So why does the GC broadcast paperwork we are given tell us to have the Telephone adapter on standby to be able to broadcast the audio in case of satellite failure?jdlessley wrote:Ours has not inputs either.
If I complain much more, I think the FM manager may start thinking about a contract hit on me.RussellHltn wrote:Complain. They really should be set up right. But from what I've seen, I suspect the video guys just eyeball the adjustments. With any luck, they'll be back to do final setup. They rushed it to get it working for this weekend.
As long as you have a telephone line, an EJ-10 "crab box" and a mic cable that will stretch to the closest mic input for the chapel, that's all you need. You don't have to have a connection on the satellite rack (although it would be nice!)avskip wrote:So why does the GC broadcast paperwork we are given tell us to have the Telephone adapter on standby to be able to broadcast the audio in case of satellite failure?
With no inputs to put it over the sound system, what do you do if it fails?
I would need a 100 foot mic cable as the nearest microphone input is the far corner of the chapel. The A/V closet is at the furthest corner from there and that's the location of the closest telephone without attacking the phone closet (no idea what to do there anyway). Wonder what the length limit is on XLR cables?RussellHltn wrote:As long as you have a telephone line, an EJ-10 "crab box" and a mic cable that will stretch to the closest mic input for the chapel, that's all you need. You don't have to have a connection on the satellite rack (although it would be nice!)
Like most analog things, it just degrades with length. I don't think 100' is a problem.avskip wrote:Wonder what the length limit is on XLR cables?
Found a site that says 200 feet is not uncommon for XLR and is considered a max limit. They also mention professionals running them the length of a football field with no problem (300 feet).RussellHltn wrote:Like most analog things, it just degrades with length. I don't think 100' is a problem.
Maybe the best way is to use a long phone cord and short mic cable. Get a 75 foot phone extension cable made up and keep it to a 25 foot mic cable and the crab..RussellHltn wrote:At some point I think the high frequencies roll off, but keep in mind we're talking about audio from a phone line. Not exactly a wide frequency range.
Also, you can choose to extend the telephone cable and keep the mic cable short.
I think the ideal solution would be to have a telephone jack in or near the chapel so you can use the EJ-10 and hear how it's working out right there.
Not only that, but if you have to buy a cable, phone cables are cheaper.avskip wrote:Maybe the best way is to use a long phone cord and short mic cable. Get a 75 foot phone extension cable made up and keep it to a 25 foot mic cable and the crab.
I was thinking about this and probably the best way to go is going to be to use an extension cable for the phone as we have been discussing. This will allow a better quality signal into the microphone inputs in the chapel that I can get to.RussellHltn wrote:Not only that, but if you have to buy a cable, phone cables are cheaper.