Moose Hatrack
Active Member
I have ten AT2000 receivers that do a great job for me. Nine of them are rack mounted in a Gator case. After setting up Friday in an familiar venue, receiver 6 was cutting out during Saturday tech rehearsal. Since our actors are kids I figured I finally lost my first mic or transmitter. I tried different fixes Monday night and Tuesday night but no matter what transmitter and mic combo I tried, the dropout stayed with receiver 6. On Wednesday night I turned the case so I could re-patch to swap 6 and the lesser used 10. What did I see? An AC extension cord, plain old zip cord type, was casually draped over one of the rubber ducky antennas on receiver 6. The AC cord just fell over that antenna when I ran it down from receiver 10 (which lives on top of the case). Loss of a diversity side matched the symptoms perfectly. I lifted the lamp cord, routed it properly, and after that receiver 6 put in its usual perfect performance. Thoughts of kicking myself are quieted by the fact that the kids still have a flawless record taking care of the equipment!