Sennheiser Urges FCC to Complete Work on Wireless Mic Proceedings
Sennheiser raised wireless mic issues in a meeting with staff from the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology and Wireless Bureau, said a filing posted Monday in 21-115 and other dockets. “In light of the termination of the Vacant Channel…
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proceeding, Sennheiser discussed potential solutions to help solve the low-band spectrum crunch that wireless microphone operators are experiencing,” the company said (see 2205120031): “As Sennheiser has repeatedly emphasized, wireless microphones are inherently fault intolerant devices that require clean, low-band, UHF spectrum to operate effectively, particularly when deployed for live events that do not offer an opportunity for a second take.” Sennheiser urged the FCC to finalize a proceeding to adopt rules that permit wireless multichannel audio systems (see 2104220056). The company said the FCC should also complete a 2017 proceeding expanding eligibility for Part 74 licenses to include professional wireless mic users that don't routinely use 50 or more microphones (see 1710030020). “This proceeding has been pending for far too long, and the Commission should move expeditiously to adopt the rules associated with it,” the company said.