Monday was my first day of being employed by Sandals Church (@sandalschurch) in Riverside. I will be working there on Mondays through August until my commitment to Coast Hills is done at the end of the month.

Side Note:
August 31st is UNITE: An Evening of Worship at Coast. Being that it's my last one and I'm running FOH it's kind of a big deal for me. The event starts at 7 with food and fellowship at 6. If you can make it, that would be amazing! Thanks, friends!

Anyways, the reason I’m going in on Mondays is to get a head start on all the stuff that needs to get done. There’s several projects and upgrades in the works and some of it can’t wait until September. The first project I’ve been tasked with is getting their wireless frequencies coordinated. For the past several months they’ve been having issues with their handheld walkie-talkie radios interfering with their Shure UHF-R gear. I’ve been told the radios operate in the 600 MHz range while the UHF-R is in the G1 band (470-530 MHz).

Oh, and they’re 4-watt radios. Powerful little suckers.

All I know is that in Wireless Workbench the entire spectrum is solid red when the radios are broadcasting. I’m thinking the only option here is to change out the radios. I’ve been told we can get VHF radios (though it will be pricey).

So if you’ve ever had experience dealing with this kind of issue, please shoot me an email and we’ll talk. I need to get this working, pronto!

So besides working on getting the RF issues sorted out, I also spent some time with the Video Associate Director talking about the systems that she deals with directly (cameras & the switcher). We had a great dialog talking about some of the upgrades and changes she’d like to see so she can better empower her volunteers.

Right now I feel a bit like the small fish in the proverbial big pond. Or am I drinking from a fire hose? Either way, there’s a lot going on and they’ll keep my plenty busy for a good long while!

In case you’ve never seen the inside of their auditorium, I’ve attached two pictures:

Sandals Main Auditorium 1

Sandals Main Auditorium 2

Before I go…

I’m still needing to find a roommate in the East Riverside area. If you or anyone you know is interested, shoot me an email! Thanks!

-i