avdavesound Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 hi everyone, I after getting my hands on a few sennheiser ew500g2 but they work on D-Band 786.000-822.000MHz. will they be ok to use in ireland and the uk? any pitfalls using those frequencys? will I need a licence to use them? anything else I need to know? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Beech Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I'd suggest not getting your hands on them. They're not legal for use in the UK AFAIK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boswell Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Apart from the bottom channel in D band, the rest of the band will not be available after DSO, The little bit that will be available requires a license <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfrog Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 To be honest - I cant see comreg getting too cross with you for using them. After all they have bigger fish to be catching at the moment such as pirate radio stations and the like!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Beech Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 No but it's still not legal. We've all done 75 on the motorway, we've all answered our phones whilst trying to find a place to pull up and stop. We've all sold class A drugs to stu......oh no wait.... It doesn't make it legal though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shez Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 And as Boswell points out, after the DSO, you're likely to find that you can't actually use them once the new spectrum is pumped full of digital loveliness, regardless of legalities. If you must buy some, get band E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfrog Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Ok, I see your point - I know its not legal and shouldn't be done. As regards the digital switchover in ireland - the only digital Tv service being provided here is by sky digital and upc. it'll be at least another 3-4 years before we get digital infrastructure to the stage where we can switch off analogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avdavesound Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 Ok, I see your point - I know its not legal and shouldn't be done. As regards the digital switchover in ireland - the only digital Tv service being provided here is by sky digital and upc. it'll be at least another 3-4 years before we get digital infrastructure to the stage where we can switch off analogue.well the deal I'm getting on 20 of them is hard to pass up and I can always put them on ebay germany!I think there was a post a few weeks ago about changing the freq band on a sennheiser. I can't find the post now. can anybody remember it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Beech Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I can't remember where it was but I do remember Sennheiser wanted nearly £200 to do it. Do make sure that you're not being sold cheap copies of these. There are ALOT about. from 100's to 500's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 If the deal is THAT good, I second the advice to watch out. There are a LOT of cheap and nasty counterfeits around these days. As for using band D in the UK and Ireland, it is NOT legal without a relatively expensive licence...and you need a new licence for every new location you go to. This could rather quickly eat into the perceived savings on the mics. Beyond that, you are venturing into frequencies used for TV broadcasting. Even if you are considering illegal operation--and I strongly advise you don't--you will also encounter interference from television transmitters in a good many locations. The flux density coming off a 500 kilowatt TV transmitter will completely swamp your 30mW radio mic...and, if you turn on and interrupt Aunt Zelda's watching of Corrie your chances of being caught have just gone up hugely! Both because of frequency issues and because "if a deal looks too good to be true it probably is", I personally wouldn't touch them. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Only a direct contact with both the seller and the maker can assure you that these can be used on a frequency that will be lawfully available for long. Sennheisser will tell you how to determine a fake, and whether they can be cheaply rebanded. For 20 it may be worth the effort. Caveat Emptor If it seems too good to be true, it usually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 NZ good for up to 806MHz :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 OK another view from me! If they are genuine, buy them and export them to a place where their native frequency is lawfully useable, then buy some new mics compatible with your locale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avdavesound Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 OK another view from me! If they are genuine, buy them and export them to a place where their native frequency is lawfully useable, then buy some new mics compatible with your locale. thats what I was thinking of doing. there genuine I know there history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfrog Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hmm - Its interesting to see that they made it to ireland(well I presume they're in ireland) considering their D band - I assume they were bought from the likes of Thomann. If there genuine there well worth the effort! I'm looking into buying an 8 way radio system at the moment myself - I'm hiring them in about once a month so its really not worth hiring them all the time! - Was using one of those mipro systems last week - was very impressed with both build and audio quality - They had beyerdynamic headsets though! What bands are legal in ireland and preferably which ones don't require a license!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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