Lectrosonics SR and more...

External Since: May 27, 2007 Posts: 124

I am looking at getting a Lectrosonics SR receiver with two LM
transmitter for a camera hop and after researching the forum about
post about them i came across one with the mention of another project
lectros as for a dual UCR411 with SMA detachable antenna. In trying
the SR for a camera hop i was going to test it with the idea of
swapping my for UCR411 for two SR's. So i guess my questions are more
toward Lectros.

1- Is there a project for such a dual receiver in the works???
2- Is there going to be a noticeable difference in performance in
bethween four UCR 411 or two SR in a bag situation ( let's say four
Receiver on block 21 and two on block 24 as a wireless camera hop )???
3- When would the new system come out???

Thank you very much for any response.

Pascal.

PS. I believe, Mr Fisher, that we meet in Las Vegas on solving the RF
issues at the Cirque du Soleil show Zumanity where i was the assistant
head, and i remember that Lectro was the only manufacturer that
actually looked at the other RF in the room as part of their analisys
and not simply saying that they were the issue and needed to address
their problem. My full name is Pascal Van Strydonck, i was part of
Jonathan Deans design circle for that show.

External Since: May 16, 2006 Posts: 495

Hi Pascal,
Yes, I remember the show well. Good to hear from you again.

1. We will start on a new generation two channel receiver after we
get done with the SR. The added battery compartment will be the
biggest change. At the moment it is just so much hot air at Lectro but
that's the way all the projects start. We will apply a lot of what we
have learned in the SR project to the next receiver. Assume that the
next receiver is a year away.

2. Two SR's compared to 4 UCR411's will be much smaller, cheaper per
channel, lighter and pull less current. The SR RF performance is in
the middle of a UCR401 and UCR 411. We never recommended the UCR401
for bag use and it seems to work just fine. (yes, I know there should
be a "but" in there). With some frequency separation between the
incoming and the outgoing signals, the 401 survives the bag
environment. The SR has a better front end and should work a little
better if you use same care in selecting blocks, such as your choice
of blocks 21 and 24.

3. We have some beta units operating with network friends and have
not run into any electrical problems. Performance seems to be fine.
There have been some mechanical changes by the manufacturers of the
cameras and they didn't call to clear those changes with us (I wish).
So we are feverishly machining new adapter plates for one brand of
camera. This wouldn't affect the bag setup of course. We will have a
firmer schedule as to release date in a few weeks.

Look me up at NAB.
Best Regards,
Larry Fisher
Lectrosonics

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:40:12 -0800 (PST), Pascal Van Strydonck
<pascal.vs RemoveThis @mac.com> wrote:

>I am looking at getting a Lectrosonics SR receiver with two LM
>transmitter for a camera hop and after researching the forum about
>post about them i came across one with the mention of another project
>lectros as for a dual UCR411 with SMA detachable antenna. In trying
>the SR for a camera hop i was going to test it with the idea of
>swapping my for UCR411 for two SR's. So i guess my questions are more
>toward Lectros.
>
>1- Is there a project for such a dual receiver in the works???
>2- Is there going to be a noticeable difference in performance in
>bethween four UCR 411 or two SR in a bag situation ( let's say four
>Receiver on block 21 and two on block 24 as a wireless camera hop )???
>3- When would the new system come out???
>
>Thank you very much for any response.
>
>Pascal.
>
>PS. I believe, Mr Fisher, that we meet in Las Vegas on solving the RF
>issues at the Cirque du Soleil show Zumanity where i was the assistant
>head, and i remember that Lectro was the only manufacturer that
>actually looked at the other RF in the room as part of their analisys
>and not simply saying that they were the issue and needed to address
>their problem. My full name is Pascal Van Strydonck, i was part of
>Jonathan Deans design circle for that show.