USA - Sound Devices has announced the introduction of Astral v8.20 – a set of feature upgrades for the Astral Wireless Product range. Astral v8.20 introduces over-the-air firmware updates, frequency exclusive regions, a whip antenna length tool, Sound Devices’ patent-pending TV Channel Finder, and a wide range of web app usability enhancements.
New features include Multiple Astral Outpost Network support that allows ARX16 and ARX32 to connect to up to eight outputs for seamless command and control of transmitters across extended NexLink coverage; a new TV Channel Finder feature that automatically detects and displays TV channels to avoid assigning frequencies within the 6-8 MHz bandwidth; a new Whip Antenna Length menu that allows you to instantly know the necessary length of a whip antenna by frequency range; and several quality-of-life improvements to the web app for the RTSA and Receiver Channel View.
“Sound Devices is committed to delivering not only global RF solutions, but also making RF workflows for RF engineers easier and more robust,” says Sound Devices VP of sales Andy Robinson. “We’re incredibly proud of what we’re able to offer, and are eager to see RF engineers around the world push these new features to the limits of what they can achieve.”
