Spanish broadcast services provider Sobatech Group provides cost-effective ‘start-to-finish’ project management for a range of motorsports events in Europe and beyond, including at the Endurance World Championship at the Paul Ricard circuit in France and most recently at the SuperGT Series motorsports event at the Buriram Circuit in Thailand. Common to all is an inventory of recently upgraded wireless equipment.
The new wireless systems include a range of Wisycom products, including its MFL Links, MRK960 Receivers, MTK952 Transmitters, MPR50-IEM Wideband Receivers, MTP40S Bodypack Transmitters, Wisycom’s Software Manager and MTH400 Handheld Transmitters.
‘We wanted to upgrade our older technology to ensure that none of the exciting motorsports action was missed,’ says Jordi Nonell Canals, chief of engineering, Sobatech Group. ‘In looking for a durable, flexible, reliable and practical solution, we met with the Wisycom team and were immediately impressed by their experience in working with live shows and broadcasting. We found that the company’s products and support services are world-class in quality.’
For the SuperGT racing series, Sobatech used two Wisycom MFL Links at two remote sites over optical-fibre. At the remote sites, all signals were received from the pit lane at Buriram Circuit. In total, four MRK960 Receivers and two MTK952 Transmitters were integrated with the customer’s OB van intercom system, offering a huge coverage area for reporters and floor managers.
‘As an RF specialist, it’s really important to reduce the RF power,’ says Canals. ‘Since using Wisycom products, we have reduced the used RF power by ten times. In addition, the MPR50-IEM Receivers offer a diversity system with excellent sensibility, noise rejection and high audio quality. Using Wisycom’s MFL system with programmable filters included, provided us with a huge coverage area with no leaks, which was appreciated by our customer.’
Canals has also found Wisycom software to offer easy use and efficient control over the network. ‘From a computer, we can manage the entire system, and the bandwidth of each component makes it very flexible,’ he reports.
Sobatech is presently using its Wisycom equipment on the X-Trial World Championship series running through April 2018, for which the company was awarded the rights to provide all technical resources and services. ‘Even before we purchased our Wisycom equipment, we had great interaction with the company,’ says Canals. ‘The Wisycom team has been wonderful to work with and the company’s technical support has been outstanding. We look forward to using Wisycom equipment moving forward.’
