This link had a deadline alas: "Ofcom invites written comments on the questions raised in this consultation, to be submitted to Ofcom by 5pm 11 September 2009. "
-----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Simon Knight Sent: 19 November 2009 00:51 To: 'NSP group' Subject: [NSP] Re: Radio Mics and channel 69 To complain go to: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/pmse_funding/howtorespond/form These UHF systems transmit from the mic to a local receiver. If you continue to use channel 69 after broadband takes it over, you will get interference on your signal. If you are using it in a building with thick walls or a lot or metal creating a Farady cage effect you might get away with it, but probably not if BT is blasting away on the frequency. Simon -----Original Message----- From: colin [mailto:cwh...@santa-fe.freeserve.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7:29 PM To: NSP group Subject: [NSP] Re: Radio Mics and channel 69 Don't radio mics used in small locations (e.g. church hall etc) just work on a local signal (i.e. mic to amp - like a baby minder thing)? Apart from interference issues, wouldn't they still work like the old local CB radios - my walkie talkies still work even though they are on the obsolete (and probably illegal now) frequency. Are the channel 69 mics transmitted from a central source? As you gather, I'm not that clued up about these things. Colin Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard York" <rich...@lizards.force9.co.uk> To: "NSP group" <nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:17 PM Subject: [NSP] Radio Mics and channel 69 > > Not instantly an obvious smallpipes issue, I realise, but enough pipers > here are in bands or other organisations using radio mics to make this > worth passing on, I hope. > Monday's Radio 4 PM programme reported that the Gov't, in their Ofcom > hat, are selling off the radio frequencies used in the UK by all radio > mics, including loop systems, known as channel 69. > They're going to re-assign different frequencies for this use, but > existing equipment won't work on them, so will need replacing. > To be really helpful they aren't telling which frequencies they'll be > making available instead, or when they'll be doing it. > They are apparently generously offering to pay for the equipment thus > rendered useless, but only the value of the stuff at the time, not its > replacement value. .. anyone want to guess the market value of a dead > radio mic? > I know the mics aren't re-tunable, I don't know about the receivers - > we haven't got one yet. > There's an article I found earlier today online at > [1]web.http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/17/ofcom-channel-69-rad > io-frequencies > So bands, churches, concert halls, theatres, amateur dramatic groups, > schools, and anyone else using this equipment is going to be out of > pocket, and inconvenienced too. > Please complain! > Best wishes, > Richard. > -- > > References > > 1. > web.http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/17/ofcom-channel-69-radio-frequ encies > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
