In article , David Looser
scribeth thus
"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:15:33 GMT, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

Did I dream this or not, I seem to recall that the government proposed to
move the radio mic band at some point, and wondered if this might have
some
impact on the choices. Like others have said, not into the radio mic
scene
myself, so have not kept up.

I agree about diversity though, some terrible nulls occur just where you
need them to work I understand. its that chap Murphy.

Brian

Part of the "digital switch over" will see the radio mic band move
from an analogue system in the TV UHF TV channels to a digital system
in the 1790 to 1798 MHz band. At the same time their status drops from
primary to secondary. What that means is that in the new band the mic
user must ensure he causes no interference to other services. The
current user of this higher band is the Home Office,

Digital switch over is now so close that in all fairness I could not
recommend anyone to but a UHF analogue mic. It would be money wasted.

It's all that is available. But I don't agree that it would be money wasted.
Just keep on using it regardless, there's very little chance of anyone even
noticing that you are using it whatever the official position. That's what
99% of existing radio mic users will do especially as most of them are
totally unaware of any of these proposed changes.

For best advice I would recommend the OP to read an Ofcom statement:

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/cond.../statement.pdf

This lays out the timings and concession on the UHF band.


That paper was pure bureaucratic gobbledegook, a classic bit of moden-day
waffle that said nothing of any help to anyone. Why radio mic users have
allowed themselves to be treated in the shabby way that Ofcom have for years
is a mystery to me.

David.


http://www.jfmg.co.uk/

should be your first port of call, they manage the spectrum for SAB (Services
Ancillary to Broadcasting) these cover fixed and temporary sound and vision
links and of course radio mics. Several bands are in use, some licence exempt
some licenced some shared and exclusive etc etc..

Of course Ofcom ,AKA consult-a-COM are having a dabble where ever they see an
opportunity to prolly flog off a bit of spectrum to raise loot for the
goverrmint!...




And of course JFMG are now owned and operated by good old Arqiva ;!....
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Tony Sayer