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BudRaymond

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  1. Do you have powered antenna with variable amplitude? If you're operating in close range try turning off the amplification for better results. Lowering the noise floor will allow your wireless to be heard. I've even removed the antennas completely when congestion is really bad and I can keep the receivers 5-10' away.

  2. So sorry for your loss Jeff. You were so instrumental in my early film career, and your boom operator could not have been a more prescient, perfect example. 

    When I met him on Almost Famous he was a bit dismissive at first, focused so intently on the shot and everything he knew he needed to be doing. But I learned that when he came off as seemingly curt or intense, it was simply a result of his dedication and focus.

    I always enjoyed working with you and Don, and looked up to him for guidance in both technique and example.

    He will be greatly missed, by me and my family.

  3. I've had a low power auxiliary license for 10+ years, thanks to the encouragement of Jay Patterson from 695 (and Bill Ruck).

    I always operate at 100mw and frequently operate at 250mw. Licensing has never been an impediment.

    When the FCC expanded 944 block to 941 and removed the "content producer" requirement, I jumped right in. I've had great success with both 944 and now 941-960.

  4. On 7/27/2019 at 11:43 AM, codyman said:

    My #1 favorite feature about it no doubt!  Definitely looking into one or two of these to consolidate from my SR's and my venerable VR Field.  Too bad I still have 4 600mhz transmitters to shed though as the clock ticks towards July 2020 😔

    The duplex gap will be available in perpetuity

  5. 17 hours ago, Richard Thomas said:

    The RC8+ is available and it's got a slate mic on the top right of the unit.  When engaged it's routed to AES 7&8 and interrupts whatever's being used on those channels (so can be shared).  There's an option to use an external slate mic on the headphone input- it's a 3.5mm TRRS jack

    Thanks!

  6. I'm still really confused about this whole licensing business. I watched Gotham Sound's webinar on antennas where they briefly touched on the licensing and they mentioned that having one of the licenses would give you legal access to a few extra frequencies, but generally speaking, is the license a legal requirement for me to be using my wireless right now (assuming I'm using legal blocks)? Or is it just something to legitimize what I'm doing in case of a hiccup?

    As long as I'm not using any emergency bandwidth, I just don't see the FCC swooping in on a helicopter to handcuff me. If you feel differently, I'd love to know why because I can't justify the cost of getting a license right now and it seems really ridiculous. (On another note, the idea of the government owning/regulating frequencies which exist in nature is ludicrous to me).

    Scott, as someone about to upgrade your wireless, I would strongly advise against getting anything higher than block 26 (the legal limit in the US). You can get a used UM400 for less than $700 these days which is a great deal but I would seriously look into getting the new wideband stuff Lectro and other manufacturers are coming out with now. At least receiver-wise. I believe the auction is set to take place in late March of 2016, but the results of said auction won't take effect for another 3 years after that, so there's still some life in the traditional 1-block wireless (there always will be). What you should be looking out for is that the 600MHz stuff might go away for us, which means block 26 could be a risky investment. If you are not in dire need to upgrade, I would wait until April 2016 before purchasing anything so that you know what the new available spectrum will look like.

    Incorrect on a few counts. Electromagnetic radiation occurs at many different frequencies throughout the spectrum in nature, from infrared to ultraviolet. Pulsar stars have been known to emit energy in the band we use for wireless audio transmission.

    Secondly, Block 27, 698 mhz is the top of the legal limit in the United States.

  7. I'm absolutely loving this but the one thing I'm questioning is the need for hardware knobs for L/R X1/X2. I might be in the minority but once I have those levels set I rarely need to move them. Would be excellent if they were assignable for things like trim control for 7-10 or a host of other things.

    I imagine software assignment of the trim pots to the existing hardware could be implemented in a future firmware update. I for one would miss having individual trim control.

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