[grc] FW: [NFCB List] Broadcasting from Standing Rock and STEALTH RECORDING

[Eugene Beer]

Molly and all,

Yes, the omnidirectional Shure VP64A is one of the most efficient (highest
output) of the dynamic mics, although its high freq. response is modest at
only 12K.  Nevertheless, OK for speech in the field and lightweight.

For people doing stealth recording with a cellphone (where you want to best
keep your equipment hidden with cellphone in a pocket), a small lavalier
electret mic hidden in your closed fist with wire under clothing can be used
with a cellphone. These mics need phantom power which is provided on a
cellphone's output jack between Ring2 and Ring3.  (The jack/plug conductor
sequence is Tip, Ring1, Ring2, Ring3).

Lavalier mics typically specify phantom power voltage needed as 5V, but most
likely will work fine with a lower voltage.  My Samsung Galaxy S6 outputs
1.8V.
I haven't yet made up a cellphone adapter cord for this application.  Has
anyone else done so and tested a lavalier mic?

Eugene Beer
WGRN-LP Chief Engineer, Columbus, OH

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From: grc [mailto:grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org] On Behalf Of Ursula
Ruedenberg via grc
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 2:10 PM
To: molly at wortfm.org
Cc: _GRC list; NFCB List
Subject: Re: [grc] [NFCB List] Broadcasting from Standing Rock

Molly,

I don't know if this works for you but here is one nimble solution we use at
KHOI, when we want on-the-ground audio with maximum flexibility. There is a
split cable for around $40.00 that plugs into your cell phone with two jacks
for:1) a microphone to speak through and to interview people with, and 2)
head phones to hear the radio. The reporter on site calls the station
(obviously you need someone in the studio at the station and cell phone
reception where you are). The audio through the mic/cell phone connection is
excellent and does not sound like a phone. I think you can use an ipad as
well as a cell phone if you have some sort of Internet reception or hot
spot.

The cable: http://alturl.com/ah95m
Suggested Microphone: http://www.fullcompass.com/prod/020743-Shure-VP64A
So it's kind of a mobile mini half-b'cast unit with limitations that
requires a counterpart host in the home studio, but it does give people on
the ground the ability to move around, as long as there is cell phone
reception. (We once cluelessly tried to interview a dignitary from a
concrete building and you can imagine how that worked out!). It's also
something you can give to someone else who is not a radio person, to take
with them where they are going into the action, and they adapt to using it
pretty well to report back.

Molly, let me know what you do - there is a lot of interest in collaborating
in Pacifica Network to get out content about and from Standing Rock - and
Iowa for that matter. We'd love to know what you end up doing.

Ursula
Pacifica Radio

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Molly Stentz <molly at wortfm.org> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm looking for a little advice... we at WORT are hoping to do a live 
> broadcast from Standing Rock on Monday. We have a host driving out today.
>
> We're bringing our Comrex Access and gear so we can broadcast live. We 
> are looking for a room in the area with a high speed internet to 
> bounce the signal back. We've heard that people tried broadcasting 
> from the Casino in Mobridge but had technical problems. We've also called
KLND.
>
> Can we benefit from your collective wisdom?  Have you been? Do you 
> have suggestions for us?
> What can we bring that would be helpful? Anyone you would highly 
> recommend we speak to?
>
> I'm at 608-321-9586.
>
> Thank you!!!
>
> Molly Stentz
> WORT 89.9 FM
> Madison
>
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