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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009
    Auralex Unveiling In-Store Room Analysis Kit At Winter NAMM ‘09
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    PSW Staff 01/13/09 05:13 PM, 0 Comments
    Auralex Acoustics takes its newest Room Analysis Plus program to the next level by offering its Room Analysis service in a retail package.  The in-store kit is a complete, user-friendly program providing all the tools necessary to acoustically analyze any room.  Auralex Acoustics’ Lead Acoustical Engineer Gavin Haverstick will host several Room Analysis Plus overview demonstrations at the company’s booth (#6794, Hall A) throughout the show to showcase how the expert analysis service works. Auralex’s In-Store Room Analysis Kit includes… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • Church Sound • Product • Measurement • Software • Sound Reinforcement • Studio

  • Rational Acoustics Debuts The Noise Stick, A Phantom-Powered Pink Noise Generator
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    PSW Staff 01/13/09 06:00 AM, 0 Comments
    Rational Acoustics has announced the launch of the Noise Stick, a phantom-powered pink noise generator and the first acoustic test and measurement accessory product to be designed and distributed under the Rational Acoustics brand name. The Noise Stick simply plugs into a phantom-powered microphone input and it generates well-behaved pink noise. Unplug it, and it stops - the Noise Stick requires no batteries and no configuration, and doesn’t need a power switch. The Noise Stick is hand-built in the USA… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • Product • Measurement • Signal • Sound Reinforcement

  • Thursday, January 08, 2009
    Wireless Update: Final FCC Ruling Includes Protection For Wireless Microphones
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    Christopher Lyons 01/08/09 04:48 PM, 4 Comments
    In November, the Federal Communications Commission released the full text of its Second Report and Order approving the use of the “white spaces” – the TV channels that are not actually occupied by a broadcast station – by unlicensed consumer wireless devices.  The FCC now refers to these as “TV Band Devices” or “TVBD’s”. The 130-page document provides details of the technical, operational, and regulatory requirements that the new devices will be subject to.  The FCC’s attention to the needs… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Wireless

  • Wednesday, October 01, 2008
    Field Testing Sets Off “White Spaces” Alarms
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    PSW Staff 10/01/08 01:21 PM, 0 Comments
    In a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, NSCA Executive Director Chuck Wilson expressed concern regarding white spaces proceedings and new television bandwidth devices. As recently as August 9, the FCC conducted a test of white spaces devices before and during a Buffalo Bills-Washington Redskins game in Washington D.C. The results showed that the prototypes did not accurately sense wireless microphone signals, a function that would be required to prevent interference. “Our members are alarmed by preliminary public reports about… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Wireless

  • Monday, January 28, 2008
    Plans For Conducting Measurements Of Additional Prototype TV White Space Devices
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    PSW Staff 01/28/08 01:42 PM, 0 Comments
    The Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) announces that it will begin a second phase of laboratory bench testing on the performance of prototype television white space devices on January 24, 2008.  The second phase of testing (Phase II) will be conducted openly and transparently. This testing is part of a proceeding to consider authorizing the operation of new, low power devices in the television (TV) broadcast spectrum at locations where channels are not being used for authorized services.… View this story
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