connection on the back as they are transmitting signal to your body pack receivers. This unit comes with 4 antenna cables to connect to each of the transmitters in your rack. With the PAS-227X combining the signals and routing them all to the remote paddle antenna, all of my wireless units can be tucked away, out of sight, and close to the mixer. Right now, I have the combined antenna facing me from the sound desk and it seems to be working fine. I will probably use a long extension that will allow me to place the antenna behind the platform“ looking” at the body packs we wear behind us.
What made me want to do this was not just aesthetics. Yes, it cleaned a ton of mess up, but I was having significant signal drops in my IEM. Like 2 seconds of nothing. That’ s a long time when listening to a click especially if the drop is repeated a few times. See, I had my IEM transmitters at the sound desk, but the antennas being routed to the front of the rack sat super close together. This can cause interference. A mass of cellphones can cause interference. WiFi router signals can cause interference. The grocery store across the street can cause interference. You know … the list can go on. Combining these antennas and getting a more direct look between the antenna and receiver will help minimize that list.
The PAS-227X has a 16-level gain control onboard. This can boost your RF signal by 6dB. If you have a great distance from the paddle to the receivers, an RF boost can help. If the room is crowded with RF signal and interferences, simply reduce the gain to avoid signal overload. For my application, leaving the boost on zero seems to be perfect.
As for installation, the system was plug-andplay. Absolutely simple to setup and pass signal smoothly to my ears. After a few rehearsals and a Sunday service, I can say that I had none of the issues I was previously having with dropouts. Crystal clear sound and a clean space!
I want to tell you also about the first Phenyx combiner, the PAS-225X system. It combines microphone receivers. Setup is exactly the same, but it will rout to two separate paddle antennas. A bonus with this unit, is it also passes power from the PAS-225X to the microphone receivers in the rack. This relieves my rack power supply of all the wall-warts and power mess. Each antenna paddle has its own digital RF boost control … with 16-level, up to 8dB boost control. This system also works with any brand operating an UHF signal( 400-950MHz). The 225X also comes in a sturdy carrying case for ease of transport and organization.
Each system retails for $ 350 PhenyxPro. com
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