Derek H

I had RF issues (buzzing around certain set lighting rigs) on my brand new (2019) 50s and the problem resolved after I re-wired the female ends of the XLR shorty cables. All I did was solder pin 1 to the ground tab. I’d start there.

Did they receive a fine? Warning? Was this in the U.S.?

Most of your questions here are over my head but I wanted to share something I noticed on a DIY project I did. I assumed that two dc sources feeding one load but isolated with diodes would perfectly draw from just the higher voltage source but in my case I found that the load pulled power from both sources but it was not in equal amounts. More power was pulled from the higher voltage source than the lower voltage source. I’m not sure if that’s to be expected but that’s what I ended up with in my case.

I’m not sure I agree with this statement. I have yet to hear about a single case of a production sound mixer getting in trouble for operating on illegal channels. Not to mention there are gaps in block 24 and 25 that are legal to use with limitations.

This is all true but just be prepared for a $600 bill. SD service is no bargain. But they do a good job of course.

That’s good to hear. I struggled to hear some lines on discovery.

How does the RF performance compare to the DSQD half rack receiver?

This is probably my record so far. About 9 pages if I remember.

Hey Larry, just curious… even when using a passive antenna that has DC protection such as the SNA600a is there any effect on RF performance or other possible side effects from having antenna power turned on? Years ago I was using a Sennheiser quadbox (for ek3041) and I remember getting lots of spray and interference when using two coax whip antennas. The Sennheiser box always had 12V on the antenna inputs.

Glad you found a workable system. Sounds like a real nightmare though. If you have to add 4 other very expensive pieces of gear to the Roger setup to make it work I’d say the Roger is a load of crap. I used it once and thought it was trash.

Frequency range? Could you use this with two Comtek 216 transmitters?

So I tried this with an ancient android phone I had laying around (Motorola Droid Turbo) and a nooelec smart sdr dongle from a few years ago (not sure if it’s the latest version) it would scan sometimes and then not. The debug in the SDR driver claims that it’s not getting enough power from the phone. Have you found that most recent android devices provide sufficient power to the dongle? Are the Google pixel phones a safe choice? I have tried using a “powered” OTG cable which has a y-split to attach a charger but the problem there is the phone seems to decide to only do one thing at a time. Either use the dongle or just charge but not both. Maybe if I used a dumb power supply it would work but phone chargers or battery packs seem to be too smart for their own good in this case.

Can you elaborate on the gain setting? Why is the default "2" and when would it be useful to change it? This is very cool. Not the most intuitive but that's ok. The more I use it the more I see the logic.

Is there a demo version? I have an older Motorola phone laying around I’d like to try but not sure it will work.

Try ambient quick loks

With xx60 or xx61 Core DPAs?

You should ask Lectro on this one

It will work just fine. Ignore the highly respected professional lol. It will also work fine plugged into the bottom of the pole. most pole manufacturers make an accessory bracket to do just that. It will also work clipped to your belt with 20’ of cable between the transmitter and the mic. In theory your expert might be right but in terms of practical useage he’s full of it.

Why is it again that the new 944 transmitters have only the 8MHz bandwidth?

Will a smaller single battery model be added at some point? Any inside info?

I saw it in an IMAX and they volume was way too loud. Everything just compressed to the ceiling. Really frustrating.

Wonder what he ended up doing with all the tubes… if you’re still reading this and have any 12ax7s let me know!

Try 25-30 on a 6061. 15-20 for a 6060.

I like SMVs the best. Or SMa either one is fine. SMQV is too big for me but if you’re going for long battery life it can’t be beat.

They’re not my favorites. They work fine and have some advantages like the menu navigation and wideband tuning. I think they’re overly large and chunky and I dislike the battery door which sounds trivial but when you use it every day… Personally, I think you should buy a couple of used SMs (SM, SMa, or SMv) and either 411as or an SRb or SRc. Then you’ll really know what Lectro is all about.