Topic: Ariel Extender

[tazpants]

Hi All. Hope I’m posting in the correct forum here. Just suppose someone was pulling an IEM signal from outside a venue. Is there any way to boost the signal strength to the handheld receiver, thus reducing the possibility of signal drop out ?

[tourtelot]

Not exactly sure what your situation is but is it possible to split the analog signal to "outside", cable (XLR) to the "inside" and feed the IEM transmitter that feeds the receiver coupled to the IEM in question?  That is to say analog feed two wireless transmitters.  RF, especially with inexpensive rigs doesn't travel very far so it is always a good idea to have the transmitters and the receivers as close as possible.

D.

[tazpants]

Thank you. I should have maybe been a little clearer. I was meaning if I was recording from outside a venue by hooking into an IEM signal, would there be any way of boosting the reception to the receiver without any inside involvement. 🙏

[tourtelot]

Not involvement with the actual show?  Hmm.  Have you tried this before and had any success?  It would take RF skills, the correct receiver on the correct band, some sort of RF sniffer to find the transmission frequency, a really first rate receiver at your end and a high-gain antenna to pull it off and get a quality result.

Let me know if this makes any sense.

D.

[tazpants]

Yeah, 100% makes sense. With all these in mind is there any way of boosting the signal that a receiver picks up as obviously the signal drops out with any kind of distance or obstacle ?
Thanks again.

[tourtelot]

Possible?  Yes.  Practical, not so much.  Even if you have NFL quality receiving, high-gain antennas, antenna amplifiers and top tier receivers, the transmitters sending the signal would need to be top-tier as well to over-come distance and obstruction.  My RF plan has always been, use the best gear and get the receivers as close to the transmitters as possible.

Add to that that it will be hard to determine the frequency of the transmitters inside without very specialize equipment and even then, the transmitter inside may use a pilot tone that will render your receiver deaf even if tuned the the proper frequency.  Seems like a very tall ask.  Sorry.

D.

[tazpants]

Thanks Douglas. Appreciate your answers. 👍