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Just carry some neck braces in various sizes!! David

Another option is a voting system for the antennas to the receivers, basically it looks at the strongest transmitted signal and passes it on. David

The BBC Worldwide Service is selling of more of their gear. I ran across this http://www2.ppauctions.com/auction.php?thisPage=50&id=71&perPage=20&sort=2&search=&cat=all All kinds of audio and video gear along with other support gear. If you are in Europe could be nice. Not so sure about those of us in the US with shipping and customs. Just thought it might be of interest to the group and I have no connection with the BBC or the auction company. Thanks David

Thanks for all of the insightful replies. For the basic out the door rig (mixer, boom, 2-wireless) I am all inclusive. Extra wireless, multitrack recorder, client monitors, TC slate, then I do line item on the invoice. Much like John Paul commented above. I like your idea Tom of just rolling, then if there are issues, have a value in mind. Using the 788T as a reference, rental prices seem to be around $150 with the Nomad 6 showing a similar price. So if the job demands multiple tracks then adding the cost of renting a similar out board recorder would fill in the cost of your more expensive mixer/recorder. Thanks David Rogers

This is not a brand specific question. I am a new owner of a one piece mixer/recorder. My question is how do you charge for the new mixer/recorder. I have when needed used my mixer along with a seperate recorder. Easy to invoice, add the recorder as another line item. With the one piece system if you are mixer only charge one rate and then if you are mixer plus recorder charge the additional amount? Another question would be always mix and record even if not needed, then should there be an audio problem and the client comes back to you offer the files plus charge as if you had used the recorder all along. Or finally just raise your rate to reflect the new piece of gear and always record. Your thoughts are appreciated. Thanks David

a Benelli M3 is also a nice choice!! David

The sad thing is I believe Mike teaches students regarding sound recording. Can you imagine being in that class would be like. And just think in the new future we will have so many little Mikie clones cluttering the audio forums!! David Rogers

Collinite 845 insulator Wax works well. David

Ah the Nomad killer!!

Here is a link to site with a different take on bags. http://newswear.com/chestvests.htm I have not pursued the idea, though I think it has merit for a smaller ENG rig. As Andre pointed out when you take it off it does not sit pretty. David

Larry, just an observation. The bulbous end of the potatoe gun looks and sounds like a silencer. The ATF is not your friend even though it is for a potatoe gun. Back in the 80's I played a lot of paintball and we were making PVC silencers for the paintball guns. Somebody was caught during that time frame and guess what you didn't see PVC on the end of paintball guns after that. May be a non-issue. David

Please Jeff he is almost as bad as Roberto was.

At 5.8ghz antennas can make or break the system. One antenna I have found to be an asset is the skew planar. Works well in 360 degrees, combine it with a circular polarized antenna through a diversity controller and you have a very small system that works well in a video village set up. David Rogers

A bottle of Ibuprofen is my friend. David

It is doable, the duplex cavities to allow the transmitters to mix will be larger than your bag, plus you are going to need a spectrum analyzer with a tracking generator along with a return loss bridge. Every time you retune the transmitters you are going to have to retune the cavities. And there will be a loss as Larry pointed out. This would work fine in a fixed location with fixed transmitter frequencies. David

Stereophile magazine was one of the worst, I haven't read one in years they may still be. There was another rag call Absolute Sound that was very similar. David

Just pull the pin and throw them far away from you. Enjoy David

Two of my favorites are the Gordon and the Forssell. Very clean and neutral. David

I agree Brandon, H&K P7M13 here, love the polygon barrel. David

Can't keep up with Larry, but a Mazada MX-5 (Miata). The poor man's sports car!! David

Here is my take on the VOG setup. I had all of the parts in my junk box except for a nice large switch. I have found it works with most dynamic mics with little or no pop. Stable on a table and took about an hour to fabricate. David

+1 to Billy. He is a bad influence!! I went out and bought a Winradio, too. Works well. David

I have been using these nested apple boxes for a number of years and have found them to be of decent quality. I did give them a coat of marine varnish before using them. http://www.advantagegrip.com/setinone.htm You can usually find them for less from other vendors. David

If I can convince the shooter, then I use the Jimmy Box holds the Zax with a bit of Velcro. David

Another one I find nice, is the rental houses rent the camera package and throw the audio kit in for free. It is what you can negotiate that counts in the end. David Nashvegas