Long Distance Radio Audio Distribution?

[fidelityhire]

Hi all,

 

We have been asked to provide an audio feed from a float to various points around a site. The range would have to be reasonable as it is Glastonbury.

 

I assume the only real option would be a radio transmitter and license. Can anyone offer any advice on available systems and if anyone hires them.

 

All help would be greatly appreciated

 

Many thanks,

 

Ed

[Simon Lewis]

Any radio system will require frequency co-ordination, Also, if you intend covering more than the short distance that radio mics normally cover, you are into more specialist systems, and possibly community radio iicences. Sounds like a call to JFMG is in order?

[paulears]

Simon us dead on - and JFMG are actually very helpful. Most of their work is in coordinating radio frequencies at bigger events so users don't interfere with each other. Until they allocate you a frequency, you can't get a hire cost, so talking to them early on is wise.

[fidelityhire]

Simon us dead on - and JFMG are actually very helpful. Most of their work is in coordinating radio frequencies at bigger events so users don't interfere with each other. Until they allocate you a frequency, you can't get a hire cost, so talking to them early on is wise.

 

thanks guys x

[kerry davies]

I would think that the first step would be to get in touch with Glasto as I seem to remember they have a firm co-ordinating radio use onsite. That may or may not be JFMG directly but again I suspect that they employ a company to have overall supervision.

 

There are enough bodies on the air during the weekend that it is possibly busier than central London for 72 hours. Some mates did a similar thing a few years back and were forced to use mobile telephones and podcast technology in its' infancy.

[Big_L]

I would think that the first step would be to get in touch with Glasto as I seem to remember they have a firm co-ordinating radio use onsite. That may or may not be JFMG directly but again I suspect that they employ a company to have overall supervision.

 

+10 : as someone who has been involved in on-site comms at a number of festivals, and been faced with the game of 'trace the intermittent interference' on more than one occasion - liasing with GFL, and maybe even saying hello to whoever in is in the production/site office when you arrive would be, I'm sure, extremely worthwhile (and may even be a term of any contract you have with the promoter).