Ch…Ch…Ch…Changes… Future spectrum availability for PMSE

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Ch…Ch…Ch…Changes…

Future spectrum availability for PMSE Access to radio spectrum for wireless microphones and in-ear monitor systems (Program Making & Special Events equipment) is taken for granted by many people. However, the world of spectrum access is changing and some wireless PMSE equipment will be adversely affected by these changes… The 700 MHz band

been produced by Ofcom UK to help with this. PMSE equipment users/purchasers are advised to read the last sentence on the above referenced web page carefully.

This frequency band (694-790 MHz) will cease to be available for PMSE applications in the UK from April, Also still being worked on, is just what the UK PMSE 2020. The band has been allocated across the EU for the deployment of new mobile broadband services. In Germany compensation/funding scheme will ultimately consist of. While it is good news that, after considerable lobbying and France the band has already been auctioned and activities by the British Entertainment Industry Radio services are starting to be rolled out. This situation will be Group (BEIRG), the UK authorities have accepted that a replicated across other European countries over the next 3 scheme is required, there is still much debate going years. This change will not just affect equipment that Digital tunes 6000funding utilizes groundbreaking technology Better performance, quicker setup, immediate on with regards to what the terms of the final scheme will to frequencies in the 700 MHz band. The re-stack of Digital from our flagship Digital 9000. Dependability payoff: Digital 6000 was developed to exceed be. Discussions are ongoing. Terrestrial Television (DTT) services into frequencies below is guaranteed by our renowned Long Range the expectations of audio professionals and 694 MHz could also render some equipment that tunes to transmission mode and proprietary audio codec. business managers alike. Our new professional frequencies below 694 MHz, redundant. This is because DTT Digital integration is seamless with AES3 and wireless series delivers reliable performance in Where to Monitoring go and forand how long? services ‘appear’ on frequencies below 694 MHz optional where Dante output. control even the will most challenging RF conditions. there were previously no DTTeliminated transmissions. of the two-channel is at your Policy fingertips, Intermodulation is completely by The EU’sreceiver Radio Spectrum Group (RSPG) released interface. Digital channels to plan is still with a draftintuitive opinionuser on the medium to long-term spectrum At the 6000, time ofenabling writing,more the DTT re-stack beingan elegant, operate in less space. requirements after 2020 for PMSE (both audio and video) worked on. Consequently, it is not possible at this stage

to predict precisely what equipment will be affected, or

Discover more: where. However, a 700 MHz clearance look up tool has www.sennheiser.com/digital-6000

earlier this year. The draft opinion was released for public consultation and the closing date for responses was September 30th, 2017. In the draft opinion it is suggested that the remainder of the UHF band (470-694 MHz) should be secure for DTT and audio PMSE until at least 2030. However, there are plans for a review of the use of all UHF spectrum in 2023/2025.

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Outside of the ‘traditional’ UHF bands there are other ‘subbands’ that are available for audio PMSE use in the UK. Below is a list of what bands are currently available for use by audio PMSE along with details on ‘terms of spectrum access’, including the established UHF bands. 173.8 - 175 MHz

Licence exempt

175 - 210 MHz

Licence required

470 - 606 MHz

Licence required

606 - 614 MHz

Shared licence required* (this band is commonly referred to as ‘channel 38’ – UK only)

Better performance, quicker setup, immediate payoff: Digital 6000 was developed to exceed the expectations of audio professionals and business managers alike. Our new professional wireless series delivers reliable performance in even the most challenging RF conditions. Intermodulation is completely eliminated by Digital 6000, enabling more channels to operate in less space.

Digital 6000 utilizes groundbreaking technology from our flagship Digital 9000. Dependability is guaranteed by our renowned Long Range transmission mode and proprietary audio codec. Digital integration is seamless with AES3 and optional Dante output. Monitoring and control of the two-channel receiver is at your fingertips, with an elegant, intuitive user interface.

614 - 790 MHz Licence required (this frequency band will be ‘truncated’ by the release of the 700 MHz band, more: eventually becoming 614 – 694 MHz) Discover www.sennheiser.com/digital-6000 823 - 832 MHz

Shared licence required*

863 - 865 MHz

Licence exempt

1518 - 1525 MHz

Licence required

1785 - 1800 MHz

Shared licence required*

1880 - 1900 MHz

Licence exempt (DECT)

2400 - 2483 MHz

Licence exempt (shared with WiFi, Bluetooth etc.)

*A shared licence covers users for the three bands 606 - 614, 823 - 832 and 1785 -1800 MHz. See details on licensing audio PMSE equipment in the UK.

74-4701 SENNHEISER EM-6000 DANTE RADIOMIC RECEIVER Fixed, 2 channel, analogue/digital outputs, 470-714MHz

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