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tg

Jan 1, 1970
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I'm in the UK and have a Shure EC11 bodypack transmitter with lavalier mike
on 174.8MHz. (I've also got an ECI transmitter on 173.8) I want to use this
pack with a camcorder so I need a portable receiver for the camera end.
Shure used to do a VP3 portable receiver for just this purpose but the VP3
has been discontinued in the UK. The chances of my finding a second hand VP3
on 173.8MHz or 174.9MHz is about nil. I see VP3's still sell in the US but
not on this frequency, and VP3's rarely seen on ebay use frequencies that
are illegal in the UK. Could I make a decent VHF receiver from a kit? Would
a radio scanner do the job? Is there any other solution to this problem? I
can't afford a new wirless mike system. Thanks for any help.
 
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John

Jan 1, 1970
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I'm in the UK and have a Shure EC11 bodypack transmitter with lavalier mike
on 174.8MHz. (I've also got an ECI transmitter on 173.8) I want to use this
pack with a camcorder so I need a portable receiver for the camera end.
Shure used to do a VP3 portable receiver for just this purpose but the VP3
has been discontinued in the UK. The chances of my finding a second hand VP3
on 173.8MHz or 174.9MHz is about nil. I see VP3's still sell in the US but
not on this frequency, and VP3's rarely seen on ebay use frequencies that
are illegal in the UK. Could I make a decent VHF receiver from a kit? Would
a radio scanner do the job? Is there any other solution to this problem? I
can't afford a new wirless mike system. Thanks for any help.

The scanner radio may have a bandwidth too narrow for high quality
audio, but would work OK for voice bandwidth.

There are VHF receiver kits that would probably work, but I only know
the US suppliers.
 
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Mike Berger

Jan 1, 1970
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Get one on the wrong frequency but in the right band and
recrystal and retune it.
 
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