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[Ike Zimbel]

Here it is, folks, the real problem with wireless revealed! https://www.prosoundweb.com/counterintuitive-the-real-problem-with-wireless-systems-is/
Make sure the kids are in bed before you read this...

[John Sulek]

Here it is, folks, the real problem with wireless revealed! https://www.prosoundweb.com/counterintuitive-the-real-problem-with-wireless-systems-is/
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Too true Ike! Great read.

[John L Nobile]

Another interesting read Ike.  Look forward to your next article.

[Jason Glass]

Here it is, folks, the real problem with wireless revealed! https://www.prosoundweb.com/counterintuitive-the-real-problem-with-wireless-systems-is/
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Excellent!

[Scott Helmke]

Spot on.  I've also found places with the antennas buried in steel racks.

One of the best I've ever seen was at a festival - a guitar rig had wireless guitar receiver and IEM transmitter half-racked together, with the half-wave antennas attached to the backs of the units.  IEM transmit antenna literally rubbing against a receive antenna, and it only failed when they were on a big stage.

[Ike Zimbel]

Spot on.  I've also found places with the antennas buried in steel racks.

One of the best I've ever seen was at a festival - a guitar rig had wireless guitar receiver and IEM transmitter half-racked together, with the half-wave antennas attached to the backs of the units.  IEM transmit antenna literally rubbing against a receive antenna, and it only failed when they were on a big stage.

Yep, there's a new kind of wrong to be found every day   Thanks all for the positive feedback!

[Nathan Riddle]

Thanks Ike, this is great stuff!

[Alex Cheng]

Here it is, folks, the real problem with wireless revealed! https://www.prosoundweb.com/counterintuitive-the-real-problem-with-wireless-systems-is/
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Great read!


I think this extends outside of wireless too - it's the old dilemma between failing "gracefully" and failing hard. Personally, I don't think either is bad - graceful failure sure is nice as a last resort, but only as long as the operator is aware of it. Same thing for hard-failure - like you wrote, it forces engineers to be vigilant about failures and disciplined about good system deployment from the get-go. Either way, problems occur when you assume a gracefully-failing system will fail hard, or a hard-failing system will fail gracefully.

[Henry Cohen]

Here it is, folks, the real problem with wireless revealed! https://www.prosoundweb.com/counterintuitive-the-real-problem-with-wireless-systems-is/

The fault, dear Ike, is not in our wireless, but in ourselves.* We actually do want equipment that performs exceedingly well. The real real problem is user ignorance and stupidity error.

*with apologies to Bill S.

[Jonathan Hole]

Here it is, folks, the real problem with wireless revealed! https://www.prosoundweb.com/counterintuitive-the-real-problem-with-wireless-systems-is/
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Excellent article, nothing we don't know already but presented in a new and interesting way to keep us on our toes and thinking rather than accepting blindly....well done, look forward to more!

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