Frequency scanner

Oh wait. I don't neeed to buy one! My Lectrosonics receivers have one
built in<g>.

D.

"Billy Sarokin" <bigmaho.TakeThisOut@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:372c3b86-10c2-4c60-b701-c42865d25d18@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> What would be more useful is a handheld spectrum analyzer so you could
> program in your block and scan it to see where the holes are. There
> are many out there. Here's one example
>
> http://www.fullcompass.com/product/343715.html
>
> Best,
> Billy Sarokin
>
>
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On Mar 9, 5:04 pm, PT <pauthomp... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
Hey Paul,

I've been using one of these lately, works great!

http://www.tti-new.com/press-releases/psa1301t-pr.htm

> Can anybody recommend a good, afforable handheld frequency scanner for
> hunting out clean radio mic frequencies? Something that would work
> along similar lines to the built in RF scanners found in Zaxom and
> Lectrosonics receivers. I use analog Audio Ltd 2020s and it's a real
> pain dialing in frequency after frequency when you are having 'one of
> those days'. I know there are plenty of handheld scanners available
> that are used by radio enthusiasts to listen into police and avaiation
> channels, but has anybody used them in the field to good effect? The
> models I've seen seem to be designed to lock onto 'used' channels,
> whereas I would need it to lock onto unused channels. Any ideas?
>
> Cheers
>
> Paul
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On Mar 10, 10:07 am, "Douglas Tourtelot" <tourte....RemoveThis@speakeasy.net>
wrote:
> Oh wait.  I don't neeed to buy one!  My Lectrosonics receivers have one
> built in<g>.

One of the Shure systems interfaces with a computer with software very
similar to my stand alone WinRadio analyzer. The Zaxcom radios will
scan and find the best frequency, but the display is too small to show
an entire 30 mHz block. The Lectros must be very large radios ;-)
Seriously, when you are trying to find many small 300K spaces in a
crowded 30-50 mHz wide spectrum it's much easier (imho) to use a stand
alone or a computer based unit with a large display.
Best,
Billy
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On Mar 13, 2:13 am, Billy Sarokin <bigm....TakeThisOut@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Mar 10, 10:07 am, "Douglas Tourtelot" <tourte....TakeThisOut@speakeasy.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Oh wait.  I don't neeed to buy one!  My Lectrosonics receivers have one
> > built in<g>.
>
> One of the Shure systems interfaces with a computer with software very
> similar to my stand alone WinRadio analyzer.  The Zaxcom radios will
> scan and find the best frequency, but the display is too small to show
> an entire 30 mHz block.  The Lectros must be very large radios ;-)
> Seriously, when you are trying to find many small 300K  spaces in a
> crowded 30-50 mHz wide spectrum it's much easier (imho) to use a stand
> alone or a computer based unit with a large display.
> Best,
> Billy



Some time ago Billy was talking about the WinRadio receiver and I went
out and bought one. (you still are a bad influence Billy!!!). I find
myself using it on jobs with multiple wireless systems operating and
most recently on a location shoot for a CBS live shot I was using four
wireless systems. Prior to the time of the live shot another 20-30
media persons joined us. I had marked my four wireless frequencies on
the WinRadio display and left the transmitters on. It was very nice
to be able to see the other wireless transmitters come up on the
screen from the various camera/sound persons. Before we began I had
to ask one crew to change frequency as they were transmitting on top
of one of my systems.
Was this WinRadio receiver needed, probably not, but it did mean I
could perform my job better with less last minute running around
changing radio frequencies. The shot went of with no audio hitches
and I am back for next year according to the producer. This will make
four years in a row. So being able to view our changing RF spectrum
is helpful though not always necessary. I see these various RF
spectrum analyzers as just another tool to make our job a little
easier.

David Rogers
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