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From: Phil Allison on 15 Oct 2006 01:02 Hi to all, On my bench is allegedly a Shure Wireless Mic system: The receiver is labelled UT4-TH ( no A and no MARCAD ) operating on 260.3 MHz. It says "DIVERSITY RECEIVER "' on the front right. There is no "squelch" trim pot fitted to the PCB and the XLR output level switch is not wired ( nor can it be). There are two 90mm long antennas - but inspecting the PCB tracks shows only ONE of them connects to any internal circuitry !! The transmitter is a VT2-VH with an SM 58 capsule, labelled 263.7 MHz - but it does in fact match the receiver's frequency of 260.3 MHz. The system is packed in a moulded plastic carry case compete with a copy of the Shure " Performance Gear Wireless Systems User Guide " and a PS20E power supply (made in Taiwan) which is not approved for sale in Australian as it has a US style two pin AC plug and a plug adaptor. The problem it came in for was severe distortion on the XLR output - a fault that was designed in and easily fixed with a mod. Did Shure really sell this POS or is it a fake ? ....... Phil
From: TimPerry on 15 Oct 2006 02:10 Phil Allison wrote: > Hi to all, > > On my bench is allegedly a Shure Wireless Mic system: > > The receiver is labelled UT4-TH ( no A and no MARCAD ) operating on > 260.3 MHz. It says "DIVERSITY RECEIVER "' on the front right. There > is no "squelch" trim pot fitted to the PCB and the XLR output level > switch is not wired ( nor can it be). > > There are two 90mm long antennas - but inspecting the PCB tracks > shows only ONE of them connects to any internal circuitry !! > > The transmitter is a VT2-VH with an SM 58 capsule, labelled 263.7 MHz > - but it does in fact match the receiver's frequency of 260.3 MHz. i thought the UT series were all UHF > > The system is packed in a moulded plastic carry case compete with a > copy of the Shure " Performance Gear Wireless Systems User Guide " > and a PS20E power supply (made in Taiwan) which is not approved for > sale in Australian as it has a US style two pin AC plug and a plug > adaptor. > > The problem it came in for was severe distortion on the XLR output - > a fault that was designed in and easily fixed with a mod. > > Did Shure really sell this POS or is it a fake ? > > > > ...... Phil my UT4-TC is merely marked UT4 on the front with "diversity receiver" below that. on the bottom a mysterious sticker near the serial number reads: Ai 4188. on the back is an FCC ID and canada number sticker.
From: Bob Urz on 15 Oct 2006 09:34 Phil Allison wrote: > Hi to all, > > On my bench is allegedly a Shure Wireless Mic system: > > The receiver is labelled UT4-TH ( no A and no MARCAD ) operating on 260.3 > MHz. It says "DIVERSITY RECEIVER "' on the front right. There is no > "squelch" trim pot fitted to the PCB and the XLR output level switch is not > wired ( nor can it be). > > There are two 90mm long antennas - but inspecting the PCB tracks shows only > ONE of them connects to any internal circuitry !! > > The transmitter is a VT2-VH with an SM 58 capsule, labelled 263.7 MHz - > but it does in fact match the receiver's frequency of 260.3 MHz. > > The system is packed in a moulded plastic carry case compete with a copy of > the Shure " Performance Gear Wireless Systems User Guide " and a PS20E > power supply (made in Taiwan) which is not approved for sale in Australian > as it has a US style two pin AC plug and a plug adaptor. > > The problem it came in for was severe distortion on the XLR output - a > fault that was designed in and easily fixed with a mod. > > Did Shure really sell this POS or is it a fake ? > > > > ...... Phil > > > > http://www.jands.com.au/jandsweb/downloads/ShureAlert.pdf http://shure.com/ProAudio/Downloads/UserGuidesAndTechSpecs/index.htm?ssProductCategory=Discontinued%20Wireless%20Systems®ion3_element5_NextRow=51 Funny for a UHF model to be VHF.... Bob ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
From: Bob Howes on 15 Oct 2006 11:53 "Phil Allison" <philallison(a)tpg.com.au> wrote in message news:4pdtmfFigv7mU1(a)individual.net... > <SNIP> > Did Shure really sell this POS or is it a fake ? > > Almost certainly a fake. Shure are having huge problems right now with the amount of counterfeit gear floating around bearing their logo. They even have staffers trawling eBay and looking closely at every add purporting to sell Shure gear. As per the links posted previously, Jands would probably like to hear from you with the details you gave here. Bob
From: Jason Lavoie on 15 Oct 2006 14:58
Phil Allison wrote: > Hi to all, > > On my bench is allegedly a Shure Wireless Mic system: > > The receiver is labelled UT4-TH ( no A and no MARCAD ) operating on 260.3 > MHz. It says "DIVERSITY RECEIVER "' on the front right. There is no > "squelch" trim pot fitted to the PCB and the XLR output level switch is not > wired ( nor can it be). > > There are two 90mm long antennas - but inspecting the PCB tracks shows only > ONE of them connects to any internal circuitry !! > > The transmitter is a VT2-VH with an SM 58 capsule, labelled 263.7 MHz - > but it does in fact match the receiver's frequency of 260.3 MHz. > > The system is packed in a moulded plastic carry case compete with a copy of > the Shure " Performance Gear Wireless Systems User Guide " and a PS20E > power supply (made in Taiwan) which is not approved for sale in Australian > as it has a US style two pin AC plug and a plug adaptor. > > The problem it came in for was severe distortion on the XLR output - a > fault that was designed in and easily fixed with a mod. > > Did Shure really sell this POS or is it a fake ? I'm pretty sure you already know the answer to that just by what is inside the box. as already mentioned, the UT series is UHF, as is the performance gear series. also shure to my knowledge has never made a "VT2".. Nothing about that kit adds up. also, those frequencies don't sound like any of the standard shure frequencies to me. if the carpets don't match the drapes.... |