Members GigMan Posted December 28, 2009 Members Share Posted December 28, 2009 I just noticed there's a rebate on Audio Technica wireless systems at Sweetwater - was considering the Audio-Technica ATW-3141 for a while anyway... but which band do I need - C or D? I understand that it depends on my area but how do I determine which has more available channels in my area (I'm in zip 07803). Also - I looked on AudioEast.com but those guys don't seem to have a Microphone category... am I wrong? Anyway, thx & a very Happy New Year to All Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dennis a Posted December 28, 2009 Members Share Posted December 28, 2009 Don't Audio Technica have a tool on their website to calculate the best frequency band for your area? Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted December 28, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2009 Don't Audio Technica have a tool on their website to calculate the best frequency band for your area? Dennis Excellent - they do, right here For my zip, it shows more available wireless channels/frequencies in Band D than Band C, so that's exactly the info I was looking for - thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dboomer Posted December 28, 2009 Members Share Posted December 28, 2009 Here's a list of DTV in your area. http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Within+Search&ArchiveRecords=N&sKilometers=50&sLatitude=40-52-29&sLongitude=74-36-13&sZip=07803 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted December 28, 2009 Members Share Posted December 28, 2009 Available space depends entirely on your location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted December 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Here's a list of DTV in your area. http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Within+Search&ArchiveRecords=N&sKilometers=50&sLatitude=40-52-29&sLongitude=74-36-13&sZip=07803 Nice list, Don - but I'm not clear on what I do with it... - - whereas the Audio Technica website you just plug in your zip code and it tells you the available frequencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dboomer Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 You check to see which TV channels are being used in your area and then check them off against the frequencies available in your block. It's best to use the FCC list as a number of the manufacturer's sites lag behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted December 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Available space depends entirely on your location. The TV station on this list are in towns that are at least 25, 30 miles away or more, with one exception - Morristown, NJ, which is about 15 miles away. Does that mean the only one that is using frequencies that I can't use w/a wireless rig is the Morristown station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dboomer Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 DTV station can cause interference to 100 - 150 miles. Before DTV you could find available channels in the middle of analog TV channels ... but no longer. Digital uses up the whole 6meg allotted to it (and in some cases spills over a little bit). So C block (AT) is TV channels 26-29. Channels 28 and 29 are in use in your area, that leaves channels 26 and 27 (and a hair into ch25). I'm guessing (because I haven't actually measured it) that a 3000 series can run about 8 channels in a TV channel so if you get a C block (probably your best bet) you will have about 12-18 "real" channels available. These channels would be subject to any localized interference. It's hard to read about hundreds or thousands of available channels that seem to be available ... in the real world it's a LOT smaller. Now if you get on the tour bus ... you are on your own:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 8 per TV channel is too high, intermod products kill about 1/2 of those once you start using more channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dboomer Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 I was being generous so no one would accuse me of taking advantage of the situation:thu: 6 is probably a better number for wireless in this class. Now if you happened to be mixing brands at the same time it could be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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