I apologize if this has already been beat to death. I have searched the archives, read every post I could find on the subject, didn’t find the answers to my questions, so here goes.
I’m looking to build one of these MP3 based remote callers. But, I’ve got some fairly specific requirements for it and I’m not sure that the Azden wireless is going to get me there or not. For the record, I’m COMPLETELY without a clue when it comes to electronics. I don’t know how to interpret the specs at all.
Ideally, what I’m looking to build here would be a caller with robust remote capability, excellent sound quality and it would be easily reconfigured or upgraded as needed. Be able to switch from a very lightweight easily transported configuration with a horn speaker and no amp, to a “WT like” configuration featuring an amp and a big two or three way outdoor speaker for projecting high quality sound (at the expense of size and weight). In short, I want this unit to do it all /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif .
My first question is just what is the range on the Azden units? In my archive search, I found this question posed several times, but found no answer. The specs in the catalog I have list the range at 250’. If that is true, I can cross the Azden off my list as that isn’t good enough for what I’m looking to do here. I’ve been using a Foxpro with remote for a couple of years and the range of the remote is one of the limitations I’m looking to overcome by building a new caller. What I want is a dead reliable range of 100 yds. By that I mean I can count on it working at 100 yds even under less than ideal conditions – like having a piece of sagebrush or two blocking direct line of sight. I know, I know, I know… You don’t NEED that much range to kill a lot of coyotes, but, for this project, it’s what I WANT and I’ll consider it a waste of money and effort if the finished product doesn’t give me this kind of range.
My second question involves sound quality. Without going into the whole debate about just how much quality is NEEDED, the fact is that for this project good sound quality is what I WANT. From reading all the archived posts, it does sound like the sound quality of the Azden would be sufficient. But, can Robb or anyone else help me out with a brief overview of how to read the specs on various units, relative to sound quality? Does VHF vs. UHF make a difference? How about all this “true diversity” stuff I’m reading in the catalogs? Which specs should I be looking for and what is “good”? There is another wireless lav mic setup I’m looking at here that claims a range of 1,000’ (“under ideal conditions”). It’s a Nady brand, 351VR/LT about $30 cheaper than the Azden. I don’t know how to read the specs to compare sound quality potential though. For all I know, it doesn’t really work any farther than the Azden and the sound quality is less.
Any and all input is appreciated!
- DAA
I’m looking to build one of these MP3 based remote callers. But, I’ve got some fairly specific requirements for it and I’m not sure that the Azden wireless is going to get me there or not. For the record, I’m COMPLETELY without a clue when it comes to electronics. I don’t know how to interpret the specs at all.
Ideally, what I’m looking to build here would be a caller with robust remote capability, excellent sound quality and it would be easily reconfigured or upgraded as needed. Be able to switch from a very lightweight easily transported configuration with a horn speaker and no amp, to a “WT like” configuration featuring an amp and a big two or three way outdoor speaker for projecting high quality sound (at the expense of size and weight). In short, I want this unit to do it all /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif .
My first question is just what is the range on the Azden units? In my archive search, I found this question posed several times, but found no answer. The specs in the catalog I have list the range at 250’. If that is true, I can cross the Azden off my list as that isn’t good enough for what I’m looking to do here. I’ve been using a Foxpro with remote for a couple of years and the range of the remote is one of the limitations I’m looking to overcome by building a new caller. What I want is a dead reliable range of 100 yds. By that I mean I can count on it working at 100 yds even under less than ideal conditions – like having a piece of sagebrush or two blocking direct line of sight. I know, I know, I know… You don’t NEED that much range to kill a lot of coyotes, but, for this project, it’s what I WANT and I’ll consider it a waste of money and effort if the finished product doesn’t give me this kind of range.
My second question involves sound quality. Without going into the whole debate about just how much quality is NEEDED, the fact is that for this project good sound quality is what I WANT. From reading all the archived posts, it does sound like the sound quality of the Azden would be sufficient. But, can Robb or anyone else help me out with a brief overview of how to read the specs on various units, relative to sound quality? Does VHF vs. UHF make a difference? How about all this “true diversity” stuff I’m reading in the catalogs? Which specs should I be looking for and what is “good”? There is another wireless lav mic setup I’m looking at here that claims a range of 1,000’ (“under ideal conditions”). It’s a Nady brand, 351VR/LT about $30 cheaper than the Azden. I don’t know how to read the specs to compare sound quality potential though. For all I know, it doesn’t really work any farther than the Azden and the sound quality is less.
Any and all input is appreciated!
- DAA