The wireless system shall operate over a 30 MHz UHF frequency range in one of 6 bands from 680 to 863 MHz, with a wide range of possible frequency settings. The wireless microphone system shall incorporate factory-optimized sets of both transmission and receiving frequency modules that are programmed into both transmitters and receivers. Each frequency set shall comprise a 30 MHz UHF band and offer up to 1,200 discrete operating frequencies within that band, with transmitter power not exceeding 50 milliwatts. Both handheld and bodypack type trans-mitters shall be provided. The bodypack transmitter shall accommodate both microphone and line level inputs. The transmitters shall operate with a companding system that is complemented by the receiver, providing an A-weighted system dynamic range in excess of 120 dB. The transmitters shall indicate input overload via an LED indicator and on a backlit display battery lifetime shall be displayed in hours as well as the transmitting frequency. Handheld transmitters shall have a maximum diameter of 39 mm and a length, including antenna, no greater that 239 mm. The wireless microphone system shall be the AKG Acoustics Model WMS 4000.
