Yes, and some film teams have reported RF disturbances (long-wave + radar)=
with MKH-mic's. Of course also MKH may cause problems.
My only point all the time has been that the RF design is much less
sensitive to humidity than conventional condensor mic's.
Klas.
At 17:00 2005-07-22, you wrote:
>Never say "never":
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>I have made frequent use of MKH mikes for nature recordings, both the 20s=
>in stereo pairs and quad arrays, and the 50/30 and 40/30 pairs in MS.
>Haven't had one fail yet due to temperature and/or humidity.
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>BUT: when recording while walking along the embankment of an
>overhead-electrified commuter railway in rural Pennsylvania, I heard a
><crack> from my MKH40, then silence.
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>It went back to the factory for repair.
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>No mike (or other recording gear) is perfect. Find the most dependable
>gear you can, then have backup provisions.
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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