Dual-diversity mic from GTD

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DJ Bobcat said:
My system has the antennas on the front, so I didn't have to run a cable to a terminal mounted on a back-plate as you described, but my system has the squelch knob on the back. What were they thinking? Why put anything on the back of a rack-mounted device other than the cable jacks? All the parts needed to extend and mount the antennas on a back-plate are available at Markertek, though. They can't help me with my squelch knob.
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Can you give more details on how you acheived this with GTD's in particular? I have Sennheiser mics and bought a rackmount kit for my two units. I believe Sennheiser offered antenna extender cables and I simply drilled the appropriate sized holes to mount them to. Does GTD make antennae extenders for their units?
 
Gaffle said:
Can you give more details on how you acheived this with GTD's in particular? I have Sennheiser mics and bought a rackmount kit for my two units. I believe Sennheiser offered antenna extender cables and I simply drilled the appropriate sized holes to mount them to. Does GTD make antennae extenders for their units?
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My GTD Wireless Microphone system uses TNC connectors. I don't know if all of them use this same connector. If yours is TNC, then the instructions below will work. If yours uses a different type of connector, the concept works, but you'll need to find the right connector for your system.

First, you need a blank rack panel (like the one below)...
http://www.markertek.com/product/nxlp-1/nxlp-1-empty-patch-panel-for-8-neutrik-d-type-connectors
... then you need a blank plate (like the one below)...
http://www.markertek.com/product/dba/neutrik-dba-bl-d-series-blank-plate
... then you need to drill a hole in the blank plate to fit the inline splicer (like the one below)...
http://www.markertek.com/product/27-9067/tnc-inline-splice
... The inline splicer should come with the nuts to attach it to the blank plate. Screw the blank plate to the rack panel. Then you connect the cable (like the one below), from the rear antenna terminal on your GTD microphone system to the inline splicer.
http://www.markertek.com/product/20...0-type-rp-tnc-male-to-n-type-female-cable-2ft
... Finally, connect the rack panel to your rack and the antenna to the inline splicer on the rack panel.:djsmug:

Just to be clear, I intentionally bought a system with the antennas on the front so I would not have to take the steps listed above. I bought my system online and did not notice the location of the squelch knob. For me to mount a rear antenna system in my rack would have cost about $60 for two antennas because I already had extra slots in the rear panel on my rack. Here's a pic of the back of my rack...
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Gaffle said:
...Does GTD make antennae extenders for their units?
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GTD makes no antenna extender kit that I can find, so the solution I described previously is your best bet. You can save money by making your own cables. The 2 foot cable I linked to is probably too long anyway so making a shorter one would be a good idea.

As for your Sennheiser extender kit, it appears from what I could see, Sennheiser uses BNC connectors. BNC connectors have been around forever, and are readily available. Back in the olden days (LOL) we used to hook terminals up to our mainframe with BNC connectors. I made many BNC cables back then. They still use BNC for CCTV connections. I have a couple of home security cameras that have the BNC connections. I don't know if the Sennheiser wireless extender kit is expensive, but perhaps you might save money by acquiring the parts from a source like Markertek and building your own kit. Buying a packaged kit is certainly more convenient.



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DJ Bobcat said:
My GTD Wireless Microphone system uses TNC connectors. I don't know if all of them use this same connector. If yours is TNC, then the instructions below will work. If yours uses a different type of connector, the concept works, but you'll need to find the right connector for your system.

First, you need a blank rack panel (like the one below)...
http://www.markertek.com/product/nxlp-1/nxlp-1-empty-patch-panel-for-8-neutrik-d-type-connectors
... then you need a blank plate (like the one below)...
http://www.markertek.com/product/dba/neutrik-dba-bl-d-series-blank-plate
... then you need to drill a hole in the blank plate to fit the inline splicer (like the one below)...
http://www.markertek.com/product/27-9067/tnc-inline-splice
... The inline splicer should come with the nuts to attach it to the blank plate. Screw the blank plate to the rack panel. Then you connect the cable (like the one below), from the rear antenna terminal on your GTD microphone system to the inline splicer.
http://www.markertek.com/product/20...0-type-rp-tnc-male-to-n-type-female-cable-2ft
... Finally, connect the rack panel to your rack and the antenna to the inline splicer on the rack panel.:djsmug:

Just to be clear, I intentionally bought a system with the antennas on the front so I would not have to take the steps listed above. I bought my system online and did not notice the location of the squelch knob. For me to mount a rear antenna system in my rack would have cost about $60 for two antennas because I already had extra slots in the rear panel on my rack. Here's a pic of the back of my rack...
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You exceeded my expectations for an explanation... thanx!
 
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