Mistermon
Member
Hi,
In our gymnasium, we will be replacing 2 OLD wireless microphones which didn’t get the treatment following a recent sound upgrade. The rack containing the mics is inside a concrete block room. Recently, the PA announcer has complained of signal dropout in certain locations of the gym. I don’t doubt him as the mics are pushing 15 years old with bent non-replaceable antennas. Time for new.
We’ll be replacing with Shure ULX-S receivers and transmitters (to match the Auditorium, Pool, Cafeteria, and portable system) and I’d like to get external antennas to help with reception.
I’ve built a similar system for our 14 auditorium microphones and used active antennas with great success, but that was 100’+ distance to the receivers.
Here’s my question:
Can I use passive antennas mounted outside the sound closet. I don’t want the big paddle-style for fear of gym-related incidents, and I can mount the antennas where they are protected from impact.
My proposed equipment list is this (all Shure):
2- UA221 passive Antenna splitter
2- UA8 ½ wave Omnidirectional antenna (in frequency range of the receivers)
2- 25’ UHF coax cable (also from Shure, so low loss)
2- ULXS systems
Am I in the realm of what is possible.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Rob
In our gymnasium, we will be replacing 2 OLD wireless microphones which didn’t get the treatment following a recent sound upgrade. The rack containing the mics is inside a concrete block room. Recently, the PA announcer has complained of signal dropout in certain locations of the gym. I don’t doubt him as the mics are pushing 15 years old with bent non-replaceable antennas. Time for new.
We’ll be replacing with Shure ULX-S receivers and transmitters (to match the Auditorium, Pool, Cafeteria, and portable system) and I’d like to get external antennas to help with reception.
I’ve built a similar system for our 14 auditorium microphones and used active antennas with great success, but that was 100’+ distance to the receivers.
Here’s my question:
Can I use passive antennas mounted outside the sound closet. I don’t want the big paddle-style for fear of gym-related incidents, and I can mount the antennas where they are protected from impact.
My proposed equipment list is this (all Shure):
2- UA221 passive Antenna splitter
2- UA8 ½ wave Omnidirectional antenna (in frequency range of the receivers)
2- 25’ UHF coax cable (also from Shure, so low loss)
2- ULXS systems
Am I in the realm of what is possible.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Rob