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elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:10 pm

Guglielmo Marconi might argue with you on that one, but he died nearly a century ago most likely.

Still, none of his wireless stuff would have fit on a RIck

You are probably right, no one applied miniaturized short-range radio to audio links until well after FM and at least the Nuvistor mini-tubes became popular in the 1950s, and a wireless link could be packaged small. Hearing aids were made like this starting in the 50s. But I am sure that it took the wide availability of transistors in the 60s, as you say, to make this application of wireless communications a practical reality for musicians.

But Shure claims they did it in 1953:

Various individuals and organisations claim to be the inventors of the Wireless Microphone.

Shure Incorporated claim that their "Vagabond" system from 1953 was the first.

In 1957 German audio equipment manufacturer Sennheiser, at that time called Lab W, working with the German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) exhibited a wireless microphone system. From 1958 the system was marketed through Telefunken under the name of Mikroport.

Another German equipment manufacturer, Beyerdynamic, claim that first wireless microphone, was invented by Hung C. Lin. Called the "transistophone", it went into production in 1962. It is claimed that the first time a wireless microphone was used to record sound during filming of a motion picture was on Rex Harrison in the 1964 film My Fair Lady.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:04 pm

"Guglielmo Marconi might argue with you on that one"

I was refering to the common use of it for MI applications.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:23 pm

"You are probably right, no one applied miniaturized short-range radio to audio links until well after FM and"..."it took the wide availability of transistors in the 60s, as you say"

I was agreeing wholeheartedly with you, Jeff

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:36 am

Alright Elys, if you keep these type of posts up I'm throwing your hat in the 2008 Presidential race.

You gotta work for NASA, the Federal Reserve or American Idol.

Jeez I'm getting tired running to the dictionary and goggle every time you post.

Norddeutscher Rundfunk? You are killing me!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:08 am

"Norddeutscher Rundfunk?"

Weren't they the guys who played "We're an American Band?"

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:09 am

Sorry it was on E Plurubus Funk...