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On-Air report.
Firstly the receiver has a wire antenna curled up and attached to it, I left it like that to check its’ range, as I did not like the idea of having a floating loose wire getting caught up in the works.
In this position, the range was excellent, approx 25 metres.
Also, the microphone is very sensitive, and the transmitter comes with a mic level adjustment control.
This is very important to adjust the levels on both the mic transmitter, and the PA Mic receive control, as if you too close to the PA or the level is too high feedback will occur.
It is wise to adjust these levels beforehand for a good balance.
If the mic level is too high it will pick up wind noise, and if too low, you have to speak loudly at it. So you have to get a happy medium.
The cost, about $45.
I then tested my existing wireless hand mic in parallel or together with the new device.
100% dual frequency wireless PA, this is so versatile, no frequency overlap or interference.
I also tested my MP3 PDA player through it, … voila !!, again full dual channel operation, while the music was playing, I could also speak at normal amplified level through the PA.
The beauty of that is I can control all levels from the rostrum position.
A “roadie” might be useful if playing music so that the music is queued properly without having to fumble in pockets or handbags.
Total investment for this system, under $400, total weight, under 3 Kgs, and that includes a couple of spare batteries and SLA battery pack.
Bruce Bathols
Bangholme Vic.
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