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Should I Use 72 MHz or 216 MHz?

Frequency modulation (FM) is a means of transmitting audio using electromagnetic waves. This same technology is used by local FM radio stations to broadcast music. Listen Technologies’ Stationary FM products wirelessly transmit audio from a sound source to portable receivers with headphones; primarily for assistive listening and language interpretation applications. FM signals can travel through most barriers – walls, ceilings, and floors. The distance a signal travels has many different variables such as Radio Frequency (RF) output power, the type and placement of the antenna, and the frequency band.

Tour Group System Basics

A Listen Tour Group System consists of a Portable Display FM Transmitter and Portable FM Receivers. Currently tour group products are available in 72 MHz, 216 MHz for use in North America, in 863 MHz for use in Europe and in 150 MHz for use in Australia.

Using ALS Solutions To Overcome Physical & Environment Hearing Impairment

There are two types of hearing impairment. Physical hearing impairment is when you have difficulty hearing in normal conditions while environment hearing impairment refers to the challenge to hear because of environmental conditions.

Remote Courtroom Language Interpretation

You will find Listen Technologies products at work in some very impressive settings. But there is one venue where I hope you NEVER have to experience the capabilities of Listen Technologies first hand – a courtroom! ExhibitOne is one of the country’s leading A/V integrator for federal, state and local courts. We recently introduced our patent pending Virtual Court Interpreter System™ – (VCIS™).

How To Market Your Business With Facebook

Really? Can a business sccessfully use Facebook to grow and communicate? On this blog site we had a previous conversation about social media and its impact to our society. In the post The Fad of Social Media, some truly amazing data is presented to support the notion that social media, and yes even Facebook, are serious tools to help get the word out to existing and potential customers. Take a look at this article in the New York Times: How To Market Your Business with FaceBook.Here are some key points from the article:

Group of manufacturing tour employee gathered together

The World’s Coolest Factory Tours

Looking for something fun to do? Do you know there are thousands of factories that offer guided tours? I found three links I think you might find interesting . By doing a simple Google search you can find factory tours throughout the world. 1. The first sight is the Travel + Leisure blog site. It takes you inside several different factory tours ranging from the Harley Davidson factory to a perfume factory and to the Anchor Brewing company in San Francisco. They are cool! Worlds Coolest Factory Tours Articles Travel + Leisure. 2. This second link is a guide to factory tours inspired by the book Watch it Made in the USA. The site has videos, a blog and of course you can also buy the the book. Click here to visit Watch it Made in the USA. 3. This final site is a non-profit site listing 552 places in the USA you can go on a factory tour. Click here to find one year you. And when you visit one these sites, dont forget to ask for a Listen Tour Group System. When you use a system like this, the tour leader wears a wireless microphone that transmits his/her voice to an earphone that you wear during the tour. It makes the tour a lot more enjoyable because you hear everything the tour leader has to say and you can stray away a bit from the main group and still hear whats being said. This is where the Listen slogan comes fromDont miss a single sound.

Programming Listen’s FM Products

Listen FM products offer several functions that can enhance the experience of the user. The LCD on many of the products have several setting changes that allow for customized user scenarios. This post will briefly touch on three features that will reiterate my points.

Language Interpretation – Different Types Require Different Equipment

I have often been asked the question, I thought that language interpretation was a process where the presenter would speak a couple of sentences, and then the interpreter would repeat them in a different language, and they would take turns communicating the message? If so, what does your interpretation equipment do? The answer to this question is found in the explanation between consecutive interpretation and simultaneous interpretation. The truly inquisitive (and glutens for punishment) will follow that initial question with are there different types of language interpretation? I think the easiest way to explain this is to define them one at a time:

Spotlighting The Value of AV

October 18-24, 2009 is InfoComm AV Week. AV Week is an international celebration of the AV industry. The AV trade association InfoComm International and its members sponsor workshops, presentations, career fairs and other events around the globe to spotlight the audiovisual industry that enhances communications in many vertical markets and to recognize the AV professionals who manufacture, design and install AV technology in fixed installations and for staged events.The general public may not be aware of the everyday benefits provided to them by the AV industry. AV Week gives us a tangible way to become advocates for the industry. It allows us to reach out to end users, potential customers and employees. With many voices, we can make an impact in raising awareness. We can encourage students to consider AV careers, and we can change perceptions about the industry. InfoComm is a true champion of its members and offers many resources to make it really easy for members to get involved with AV Week. Cheryl Reagan and Marc Bialek are leading efforts in providing support and ideas for activities for InfoComm AV Week. The website www.avweek.org is a fount of resources and information. There is a full tool kit that includes:

Infogrpahic with cartoon drawing of a speaker talking into a microphone with the words, "Speaker in original language" with one line connecting to two additional characters with headsets and microphones in a box with the words, "Interpreters in their booth" and a final single line connecting to four persons wearing headphones with the words, "Participants listening to interpreted language.

How Does Language Interpretation Work?

I have been working in the language interpretation industry for more than 20 years now, and when I get asked the question What do you do for a living?, I sigh and prepare to attempt as short and concise an answer as humanly possible. However, this usually leads to the inevitable definition of what simultaneous interpretation is and how it works. I usually start with, you know, like they use at the UN, but that is rarely sufficient for the curious mind.