In article 4a5f2ca2.1507905734@localhost,
Don Pearce wrote:
In VHF days I remember using a mag mount transmission aerial on a car with
an ordinary body pack - and a four element Yagi as one receive aerial.
All last minute stuff. Using Microns. And got an estimated 1 mile range.
Just as well because we were running out of time. ;-)

I dunno what they do these days, but you could cover a (horse) racecourt
grandstand (using VHF) for presenters with a 4 element Yagi and and omni
mounted high for line of sight. At 10Mw output from the hand mics.

The shoulder held TV cameras they run up and down the touch line with
at footy matches use a 13GHz link back to the control room. The camera
has an omni antenna, and high up above the stand is a chap with a
handheld directional antenna that he keeps trained on the cameraman.
What a job...

Indeed. But there's no way production would pay for that for 'mere' sound.
;-(

Although years ago we did used a panned parabola mic at cup finals, etc.

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