How do they match: Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

  • Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

  • Radio Service Programmer
  • Voice and Radio Tech
  • Voice and Radio Technician

  • Repair, install, or maintain mobile or stationary radio transmitting, broadcasting, and receiving equipment, and two-way radio communications systems used in cellular telecommunications, mobile broadband, ship-to-shore, aircraft-to-ground communications, and radio equipment in service and emergency vehicles. May test and analyze network coverage.

  • Bolt equipment into place, using hand or power tools.
  • Calibrate and align components, using scales, gauges, and other measuring instruments.
  • Climb communication towers to install, replace, or repair antennas or auxiliary equipment used to transmit and receive radio waves.
  • Climb towers to access components, using safety equipment, such as full-body harnesses.
  • Complete reports related to project status, progress, or other work details, using computer software.
  • Examine malfunctioning radio equipment to locate defects such as loose connections, broken wires, or burned-out components, using schematic diagrams and test equipment.
  • Insert plugs into receptacles and bolt or screw leads to terminals to connect equipment to power sources, using hand tools.
  • Inspect completed work to ensure all hardware is tight, antennas are level, hangers are properly fastened, proper support is in place, or adequate weather proofing has been installed.
  • Lift equipment into position, using cranes and rigging tools or equipment, such as gin poles.
  • Locate tower sites where work is to be performed, using mapping software.
  • Perform maintenance or repair work on existing tower equipment, using hand or power tools.
  • Remove and replace defective components and parts such as conductors, resistors, semiconductors, and integrated circuits, using soldering irons, wire cutters, and hand tools.
  • Repair circuits, wiring, and soldering, using soldering irons and hand tools to install parts and adjust connections.
  • Take site survey photos or photos of work performed, using digital cameras.
  • Test batteries, using hydrometers and ammeters, and charge batteries as necessary.
  • Test emergency transmitters to ensure their readiness for immediate use.
  • Test equipment functions such as signal strength and quality, transmission capacity, interference, and signal delay, using equipment such as oscilloscopes, circuit analyzers, frequency meters, and wattmeters.
  • Test operation of tower transmission components, using sweep testing tools or software.
  • Transport equipment to work sites, using utility trucks and equipment trailers.

  • Move large objects using heavy equipment.
  • Position equipment using hand tools, power tools, or heavy equipment.