Articles Tagged Wireless Systems

  • Sunday, February 12, 2012
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    PSW Staff 02/12/12 05:25 PM,
    A new version of the AKG WMS470 wireless system with revised operating frequencies for the European market, called the WMS470 Band 10, operates on frequencies between 823 and 832 MHz known as the “duplex gap.” This frequency range lies between the areas that will be used for upcoming high-speed Internet service for mobile devices, and will enable future proof, interference-free operation. “In many European countries the frequency range between 823 and 832 MHz will be exclusively reserved for wireless microphones… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundNewsPollProductMicrophoneWireless

  • Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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    PSW Staff 02/07/12 02:56 PM,
    Revolabs has announced that the company’s Windows-based HD Control Panel software has been enhanced to support the entire HD line of wireless microphone systems, bringing the monitoring and configuration tools found on the Executive HD to the HD Single/Dual Channel and the HD Venue systems. In addition, based upon customer feedback, Revolabs has created several new features for the HD line, including a DIP switch display, mute groups for Executive HD systems, and an expanded control system API. With the… View this story
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  • Sunday, February 05, 2012
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    PSW Staff 02/05/12 10:25 AM,
    RFvenue has introduced the new high-gain, foldable, circularly polarized CP Beam antenna for use with wireless microphone and in-ear monitoring systems used in applications such as concert touring, location sound, audio/visual, and broadcast. The CP Beam antenna is optimized for long-distance applications in the 470-698 MHz UHF range. “The patent-pending CP Beam is a convenient, easy-to-use, full-size beam antenna for long-range applications that can be very quickly utilized when needed,” states RFvenue CEO Chris Regan. “Customers wanted a compact and… View this story
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  • Thursday, February 02, 2012
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    PSW Staff 02/02/12 08:50 AM,
    The use of wireless technology from Lectrosonics provided benefits for the recent production of the musical “Gypsy” by the University of Evansville Department of Theatre. “‘Gypsy’ is a story about vaudeville performers turning to burlesque to make a living,” explains Richard Ingraham, a Cleveland, OH-based free-lance sound designer operating under the name RBI Computers and Audio who was brought in to work with the production. “There’s a strip routine in the show and the main character—Gypsy—had the most revealing part.… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundNewsPollConcertMicrophoneWireless

  • Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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    PSW Staff 01/31/12 12:27 PM,
    Line 6 has introduced the XD-V75, XD-V55, and XD-V35 series digital wireless microphone systems.  Featuring microphone modeling technology, XD-V systems offer 24-bit, 10 Hz–20 kHz, compander-free performance. The new flagship XD-V75 line includes handheld, lavalier, headset and bodypack digital wireless systems. The family offers a full complement of professional features including signal encryption, dynamic filters, gain control, channel scanning and more. Utilizing the same 4th-generation digital wireless platform as the XD-V75, the XD-V55 family offers handheld, lavalier and headset systems… View this story
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  • Monday, January 16, 2012
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    PSW Staff 01/16/12 11:36 AM, 0 Comments
    The new Revolabs Academy is a series of online training seminars designed to provide in-depth knowledge of the company’s family of wireless audio systems for unified communications. “Over the past 18 months, we have conducted more than 25 day-long, on-site training seminars and the demand has far exceeded our expectations. Therefore, we’re moving the seminars online to extend this knowledge to an even wider audience and to offer more flexibility to our busy customers and partners,” says Eric Spata, director… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundChurch SoundNewsPollAVEducationMicrophoneWirelessAudio

  • Thursday, January 05, 2012
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    PSW Staff 01/05/12 09:15 AM, 1 Comment
    Sun Life Stadium, home of the NFL Miami Dolphins and NCAA University of Miami Hurricanes, is located just a half-mile from the main “antenna farm” of transmitters for the city’s TV stations, creating potential for dropouts and interference that can plague wireless microphone systems serving referees. “The referee solution we had in place, although operational, lacked resiliency,” notes Bryan Lykins, the team’s newly hired director of broadcast operations. “This is why we engaged Shure Axient. Their technology is impressive and… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundNewsPollAVMicrophoneWirelessAudio

  • Friday, December 16, 2011
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    PSW Staff 12/16/11 03:40 PM, 0 Comments
    As any field production professional knows, electronics and liquids simply don’t get along very well. And yet, there are those occasions when the gear simply can’t avoid taking a hit. Such was the case during a post game interview in August when the Houston Astros stunned the Chicago Cubs by coming behind with a major play in the bottom of the 9th inning. As the team celebrated, a large beverage cooler had its contents emptied on the player who made… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundNewsPollAVMicrophoneWirelessAudio

  • Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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    PSW Staff 12/14/11 11:25 AM, 0 Comments
    The annual ceremony for lighting the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in late November had Wireless First, a Clair Global company, wrangling 86 channels of wireless that spanned a full city block. The successful Wireless First package included the new CF 1090 Fractal Antenna, designed and manufactured by Wireless First/Clair Global and employing a self-similar antenna topology to deliver high gain across a wide, uniform coverage pattern using a small, camera-friendly housing. “We had multiple stages all over the plaza, and… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundChurch SoundNewsPollMicrophoneSound ReinforcementWireless

  • Thursday, December 08, 2011
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    PSW Staff 12/08/11 12:33 PM, 1 Comment
    Clair Global has introducied the CF 1090 Fractal Antenna for live entertainment applications worldwide. The creation of the CF 1090 is a study in guided serendipity. In the summer of 2010, Clair Global acquired Wireless First. Both the company’s founder, Kevin Sanford and his chief engineer Josh Flower had been working on a new wireless antenna in their shop for several years. Now, as part of the Clair team, they moved quickly to take advantage of Clair’s resources. The final… View this story
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