Radio Microphone Task Force Report

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Radio Microphone Task Force Report

• Brian Copsey
• GRSC Radio Microphone Task Force Chairman

Submission DateJune 26, 2008
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Highlight of Activities since GRSC 12

• Members of the Task Group have been in contact
  mainly by e-mail but on some issues by phone .
• The major changes in standardisation appear to
  have come from ETSI and are detailed in the next
  slide.
• All task Group members contacted have expressed
  concern with the changes from analogue to digital
  television and the effects on the current
  sharing of this spectrum by radio microphones.

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Highlight of Changes since GSC-12

• In March 2008, ETSI published a revised Radio
  microphone standard EN 300-422 which includes
  Digital modulation with increased power limits.
• ETSI members (in co-ordination with CEPT) are in
  the process of considering compatibility issues
  for L band use for Radio Microphones. See ETSI
  TR 102-546.
• The revised cordless audio standard EN 301-357
  has been sent out for final vote, the revisions
  mainly address methods' of measurement for the
  Band II low power devices when using the 12v
  cigarette lighter adaptors (CLA).
• Copies of all the above can be found at
• http//portal.etsi.org/docbox/Workshop/GSC/GRSC_WP
  1_radio_mics/ETSI20deliverables/

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Next Steps/Actions

• To encourage other members of the Task Group to
  update their information on these subjects,
  especially in the spectrum arrears'
• To engage with members (old and new) of the Task
  group to consider methods of measurement
• Please contact Brian Copsey BC_at_copsey-comms.com