broadcastnews ITALY Wisycom wizardry By Erica Basnicki
WISYCOM, THE Italian wireless audio system designer and manufacturer, is claiming the ability to transmit up to 40 microphone channels within a single 8MHz television channel by pairing two new transmitters with its intermod-resistant portable and rack-mounted receivers. The new MTP40 bodypack
transmitter and MTH400 handheld microphone feature a proprietary intermodulation cancelling circuit that significantly reduces interference artifacts formed by overlapping frequency bands in the transmitter. Previously, intermod cancellation in transmitters was achieved using ferromagnetic ‘isolators’
Wisycom’s new MTH400 handheld microphone
covered in two blocks. The company has also introduced a compander setting that is optimised for transient response, for applications where sound quality takes precedence over absolute operating range. Wisycom systems have
though these were only effective over a narrow band of frequencies. The new Wisycom system works over a much wider range, and reportedly provides more rejection than two isolators in series. The new transmitters’ tuning
range has been widened beyond Wisycom’s already industry- leading range, so that the entire usable UHF spectrum is now
already been supplied to Sky Sports for F1 HD, and have been used at several major sporting events this year including the London 2012 Olympic Games, UEFA European Football Championship, Tour de France and Giro
d’Italia. The company’s products can also be found in studios and ENG crews of several major European broadcasters, including Danish Radio, France Télévisions and RAI. n www.wisycom.com
NETHERLANDS
BROAMAN, THEnew start-up from Marc Brunke’s optical fibre network giant Optocore, demonstrated the application of its technology via a collaboration with Clear-Com at IBC. The two companies set up an active bidirectional audio, video and intercom link between the BroaMan stand (in Hall 8) and the Clear-Com booth (in Hall 10), using the X6R and V3R-FX-INTERCOM for Clear-Com. “Whether it’s a transportation hub, a university looking to broadcast sporting events and live music
performances internally, or professional broadcasters handling a large remote event, the ability to set up a video, audio, communications and data backbone quickly and efficiently is there,” says Bob Boster, president of Clear-Com. “We are happy to partner with Optocore once again to bring further connectivity options to our users.” And here’s a familiar face showing that the technology actually works…n www.broaman.comwww.clearcom.com