US antenna and RF wireless communication specialist RF Venue has introduced the RF Venue Performance Calculator, a free online tool designed to simplify wireless mic system reliability predictions.

‘Typical RF link budget calculator tools are so comprehensive and detailed that they become nearly impossible to use for the average wireless system operator,’ says RF Venue President Chris Regan. ‘Now, with our new wireless Performance Calculator, there’s a much simpler option – our customers are thrilled with the calculator’s performance and ease of use.’

Lauded by early adopters among the company’s customers, the calculator greatly reduces the complexity of wireless system performance prediction, providing a reasonable certainty of reliable performance in mere seconds.

RF Venue has done the time-consuming steps of system performance calculation in advance, incorporating the needed specifications within the software. Users of the calculator simply select system components via a handful of drop-down menus – microphone make and series, distance from mic to antenna, cabling type and length, RF Venue antenna/Distro distribution system models and, if known, the RF noise floor of the performance space. With a tap of the Calculate button, the results are indicated by a simple traffic light indication of go (green), caution (yellow), or no-go (red).