RF Venue has announced its RF PA Extension Kit, designed to simplfy the adding of satellite loudspeakers to A/V and public address system set-ups.
‘Running bulky cables, fighting with gaff tape or navigating crowded conduits and cable trays are now a thing of the past,’ says RF Venue Chief Innovation Officer, Chris Regan. ‘With the RF PA Extension Kit, users can wirelessly deliver stereo or two independent audio signals anywhere in a venue – quickly, cleanly, safely and cost-effectively.’
Comprising one rackmount transmitter and two compact receivers, the kit extends two channels of high-quality audio wirelessly via analogue FM in the 470–506MHz UHF band. By operating outside the RF bands conventionally used for wireless microphones and monitors, RF PA avoids competition for RF spectrum. The 1U-high transmitter independently converts two line-level analogue input channels to separate RF signals. Hardwired audio pass-throughs leaves the primary signal path unchanged while feeding the transmitter circuitry on demand.
The RF PA RX4 portable receivers, powered by 12V DC, output line-level audio to feed loudspeakers or other devices. The diversity receivers are IP54 rated with weatherproof connectors for outdoor use. For use with satellite loudspeakers and delay towers in large venues, the receiver units have up to 800ms of built-in digital delay to allow satellites to be time-aligned with the main PA’s propagation (timing adjustments set in milliseconds, or by distance in feet or metres). While frequency and delay can be configured at the receiver, the parameters can also be set up at the transmitter and sent to the individual receivers via a 2.4GHz sync signal.
‘When we’ve shown the system to live event pros, DJs, A/V integrators, and house-of-worship techs, hey immediately see the possibilities – whether it’s feeding audio to breakout rooms, green rooms, lobbies and cry rooms, or powering delay towers at festivals and parades,’ Regan says. ‘The use cases are nearly endless.’
The RF PA Extension Kit is available now, with the base kit comprising including one transmitter and two receivers, carrying a MAP of US$1,999. A transmitter with eight receivers is offered at US$4,999, while individual add-on receivers are available at US$549 MAP.