Production Wireless Gear Operating in the 616-653 and 663-698 MHz Bands Lost FCC Certification July 13

	RAD UV-1G analog, wireless intercom and beltpacks

"The moment of reckoning is finally here," explains James Stoffo, CTO, Radio Active Designs. "We want to remind our production friends that if you are caught operating in those bandwidths by the FCC, the fines can be up to $16K per day per channel. This is not something you want to ignore."

Radio Active Designs' UV-1G wireless intercom was the result of a 2013 brainstorming session that took place among RF coordination industry leaders. They were searching for a product that would help deal with the rapidly shrinking RF spectrum available for production wireless. When their search came up empty, they decided to develop their own solution and debuted the analog UV-1G wireless intercom in 2014.

"We didn't know that major chunks of the 600MHz spectrum would be auctioned off a few years later, but we all understood that the demand for RF was going to bring serious changes to the industry," explains Stoffo. "A group of us -- Henry Cohen, Geoff Shearing, and I -- started kicking around concepts that might free up spectrum for wireless mics and IEMs."

The RAD UV-1G base station utilizes enhanced narrow band technology, which enables the unit to occupy a mere 25kHz of bandwidth in the UHF range, severely minimizing its UHF footprint. The bodypacks operate in VHF, which has more open bandwidth in the United States and Europe. In addition, because the UV-1G is analog, it can be coordinated and licensed, making it superior for events with multiple independent users. Fortunately, one set of antennas provides support to an unlimited number of belt packs.

"The RAD beltpacks are also vital for life safety," adds Stoffo. "The beltpacks use a rebroadcast side tone to ensure that everyone on the system hears your voice -- an important feature that most other systems do not offer."

The UV-1G has been field-proven regularly on such projects such as rocket launches and maintenance operations, NBC Studio NY, and Disney World, Orlando, as well as many sports and entertainment venues. It is also the wireless intercom of choice on the largest live broadcast events in America such as the Super Bowl, NBA All-Star Games, and is out on tour with many top music touring acts.

New scene change presets allow every RAD pack to tune across multiple base stations for up to 20 wired intercom channels and 40 independent talk paths. Users can easily change belt pack parameters including radio frequencies, button assignment, talk paths and audio channel.

"I feel like we have been beating the drum about the close of the 600MHz spectrum for years -- and I guess we have," concludes Stoffo. "Although the industry is not as busy today as we would like, now is a great time to make some decisions about how you will handle your wireless requirements from here on out. Radio Active Designs is here to help."