Neil Bliss

judging by the teaser photo currently on Instagram, it looks like a pair of transmitters.

I've heard the distinctive sound of the sharpening of tumbleweed harvesting knives. Looking forward to the harvest!

Might be worth taking a look at Film Devices' battery sled. I've got a couple of those on my mixercage rig for the mini and they're slick.

Is there a good wind protection item out there for something along the lines of a DPA 4097 micro shotgun?

Now why didn't I think of that... I'll email them straight away.

My antenna for the M-216 Option P7 Comtek seems to be wobbly, and whenever it moves I get crackling on the rx side. Is there a good fix for this?

gorgeous reels!

No, there's 3 iso tracks and 2 mix tracks. The iso tracks will work with 1 input so you could use either an XLR or the aux-in for one of the tracks. I've been using my MixPre-3II for pretty much the same sorts of things you're interested in, and it's worked very well for me.

I didn't know Sarah's story but it's safe to say I'll never forget it now.

I also use the iPower 9v's without any problems.

I'm looking at adding a couple backup 49wh batteries for my Cantar Mini. I see batteries that pretty much look the same to me from Remote Audio ($105 at Trew), Aaton ($129 at Gotham), and Audioroot ($151 at Trew). Is there any good reason to get the Aaton or Audioroot units?

Just to show the overall installation with the Mini, extra batteries, and Hydra controlled SRcs.

I've gone through a couple iterations so far with Daniel at Mixercage on this setup, I think there's still a couple more iterations before it'll be a line item in his catalog.

Not quite as fully DIY as David's version, but here's a mod I've put on the still-in-development Mixercage for the Mini. The cleats are from Amazon, originally for mounting a dartboard to the wall.

On this subject, if you're bringing your own equipment on this sort of a job, are there any customs forms you'd need to fill out ahead of time to avoid problems when you're bringing your gear back into the US? (edit: the OP is in Italy, but I'm curious for my own edification)