On Dec 28, 10:26*am, Larry wrote:

Of all places, Radio Shack came out with some really nice, and cheap,
900 Mhz handheld and lapel/beltclip wireless mics that work simply
wonderful! *They are all channel selectable over 8 channels on 900 Mhz. *
I've never heard a single odd noise or had any reports of any odd
signals breaking their squelch.

I have a hard time trusting radio shack to build durability into
micronta products. After i blew up a fluke 77 looking at a microwave
(idiot move) I replaced it with a top of the line micronta DMM. The
on off switch failed within a month, after I had left the US under
sail and couldn't return it. I suspect that in the long run, even if
the RS mics sound decent, the companders are not up to real pro
standards and the durability is probably iffy at best.

Now, if I could only teach AME preachers how NOT to put the damned 9V
transistor battery in UPSIDE DOWN with BOTH battery contacts shorting
out against the BIG METAL SPRING holding the battery in
place!....Grrrrr....(expletives deleted).

"Come fix this mic. *It went dead and even a new battery didn't fix it."

"See the nice diagram I pasted to the box you store them in? *Notice how
these contacts on the battery fit SO NEATLY into these two little SLOTS,
ONE BIG and one little so you can't get them in reversed? *Notice how
the battery that melted has BOTH contacts shorting against the metal
clip on the OPPOSITE END from where the two slots are?!"

I try to stay calm.....They keep writing the checks.....(c;]

What do you charge for putting batteries into microphones 25 miles away?

The more you charge for such a service call, the more likely the users
will educate themselves to prevent future expense!!!