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Got some of the sew on patches Doug. Still get comments from the youngsters, as to what it means. Oh, well. David

There was a study of mask wearing in Denmark saying that masks don’t protect us. This study was conducted April and May of this year. The study did not test the masks directly only what happens when you advise people to wear them. Obviously since then we have learned more about the virus. The CDC in the US recently clarified, that we have other evidence that masks probably benefit the wearer. Personally I would say wear the damn mask, it can't hurt. Might even help a bit for the common cold and flu.

Wonder if the LC8 would work with a Cantar?

In my young days as a ham radio operator I used to tape small neon bulbs on the tip of my mobile antenna. When I would key the mic the bulb would glow. You need somewhere in the 80-90 volt range for that to happen. At the time I had a small SBE-34 transceiver that had about 60watts output. The frequencies used were in the HF range.

Mogami or Canare are excellent choices, if you are decent with a soldering iron you can order the cable from Markertek. Buy some Neutrik black/gold xlrs and you will have a nice cable for many years. If not into soldering then Doug's Redco suggestion is the one.

Marvelous pet you have Pat

Been awhile since this thread started. All of our greyhounds from my earlier post have past on. We now have a pair of black hounds and the photo of the little girl below shows who is in charge.

You are so right Borjam. My use has been tuning duplexers. A VNA would also work and there are some Chinese VNAs that are less than 100usd.

A reliable method, but costly would be a spectrum analyzer with a tracking generator along with a return loss bridge. For most of what we do really not necessary.

I keep a surgical stapler along with the puller in my kit. It has come in handy over the years. Not all the talent can handle it, but it does make life easier.

Interested also.

Canare and Mogami make some small 4 core cables.

Oklahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plainWhere the wav-in wheat can sure smell sweetWhen the wind comes right behind the rainOklahoma ev'ry night my honey lamb and ISit alone and talk and watch a hawkMakin lazy circles in the sky Sorry couldn't resist. A really great state.

I would suggest contacting Aaton directly. I have had good results doing that when I have questions regarding my Cantar.

Give a shout out to the folks at K-Tek here in the states. I would imagine they can help you tomorrow. My experience has been very positive when I have needed service.

I wonder how hard it would be to reduce the size and weight of the AD4D receiver.

IF only they took genlock. LOL

Video is easy to send via Cat5

I am using a single pipe clamp to 1" ball and then either an Iphone or Ipad mount. The ones with the 4 grabber type arms. So many choices, but easy to change mounts and how the ball is attached. David

Very nice. Simple and effective. Still pondering what my version 4 rig will be like.

Did a recent set of commercials for Panda Express. Very similar hidden lav plus the second on a headset. I know not quite the same but the client wanted a dummy headset mic and I made the decision to go with a live one. Both yielded very usable audio. I say go with it. Obviously wireless frequencies running two transmitters need to be considered.

Ram mount makes some nice kit for tablets and phones. www.rammount.com I have no interest in the company, just a happy customer.

Tales, that has been one of my issues with the Mini. I liked the sloped surface bag I built which was version 2 for me. I have been using my version 3 for a while and it is ok. Been thinking about building another one, taking some of the ideas from the Aaton cheese plate design. What you don't see in my version 3 bag is the Hydra system. It is under the cover closest to the body. Three receivers. Two are in use, the third one I am waiting on the Melody preamp to allow the third receiver to work on the AES input. Included is two RF preamps and a RF distribution system. Once I have a Melody in hand I plan on seeing it I can reduce the size of the bag and lighten it some more. The Hydra system I believe can be made smaller, which will help. My RF system is cobbled together from various pieces. My thoughts are to only use one side with RF bits and the other would just be the antenna on each wireless receiver. David

LDF-5 1db loss per hundred feet at 600MHz. Great for fixed installations, but a bear on location!!

Also look into lease purchase. Start with what you really need, then add. Look at older gear, still works saves a bit of dollars. What is surprising is what you end up using day in. Small mixer/recorder, boom, 1 or 2 wireless, has covered many jobs. Start there, rent the extras if you need them. Many of us have GAS, I am one of those persons. If I were just starting out, simple would be the direction I would take.