I think that its just a regular lav mic. What caught my attention was the wire is looped up and back down instead of just down, which makes me think the head of the mic is pointed to the ground. I agree with you that pointing it away gets rid of the “P” and “B” pops but it also degrades the sound quality. So to see it on the Daily show I thought I might be wrong. Anyways here are a couple of screen grabs that I found, if you look closely you can see what I’m talking about
Thanks alot for the great info. After reading your post I started thinking maybe getting a electric generator would be the safest and fastest way to get power for the lights. Have you used any on the field, any thoughts or recommendations?