We use the same SK 500 bodypack transmitters and lavalier mics in all kits: field and studio.
Field kits 9-12 are EW100 with two transmitters. The second transmitter, called a plug-on
transmitter, turns a Røde NTG-2, a Sennheiser K6+ME66, or any dynamic microphone into a
wireless mic. These plug-on transmitters don’t provide phantom power, so you’ll need to make
sure there’s a fresh battery in your mic.
SKP 100 plug-on transmitter
We use receivers that perform the same function in different physical packages: the
camera-mount receivers in field kits and rack-mount receivers mounted in the studio carts.
Studio cart with EK 300/500 receivers
Some important things:
1. A receiver can pick up signal properly from only one transmitter at a time.
2. How much power? In the U.S. wireless audio equipment can be operated at a
maximum of 50 milliwatts (mW).
3. At what frequencies? Around the world, wireless audio equipment can be operated
only on certain frequencies. Some frequencies are already occupied by existing
license-holders: mostly television broadcasters and emergency services.
4. Already-occupied frequencies are different depending on where you are
geographically. Densely-populated areas have more frequencies already in use.
9/18/2018 rev. 10/11/2024 p. 2
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