The re-developed O’Connells Pavilion, which opened last fall at the Queenstown Mall in the resort city of Queenstown on the southwest of New Zealand’s South Island, is equipped with an RF Venue Diversity Architectural Antenna to help insure solid wireless system performance in the “Resort Galleria” space that includes a food hall with a capacity of 230.
“In relation to where the customer mostly wanted to use their wireless microphone system, the electronics cabinet is located in the opposite corner of the building, behind a concrete wall,” explains Reuben Pearce, director at AV systems integrator Strawberry Sound Queenstown, noting that it could result in significant RF dropouts.
In addition, with Queenstown being one of New Zealand’s top travel destinations and the renovated mall a major shopping destination, all the technology had to fit the facility’s visual aesthetic. “We needed an architecturally appropriate product to use on an exposed ceiling,” he adds.
The RV Venue antenna was supplied by New Zealand distributor JPRO, one of the country’s leading audio and AV distribution companies. “At JPRO, we understand that RF dropouts can ruin the most perfect production,” states Andrew Sorrill, marketing specialist at JPRO. “We recommend the use of RF Venue products to our customers for any small, medium or large-scale wireless project because they perform reliably with all wireless audio brands, ensuring no dropouts.”
Pearce concludes that the result has been “Reliable wireless coverage from day one. Our technicians were able to get in and out efficiently and deliver exactly what the client needed. We’ve used RF Venue products in prior projects, so we know we can rely on a good result. They simply do as they say they do on the box. RF Venue supplied a direct and reliable solution to what could have been a very real wireless problem.”
