Wireless Mic Question

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mhood

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With all the changes the FCC is putting the wireless mic industry through right now, I have been researching to find out if a fixed VHF system will still be workable. It seems (AFAIK) that it is perfectly legal for me to use an old channel 12 VHF (208.400) Lectrosonics CR187-H187 fixed frequency system because Channel 12 isn't used in the market where I shoot. Anyone know different?

Also, I can get a M187 beltpack on another frequency very cheap right now (folks are dumping their wireless systems it seems) and was wondering if anyone could change the frequency of the M187 to match the 208.400 of my CR187? Is that even legal to do now?

It probably doesn't help much that the entire CR187 based line has been discontinued but there's a lot of that going around right now.
 
Hi mhood,

Lectrosonics can change the frequency in the M187, and the cost depends on these variables:

1. Is it in the same band as the CR187 (i.e. is it currently within 207-216 MHz)?
2. Do we have the 208.400 crystal in stock when you send in the unit?

If we have the crystal in stock and the M187 is in the same band as where you want it to be, the cost would be about $95 plus shipping.

If we do not have the crystal in stock and your unit is NOT in the same band, the cost would be about $185 plus shipping.

So that covers the min and max cost associated with converting that transmitter to be on the same frequency as your CR187.

And yes, it's perfectly viable to use the older VHF gear as long as there's nothing stepping on your frequency. Interference can be transient, so it's impossible to tell whether or not there MIGHT be something on that frequency. But if the operating distance between transmitter and receiver is small, then most often you won't have anything to worry about.
 
Thank you Karl! That is very good news indeed! One other (possibly very stoopid) question: Can I use one CR187 to receive and "mix" the signals from a H187 and a M187 on the same frequency? Or will this be a "one at a time" system?
 
You would only be able to use one transmitter at a time. You can have as many receivers as you want on a single frequency, but two or more transmitters on a frequency will not work.
 
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