Hi guys,

Next month I am taking a show to Holland and Belgium for 3 weeks.

I've heard that there are no free (Ch. 69 type) frequency groups over there? I'm running 10 radios and 1 set of IEM's for the tour. I will phone JFMG on Monday to find out if they can help, in the mean time, does anyone know how to go about getting licenses for theses radios and if anything else is different to the UK in terms of frequency groups etc that I may have overlooked.


Cheers
Olly

Radio microphones are one area where there's not a EU "harmonisation". Each country sets their own rules.

Sennheiser have a useful frequency finder section on their site HERE. They also usually have links on the same results pages to the local regulatory body.

Bob

Cheers Bob, could be more of a task to sort than first thought then.

Olly

This can be a real job to sort out. JFMG will be of no help in this situation. They may give you the number of a body in Scandinavia that has the autority to deal with this, but it can be a real headcahe. The last time we did this at short notice, we gave up and sub-rented the radios locally.

Sorry to resurect an old thread, I'm taking a show to Holland and have been asked if they can use IEM's. The Sennheiser site listed above says;

Frequencies for Netherlands
Channel 21 to 31´
Channel 41 to 60
Channel 63
Channel 64 to 67

Now channel 63 looks tempting as apparently it's available across the whole of the netherlands. The question is, where do I find a list of what frequencies each channel refers to? Googling "channel 63" gives me a whole lot of tv stations! Anybody know of a list?

Secondly, that list is for radio mic's, anybody see a difference in me using one of those frequencies for IEM's? As long as my output power doesn't exceed the maximum we should be fine I think. I would just cheat and go for wired IEM's but they move around on stage too much as a band.

the channels above are listed as being available, however are they necessarily un-licensed? I.E. can I just turn up with my IEM's, turn them on, set the frequency and and go? Or.... ill I need to purchase a license? If so I won't bother and I'll find another way round it!

In the OFCOM consultation document on the digital divide, there is a very nice channel to frequencies graphic on the bottom of page 22. If I were at home I'd paste it up here. But I'm not, so all I can say is that Ch63 is 806-814. I should know this really, as here in NZ the top of the radio mic band is Ch62, which tops out at 806MHz...

I have one available for you here

I knew all I had to do was ask and a "Blue Roomer" would have it!

Only question now is, is this channel license free? The Sennheiser documentation isn't 100% clear, whilst it's shown as being available I'd hate for it tobe "available at a price" and get in trouble (we are performing in a theme park which has its own theatre and if interfere there will be hell to pay as its a very professional and slick operation in the park (think disney and then some!).

C

Also worth bearing in mind that some RF hardware operates within limited frequency sets. If you are planning to take RF equipment that is designed for use in the UK, it may not operate in the band(s) available to you in the other countries.