Here is some additional commentary on the recent FCC decision. I think the concluding line of the article by Bill Evans sums it up best:

The future is not entirely clear, but be prepared for interference from lots of stupid and worthless text messages to start hitting your wireless mics and ears in the near future.

FCC Puts Screws to Live Event Audio Industry

The important thing to keep in mind is that we don’t know what is going to happen, but we all need to be watching this very closely and be ready to defend our uses when the time comes.

For those who are unsure exactly what is going on with this DTV transition, you may be interested in reading this article from EV. Expect more information on this transition to be coming in the next few weeks and months.

Electro-Voice wireless microphone operation above 698 MHz in the United States – Electrovoice.

Please note that it is not yet illegal to USE wireless products above 698, just illegal to manafucturer or sell them. How are these changes going to impact you?