[BC] Cell interfaces

[Glen Kippel]

On 4/4/07, Bernie Courtney 
<<mailto:bcourtney at metrobcast.com>bcourtney at metrobcast.com> wrote:

Another tip- if you have a dual-mode cell phone that is capable of 
being forced into analog mode, do so before you call back into your 
studio, the quality will be a heck of a lot better.

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Indeed yes.  Our remote setup is a Shure wireless mic feeding a 
Comrex frequency extender and a CellJack that interrupts the handset 
on an old Motorola bag phone.  This is all mounted in an ATA case 
along with a radio and a power amp for our speakers.  I worked up an 
interface to connect a digital phone for backup in case there is no 
analog service.  I tried both systems on our last remote, and there 
was a hiss in the background with the analog phone, but the digital 
phone gave us a raspy, gargly sound that the station operator said 
sounded much worse than the analog.  No hiss, though.  Oh, we are 
using a Gentner unit at the studio for frequency extension.  I don't 
quite know what to do when the analog service is turned off.  Maybe 
we could tap into the client's POTS system and do it that way, but 
that has its own set of problems.

Oh, the remote was at a jewelry store and they did $48,000 in sales 
in the first two hours of the remote.  I don't know what the total 
was for the day.