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How Good are 2.4 GHz Wireless Microphones?

July 20, 2022

In the early 1970s, most wireless microphones were very pricey VHF models with hit and miss audio quality. Then came UHF models — still very expensive and not dependable enough. Performance was contingent on where the mic was used and what competing radio frequencies were in the area.

As far back as 1945, schematics and kits for wireless microphones were published in hobbyist magazines like Popular Science. These systems, however, only broadcast a short range to a standard radio receiver. In 1949, in Great Britain, Reg Moores built a wireless microphone for a production of Aladdin on Ice at a sports stadium in Brighton. It used an illegal radio frequency, but worked well enough.

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