Posted by Carl Zwanzig on 02/17/06 23:17

Steve Guidry <steveguidrynospam@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Don't do it. Use a wired system instead. That's my best advice.

At the risk of saying metoo, "Me, too". My first thought is how will the
OP get the video back from the camera? Wireless? If there's one cable,
it's kinda simple to run another. Even if there's a power run, adding an
icm/comm/PL/etc cable shouldn't be much of a hassle, esp compared to
wrangling wireless units.

>So, we're back to "don't do it." 8 - 10 W/L units is a LOT. Try to use
>wired ones for most, and then use 1 or 2 W/L for your handhelds. But if you
>absolutely _MUST_ use wireless, there are only two real names in the biz :
>Clear-com and RTS. Anything else is a gamble.

Right. And if you -need- more than a couple, you need someone just to
keep an eye on them, and it's more work than 8-10 wireless mics, too.
You may also need frequency coordination, although rental houses will
often deal with that.

(FWIW, in my albeit limited experience, I've never seen more than 2-3
wireless icms, and those were above the 30-40 wired units. They had
a dedicated tech (or was it two) just for the intercom.)

z!

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