Sennheiser EW100 G1 wireless system - first generation, your thoughts

That is something I have thought about in the last day or two, so will have to do my research. The charity I'm working for have good connections and a good reputation out in Gambia, but that might not get them very far with beating transmission laws. Good point.
 
How strong and shock resistant are these?
For example, someone giving a running commentary while riding a horse.
Should i be looking in the thousand$, not hundred$ ?
 
The weak point is your mic cable. That's the only part that's ever given me problems, even after talent has dropped the transmitter multiple times onto concrete floors. I wind up resoldering the TRS connection about twice a year... so perhaps bring a backup mic and/or soldering kit.

For horse riding or the like, I would not trust the simple Sennheiser wire belt clip, and would consider finding or making a more secure belt pouch.
 
The fines for operating radio equipment on the wrong frequencies in the UK is nowhere near the amounts you've heard. The steepest fines are for pirate radio operation, and out of band use of radio microphones is rarely even reported to the authorities - especially now that the Government don't have the old radio investigation service. Arqiva, and JFMG before them would take action at major events to prevent interference, acting as coordinators, but were mainly concerned with avoiding interference.

I accidentally took radio mic equipment AND walkie talkies into the UAE, they were in one of the flightless, and not actually needed, but we didn't unpack from the previous away event, and on arriving, the authorities got me to open the case, they pulled out the kit and asked what it was for - so I just explained what it was and what we were using it for, and they didn't check any further.

I'd suggest with African countries, it makes great sense to check - but the greatest risk is simply confiscation.
 
To my understanding E-band is the most versatile in EU and can be used for free. Perhaps the same holds for the majority of african countries.
 
den59 said:
To my understanding E-band is the most versatile in EU and can be used for free. Perhaps the same holds for the majority of african countries.
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Be careful as E band is mostly illegal in Europe.

However - there is a small 2MHz window in the E band that is legal all over Europe licence-free.

So - you can only us e frequencies between 863.1 and 864.9 MHz - everything else in band E is a no-no.

All the frequencies below this are used for European wide wireless broadband (4G).
 
John Willett said:
Be careful as E band is mostly illegal in Europe.

However - there is a small 2MHz window in the E band that is legal all over Europe licence-free.

So - you can only us e frequencies between 863.1 and 864.9 MHz - everything else in band E is a no-no.

All the frequencies below this are used for European wide wireless broadband (4G).
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thanks for clarification, John.
I based my observation on the web site thomann.de, which show pretty much what you say - free to use in 863-865 http://www.thomann.de/de/sennheiser_ew_112p_g3eband.htm

I also looked at Sennheiser frequency finder: http://www.frequencyfinder.eu/
and according to them, available channels/frequencies (in Amsterdam) finish at 60/782-790 MHz, all higher frequencies till 69/854-862 MHz (in their list) are not available.
Pity that the service works for Netherlands and Belgium only.

p.s. For myself, I guess, i will be following closely reviews of RodeLink http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...odlnk_fm_rodelink_wireless_filmmaker_kit.html
to have the most freedom in using wireless mics in Europe
 
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