DTV Transition Day: Will You Get Through It?

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June 12th is the transition day and there have been a few useful items I’ve seen that may be helpful to your effort. I just helped my younger sister in St Louis set up a converter box on her little kitchen TV and she’s a very happy camper. Living in Shrewsbury, she went from getting [...]

Do You Know Where Your Wireless Microphones Are (Operating)?

It’s not just a rhetorical question. I’ve written about the coming changes in the Wireless Spectrum a couple of times (Beware 700MHz and Shure Offers Info) . It’s a topic that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention but in these times of tightened budgets, it becomes even more important as you make equipment decisions. Here’s [...]

Wireless Microphones – Beware 700 MHz

If you’re in the market for a Wireless microphone, be aware of what you are buying. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is considering kicking all wireless microphones from the 700 MHz spectrum. Turns out, many of the wireless microphones are illegally operating in the spectrum in the first place. According to an article last month [...]

Wireless Microphones – Shure Offers Info On UHF Spectrum Issues

From a Shure Press Release Shure Sets The Wireless Record Straight The FCC is in the middle of a multi-faceted reorganization of the UHF television band, stimulated by the future transition from analog to digital television broadcasting. The DTV stations will occupy a smaller section of the UHF spectrum (470 – 698 MHz) than is [...]