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Article: Wireless mics: white noise and white space darken audio future.(gear & now)
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- April 1, 2007
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No, really--the sky is falling! You may have heard that before, but this time, it really will come true. The sky--at least, the space above your head that's used for radio frequency transmissions--is falling, and could cease to exist.
Anyone using a wireless audio mic should take notice--certainly, some of the manufacturers are!
By way of brief background, you know changes to the analog television spectrum are coming, as is the drop dead DTV date (April 2009). Well, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will probably also sell off the 700MHz frequency at that time, when it becomes "available."
We could face significant problems in using ...