LONDON, United Kingdom – Designed to mitigate
interference at the antenna in order to protect wireless microphone operations,
while reducing the potential for interference to nearby operations, HARMAN’s
AKG FLOORPAD helps touring and equipment rental companies meet audio demands
where a small to medium coverage area is required.
As an innovative and alternative approach to the
typical antenna design normally applied to entertainment production wireless
microphones and in-ear monitoring systems, where antennae are designed to be
deployed at a distance from the speaker or performer at a higher elevation
above head level for a clear line of sight, AKG’s FLOORPAD is placed on the floor,
capable of being hidden under a stage, carpeting or podiums with a high-quality
RF link to wireless audio devices.
FLOORPAD is connected to microphone receivers or
in-ear monitor transmitters via low-loss coaxial cable and placed in the area
of operation. FLOORPAD reduces interference sources lying outside of its range,
providing tactical advantage against surrounding high-powered transmitters,
other wireless devices or unknown devices surrounding the area.
“Deploying an
antenna in the air for a wireless microphone system creates a greater exposure
to potential interference from unwanted radio energy, whether from a crowded
broadband or noise in general where the user has little to no control,” stated
Wolfgang Fritz, product marketing manager, AKG. “AKG’s FLOORPAD offers
significantly less interference and an unobtrusive performance for users and
events with limited propagation. As the
FLOORPAD sits relatively close or under the performer, it does not require the
same sensitivity as a typical wireless antenna, therefore is less sensitive to
potential interferers outside its coverage area.”
The
FLOORPAD is a round, flat rubberized package approximately 20” in diameter by
¼” thick with a 10-foot RG316 coaxial tail terminated with a female BNC. The
device has a hemispherical radiation pattern, circular polarization and
deliberate reduction in sensitivity across its 470-740MHz-frequency range.
For more information about AKG, please visit http://www.akg.com and http://www.youtube.com/AKGacoustics.
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