Tim Sutton - AVS

Actually, we only use the "stubby" antennas on studio shows in tightly controlled environments. There are some advantages, but also some trade-offs. When we're outdoors with longer ranges, we use slightly longer antennas to ensure success. Regarding your job on the 9th....give me a call. I'm sure we can hook you up!

Sorry to drudge up an old thread, but this has been an interesting read for me. Phil, very nice writeup on your experience with the P1 options out there. John, it's always good to see you doing what you do! Yes, we at AVS were the first to offer the P1. It is a beautiful camera and weighs in at only 12 lbs. with camera/lens/transmitter. We started with just a couple and are now up to seven systems. At the rate we're going, we'll have to add more in the near future. We have been using them on on Monday Night Football (ESPN), Sunday Night Football (NBC), Thursday Night Football (NFL Channel), American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, The Academy Awards, and X Factor, just to name a few. And as with everything in this industry, change is inevitable. Based on feedback that we received from several operators, we have recently introduced our new mounting system, which moves the transmitter to below the camera, and adds some carbon components to further eliminate weight. Photo Gallery While our P1 packages are getting rave reviews, we at AVS are always open to your input on how to improve them further. Please feel free to email or call me with your ideas. Tim Sutton tim@aerialvideo.com

From Jeff's rig: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK9sTxy53iQ The Kia commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3t0m7MuiJA Disclosure: As the Sales and Marketing Manager for Aerial Video Systems, I have a vested interest in showing this. We provided the wireless cameras. Mods: I'm new around here and don't want to overstep my bounds. Am I permitted to share details about this camera package? It is truly amazing!

I'm glad to hear things went well. I assume you saw Newlin for the demo. Good guy! As far as your batteries go, we've started using Lithium-Ions....big ones from Ansso. The problem is shipping them....long, expensive story. Bottom line, it they live in your studio, they rock. If you have to ship them, DON'T!!! If you have to ship, keep them under 100wh. However, we've found much longer run-times over the old 160 AB's.

http://www.vislinknews.com/ I can't speak highly enough about it. We live and die by our last job, and we only trust Link. I've rep'd other companies, rental companies with "wireless" and NOTHING has worked as well as Link. Ain't cheap, but priceless for the right job! Good luck. Feel free to call if I can help.

Hey all, I'm new to the forum, and just poking around and reading up. What kind of range are you looking for our of your wireless system? At AVS, we have 40 Link 1500 systems...and love them. We do Monday Night Football, Dancing with the Stars, The British Open, Kiwi Challenge, NBA All-Stars, Playoffs and Finals, etc. Had 4 on the Golden Globes last night and 6 on last year's Academy Awards. We can buy whatever brand we want...and it's Link for us. They are rock solid, and have great range, when engineered correctly. We use the Link with our LDK-6000 and short-back for a total camera weight of 24 lbs. (yes, 24, and that's WITH battery.) Just my two cents. Looking forward to hearing your final decision.