Having its radio receiver in a metal rack 40ft from the stage and behind a six-inch-think wall, audio dropouts were a regular – and annoying – occurrence at the Jewish community Congregation B’nai Israel, in Tustin, California.
In response, integration partner Mastermind Production Group, based in nearby Fullerton, upgraded the temple’s sound system, including installing a new audio console and increasing the wireless channel count to six from the previous four. But perhaps the most striking improvement was the addition of a Diversity Architectural Antenna from RF Venue.
With the congregation describing itself as ‘welcoming, diverse and family-friendly’, services are usually accompanied by two acoustic guitars and vocalists.
‘I’ve been using RF Venue’s Diversity Fin antennas for years on touring and rentals, and they’ve always performed perfectly,’ says Mastermind Production Group CEO, Chad Griswold, CEO. ‘Congregation B’nai Israel needed that kind of performance, but also required that it be very low profile, as invisible as possible, to maintain the temple’s aesthetic appearance, so going with the new Diversity Architectural Antenna was the perfect solution.’
The Diversity Architectural Antenna achieved all of the desired goals – including being all but invisible. ‘They nearly didn’t even notice it when or where I installed it,’ says Griswold of the antenna’s discreet placement above eye level and how its paintable surface easily blends into the background.
It also hits performance marks. Griswold says wireless users can range anywhere throughout the venue, more than 100ft from the stage to the rear of the temple, without ever encountering a dropout or any other RF anomaly.
‘The Diversity Architectural Antenna is rock solid, just like all of RF Venue’s antennas are,’ Griswold reports. ‘They’re reliable and functional, exactly what you want an antenna to be. The added benefit of the Diversity Architectural Antenna is that is does all that, and you’d never even know it was there.’
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