eric.. my transmitter has a "1" under it's serial # (120315), and receiver has a "NB" under it's serial (120321).
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  9. Thanks a bunch all, I have another set I found cheap off Ebay coming, that includes a base station, but user has not been able to give me any freq or model id #'s yet. Tried calling Comtek today and see what they can tell me, but they're on vacation at the moment . Cheers all, Zack
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  10. Nice! So if I were a betting man, you probably have Comtek M72 FM Ch.6 - 1 (82.500) and its corresponding receiver. If I were you, I would consider getting into the lettered frequencies while you are still not heavily invested. The M72 with BNC are all over the place, as are PR72b with crystals. They are inexpensive and reliable, and will allow you to upgrade to a base-station later. You will likely keep the portable for those situations that require it. Robert
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  11. Here you go. ----------------------------------------------------------- 184.600 Comtek M72 FM Ch.8-20 185.000 Location Reporting 185.150 Nady Ch. Orange 186.800 Comtek M72 FM Ch.9-2 187.600 Comtek M72 FM Ch.9-6 188.400 Comtek M72 FM Ch.9-10 190.200 Comtek M72 FM Ch.9-18 192.800 Comtek M72 FM Ch.10-2 193.200 Comtek M72 FM Ch.10-4 193.600 Comtek M72 FM Ch.10-6 194.400 Comtek M72 FM Ch.10-10 195.200 Comtek M72 FM Ch.10-13 195.400 Comtek M72 FM Ch.10-14 196.200 Comtek M72 FM Ch.10-18 72.100 Comtek M72 FM Ch.A 196.600 Comtek M72 FM Ch.10-20 72.300 Comtek M72 FM Ch.B 197.400 Comtek M72 FM Ch.10-24 72.500 Comtek M72 FM Ch.C 198.750 Comtek M72 FM Ch.11-2 72.700 Comtek M72 FM Ch.D 199.600 Comtek M72 FM Ch.11-6 72.900 Comtek M72 FM Ch.E 200.400 Comtek M72 FM Ch.11-10 73.100 Comtek M72 FM Ch.N 202.200 Comtek M72 FM Ch.11-18 73.300 Comtek M72 FM Ch.M 202.650 Comtek M72 FM Ch.11-20 73.600 Comtek M72 FM Ch.K 204.800 Comtek M72 FM Ch.12-2 75.100 Comtek M72 FM Ch.L 205.600 Comtek M72 FM Ch.12-6 75.500 Comtek M72 FM Ch.F 206.400 Comtek M72 FM Ch.12-10 75.700 Comtek M72 FM Ch.G 208.200 Comtek M72 FM Ch.12-18 75.900 Comtek M72 FM Ch.H 208.650 Comtek M72 FM Ch.12-20 82.500 Comtek M72 FM Ch.6-1 209.150 Nady Ch. Green 82.800 Comtek M72 FM Ch.6-3 210.800 Comtek M72 FM Ch.13-2 83.800 Comtek M72 FM Ch.6-2 211.600 Comtek M72 FM Ch.13-6 86.800 Comtek M72 FM Ch.6-5 212.400 Comtek M72 FM Ch.13-10
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  12. Ummm. I am going to leave the "balanced out to a pair of stereo headphones" question to someone with a more delicate touch. And I might even go so far as to suggest a call to Comtek when they open in the morning regarding the equipment you own. But here's what I know... The M72 is a fixed frequency mono transmitter. The frequency is stamped at the bottom of the transmitter, typically. Comtek built these transmitters in several frequency ranges. For example, the A-M frequencies are closest to the 72mHz range. They also produced a range "TV 5-6" and various others too, I think. The receivers must match the transmitter, and not all PR72b receivers are capable of operating in the same frequency range, even if you plug in the "right" crystal. The PR72 receivers were made with a mono headphone jack until the end of their run, and even with the stereo jack installed near the end of their run, you are only hearing the same thing coming out of each ear of stereo headphones. The new jack was simply installed to allow the user to use stereo headphones without only hearing from one side. Comtek is an AMAZING company, and will do whatever they can to fill you with knowledge of their older equipment, as well as helping you to modify it or keep it running. I have 12xPR72b, many of which have been "modified" with the stereo jack when sent in for service. They all work perfectly, and are more reliable and idiot proof than the PR75a (which have a tuning button - ugh!). I originally used a M72 with BNC, but now use the BST-50b base-station. Please call them. They will tell you everyting you need to know and will help you become a customer for the long term. Robert
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