Hi there.
In the quest to buy a new RF Intercom for a hire company, here's an RF Explorer scan from today and Pete's excel with TV channels labeled... We also have to manage to fit Shure's H51 or J5E and L3E equipment in this town.
I wonder if Telex makes H6... which doesn't show up in their frequency sheet? We usually hire C6.
Does it still makes sense to go with an analog system with a limited band, or should we really consider moving to DECT or 2.4G? The FreeSpeak way...
Thank you.
Diogo
Did you scan DECT? 1880 to 1900 mHz If it's clear and If this is perm install I would consider FreeSpeak II. How much of your facility do you want to cover. The antennas each serve 5 beltpacks so id you have a 20 BP system you need 4 antennas (5 is better) in main room and in dock, dress, production office maybe only 1 antenna each.
Base can take 6 or 7 comm channels (4 4-wire, 2 2-wire, and SA/Aux) and these channels can ve used in any way on the 5 buttons on each beltpack. only channel AB have volume knobs - CH CDE are soft listen levels.
Since it's for hire co do NOT buy FSII! No telling where the band will be used and if it is you can't use FSII. The wifi band is an issue in large arenas - too many smart phones pinnging...
Telex BTR is at end of life and will be discontinued as will HME 850 soon.
I think your best choice is Radio Active Design UV-1G but I don't know the status of their European Type acceptance. The system covers the entire UHF and VHF hi band with the same hardware.