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600MHz Update: Chicago Prepares for Oct 18 Transition
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UHF Repack Friday, October 18 marks the end of Phase 6 of the FCC repack for the Chicago area when fourteen UHF Television stations in the region will make the change to new operating channels overnight. This transition will be abrupt and will have an immediate effect on the available UHF spectrum. All UHF…
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New in Rentals: Meyer Sound LINA & 750-LFC
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TC Furlong Inc. has recently expanded its inventory of loudspeakers with the addition of Meyer Sound Labs LINA line array boxes and 750-LFC low frequency control elements. These new additions have vastly increased our flexibility in designing high-performance loudspeaker systems to fit events of any size. LINA is the lightest and most compact member…
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New in Rentals: Meyer Sound Slim System
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Now available in TC Furlong’s rental inventory is the brand-new Meyer Sound UP-4slim speaker system. This new compact speaker package from Meyer pairs the ultra-compact UP-4slim loudspeaker with the small footprint MM10ACX subwoofer to create an aesthetically slim but sonically powerful system. The UP-4slim loudspeaker features a consistent 100° x 100° coverage pattern and…
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600 MHz Transition Update: T-Mobile Deployment Schedule
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by Brian Grahn T-Mobile has announced that it intends to commence operations in the 600MHz band beginning in Q4 of 2019 for the Chicagoland market. This will also coincide with Phase 6 of the FCC plan to repack existing UHF TV stations. The takeaway is that users of wireless microphone, in-ear monitoring, and intercom…
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600 MHz Update: Wireless Questions Answered
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WHAT happened? In 2017, congress directed the FCC to reallocate a portion of the UHF TV spectrum to be sold for broadband wireless devices, such as smart phones. On April 13, 2017, the FCC announced the successful sale of 84 MHz of the UHF spectrum and the 39-month plan to repack the existing TV…