PocketWizard PLUS IIIe - Optimizing Performance; Radio Placement and Orientation; Wireless Performance Basics

The Plus IIIe is desi
g
ned to work in many challen
g
in
g
environments. For the best per
f
ormance
with any radio, maintain a line o
f
sight between radios and keep antennas parallel. Mak
e
sure ra
di
os are not near any
l
ar
g
e meta
l
, concrete, or
high
water-content o
bj
ects.
P
eop
le
an
d
trees are most
l
y water
!
M
a
k
e sure ra
di
os are not
bl
oc
k
e
d
b
y t
h
ese o
bj
ects or
b
y
hill
s
.
Th
e
Pl
us
III
e
T
ransce
i
ver
’
s antenna
i
s omn
idi
rect
i
ona
l
an
d
i
ts or
i
entat
i
on s
h
ou
ld
not
si
g
ni
fi
cantly impact per
f
ormance in most shootin
g
scenarios, but optimizin
g
f
or radio
reception will always improve the maximum range
.
Ma
int
a
in
a
t l
eas
t
a
12˝
d
i
s
t
a
n
ce
be
tw
ee
n
a
nt
e
nn
as
. Av
o
i
d
d
ir
ec
t
a
nt
e
nn
a
co
nt
ac
t with
anythin
g
metallic. “Dead spots” have a number o
f
causes, but the solution is usually the
same: move the radio a
f
ew inches or
f
eet awa
y
f
rom the
p
roblem area. Alwa
y
s obe
y
the laws o
f
p
h
y
sics
.
Wireless Basics
O
rientation of transmitting and receiving
Plus IIIe’
s
f
or o
p
timal radio rece
p
tion
.
Keep radios away from metal, concrete,
or
hi
g
h
water-content o
bj
ects
.
ep radios away from metal concre
NOTE: Your PocketWizard radios use the environment as a medium for transmitting and receiving
radio signals. The performance of your radios depends on their placement in the environment, nearby radio
interference, and the radios’ orientation and position relative to each other.
Sustaining High Performance
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3.5mm (1/8") to
3.5mm (1/8")
(MMX)
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