BR330T: Wireless Mics

[SaltLifeCalli]

I'm curious if the BR330T will pick up digital audio frequencies? I am trying to receive wireless mic systems but aren't they digital?

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

I'm curious if the BR330T will pick up digital audio frequencies? I am trying to receive wireless mic systems but aren't they digital?

Welcome to the forums. Some are analog and can be picked up by a scanner, others not so. Below are common frequencies but this isn't by any means an "all-inclusive" list

Cordless Microphones - The RadioReference Wiki

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I'm curious if the BR330T will pick up digital audio frequencies?

No, it's an analog only scanner

 

[pb_lonny]

No, it won't get digital signals.

 

[JethrowJohnson]

If you want a digital scanner, a Uniden Bearcat BCD436HP is a good one, but it also depends where you are sometimes, too.

 

[kevino]

There is a small handful of wireless mic freqs in the upper 160s / lower 170s MHz range, but AFAIK most wireless mics used in the entertainment and broadcast media fields are in freq ranges not typically covered by this level of scanner.

 

[mmckenna]

I'm curious if the BR330T will pick up digital audio frequencies? I am trying to receive wireless mic systems but aren't they digital?

Even a digital scanner may not let you hear them. Usually the digital wireless mics are running a digital mode that is not covered by scanners. It's usually a higher bit rate/wider bandwidth that what is used for LMR radio systems.

 

[kevino]

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There is a small handful of wireless mic freqs in the upper 160s / lower 170s MHz range, but AFAIK most wireless mics used in the entertainment and broadcast media fields are in freq ranges not typically covered by this level of scanner.
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I was informed in a private message that the BR330T covers 100 kHz - 1.3 GHz (minus cellular). I stand corrected about this scanner's frequency coverage range.

 

[tvengr]

I am trying to receive wireless mic systems but aren't they digital?

I lot of the radio mikes we used at our TV station were FM analog around 200 MHz in the VHF TV channels. They were used both in the studio and in the field by the news vehicles. I spent a lot of time repairing them when they were dropped. Sudden shocks are not healthy for crystals and crystal filters. They have a bad habit of shattering. Bad microphone cables on the belt pack mikes were also a common problem.

 

[SaltLifeCalli]

If you want a digital scanner, a Uniden Bearcat BCD436HP is a good one, but it also depends where you are sometimes, too.

Will this one pick up digital wireless mic systems?

 

[JethrowJohnson]

Will this one pick up digital wireless mic systems?

Well, I don't know. I actually thought wireless mics used Bluetooth? but it is a digital scanner. Maybe someone else here knows.

 

[mmckenna]

Will this one pick up digital wireless mic systems?

As has been said a few times before: "It depends".

It depends on the EXACT wireless microphone you are talking about. Not all of the wireless microphones work on frequencies that consumer scanners will receive. I work with some wireless mics that work in the 600MHz band. This scanner will NOT receive those frequencies. Older wireless mics have worked on other frequencies that a scanner MIGHT receive.

And then there's the analog versus digital thing:
If they are ANALOG wireless microphones AND the frequencies they use are covered by the scanner, you MAY be able to listen to them, but the bandwidth used by wireless microphones is going to be wider than the bandwidth used by two way radio systems.

If they are DIGITAL, then NO, doesn't matter what frequency they are on, the DIGITAL emissions used by the wireless microphone will NOT be compatible with the scanner. Digital wireless microphones DO NOT use P25, DMR or NXDN.

Until you give us some accurate information on EXACTLY which wireless microphones you are trying to receive, no one is going to be able to give you any sort of accurate information. Asking the same question over and over again and not providing useful information isn't going to get you any accurate responses. What you are getting above is guesses by people that don't understand wireless microphone systems.

 

[SaltLifeCalli]

Thank you for your reply. The systems I am interested in are Shure wireless mic systems ULXD and Shure PSM 300 in ear monitoring system they operate on G band and H band some on J band and A band. I am just wondering if I can pick up their transmissions with a digital scanner or if I would need a wireless mic receiver? I know of some people using wireless mic systems to broadcast live without any interference or interruption and I would like to find a way to pick them up and record their transmissions.

 

[kf8yk]

The Shure ULX/PSM systems use a proprietary digital protocol optimized for wide audio bandwidth and low latency that no scanner will decode.

These mics can optionally be equipped with AES-256 encryption.

Transmitter deviation is 75 kHz, much wider than the IF filters in a typical scanner.

Frequency info is here: ULXD Frequency Chart

 

[SaltLifeCalli]

So the only way for me to pick up these frequencies is to purchase a compatible wireless mic receiver?

 

[mmckenna]

So the only way for me to pick up these frequencies is to purchase a compatible wireless mic receiver?

Correct. However, pay close attention to what kf8yk said: "These mics can optionally be equipped with AES-256 encryption."
If the owner of the microphone/in ear system has added the AES-256 encryption option, there is NO way you'll be able to listen to them, even with compatible wireless mic receiver.

 

[SaltLifeCalli]

I have a question that I am not sure how to ask but have you ever heard of wireless mic systems transmitting on frequencies that are usually reserved for household appliances such as fans, a/c condensers etc? I have an issue with a group of people that are using wireless mic systems to communicate around me every day but I can't prove it without finding a way to record what I am hearing.

 

[Randyk4661]

Most of what we use for our company is now digital, we do still have a few analog wireless mic's in the 470-512 range but being in the Los Angeles area they don't get used as often and only inside the buildings.
The rest of our mic's are 512 to 594Mhz digital.

 

[KevinC]

Nope, we’re done here.