Blog Posts from Radio Facilities

We’ve been hiring Motorola radios for several years now, and there are three questions that everyone wants the answer to:

We hear plenty of stories about the shows and events our customers are involved in, but we rarely get to see the results. So we would love to see what you do using our hire kit! Send in your photos and videos for us to post on our social media feeds – giving you the credit of course – and in return, if we use your content we’ll give you a 10% discount on your next hire with us.

We’ve always been lovers of podcasts, probably because of our history as radio producers, and now they’re incredibly popular both to listen to and to record. So with a wealth of choices availilable, we thought it was time to recommend just a few of the amazing stories we’ve been listening to of late.

These are our opening hours for the
2021 Christmas and New Year period:

In the previous two parts of this series I’ve presented the differences between wired and radio mics, and shown the various options available. I’ve also given you plenty of hard-won tips for using radio mics properly and professionally. In this final part I’ll give you some strategies for maximising your budget without compromising your sound.

In the first part of this series we looked at the basic differences between wired and radio mics, and the various options available when choosing your radio mics. In this second part I have a few tips and techniques to bear in mind for getting the best out of your equipment.

I was recently asked to give a short online presentation to a group of around 100 teachers on the subject of Microphone Hire and Technique. This is the first part of that presentation, written from my experiences working with schools and colleges as well as hiring equipment to amateur and professional customers.