Wireless Systems

Here is how this works in practice. We give integrated wireless system packages — wireless intercom, IFB feeds, audio hops and the RF planning that ties them together. From the set up gear-rental market concentrated in Zagreb. Our team starts each project with a RF survey of the shooting locations, because Croatia's environments range from the dense, stone-walled streets of Dubrovnik's Old City and the courtyards of Diocletian's Palace in Split to wide-open Adriatic island exteriors, each with a distinct radio picture.

Here is the short of it. From that survey we build a single set up frequency plan covering audio, comms and video links so no two systems interfere. Where a multi-unit production needs more wireless capacity than the in-country pool holds, gear moves freely by road from rental houses in neighbouring Italy. Slovenia, Austria and Hungary, since Croatia is in the EU single market and the Schengen area with no carnet needed for that EU transport.

Here is the breakdown. All production wireless operates on radio range that HAKOM, the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries, covers on EU-harmonised UHF bands. Our team allocates and documents frequencies within that legal range and advises on sign-ups where high-power systems need it. Non-EU shoots importing their own wireless hardware clear ATA Carnets through Croatian customs, mostly via Zagreb Airport, with Split and Dubrovnik airports serving coast-based units.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Coastal conditions shape deployment: the strong bura and jugo winds, coastal humidity and salt air near the Adriatic affect antenna rigging and gear durability, so we plan weather-resilient setups for shoreline and island work. Wireless gear hire from Croatian vendors counts as qualifying spend under the 'Filming in Croatia' incentive administered by HAVC, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre. A 25 percent cash rebates on eligible Croatian spend, rising to 30 percent in less-developed regions.