I have 16 Audio Technica 4000 series units, 8 in "C" band and 8 in "D" band with distros, sharing two of the Audio Technica unpowered fins without amplification (using 25 foot antenna cables). They are currently living in our sound booth, which is 50 feet from the front of the stage, and 75 feet from the back of the stage. the reason we set it up here, for now at least, was because we like having a quick view at battery levels and mic statuses.
We have been noticing some drops in the RF signal, it gets quite low sometimes - but we have not had any actual drop outs. Obviously the distance from the stage is not ideal, and i was thinking about mounting the wireless receivers side-stage, and mounting the antennas above the stage (about 20 feet above floor). in order to do this, we would have to run a 50' and a 100' antenna cable to the near/far side of the stage to mount the antennas to get a decent spread for diversity purposes (the stage is about 40 feet wide, but by the time the cable runs up, over, and down again those are approximate lengths) if mounting above the stage, would i want to use the directional fins? or will they be too directional at this shorter distance?
the only powered audio technica antennas i can find are filtered, so we would have to get two sets and mount 4 antennas and run two sets of cables. i was hoping to not spend $1500 on antenna mounting.
The audio technica in-line antenna amplifiers are also filtered, so again $1000+ for antenna mounting
Here is the real question - is RF, RF? or is Audio technica RF different than say Shure RF? Could we get two active Shure Antennas and use them with our current setup?
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
We have been noticing some drops in the RF signal, it gets quite low sometimes - but we have not had any actual drop outs. Obviously the distance from the stage is not ideal, and i was thinking about mounting the wireless receivers side-stage, and mounting the antennas above the stage (about 20 feet above floor). in order to do this, we would have to run a 50' and a 100' antenna cable to the near/far side of the stage to mount the antennas to get a decent spread for diversity purposes (the stage is about 40 feet wide, but by the time the cable runs up, over, and down again those are approximate lengths) if mounting above the stage, would i want to use the directional fins? or will they be too directional at this shorter distance?
the only powered audio technica antennas i can find are filtered, so we would have to get two sets and mount 4 antennas and run two sets of cables. i was hoping to not spend $1500 on antenna mounting.
The audio technica in-line antenna amplifiers are also filtered, so again $1000+ for antenna mounting
Here is the real question - is RF, RF? or is Audio technica RF different than say Shure RF? Could we get two active Shure Antennas and use them with our current setup?
Does anyone have any other suggestions?