PTA Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Well I'm now curious to hear more field reports. I was hoping for people to note a substantial difference on first tests. Maybe later tests will show different results. Keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted March 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 sure will Palmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted March 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Today I am adding micplexer in addition to qrx200 and qrx100s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Day 2 of field work. All on the cart trough micplexer and blueshark antennas. In the picture bellow I am outside a warehouse with the metal door closed maybe 90-100 feet from talent. dual mode on qrx200 vs single mode on qrx100. Dual mode was rock solid. single mode fluctuated. I am convinced the dual mode in qrx200 is rock solid. A very good surprise was when I remove antenna B or antenna A both channels are not as affected as before. Hopefully will have some bag work tomorrow and will find out more about the performance. But on a cart with shark fins the performance is better then before by a lot especially running in dual mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 But that's also with 3 separate frequencies right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Actually in this case 4 separate frequencies. I did swap them around in between takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim M Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Day 2 of field work. All on the cart trough micplexer and blueshark antennas. In the picture bellow I am outside a warehouse with the metal door closed maybe 90-100 feet from talent. dual mode on qrx200 vs single mode on qrx100. Dual mode was rock solid. single mode fluctuated. I am convinced the dual mode in qrx200 is rock solid. A very good surprise was when I remove antenna B or antenna A both channels are not as affected as before. Hopefully will have some bag work tomorrow and will find out more about the performance. But on a cart with shark fins the performance is better then before by a lot especially running in dual mode. Unfortunately since I am not that familiar with Zaxcom wireless products yet I thought in an above posting that Glenn said that there are not antenna distribution units for the 200 series yet. I am confused how you are using a micplexer when it isn't released yet...or if it is an old one wouldn't it be not functioning properly or actually hinder its abilities...? Again just a question...I appreciate your posting quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Micplexer works with every RF sistem. It is an antenna distribution unit that amplifies the RF signal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Forgot to mention Used shark fins directly in to qrx200 and I did not notice a big difference betwen micplexer and no micplexer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Unfortunately since I am not that familiar with Zaxcom wireless products yet I thought in an above posting that Glenn said that there are not antenna distribution units for the 200 series yet. I am confused how you are using a micplexer when it isn't released yet...or if it is an old one wouldn't it be not functioning properly or actually hinder its abilities...? Again just a question...I appreciate your posting quite a bit. The current micplexer is limited to just one frequency block, whereas the new receivers cover several blocks, so a new micplexer is needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldmixer Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Unless your frequencies you end up using happen to be in the same "block" as the micplexer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Unless your frequencies you end up using happen to be in the same "block" as the micplexer? exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arn Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Anyone in the possibility of making a video, comparing the range of the (not updated) qrx100 tot the qrx200? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Anyone in the possibility of making a video, comparing the range of the (not updated) qrx100 tot the qrx200? I might be able to snap a quick cell phone video while I work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim M Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Anyone in the possibility of making a video, comparing the range of the (not updated) qrx100 tot the qrx200? I will be making a full comparison once I receive mine...but that might not be a long time...the new stuff is on backorder for several weeks, currently double what I was originally quoted due to a lack of metallic sources for their blue metal or something rather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Ok QRX200 does not like the full band of psc rf multi SMA. going directly in my qrx200 is a little better then psc RF multi SMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Can you give details why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTA Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Rado, How did the QRX200 do in the bag today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I think the wideband is to blame. But I am not really sure. I had occasions where dipoles on harness were a little worst then whips when I bypassed psc rf multi SMA. Can you give details why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 it did ok. Still need more time. Rado, How did the QRX200 do in the bag today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 First day with 2 QRX200s in a bag alongside a single RX900. I'm only using whip antennas, but I didn't notice any massive range increases. They seem to recover from dropped signals better than previous units -- less metallic glitching, but that's only a quick impression. BTW, I recommend ordering your antennas "uncut" so you can trim them to whatever specification you like. I don't think I've ever seen any Zaxcom whip antennas cut close to their published sizes. I specified these latest ones for block 20, but they speced closer to block 22. The QRX200s get really hot but seem to handle it okay. I've yet to try the new units on a cart gig. I'm interested to see how they'll perform with the better antennas. The LEDs are extremely bright. The adjustment for them doesn't seem to be functional yet. That's understandable as the software is still considered beta. I really like the better display backlighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Ok QRX200 does not like the full band of psc rf multi SMA. going directly in my qrx200 is a little better then psc RF multi SMA That's what Glenn stated in the previous page of this thread... The RF Multi is not an option for Zaxcom wireless. If you put a wide band amp in front of the QRX200 you will ruin the performance of the receiver and its tunable filter. The multi also has too much gain and xtalk to be used with our receivers. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim M Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 First day with 2 QRX200s in a bag alongside a single RX900. I'm only using whip antennas, but I didn't notice any massive range increases. They seem to recover from dropped signals better than previous units -- less metallic glitching, but that's only a quick impression. BTW, I recommend ordering your antennas "uncut" so you can trim them to whatever specification you like. I don't think I've ever seen any Zaxcom whip antennas cut close to their published sizes. I specified these latest ones for block 20, but they speced closer to block 22. The QRX200s get really hot but seem to handle it okay. I've yet to try the new units on a cart gig. It'll be interesting to see how they perform with the better antennas. The LEDs are extremely bright. The adjustment for them doesn't seem to be functional yet. That's understandable as the software is still considered beta. I really like the better display backlighting. Massive range increases in comparison to what the RX900? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efksound Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 First day with 2 QRX200s in a bag alongside a single RX900. I'm only using whip antennas, but I didn't notice any massive range increases. The QRX200s get really hot but seem to handle it okay. Mmm... I was really expecting that with the QRX200 the range increase would be more than evident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTA Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 First day with 2 QRX200s in a bag alongside a single RX900. I'm only using whip antennas, but I didn't notice any massive range increases. They seem to recover from dropped signals better than previous units -- less metallic glitching, but that's only a quick impression. That's kind of unfortunate. I wonder what is happening here since range increases was where it was supposed to shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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