It's been a while since I posted a question, so I thought I'd put one up. The following hypothetical scenario takes place in/near Washington, DC (important).
A theater has four UHF wireless mic systems, operating on 543.250, 551.450, 562.000, and 562.075 MHz. The make/model of the systems is not relevant. When any one system is on, and right next to the receiver, it works fine. However, when on stage (~75' from the receivers), they don't work very well - lots of cutting in and out, and occasionally the sound from one mic appears on another channel. The receivers each have two antennas attached to them directly. Assume batteries are fresh, everything is connected, and that the fault lies in the wireless mic system (i.e., not in the console or anything else)
Identify the various problems here, and how to fix them. Bonus points for identifying what problems will be associated with what mic(s).
HINT: You may need to use reference sources, such as the FCC's website, Shure/Sennheiser/A-T's wireless tools, etc.
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/tvq.html
A theater has four UHF wireless mic systems, operating on 543.250, 551.450, 562.000, and 562.075 MHz. The make/model of the systems is not relevant. When any one system is on, and right next to the receiver, it works fine. However, when on stage (~75' from the receivers), they don't work very well - lots of cutting in and out, and occasionally the sound from one mic appears on another channel. The receivers each have two antennas attached to them directly. Assume batteries are fresh, everything is connected, and that the fault lies in the wireless mic system (i.e., not in the console or anything else)
Identify the various problems here, and how to fix them. Bonus points for identifying what problems will be associated with what mic(s).
HINT: You may need to use reference sources, such as the FCC's website, Shure/Sennheiser/A-T's wireless tools, etc.
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/tvq.html
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