Kaikoura Longboard Festival（KLF）是新西兰首屈一指的下坡滑板活动，吸引了该国最好的下坡滑板商，竞争两天。距美丽东海岸的风景秀丽，赛道沿着海洋岭庄园风，允许骑手在四包中以高达80km / h（50mph）的速度导航六个角。事件Marshals和志愿者协调，确保沿着赛道的数百名骑手和观众的平稳经验，包括“狂欢角”这样的地点。随着种族或轨道条件的突然变化，需要快速响应，以最大限度地减少风险，并且团队内的可见性有限，可靠的沟通是必须的。
Download client story as a PDFKLF组织者以前使用过的无线电混合，其中一些没有互操作性，并且无法在整个轨道上提供必要的覆盖范围和范围。沿着轨道的Marshals并不是持续的联系，几个谈话群体没有单一的真理存在。由于山上的山脊也有几个“死点”。“我们通过中心站在它周围工作，一个人会将信息转移到其他人的信息”，节日的头部组织者汤姆德罗伊说。“但在一个事件的热度中并不总是发生。”
After some research, Outback Communications were selected to address the communications issues, and the festival organizers headed into their Christchurch office to explain their needs. Corey Weir from Outback replaced their existing handhelds with Tait TP9310 radios on a commercial frequency - the first year on analog, and then on DMR in 2018. Outback recommended the upgrade after feedback that noise cancellation and improved voice clarity would be ideal for the environment. Another improvement came in the form of multiple channels being added, for marshals to handle unexpected or isolated occurrences that don't impact the whole team. Now marshals all along the track can communicate easily and respond quickly to changes. "The radios are powerful and the charging docks are awesome", said Tom De Rooy. "It was seamless, stress free, and so much simpler".
Moving to a Tait solution has provided the KLF team with clear and reliable voice communications every year. Looking to the future, Corey from Outback said "It's good to get the feedback each time they come back, and we always try and learn from it so that next time we deliver more value to the customer". Tom De Rooy adds that the event organizers now have "seamless communication throughout the whole hill, which is so valuable. We couldn't go back to running an event like this without that communication, for safety and practicality. It's just awesome to know that riders are going to get down and be safe."
