A FYI for those of you with wireless mics/guitar systems.
Interference from parallel-imported wireless devices is already an issue, we have a couple of guys at work who go around hunting baby monitors and the like. Makes for some interesting conversations, trying to explain how a company like VF, Spark or 2Deg can own/control RF spectrum and the cheap monitor purchased from ebay cannot be operated here.
http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/policy-and-p ... ne-changes
For all you wireless folks...
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Just read the FAQ section, it seems a little optimistic for them to suggest that suppliers will buyback now-noncompliant radio mics
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It's also not those companies controlling the frequency. It's the government separating out our clustered frequency space so that emergency frequencies and digital television can operate un-interrupted.
Most suppliers have a trade-in scheme for legit wireless products. Shure / AKG / Sennheiser do. But they won't buy it back. Some people are (or were) buying cheap non-compliant gear knowing that it was going to be illegal to operate after March 2015 - and not caring.
Most suppliers have a trade-in scheme for legit wireless products. Shure / AKG / Sennheiser do. But they won't buy it back. Some people are (or were) buying cheap non-compliant gear knowing that it was going to be illegal to operate after March 2015 - and not caring.
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Both Shure and Sennheiser are or were operating a buy back service, with the credits being put towards new mics.Eruera wrote:Just read the FAQ section, it seems a little optimistic for them to suggest that suppliers will buyback now-noncompliant radio mics
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There is a lot more controlled airspace than just D-TV and emergency services.NZRS-Dave wrote:It's also not those companies controlling the frequency. It's the government separating out our clustered frequency space so that emergency frequencies and digital television can operate un-interrupted.
I was just trying to say in a simplified way that if a representative from VF/Spark/2Deg knocks on your door and tells you to turn your baby monitor off, they have the legal right to do so. They don't own the frequency spectrum, it's licensed through management rights and each company pays a fee for the amount they are allocated, or have won through an auction process. In essence, once spectrum management rights have been allocated, they control it, because they decide what services to broadcast on it (within set guidelines) and are responsible for managing interference on it.
Basically, if you're messing with an operating commercial network by operating a wireless device on the wrong frequency, it's not going to be the local council knocking on your door (although there are processes that can involve various govt. departments if you refuse to turn off).
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I stand correctedbbrunskill wrote:Both Shure and Sennheiser are or were operating a buy back service, with the credits being put towards new mics.Eruera wrote:Just read the FAQ section, it seems a little optimistic for them to suggest that suppliers will buyback now-noncompliant radio mics
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