Tait Tough Competition Winners Announced

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Tuesday, 10 November, 2015 – Christchurch, New Zealand

Tait Communications' global network of resellers have shared their true customer stories of putting Tait products to the test in their everyday working environments for a 'Tait Tough' competition.

今天，该公司宣布了其经销商比赛的一个整体获奖者和六名决赛选手，这些竞赛竞争来自世界各地的参赛作品，详细的事件达到了Tait Radios达到了“Tait Tigh”标准，幸存不可能的坚固性和可靠性。

The entries were representative of the broad cross-section of industries Tait serves, including fire services, mining companies and construction—all of which demand the most rugged and dependable of radio gear to safely and reliably communicate, not to mention reduce replacement rates.

The competition was also a showcase of the company's commitment to investing in research and development to create products and solutions that meet the specialty needs of Tait customers across industries.

While Tait has received recognition and accolades for its renowned'Tait Tough'tests, including a New Zealand Marketing Award earlier this year, the competition brought to life real-world examples where Tait radios survived in the harshest of conditions.

“我们的收音机始终如一地重置无线可用的前沿，”Tait Communications的首席执行官Garry Diarck说。

“虽然没有人想要把阿ur radios to the ultimate test, having the confidence that they will work when they're needed most is a tremendous boost for users—particularly those in critical communications and first-responder roles. I'm very impressed with the various ways they have been put to the test in the field."

A recap of the winning and finalist entries follows:

Overall Winner

Colvins Ltd. (New Zealand) – "A Long Winter"

A Tait portable radio fell 20 metres out of a backpack being hoisted on a wire over a valley by a forestry gang, falling into a flooded river. Three months later, the same radio was dug out of a mud pit, and worked perfectly with a fresh battery.

决赛选手

Tasmanian Electronic & Communication Services (Australia)

Intentionally dropped a Tait portable radio from a fire observation tower in rural Tasmania onto a rocky outcrop 20 metres below, incurring only a few nicks and scrapes. See the full embeddable videohere.

PT Alssa (Indonesia)

A Tait portable radio was accidentally dropped into a mud puddle and run over by a heavy equipment truck, but worked fine again after replacing a snapped antenna.

The Charlie Edwards Company (United States)

A Tait P25 portable radio used by a Los Angeles fire department was left inside a burning house, emerging with a badly burnt antenna, heat-damaged belt clip and control knobs and a melted microphone cord, yet remaining fully operational.

尼克松通讯（澳大利亚）

A Tait P25 portable survived tumbling through the steel frame of a dragline crane at an Australian mine, then plummeting 30 metres and impacting onto the rocky ground below.

Oelmann Elektronik GmbH (Germany)

Tait portable radios at Oelmann Elektronik survived a bevy of unfortunate incidents, including falling off a cliff in the Caucasus Mountains, dropping out of a car on the move, being left out in hard rain and under the snow, charged with improper voltage, and even being used as a hammer.

Baud Telecom (Saudi Arabia)

A radio accidentally dropped into the ocean was recovered after 48 hours, only to spring back to life with application of some contact cleaner to drive out the residual seawater.