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[Peter Forbes]

So im coordinating RF on tour for the first time. i am coordinating for three different worlds, all on different gear. All three rf units have overlapping freq bands. I have been asked to coordinate in such a manner that there are definite lines as to where each worlds rf starts and stops. So for example have no MON IEM freq go above 600Mhz and no gtr world RF go below it (even if the devices themselves both go beyond those lines. One way i tried to do it was to go into wireless workbench and just make new equipment profiles for each device I am using and change the frequency range on the tuning tab. So even if my device was capable of going up to say for example 650Mhz, when i coordinate in WWB it would only think it can go up to 600Mhz. Im not sure if this is the best way to go about this. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Ike Zimbel]

So im coordinating RF on tour for the first time. i am coordinating for three different worlds, all on different gear. All three rf units have overlapping freq bands. I have been asked to coordinate in such a manner that there are definite lines as to where each worlds rf starts and stops. So for example have no MON IEM freq go above 600Mhz and no gtr world RF go below it (even if the devices themselves both go beyond those lines. One way i tried to do it was to go into wireless workbench and just make new equipment profiles for each device I am using and change the frequency range on the tuning tab. So even if my device was capable of going up to say for example 650Mhz, when i coordinate in WWB it would only think it can go up to 600Mhz. Im not sure if this is the best way to go about this. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.

What you've been asked to do is basic "band planning", and what you did in WWB will work just fine. You could also leave things as they were and just not use any of the suggested frequencies that were below (or above) your cut-off point. So, for example if you got 595.550, 598.175 and 602.300 suggested as IEM freqs, you would only use the first two and reject 602.300. Without a whole lot more information about what gear you're using, how many channels of each, and where you are touring, none of us will be able to get much more specific than that. The only thing I would add is be a little careful in the cut-off regions. IOW, just because you could be doing what you were told to do with, say, an IEM freq at 599.975 MHz and a Gtr freq. at 600.350 MHz (for example) doesn't mean you will get great results with them that close together (although in a tight situation, that COULD work, if the gear is high quality and good antenna practices are followed etc.). If you get into situations where there just isn't a lot of spectrum available and you have no choice but to put different types of gear (IEM's, GTR's Vocals etc) in the same ranges, frequency coordination is your best tool, along with what I call "dynamic band planning" (ie: keeping your IEM's in one end of the pool and your GTR's & Vox in the other).

[Neil White]

WWB has inclusion groups for exactly this functionality. Set up an inclusion group for each band of equipment you want to keep together and give it a frequency range. Then assign your relevant inventory to that inclusion group and when you calculate frequencies it will only choose those that fall in the inclusion group.

[Jordan Wolf]

WWB has inclusion groups for exactly this functionality.

This is the easier way to do it in WWB.

I use this to make sure I have defined guard bands between my wireless comms, IEMs and wireless mic frequencies, etc. Works great and allows you to be flexible if (or, more likely, when) re-coordination is necessary.

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