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Title: Audio Ltd. Schoeps gear?
Post by: hi and lo on January 20, 2011, 09:47:14 PM: Just stumbled across this gear listing for an Mk4 and it appears there is a non-schoeps body being used with the capsule. Maybe this is old news, but I've never seen this before. Anyone know what is attached to this capsule?

http://www.bblist.co.uk/item.php?item=26394
Title: Re: Audio Ltd. Schoeps gear?
Post by: F.O.Bean on January 20, 2011, 09:55:10 PM: Hmmm, I'm CLUELESS ???

Anyone? Bueller?
Title: Re: Audio Ltd. Schoeps gear?
Post by: DSatz on January 21, 2011, 08:29:02 AM: This isn't a normal audio body for the capsule--it's part of a "wireless" microphone system for film and video sound recordists. In other words, it's a radio transmitter.

I've seen these on display at AES conventions for many years, have some literature on it around here somewhere, but don't know whether it's still in production or not. If anyone's seriously interested, I'll bet Jerry at Posthorn could tell them about it.

--best regards
Title: Re: Audio Ltd. Schoeps gear?
Post by: John Willett on January 24, 2011, 10:35:03 AM: It's part of an Audio Ltd. radio kit.

Ring Kish at Audio Ltd. (http://www.audioltd.com/) to get the info.
Title: Re: Audio Ltd. Schoeps gear?
Post by: RichT on January 24, 2011, 04:36:15 PM: I saw one of those today, it's a radio mic that replaces the schoeps body... I didn't know you could use that frequency in the UK for radio mics, does it need a different license?
Title: Re: Audio Ltd. Schoeps gear?
Post by: John Willett on January 25, 2011, 10:08:47 AM: Quote from: RichT on January 24, 2011, 04:36:15 PM
I saw one of those today, it's a radio mic that replaces the schoeps body... I didn't know you could use that frequency in the UK for radio mics, does it need a different license?

It's 495.5 MHz (TV Channel 24) - that's an extremely low frequency and is only usable on a "co-ordinated" (fixed site) licence from JFMG.

That means that the site itself is licensed and if you want to use it somewhere else you need a new licence.

I'm not sure what Ch.24 will be used for after switchover - it may be that the owner is getting rid as it won't be usable after 2012.

The only solution is to talk to JFMG (http://www.jfmg.co.uk/) first if you are thinking of buying it.
Title: Re: Audio Ltd. Schoeps gear?
Post by: RichT on January 25, 2011, 03:52:10 PM: Thanks John, I hadn't seen radio mics which operated around those frequencies before- if they're on a fixed site license I wouldn't be able to use them (legally)
Title: Re: Audio Ltd. Schoeps gear?
Post by: John Willett on January 26, 2011, 06:09:28 AM: Quote from: RichT on January 25, 2011, 03:52:10 PM
Thanks John, I hadn't seen radio mics which operated around those frequencies before- if they're on a fixed site license I wouldn't be able to use them (legally)

You can only use them legally if you have a licence for that specific site. If you move around you will have to buy a daily licence (very expensive).

If you are interested you could always talk to Kish at Audio Ltd. and find out if it's possible and how much it would cost to move the frequency to the new Ch.38 licensed mobile band (606-614 MHz).