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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Lectrosonics posts new price list for Block exchanges!!

Lectro made this clear more than 2 years ago, when the FCC announced that the 700MHz frequency range was being sold off. This has been widely known for a long, long time.

To me, it makes much more sense for users who own BLK 27-28-29 gear to just sell it on eBay to overseas users and buy new systems. I did that about 18 months ago, and got about 90% of my original purchase price back, which was fine to me.

Personally, I think if you have, say, a $1500 SMa transmitter and it costs $275 to change out the frequency (which is most of its internal circuitry), I don't think it's all that big a deal. There are several brands that don't offer upgrades at all. And note that Lectro is not making much of a profit on this -- they're providing this as a service to their customers.
 
Your post wasn't real clear in it's meaning. The blocks have been changing for a while because of Digital TV transmission. I couldn't extract form the PDF what was new or what the point was. The last Lectrosonics wireless I bought I spent a lot of time with the dealer making sure I was future proofed. I just did not get the point of your post - a little explanation would be helpful.
 
You mean my post? The blocks haven't changed at all -- they're still right where they've always been. Lectro added some new blocks -- Block 19, Block 20, and Block 422 -- to make up for the loss of 27, 28, and 29. Sound mixers have had to deal with many new TV stations using UHF frequencies; a good reference at this link will show you where TV stations are in different areas around the U.S., and it's a good idea to avoid those channels to avoid range and interference issues.

Michael's above-cited Lectro doc merely cites service fees for people who want to modify their gear from higher (illegal) blocks to lower (legal) ones. My point was that anybody who knows about this stuff knows that the 700MHz band was due to be auctioned off 2 years ago, and the FCC is only now starting to enforce it. A Google search reveals the auction announcement was on 1/24/2008, so the info is out there.

Note that a lot of this gear is still 100% legal in many countries around the world, so it's only a problem in North America... for the moment.
 
Sorry Marc I didn't mean your post I meant Michael's. We posted within minutes of each other, I did not see yours until I hit Post. The thread didn't make any sense to me.
 
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