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I'm building an app that can connect to a Venue VRWB or the new Venue VRM2 and display data about battery life and transmitter frequency. Using the ethernet port or a Global Cache iTach with the older Venue WB you can control your venue via an iPad or iPhone. The app is available for Beta testing now. If you are interested in testing this app and providing feedback to make it better please send me a message and I can help you get it set up on your device. Here are some screenshots. Yes it supports controlling multiple venues. The goal? To give you and your team the same functionality that the Wireless Designer app provides, in your pocket! -Real time battery readout -Frequency coordination and integration with other apps like FreqFinder and LectroRM -Remote control without cables, or clunky laptops/pc.

For actual ham radio stuff I use SDR console v2, it has a 64bit engine and to my ears a better sounding dsp. SDR console doesn't have a mac version though, so for work stuff I use CubicSDR on a macbook pro. CubicSDR isn't as nice of an interface but the DSP is of equal quality I think, plus when dealing with UHF and VHF you don't really need all the fancy logging and digital modes. An SDR reciever and FreqFinder on an Iphone can really solve tons of RF problems on location.

The motoroloa cp200 is by far the most common production radio out there. Most of them are in the UHF band and operate on a very wide frequency range. In the southeast I find that most of the programmed channels fall in the 461-464mHz range. I like to use an RTL-SDR usb radio receiver to very quickly find communications channels.

A company called BaoFeng makes a wide variety of hady talkies/walkie talkies. Most of them are easily programmable through pc software. The uv5 and f8hp are used extensively in HAM Radio because of their cost and flexibility. Maybe not as bomb proof as a Motorola but pretty darn good.

Atlanta legend Freddy Chancellor

Anybody know this guy?

Diego, at the moment I am testing and researching an hd-sdi solution. I have known others who have used standard deff sdi over baluns like these, but the hd-sdi specifications require a much broader bandwidth. I believe many utilize down converters on hd shoots.

Recently modified my designs to accommodate xlr input and output on both ends. Check it out!

There is an app that I've used successfully in the past for PCB layout called Kicad http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/KiCad+EDA+Software+Suite it's free, cross-platform, and will export gerber files for uploading to any fab house, even print yours out for etching in your kitchen. the downside, it's not very intuitive, but lots of literature online for getting started.

Making a few of these for a friend. This time in shiny aluminum

If you're interested, I'd be more than happy to build one for you, or others. Shoot me an email at dana (at) simmons-audio.com

Thats a reasonable solution. I'll add that functionality to my to-do list.

Hey Jay, yes, it is possible, and I've read through the Belden papers, lots of good resources there. The problem is relying on the village end of these boxes (which are notoriously neglected) to be properly grounded and such to allow the balanced line.

Absolutely, I can customize with RCA's or a combination of bnc, rca if needed.

Lots of room for other do-dads inside the case, so make suggestions!

yup, that's it in a nutshell. There is some resistor magic in there too which adapts the LTC to a more iOS friendly level. But you get the idea.

Here's a little diddy that uses the gpio of the 788t to switch the timecode on/off to your iDevice (iPhone/iPad) in order automagically roll MovieSlate,

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If anyone has ever looked at the output of the voltage from a cheap power inverter on a scope, it is way nastier than what TC looks like and much higher voltage!! I'll put a small amount of money on the problem being caused by dirty power. Cheap inverters are even KNOWN to cause problems in TV displays, why not cameras too? Bellow you can see to waveforms, the first is from whats know as a "sudo-sine wave inverter", the second is a "true-sine wave" inverter and is a proper AC source.

alternatively: http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/PM-120/3.5-DIGIT-LED-PANEL-METER-20V/1.html

Michael: I found my bnc connectors here: http://www.frys.com/...CH:MAIN_RSLT_PG and yes they are affixed with a locking nut on the inside of the casis, locktite can be added for extra stay-put-ness Chris, I'd be happy to oblige, I'm located in North Atlanta. The Cat5 video/audio baluns won't allow for a balanced line, but can easily support an unbalanced line which can be adapted for an xlr connector if that's suitable. Send me an email: dana@simmons-audio.com

4x Composite video lines over Cat5, with BNC breakouts, cast aluminum cases and rugged, locking, Neutrik EtherCon Cat5 connections. Built these for a fellow JWSound member, happy to build more if interested. -Dana

That would be supper cool! to bad zaxnet does not equal wifi. Though the two technologies share the same spectrum, zaxnet is a very different data stream from wifi. I doubt seriously if any mobile phone radio would be able to be modified to interpret the data. That doesn't stop me from dreaming though.

Indeed it is Mike, everything you hear there is recorded with the mkh 50/30 mid side setup, into my mix-pre, into my sony stereo falsh recorder

I like to get out and record some ear candy from time to time, recently there were some "Live History" demonstrations in my area, and I couldn't pass that up. Curious if anyone else has similar adventures to share. To read more, its on my blog: http://www.danacsimm...ounds-civil-war Or just watch the video here: