PHOENIX, AZ – What might happen to our surroundings if people were to suddenly vanish from the face of the Earth? That's the premise of Life After People, a new series on the History Channel. As each day, month, and year passes, the fate of a particular environment is examined.
It's hypothetical, of course, but the use of special effects, combined with interviews from top experts in the fields of engineering, botany, biology, geology, and archeology to provide a compelling narrative of phenomena that couldn't be witnessed any other way.
For one particular episode, much of the information gathered for the program was accomplished through interviews-many of which took place on a military base – with an assist from Lectrosonics' wireless technology.
Ty Chu, a Phoenix-based location sound recording engineer involved with the Life After People project, noted the congested military RF environment for this particular show.
"Between the air traffic, radar towers, and a multitude of other communication signals, the RF environment was positively stifling," Chu said. "This was, without question, the most difficult RF area I have ever encountered."
Chu uses four SMDa transmitters, two SMa transmitters, and most recently, he acquired Lectrosonics' new HM plug-on transmitter for use with his UCR411a receivers. "Lectrosonics pulled through for me and provided no dropouts-even though my whole band was taken up by military RF. The spectrum analyzer in my four UCR411a's helped out tremendously."
Chu also credited Lectrosonics for sound quality, build quality and customer support. "I've used this equipment in the desert where the heat reached 115 degrees Fahrenheit and I've had the same gear out in the snow and the rain. Nothing seems to bother it."
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