Avoiding Wireless Microphone Woes

One of the most obvious advantages of integrating a wireless microphone system into your sound is that you have the freedom to move about without the distraction or limitation that a wired microphone cable creates. And as always, with new and ever-improving technology, there can be some challenges, such as whether to go UHF or VHF, and making sure your wireless systems won’t interfere with one another. Below are some wireless “tricks of the trade” which will help optimize wireless performance as well as avoiding potential problems.

  1. Make sure there are no transmitters (microphones) any closer than 10-15' from your receiver’s antenna.
  2. Make sure you have the correct distance between your receiver’s antenna (check/read product literature).
  3. Make sure your microphone or bodypack has good batteries—low batteries can cause the mic to produce interference.
  4. If you have a combination system, (handheld and bodypack sharing the same frequency) make sure you only have one turned on at a time.