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<blockquote data-quote="Henry Cohen" data-source="post: 58877" data-attributes="member: 123">Re: Shure ULX J1 band unusable in Chicago area?Not disingenuous, just a limited attempt at a starting point. The Shure website returns only full power TV stations within 70 miles. These results however omit low power TV transmitters, translators, and high power transmitters beyond 70 miles away. That&#039;s why:1) The Shure tech called you to advise you of the real world situation in your area (rather nice of him actually), and;2) You should be conferring with the FCC Media Bureau database which lists everything within a user selected radius. Here&#039;s just a quick lookup for the Chicago market. Notice all the low power stations (LD) and translators (DT &amp; DX).[ATTACH]150680[/ATTACH]Also, note Shure&#039;s disclaimer on the results page:&quot;NOTE: This Frequency Finder tool should be used as a guideline and planning tool. Recommended frequencies are calculated by avoiding conflicts with local television broadcast - the primary source of interference to wireless microphone systems. It cannot predict every possible source of local interference that can affect a wireless audio system. Using the Frequency Finder tool does not guarantee freedom from interference. Other local sources of interference (such as low power TV stations) may be present and can adversely affect the performance of the wireless system.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henry Cohen, post: 58877, member: 123"] Re: Shure ULX J1 band unusable in Chicago area? Not disingenuous, just a limited attempt at a starting point. The Shure website returns only full power TV stations within 70 miles. These results however omit low power TV transmitters, translators, and high power transmitters beyond 70 miles away. That's why: 1) The Shure tech called you to advise you of the real world situation in your area (rather nice of him actually), and; 2) You should be conferring with the FCC Media Bureau database which lists everything within a user selected radius. Here's just a quick lookup for the Chicago market. Notice all the low power stations (LD) and translators (DT & DX). [ATTACH=CONFIG]150680.vB5-legacyid=4466[/ATTACH] Also, note Shure's disclaimer on the results page: "NOTE: This Frequency Finder tool should be used as a guideline and planning tool. Recommended frequencies are calculated by avoiding conflicts with local television broadcast - the primary source of interference to wireless microphone systems. It cannot predict every possible source of local interference that can affect a wireless audio system. Using the Frequency Finder tool does not guarantee freedom from interference. Other local sources of interference (such as low power TV stations) may be present and can adversely affect the performance of the wireless system." [/QUOTE]

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