Wireless System for shooting in germany

rafikiwilliams

rafikiwilliams

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What would be a good audio frequency range for shooting in germany?

I will be shooting there next month, and want to make sure I get the right equipment. Right now im planning to rent a few sennheiser g3s, but want to ensure I get the correct frequency range.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

-Ben
 
Ive only been able to locate the following groups,

A-516 - 558MHz
B-626 - 668MHz
G-566 - 608MHz

Am I missing something, are the D and E blocks G2 frequencies in the 700mhz range?
 
Blocks D & E have never been legal in America, so I don't know for sure what frequencies they're on. Sennheiser used to sell Block C here, which was in the 700 Mhz band, but they discontinued that several years ago. I would guess that D & E are somewhere above 806 Mhz, which as I recall was the highest frequency in the old UHF range, but that's just a guess.

Blocks A & B have always been legal in the US; Block G is a new range to replace Block C.
 
I think if it's selled in Germany you should be fine... I don't think they would sell "illegal" frequentie ranged wirelles.
 
dre83 said:
I think if it's selled in Germany you should be fine... I don't think they would sell "illegal" frequentie ranged wirelles.
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This is bad advice - Sennheiser makes radio systems for a worldwide market and not all versions are legal in all countries. They would certainly make one for the USA that was illegal in Germany.

If you get a version "E" and use the frequencies between 863-865 MHz - these frequencies are legal all over Europe without a licence.

Version "GB" is legal in the UK and USA and in some Euro countries. Licence required for this one, though.
 
dre83 said:
I think if it's selled in Germany you should be fine... I don't think they would sell "illegal" frequentie ranged wirelles.
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John Willett said:
This is bad advice - Sennheiser makes radio systems for a worldwide market and not all versions are legal in all countries. They would certainly make one for the USA that was illegal in Germany.
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So, you're saying that using a band that is sold in Germany, in Germany, would be bad advice? I must have missed something...

Version "GB" is legal in the UK and USA and in some Euro countries. Licence required for this one, though.
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You've said this before, and I still (as of the Sennheiser USA price list from 7-1-11) have not seen anything about Block "GB" in the USA.
 
Captain Pierce said:
So, you're saying that using a band that is sold in Germany, in Germany, would be bad advice? I must have missed something...
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You need to make sure it's legal where you are. Some shops in Germany sell internationally - also, not all frequencies are legal in all places. You need to do your homework first.


Captain Pierce said:
You've said this before, and I still (as of the Sennheiser USA price list from 7-1-11) have not seen anything about Block "GB" in the USA.
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Block "GB" overlaps blocks "G" and "B" and fills in the gap in the middle as well. As blocks "G" and "B" are US blocks, "GB" is also fine in the US as well (with the exception of the 6MHz immediately above the top of the "G" version, these are illegal in the USA)

If you want to record in both the USA and the UK then this is really the only option. The UK mobile frequencies are in the gap between "G" and "B" so the "GB" version will be legal in both the UK and the USA.

As it was made specifically for the UK market, Sennheiser USA probably don't bother to list it - but the price will be the same and Sennheiser USA will be able to supply it in the same way as they supply other kits.

The 6MHz immediately above the "G" version are illegal in the USA as these are used for Radio Astronomy (UK Ch.38), but this spectrum has been cleared in the UK for country-wide radiomic. use. So, as I said, for USA and UK, version "GB" is the only option.

Europe is different, of course, and the only safe way for all of Europe is to use version "E" and stick to the frequencies between 863 and 865MHz.
 
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