My first Lectro experience...what did I do wrong?

Hi everyone,

I was excited to have the chance to try using a Lectrosonics wireless setup
in a small test shoot the other day (I am a *novice* mixer and have yet to
try all the great Lectro stuff available).
The rental units were a UM195 transmitter and a UCR195 receiver with a TRAM
lav, both operating at 594.150 in Toronto, Canada. Actually, I had two
sytems available and had the problems listed below with both, whether
operating separately or at the same time.
We were in a downtown park with a number of very large office towers looming
on two sides of our setup. One building in particular was extensively made
of a metal and glass exterior.

When I first engaged the unit, everything was great...clean and clear. Once
the actor assumed his first position about 30-40 yards from the receiver I'd
get the odd hit which was an intermittent "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzttttt" sound
and then back to clarity. As the actor walked closer to the receiver (5
yards or so) things improved for awhile. But alas, soon after it was "hits"
every 2 seconds constantly. I ran a long cable and taped the receiver about
6 feet up a tree, much closer to the actors transmitter...unfortunately no
improvement.Under time constraints, I had to abandon the wireless.

What did I do wrong? Was it necessary to adjust any settings on the units to
remedy this problem? I'd like to be much wiser next time so any insight
would be much appreciated.

Thanks very much.
Dave

P.S. Thanks again Eric Toline and Oleg...your advice re: the HHB Portadat
got me through beautifully!

> The rental units were a UM195 transmitter and a UCR195 receiver with a
TRAM
> lav, both operating at 594.150 in Toronto, Canada. Actually, I had two
> sytems available and had the problems listed below with both, whether
> operating separately or at the same time.

Are the both systems sitting on the same frequency or the same block?

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Oleg Kaizerman (gebe) Hollyland