Walpole, MA, USA, March 26, 2026 — Revelation Productions, a full-service live event production and technology integration company, successfully deployed RF Venue’s RF PA Extension Kit to deliver reliable, high-quality audio across multiple widely spaced event zones during the expansive Dream Ride Experience, an annual multi-day fundraiser held at the Farmington Polo Grounds in Connecticut. Attracting thousands of attendees, the Dream Ride Experience brings together motorcycle and automotive enthusiasts from around the world to raise millions of dollars in support of local first responders, military personnel, and community members with special needs or facing crisis, along with animal welfare, through the local Hometown Foundation non-profit corporation.
“We use RF Venue Diversity Fin™ antennas and antenna distribution on nearly every event we do,” said Evan Connell, Audio Engineer/System Technician at Revelation Productions, who worked on the project in partnership with fellow Audio Engineer Josh Hamilton. “So, we were very familiar with RF Venue, and their products have always performed well and are impressively reliable.” The RF PA Extension Kit system provided by TMP Pro proved quick to deploy and highly adaptable to the event’s dynamic requirements. “It was very straightforward,” said Connell. “If you’ve installed a wireless microphone receiver, you can install the PA Extension Kit.”
The team used the RF PA Extension Kit to wirelessly feed powered satellite speakers from front-of-house and remote I/O locations. In the field, performance exceeded expectations—delivering long range, stable signals, and audio quality indistinguishable from a wired connection. “The range was impressive, even with the transmitter on a desk surrounded by people,” Connell noted. “We measured the distance between the transmitter and receivers at approximately 800 feet, and as far as we could tell it sounded no different than a cable and added no significant latency.” As each IP54 rated diversity receiver in the system has an individual locally or wirelessly adjustable delay setting, audio can be synchronized at each speaker. The system also demonstrated durability, under real-world environmental conditions. “We covered one receiver with plastic and attached it to the top of a line array, where it stayed for several days,” Connell added. “It went through hot, sunbaked days and cool nights, working perfectly the whole time.”
“There are several obstacles in supporting this event,” Connell revealed. “Audio is broadcast between the main tent and polo grounds, and the distance between these locations would normally require multiple network hops or fiber, often running across paths used by vehicles, people and even horses. One anchor event involves a musician/DJ performing from a stage towed by a trailer. The typical method of using a helical antenna with a wireless IEM system requires an additional person on the trailer making frequent adjustments to avoid dropouts. Another auxiliary location also traditionally requires either fiber or network hops to receive audio from the main tent throughout the event.”
That traditional wired infrastructure posed both logistical and financial challenges. The extensive cabling not only required careful routing and protection but also introduced additional labor for setup and post-event cleanup. “Cable paths and distance are the most significant impediments,” Connell elaborated. “Fiber would overcome the distance, but the number of annual events requiring fiber has to justify the expense of upgrading our systems. Even with fiber, we would need to be very deliberate when choosing paths and protecting our cable to prevent damage from the significant foot and vehicle traffic. Also, every cable and piece of equipment on this event gets covered in dust and usually rained on. A lot of time goes into cleaning everything afterward – a non-billable labor cost.”
By eliminating the need for extensive cabling, the RF Venue solution streamlined operations while improving efficiency and flexibility across the site. “Fewer cable runs meant less wear and tear during the gig and less cleanup after,” Connell said. “Investing in a PA Extension Kit is a better fit for our business model than upgrading everything to fiber for the time being. And for the stage towed by a trailer, we could set up the transmitter on the trailer and count on crystal clear audio without dedicating a staff member to aim an antenna.”
Despite the complexity of the deployment, the system remained effectively invisible to attendees and performers alike. “Outside of our audio team and the folks we insisted on showing off the new gear to, no one else even knew we were transmitting wirelessly,” said Connell. “If a piece of equipment saves us time and delivers transparent results, that’s a success.”
Coverage across the event grounds also surpassed requirements. “We took a receiver and drove it around the grounds on a golf cart, and its coverage exceeded our needs,” Connell concluded. Looking ahead, he said, “Revelation Productions is looking forward to making the RF Venue PA Extension Kit a regular part of our workflow.”
About the RF Venue PA Extension Kit
Composed of one rack-mount two-channel transmitter and two compact single-channel portable receivers, the RF PA Extension Kit extends two channels of high-quality audio wirelessly via analog FM in the 470 to 506 MHz UHF band. The 1RU transmitter independently accepts two line-level analog input channels and transmits separate RF signals. Hardwired audio pass-throughs leave the primary signal path unchanged.
The portable receivers, powered by 12 VDC from a provided external supply or other 12 VDC source, output line-level audio to feed loudspeakers or other gear. The diversity receivers are IP54 rated with weatherproof connectors for outdoor use. Facilitating use with satellite loudspeakers and delay towers in large venues, the receiver units have up to 800 milliseconds of built-in digital delay to allow satellite speakers to be time-aligned with the main PA’s propagation. Frequency and delay can be configured at the receiver or from the transmitter via a 2.4 GHz sync signal.
Because it operates outside the crowded RF bands conventionally used for wireless microphones and monitors, RF PA avoids competition for precious RF spectrum. Two-channel stereo or independent mono mixes can be local cast to additional receivers backstage, in green rooms, orchestra pits and lobbies, outdoors, and it can even serve as a temporary main PA bridge during load-in. The MAP (USD) for RF PA with transmitter and two receivers is $2,139, $589 for single additional receivers and $5,349 for a one transmitter / eight receiver package.