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    Solved! How to connect a mono jack to a stereo plug?

    I have a nifty lavalier microphone with a 3.5mm mono jack that I would like to use with (1) a wireless receiver that has a 3.5mm stereo input plug and (2) via an XLR extension cable with a short XLR to 3.5mm stereo jack conversion cable. Do I understand right that if I just plug the 3.5mm mono...
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    UHF radio microphones: rusty junk or trusty workhorse (or both)

    How much has UHF wireless microphone radio technology advanced in the last decade or so? The reason I ask is I can see some older UHF wireless microphone systems with many of the characteristics good modern systems have that are available at very affordable prices, providing one doesn't mind...
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    UHF radio microphones: rusty junk or trusty workhorse (or both)

    To the pessimist the glass is half empty. To the optimist the glass is half full... Cheers Solandri! Thanks for this useful advice. What you say about glasses seems to be quite similar to your good advice about wireless mics ie either quite useful (half full) or over-rated (half empty)...
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    UHF radio microphones: rusty junk or trusty workhorse (or both)

    I am using a mic with an XLR extension cable to record video interviews that delivers reliable and good quality audio to my camera, so what is not to like about it apart from... it's a cable! For an upcoming project that will involve more interviewing than usual I am exploring wireless audio...