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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Gino Sigismondi

Gino Sigismondi

is the 

Manager of Training

in the

U.S. Business Unit. A Chicago native, Gino has been

with Shure Incorporated since 1997. Gino earned his

BS degree in Music Business from Elmhurst College,

where he was a member of the Jazz Band, as 

both guitar player and sound technician. Gino was 

an Applications Specialist in Shure’s Applications 

Engineering Department for 10 years. In this role he

conducted product-training seminars for Shure 

customers, dealers, international distribution centers

and company staff. He has also authored several 

Shure educational publications. In addition to his 

work as a live sound and recording engineer, Gino’s 

experience includes performing and composing, and

sound design for modern dance and church sound.

Crispin Tapia

Crispin Tapia

is an 

Applications Engineer

at 

Shure Incorporated and has been with the company 

for more than ten years. Crispin has earned both a 

degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois –

Chicago, and a degree in Audio Engineering from 

Columbia College Chicago. His responsibilities 

at Shure include conducting product-training 

seminars for Shure dealers, Shure staff, and end

users. His technical publications have been popular 

additions to the Shure library of educational booklets.

He has been an active rock musician in the Chicago

area for more than 20 years. When not performing 

live with a band, he spends time recording musical

ideas with his home studio.

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ANTENNA SETUP

Wireless Systems Guide for

Содержание ANTENNA SETUP

Страница 1: ...A Shure Educational Publication ANTENNA SETUP WIRELESS SYSTEMS GUIDE By Gino Sigismondi and Crispin Tapia...

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Страница 3: ...bution 3 or more receivers 8 Antenna Remoting 8 Antenna Combining 10 Multi room Antenna Setups 10 Antenna Combining for Personal Monitor Transmitters 10 Quick Tips 11 Suggested Reading 11 Section Two...

Страница 4: ...hen attached to an audio input As with any transducer following certain guidelines helps ensure maximum performance When dealing with radio frequencies in particular considerations such as antenna siz...

Страница 5: ...an be mounted directly to the wireless receiver or antenna distribution system this also includes front mounted antennas on the rack ears These antennas require a ground plane for proper reception whi...

Страница 6: ...the front When deciding where to mount antennas always try to maintain line of sight between the receiving and transmitting antennas For example if the back of the rack faces the performance area the...

Страница 7: ...sulting in erratic coverage Additionally closely spaced antennas can aggravate local oscillator bleed which is a potential source of interference between closely spaced receivers Finally for remote an...

Страница 8: ...ncies over a large range typically several hundred Megahertz Narrowband devices may be limited to no more than 20 or 30 MHz Since these are active devices frequencies outside the bandwidth of the dist...

Страница 9: ...ntenna amplifiers are also band specific available as both narrow or wideband Each connection between two sections of cable may result in some additional signal loss depending on the connector To incr...

Страница 10: ...at could result in signal dropout Certain receiver designs will be better equipped to deal with this situation than others but it is a worthwhile precaution nonetheless Antenna Combining for Personal...

Страница 11: ...account Antennas are designed to be sensitive to particular frequencies Be sure to use the proper antenna for the frequency of your wireless system Antenna efficiency degrades somewhat outside of the...

Страница 12: ...a 3 4 receivers 1 active antenna distribution system w 4 outputs 2 receivers 2 passive splitters A antenna B antenna SLX4 SLX4 SLX4 SLX4 UA844 POWER UHF ANTENNA POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SLX4 SLX4 SLX...

Страница 13: ...w 4 outputs each A antenna B antenna SLX4 SLX4 SLX4 SLX4 UA844 POWER UHF ANTENNA POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SLX4 SLX4 SLX4 SLX4 UA844 POWER UHF ANTENNA POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SLX4 SLX4 SLX4 SLX4 UA8...

Страница 14: ...tenna combining 2 4 systems 1 4 to 1 antenna combiner 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PA821 PSM Antenna Combiner 470 870 MHz 50 OHMS ACTIVE COMBINER MAIN OUT INPUT SIGNAL A IN B IN A B OUT POWER Shown Shure PA821 wit...

Страница 15: ...2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PA821 PSM Antenna Combiner 470 870 MHz 50 OHMS ACTIVE COMBINER MAIN OUT INPUT SIGNAL A IN B IN A B OUT POWER Shown Shure PA821 with built in 2 to 1 passive combiner 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PA821...

Страница 16: ...enna 0 dB Amplifier 10 dB 100 RG213 Cable 7 dB Net Gain 3 dB Net Gain Calculation Antenna 0 dB Amplifier 1 3 dB Amplifier 2 10 dB 75 RG8X Cable 10 dB Net Gain 3 dB Net Gain Calculation Antenna 0 dB Am...

Страница 17: ...a 30 feet Net Gain Calculation Antenna 0 dB Amplifier 3 dB 25 RG8X Cable 3 dB Net Gain 0 dB Net Gain Calculation Antenna 0 dB 6 RG58 Cable 1 dB Net Gain 1 dB 30 ft 10 m RG8X 6 ft 2 m RG8X 10 m Many mo...

Страница 18: ...nd recording engineer Gino s experience includes performing and composing and sound design for modern dance and church sound Crispin Tapia Crispin Tapia is an Applications Engineer at Shure Incorporat...

Страница 19: ...e of charge To obtain your complimentary copies call one of the phone numbers listed below or visit www shure com Microphone Techniques for Studio Recording Microphone Techniques for Live Sound Reinfo...

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